Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
About ten years ago I’d have told you the A’s are by far the coolest MLB franchise, giving fans way more bang for buck than other teams around the league. Being an A’s fan was an act of resistance against the evil empire in the Bronx. And Billy Beane had been hacking the system with Moneyball, ferreting out payroll inefficiencies with precision that Elon Musk can only dream of.
Sure, the A’s had yet to make it to the World Series despite having the best overall regular season record in the 21st century up to that point.