You could do a lot worse, for sure. The A’s have a front office that turns pennies into contenders, a manager you hope will stay forever, and a first baseman with a Mensa level Baseball IQ. That being said, despite starting June 13-2 Oakland has had outbreaks of, if not a case of the stupids, at least a case of the chronically unwise. Some examples…
- Bless his managerial heart, but BoMel has to get over treating a four-run lead like a save situation in a playoff game. The only reason Lou Trivino was not available Saturday is that he had worked Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.