At the beginning of the season, the Oakland Athletics were among the teams people left out of playoff conversations.

Now, nobody can stop talking about the Swingin' A's.

Oakland is just 5.5 games out of first place in the AL West, and, if the season ended today, they would earn a wild-card spot in the playoffs. The A's have a very well-rounded team and lots o...

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