Happy Monday, Athletics Nation! Hope you had a nice Easter weekend.
Did Paul Blackburn specially request to get the Easter Day start? That’s the only reason I can think of that he didn’t get the Opening Day nod. I know I wasn’t the only one who thought Paulie B deserved it, and in hindsight it’s all the clearer. Thanks to the veteran righty’s scoreless seven-inning gem, the A’s managed to end the opening series of 2024 with their first win of the season, denying the Guardians’ new manager Stephen Vogt a sweep to begin his career as a skipper.