Oakland Athletics were soaked in champagne on Tuesday, after a long wait of three days. Just a night before this awesome victory on the division title, conditions suddenly appeared less certain. On Athletics made no mistake on Tuesday night at Safeco Field, and played very safe. They put away Seattle 12-3, and they clinched the AL West, too, as the Angels fell to Texas 5-2. It was a day of celebrations for A’s, they worked really hard; fought with injuries and with a slow start nobody expected them to be the winners. for this. Yes, they made it. But Chavez have high has expectations expectations from the team, he stated “There’s still another element to this I want to experience,” “Kendall, Kotsay, this is their first time, it’s just beginning. I’m anxious to see what this other stuff is about. I’m still leaving a little (emotion) in reserve. I know the first round is rough.” “It really was an uphill battle this year,” Chavez said.