The Los Angeles Angels played six and a half hours of baseball against the Oakland Athletics last night/this morning. The A’s won on a walk off home run by first baseman Brandon Moss. It ended at 4:41 ET (though it was in LA), and Moss was tired and probably delusional. During a postgame interview, he pied himself. (That’s not a typo — he stuffed a pie in his own face, he didn’t pee himself, though maybe he did that too. We can’t be certain.) Then, he was pied by a teammate, the standard celebration. And then he got a nice, blue Gatorade bath. New studies say that sugar puts you right to sleep. The teams have less than an 18-hour break ’til the next game, which sounds like fun.

There are some notable new faces with the A’s this year, and you may want to know how they could impact your Fantasy teams in 2013. Can former Diamondback Chris Young crack the starting lineup? Is Jed Lowrie going to find a home in the infield, and can he help your Fantasy team? Adam Ronis and Scott Engel have the answers.

The New York Yankees are currently down 2-1 in the bottom of the 6th inning of Game 3 against the Baltimore Orioles. But earlier in the day, ESPN was previewing tonight’s matchup and where A-Rod would bat in the order, considering his rather poor performance of late. Except they had a bit of a graphic fail.

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland A’s today to take a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series, but not without a little bit of controversy. At least from the A’s point of view, anyway.

Oakland A’s pitcher Pat Neshek newborn son Gehrig John Neshek passed away just 23 hours after his birth on October 4th. Courageously, Neshek pitched just two days later, as Oakland faced Detroit in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

Oakland A’s pitcher Pat Neshek was experiencing one of the best days of his life on Monday when the A’s made the playoffs and his wife went into labor. But then it all went horribly wrong. His painful Twitter updates, after the jump.

A’s fans have a lot to be excited about. Their team beat the Rangers yesterday to win the AL West, the A’s are making their first postseason appearance since 2006 – and all this after the team was 39-42 at the halfway point of the season, and four games back of the division lead just a week ago. It’s been a crazy run, and a crazy run is best celebrated by a crazy fan. Take it away, guy in the video above. You’ll know him when you see him. [h/t Guyism, who also gif'd the fan in question]

Remember the last day of baseball’s regular season last year? That was crazy, right? Spectacular collapses, spectacular comebacks, walkoff wins, playoff spots clinched, baseball fans everywhere losing their minds that everything was happening at once? Well, this year’s regular season finale probably won’t be as crazy, but there’s still plenty to keep an eye on as we approach the playoffs. What to look for, after the jump.

It’s a good thing A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy knows how to make the best of a terrible situation — a quality that’s come in handy on the rocky road to recovery from a severe head injury. It’s an even better thing the rest of his teammates can make light of it too. Because then we get this: Brandon McCarthy’s safety-ensured celebration helmet, equipped with a drool cup.

About a week ago, A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy was struck in the head by a line drive, in a most cringe-worthy moment, leaving the crowd at the O.co Coliseum awestruck and silent. While there won’t be any baseball left for him to play in 2012, he is in fact healthy enough to tweet, which he did in hilarious fashion upon returning home earlier today. More after the jump.