In a twist ending fit for Hollywood, the Oakland A’s shocked everyone, including themselves, in claiming the American League West Division on the final day of the regular season. By taking the crown, they narrowly avoided the new winner-take-all single game wild card format. Instead, Oakland will get a few days to recover before traveling to Detroit to take on the Tigers in the five-game AL Division Series. We’ll have 2012 Oakland A’s playoff tickets every step of the way, so begin your search with our inventory listed above.

Oakland rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Texas Rangers in the regular-season finale, which also served as the deciding contest in the battle for the AL West. It’s the first division title and playoff appearance for the A’s since 2006, and 15th title in franchise history.

Oakland Athletics diehards will be very interested to see how their ball club performs this season with manager Bob Melvin at the helm. The former NL Manager of the Year took over 63 games into the season last year, keeping the team right around .500 but ultimately falling short of the playoffs. However, hope springs eternal and it won't be long before 2012 Athletics tickets go on sale and the O.co Coliseum is buzzing with baseball. The central figure in the recent Hollywood film, Moneyball, GM Billy Beane will need to make some more magic happen in free agency to improve his team. The well-respected front office guru has got off to a busy beginning to the offseason, resigning pitcher Dallas Braden, dealing Trevor Cahill to Arizona, and reached 1-year agreements with Landon Powell, Adam Rosales, and Daric Barton. Knowing Beane's history of wheeling and dealing, fans shouldn't be surprised to see some more big moves in the coming weeks and months.

After watching their Bay Area rival - the San Francisco Giants - capture a World Series title, the Oakland Athletics are determined to make their mark this season. Bob Geren’s squad is coming off a second-place finish in the AL West and an 81-81 record. Oakland will return one of the best pitching staffs in the majors to the Oakland Coliseum this spring. The A’s starting rotation last season featured four pitchers with ERA’s under 4.00 – Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, Dallas Braden, and Brett Anderson. Although only 22-years-old, Trevor Cahill won 18 games and earned an All-Star selection in his second year in the majors. In the offseason, general manager Billy Beane acquired David DeJesus to shore up the left field position, Josh Willingham to patrol right field, Rich Harden to close out the rotation, and Hideki Matsui to fill in at designated hitter. Get your hands on 2011 Athletics tickets to see how Beane’s moves pay off at the ballpark!