The A’s amazing 2018 season continues this afternoon (4:05pm pst) from Oriole Park at Camden Yards where the A’s aim for their sixth straight win and 89th victory on the season.
Word of the Year in Major League Baseball: “Bullpenning”
Taking the mound in the first inning tonight for the A’s will be 29 year old Aussie, Liam Hendricks. Imagine if BoMel would have sat Hendricks down during Spring Training this past March and said, “Okay Liam, here is our plan for you. You are going to make our opening day roster, but then you will sit on the DL for three months with a injured groin and then you will come back, but not for long because we are going to designate you for assignment in late June when your ERA will balloon to 7.