When the Eyeball Scout last saw the A’s in person, they were in the middle of hammering out 11 runs in the top of the 6th inning. It was an inning so long it threatened to force me to miss my flight home had I been superstitious about not leaving a game mid-inning.
All in all, the Eyeball Scout was able to witness 3.6 A’s games along with a Padres-White Sox game (quick report: Jered Weaver still throws really slow and James Shields is still bad). Here are some observations not yet shared from my time watching the A’s in the Cactus League.