So, when are the A's going to trade Chavez? In the middle of the ALCS, he mused to the media that "these guys [the Tigers] are just better than we are." Hey, that's what I was telling friends last week at the sweep was unfolding, and it may have been obvious to everyone, but as the so-called "field leader" of the team, it's dumb to admit that you don't have the horses to beat the opposition in the middle of battle. Bad form.
The NLCS is going 6 games at least. The Tigers will have more than a week off between games. The World Series will be a perfect test for the extended rest good or bad argument.