Eric Chavez

"BILLY BEANE HAS BEGUN ANOTHER RENOV ATION--THIS ONE MASSIVE EVEN BY HIS STANDARDS."

2 NHL rookies--Teemu Selanne in 1992-93 and Washington's Alexander Ovechkin this season--to have at least 50 goals and 50 assists.

Mired in last place two months ago, the youthful A's have turned up their intensity, gone on a 40-14 tear and moved into the playoff picture

With two thirds of the Big Three traded away, the onus shifts to the offense

With better thinking at the plate, the A's Eric Chavez has solved lefthanded pitchers and made his game whole