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        Yr P W L   Yr P W L   Yr P W L               2000  
        2000 1 91 70   2003 1 96 66   2007 3 76 86               Decade  
        2001 2 102 60   2004 2 91 71   2008 3 75 86               Click  
        2002 1 103 59   2005 2 88 74   2009 4 75 87               on Logo  
                  2006 1 93 69                            
                                                       
   
  Titles: Top Athletics Players of the Oughts  
  2000 - Lose ALDS to Yankees  
  2001 - Lose ALDS to Yankees Pitchers:  
  2002 - Lose ALDS to Twins Barry Zito (31.04) -   71  
  2003 - Lose ALDS to Boston Tim Hudson (27.19) -   57  
  2006 - Lose ALCS to Tigers Mark Mulder (19.79) -   53  
    Joe Blanton (8.49) -   35  
  BallPark: The Coliseum (several names depending on sponsor) Dan Haren (11.4) -   34  
    Huston Street (5.82) -   28  
  Team Name: Athletics Jason Isringhausen (3.08) -   17  
    Keith Foulke (3.65) -   14  
  Owners:  Rich Harden (12.56) -   13  
  Stephen Schott and Ken Hoffman (2000-2005) Cory Lidle (6.98) -   12  
  John Fisher and Lew Wolf (2005-2009) Andrew Bailey (3.68) -   11  
    Billy Koch (1.82) -   10  
  Managers:   Justin Duchscherer (10.38) -   9  
  Art Howe (2000-2002) Brad Ziegler (4.43) -   7  
  Ken Macha (2003-2006) Chad Bradford (4.9) -   0  
  Bob Geren (2007-2009) Jeff Tam (4.37) -   0  
       
  General Managers:  Catchers:  
  Billy Beane (2000-2009) Ramon Hernandez (7.99) -   30  
    Kurt Suzuki (7.68) -   19  
  Hall of Famers: Jason Kendall (7.73) -   10  
  Mike Piazza Mike Piazza (0.11) -  2   
       
  No Hitters: First Basemen:  
  None Jason Giambi (16.58) -   35  
    Scott Hatteberg (5.39) -   19   
  Rookie of the Year: Dan Johnson (3.91) -   13  
  Bobby Crosby - 2004 Erubiel Durazo (4.84) -   12  
  Huston Street - 2005 Frank Thomas (3.58) -   10  
  Andrew Bailey - 2009    
    Second Basemen:  
  MVP:  Mark Ellis (22.84) -   39  
  Jason Giambi (2000)    
  Miguel Tejada (2002) ShortStop:  
    Miguel Tejada (18.86) -   44  
  Cy Young Award Winners:   Bobby Crosby (6.78) -   27  
  Barry Zito (2002) Marco Scutaro (3.33) -  11   
    Nomar Garciaparra (0.16) -   0  
  Notable Events:    
  Third Base:  
  2000 - The A's enter the decade with a big four in tow (superstar infielders Jason Eric Chavez (32.84) -   72  
   Giambi, 29, Miguel Tejada, 26, and Eric Chavez, 22) and ace righthander Tim     
  Hudson, 24. To that group they add two twenty two year old aces in rookie Outfield:  
  lefthanders Mark Mulder and Barry Zito. Armed with this core group of six young Nick Swisher (9.16) -   26  
  stars, the A's make the playoffs the first four years of the decade, but fail to get  Mark Kotsay (7.49) -   24  
  out of the first round of the playoffs each time - with the talent they had,  Jack Cust (6.97) -   22  
  the A's definitely were post season underachievers. Oakland continues to be very Terrence Long (4.6) -   22  
  competitive the following three seasons( 2004-2006)  with another playoff  Eric Byrnes (6.69) -   18  
  appearance where Ironically, in 2006, they overachieve by advancing to the ALCS. Rajai Davis (4.77) -  16  
    Jermaine Dye (2.84) -   13  
  2001 - Twenty seven year old outfielders Johnny Damon and Jermaine Dye are Ryan Sweeney (5.02) -   12  
  picked up from the Royals in two separate deals. They beef up the offense  Johnny Damon (2.42) -   9  
  assisting in an eleven game rise in the standings altho' the A's only finish second Matt Holliday (2.96) -   7  
  to the powerhouse Seattle club. Damon leaves for Boston as a FA at the end of     
  the season.  Notable Events:  
       
  2002 - The inevitable exodus of big stars starts as Jason Giambi  2007 - Barry Zito leaves as a free agent for the Giants.  
   bolts to the Yankees as a free agent. As it turns out, Jason had only    
  one more big season left in him before the reverse effects of his 'roids  2007 - Eric Chavez, the one superstar that the A's kept, begins a   
   use kicked in. The A's were 'roids central with McGwire, Canseco and Giambi depressing string of injury filled seasons, as luck would have it.  
   all amongst the worst offenders. Despite the loss, Oakland doesn't miss a      
  beat as they improve to 102 wins despite scoring 84 less runs than in 2001. 2007 - With the last two of the core six either gone or hobbled, the A's  
  The season included a record setting 21 game winning streak by the A's. plummet in the standings and stay down there.  
       
  2004 - Miguel Tejada is the next major defection, leaving for Baltimore 2008 - In a horrific trade, Billy Beane deals 22 year old OF Carlos Gonzalez  
   as a free agent. This one hurts as the A's fail to make the playoffs, and closer Huston Street to the Rockies for Matt Holliday  
  finishing a game behind Anaheim for a playoff spot. Unclear what Beene was thinking on this one.  
       
  2005 - In anticipation of losing them to free agency, the A's trade pitchers 2008 - In a terrific trade, Billy Beane deals pitcher Rich Harden to the Cubs   
  Mark Mulder to the Cards and Tim Hudson to the Braves. They don't for Third Baseman Josh Donaldson. Makes up a bit for the Holliday trade.  
   get nearly the value in return, but the players they do get are a couple    
  notches above warm bodies. The acquisitions help keep the A's heads     
  above water for the next two seasons and they actually make it back to    
   the playoffs in 2006, losing in the second round this time