NEW YORK -- Athletics manager Bob Melvin subscribes to the theory that, after all the numbers are analyzed, subjected to the latest algorithms and run through the newest proprietary software, dusted for fingerprints and tested for gunpowder residue, there's one statistic that must be taken at face value.
"At the end of the day, you are what your record is," he said, momentarily leaving the rest of his thought hanging like a batting-practice fastball.
