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by Doug Thews.
Original Post: A's Choking The Season Away
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No sooner than when the A's put a link advertising ALDS tickets on sale, they started to choke against the Mariners. The latest 9-2 flop, brings the A's back to within 3 of the Mariners - and now the A's are desparate to win tomorrow and prevent a sweep at home that willalmost assure that the A's must win 2 of 3 in Seattle next weekend to make the playoffs.
What was looking like an A's AL West title with a 5/12 game lead just a few days back is now becoming close to being the collapse of the decade. Should the A's not win tomorrow, I think there's a pretty good chance that they won't make the playoffs at all. A win against Seattle with Harden on the mount will be tought, but a loss gives Seattle a sweep of Oakland in their house and probably reverses the psychology of the teams 180 degrees from what it was less than a week ago.