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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   
  Frank Thomas    
    First Basemen:  
  No Hitters: Jason Giambi (16.58) -   35  
  None Scott Hatteberg (5.39) -   19   
    Dan Johnson (3.91) -   13  
  Rookie of the Year: Erubiel Durazo (4.84) -   12  
  Bobby Crosby - 2004 Frank Thomas (3.58) -   10  
  Huston Street - 2005    
  Andrew Bailey - 2009 Second Basemen:  
    Mark Ellis (22.84) -   39  
  MVP:     
  Jason Giambi (2000) ShortStop:  
  Miguel Tejada (2002) Miguel Tejada (18.86) -   44  
    Bobby Crosby (6.78) -   27  
  Cy Young Award Winners:   Marco Scutaro (3.33) -  11   
  Barry Zito (2002) Nomar Garciaparra (0.16) -   0  
       
  Notable Events: Third Base:  
  Eric Chavez (32.84) -   72  
  2000 - The A's enter the decade with a big four in tow (superstar infielders Jason    
   Giambi, 29, Miguel Tejada, 26, and Eric Chavez, 22) and ace righthander Tim  Outfield:  
  Hudson, 24. To that group they add two twenty two year old aces in rookie Nick Swisher (9.16) -   26  
  lefthanders Mark Mulder and Barry Zito. Armed with this core group of six young Mark Kotsay (7.49) -   24  
  stars, the A's make the playoffs the first four years of the decade, but fail to get  Jack Cust (6.97) -   22  
  out of the first round of the playoffs each time - with the talent they had,  Terrence Long (4.6) -   22  
  the A's definitely were post season underachievers. Oakland continues to be very Eric Byrnes (6.69) -   18  
  competitive the following three seasons( 2004-2006)  with another playoff  Rajai Davis (4.77) -  16  
  appearance where Ironically, in 2006, they overachieve by advancing to the ALCS. Jermaine Dye (2.84) -   13  
    Ryan Sweeney (5.02) -   12  
  2001 - Twenty seven year old outfielders Johnny Damon and Jermaine Dye are Johnny Damon (2.42) -   9  
  picked up from the Royals in two separate deals. They beef up the offense  Matt Holliday (2.96) -   7  
  assisting in an eleven game rise in the standings altho' the A's only finish second    
  to the powerhouse Seattle club. Damon leaves for Boston as a FA at the end of  Notable Events:  
  the season.     
     2007 - Barry Zito leaves as a free agent for the Giants.  
  2002 - The inevitable exodus of big stars starts as Jason Giambi    
   bolts to the Yankees as a free agent. As it turns out, Jason had only 2007 - Eric Chavez, the one superstar that the A's kept, begins a   
  one more big season left in him before the reverse effects of his 'roids  depressing string of injury filled seasons, as luck would have it.  
   use kicked in. The A's were 'roids central with McGwire, Canseco and Giambi    
   all amongst the worst offenders. Despite the loss, Oakland doesn't miss a   2007 - With the last two of the core six either gone or hobbled, the A's  
  beat as they improve to 102 wins despite scoring 84 less runs than in 2001. plummet in the standings and stay down there.  
  The season included a record setting 21 game winning streak by the A's.    
    2008 - In a horrific trade, Billy Beane deals 22 year old OF Carlos Gonzalez  
  2004 - Miguel Tejada is the next major defection, leaving for Baltimore and closer Huston Street to the Rockies for Matt Holliday  
   as a free agent. This one hurts as the A's fail to make the playoffs, Unclear what Beene was thinking on this one.  
  finishing a game behind Anaheim for a playoff spot.    
    2008 - In a terrific trade, Billy Beane deals pitcher Rich Harden to the Cubs   
  2005 - In anticipation of losing them to free agency, the A's trade pitchers for Third Baseman Josh Donaldson. Makes up a bit for the Holliday trade.  
  Mark Mulder to the Cards and Tim Hudson to the Braves. They don't    
   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