I went to Game 1 of the A's-Red Sox series with AHan, Georgia Dave, Eric Chen, G1, and Sammy Sohn (new guy in YAG). What a great game... I'm an Angels fan, so I noticed that there were some similarities between last year's Angels and how the A's won game 1.

The A's came back in the late innings.
The A's played stellar defense throughout the game.
The A's worked the count (or at least Durazo did.)
The A's had a great performance from the bullpen (after Rincon left.)
The A's had a hard-throwing rookie pitcher come out of the bullpen and get the win.

And of course, the walk-off suicide squeeze is something you'd expect from the Angels.

That's where the similarities end though. The Angels and A's have completely different approaches to the game. And the A's have a stronger rotation and a weaker lineup than the Angels had last year.