This Sunday’s potpourri of thoughts begins with an affirmation of why A’s fans kept saying Oakland was, in theory, capable of a deep playoff run if they could just get there. (Spoiler alert: they didn’t.) You have to be hot at the right time, but you don’t necessarily have to be great, in order to keep advancing in the post-season.
Exhibit A is your Atlanta Braves, whose most redeeming feature is Ron Washington and whose least redeeming feature is the zombie-like, grating on the ears, and even offensive for good measure, Tomahawk Chop. The Cleveland Guardians are not amused.