2012 was a magical season for the Oakland A's, winning the AL West on the final day of the regular season and avoiding the first-ever wild card game. The A's faced the Tigers and were ultimately defeated by Justin Verlander (and I guess the rest of the team too?) But that year's playoff schedule was a little funky with the late addition of the wild card game. So what if Game 1 had been played in Oakland like it should have been?

Jason busts out his Zapruder film and shows that the A's likely would have won the 2012 ALDS in four games with a regular 2-2-1 format instead of the 2-3 format they had that one season.

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24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid

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