As an A's fan Ben Bates, from NotinHd (I can't post the link on this site, just add a .com to the end of that) peered through the layers of their '09 club, and found ten reasons why they cannot possibly compete this year.

Here is a sample of that blog. For the rest check the NotinHd homepage.

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1.) The Hole at Third that Once was Eric Chavez

Living proof the A