Everyone knows what assuming does to u and me, right? Apparently, the Oakland A’s don’t.
Oakland must be the least superstitious team in the MLB. They’ve risked jinxing themselves in the Wild Card game against the New York Yankees with a prematurely planned trip to Boston for the ALDS.
Also, some of their players aren’t afraid to make rash predictions.
“I know we are going to win the game,’’ A’s reliever Jeurys Familia told New York Post reporter Kevin Kernan. “…We’re ready for Wednesday night and we know we are going to win.