This young A's ballclub has held true to the tradition of having a strong June. Here is a post I made on May 23rd...

June (1.25 / 0)
If there is one thing I have learned from watching the A's over the last 5 years, it is that they start slow. Above all the SI picks and other prognostications, we must wait until after June to judge this team or anyone involved.

Here's why:

       Apr-May W/L   Apr-Jun W/L  
2004      26-23         43-33
2003      31-23         46-35
2002      25-28         46-35
2001      26-26         38-41
2000      25-26         43-33

With the exception of 01', June has been an over-the-top month for the A's. Granted we have seen many personnel changes over these years, and there have been slight monthly volume of game variances, June has seen a dramatic increase in total win percentages, seasons to date.

I won't be bashing Beane, but if I was, I would wait until after June.

Our schedule will now get a little easier. We will get healthier, and start having some fun. I would not be surprised to see the A's finish out the month strong, and then have a great June putting us just above .500. In this division, that's right where we need to be at that point.

Are we the Yankees? The Red or White Sox? The O's?

No. But these guys have enough in them to make it interesting down the stretch. And that's all we, and Billy Beane are asking for.

I got a feeling our boys will be turning it around soon, and rez, no hard feelings.

Lord Vader... ...yesss massster? ...RISE!!!

by Force on Mon May 23, 2005 at 11:52:26 PM PST

Now that the month is complete, we can look back and see where this club falls in comparison to thier predescessors.

19-8

Only the 2002 club was better at 21-7.

If we can count the last 2 games in may, they rise to 21-8.

So I was wrong about my prediction of the A's achieving the .500 mark by months end, but I wasn't off by much.

These guys are awesome. Just plain awesome.