Bob Melvin’s job is to put up a feel-good optimistic front with the public, which should lead to a sufficiently nauseating “BoMel Show” Monday night, with phrases like “gotta sharpen up our defense” and “I like the way we battled at the end”...
For the Eyeball Scout, it’s a “call ‘em as you see ‘em” gig and sometimes that means bending a few people out of shape. But the A’s, despite a couple “nice try” 9th innings and a sensational first start by Sean Manaea, flat out embarrassed themselves for the larger part of 60 hours.