A's win, back in playoffs for 1st time in 6 years
Published: October 2, 2012
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — This time, it was manager Bob Melvin who took a whipped cream pie in the face.
All those walk-off wins from guys hardly known beyond the Bay Area until now, all those moving parts and the long list of injury reports day after day, Melvin has had as big a hand in Oakland's return to the playoffs as anybody — and his players will swear by it.
Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin has pie residue on his face after being hit with a pie byJosh Reddick in celebration of clinching a wild card berth in the American League at the end of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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So, fittingly, it was his turn to be celebrated.
Josh Reddick planted the pie in the skipper's face moments after a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
The upstart, scrappy, no-fear A's are now the playoff-bound A's.
They still hope to be AL West champions, too. Two more wins against the two-time reigning AL champion Rangers would do it.
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