As Rangers Finale Will Determine AL West Champ - RealGM Wiretap The Athletics beat the Rangers on Tuesday night to force a deciding game for the American League West title in the 2012 finale.
After 161 games Wholesale Jerseys , Oakland and Texas are tied atop the division.
"As long as we believe inside this clubhouse and we know we can get it (done), we're going to do it. I honestly believe we're going to win tomorrow," Grant Balfour said of the A's. "Nothing is guaranteed, but it's about as good as. I believe we can go out and get it done."
Oakland was 13 games behind Texas on June 30.
The Rangers had held sole possession of the AL West lead since April 9.
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The NFL football pre-season is coming to a close but the majority of fantasy football drafts are in the last week. If you are like me, you prefer to wait until that week so you have a clear understanding of who the starters will be and not own valuable players who are now injured. I have been keeping a Fantasy Football Mock Draft list all summer long and have made numerous adjustments to it. I have also watched many drafts and have build an "average" draft from those results for standard scoring leagues. This allows me to compare the two and helps me understand if I need to pick a player earlier than expected if I really want them or if I can wait a little while longer on a player. I will share these insights with you now.
Round 1
1.Adrian Peterson
2.Doug Martin
3.Alfred Morris
4.Ray Rice
5.Arian Foster
6.Jamal Charles
7.Marshawn Lynch
8.Charles Johnson
9.Matt Forte
10.C.J. Spiller
11.Steven Ridley
12.LeSean McCoy
NOTES: After AP. Every mock draft has a different order for the remaining picks in round one. I believe that Doug Martin is the safest choice out of this group followed by Morris and Rice. Arian Foster is a best but knee and foot injuries with your number 1 pick can be a real killer. Steven Ridley is a questionable number 1 since he has no real track record and Shane Vereen could easily slide into a co-number 1 back role.
Round 2
1.A.J. Green
2.Aaron Rodgers
3.Brandon Marshall
4.Dez Bryant
5.Frank Gore
6.Drew Brees
7.Demaryius Thomas
8.Steven Jackson
9.Trent Richardson
10.Chris Johnson
11.Larry Fitzgerald
12.Maurice Jones-Drew
NOTES: I don’t like Rodgers this high. Too many injuries at WR and a bad OL have me concerned with his production this year. IF I want to go QB early, Brees is easily my first choice off the board. If I don’t get Brees, I look down a round or two for Matt Ryan. All RBs in this round with a shortened nickname give me pause; Sjax, T-Rich Cheap NBA Jerseys , CJ2K and MoJo are better left for other owners if you ask me. I’d pull a top WR before one of these 4, even Larry Fitzgerald since I am all in on his connection with Palmer this year.
Round 3
1.Julio Jones
2.Andre Johnson
3.Roddy White
4.Jimmy Graham
5.Randall Cobb
6.Tom Brady
7.Marques Colston
8.Darren McFadden
9.Cam Newton
10.Montee Ball
11.Matt Ryan
12.Vincent Jackson
NOTES: You can’t go wrong with any WR in this round or Jimmy Graham. Barring injury, Graham will double-up all other TEs this year. I personally grab Matt Ryan over Tm Brady this year due to age, health and far, far, far better receivers.
Round 4
1.Reggie Wayne
2.DeMarco Murray
3.Mike Wallace
4.Peyton Manning
5.Jordy Nelson
6.Torrey Smith
7.David Wilson
8.Victor Cruz
9.Reggie Bush
10.Ryan Mathews
11.Danny Amendola
12.Derrick Bowe
NOTES: If you have 2 solid RBs, a top WR Jimmy Graham and have a shot at Manning here, take it! You can fill out other WRs as you go on. Adding more confidence Cheap Jerseys From China , better health and Wes Welker will only make his numbers better this year. There are a lot of question marks in this round that I would leave up to other owners, namely, Wayne, Murray, Mathews and Bush (only if not in a PPR league). David Wilson is a high risk, high reward in this round. Do yourself a favor, in round 12-13, grab Andre Brown if you are the person drafting David Wilson Cheap Jerseys , even though Brown is hurt.
Round 5
1.Steve Smith
2.Eric Decker
3.Anquan Boldin
4.Stevie Johnson
5.Greg Jennings
6.Lamar Miller
7.Eddie Lacy
8.James Jones
9.Wes Welker
10.Emmanuel Sanders
11.Lance Moore
12.Vernon Davis
NOTES: In my eyes, there are two sets of receivers here, the must drafts and the definitely skip. I don’t trust Greg Jennings and Wes Welker this high. Manning loved throwing to Decker last year and I don’t see a fall-off there, but I do with Welker. I love Boldin as a player and think he will be a beast in San Fran this year so he is my first pick out of this group.
Round 6
1.Chris Ivory
2.Mike Williams
3.Rob Gronkowski
4.Tony Gonzalez
5.Miles Austin
6.Colin Kaepernick
7.Greg Olsen
8.Owen Daniels
9.Hakeem Nicks
10.Giovani Bernard
11.Darren Sproles
12.Rashard Mendenhall
NOTES: Giovani Bernard has moved up every week since the rankings came out and with good reason. He is the Real Deal and will own the number 1 RB slot on a very good Bengals offense this year. I take him over anyone else in this round. Too many TEs in this round for me, though I would draft Tony G since he is still a health freak and will repeat last.