The Oakland A’s atrocious defense has been the story of their 2018 season so far. Hopefully it’s a Disney story and this is just the jarringly tragic parental death scene at the beginning, setting up the heartwarming journey of personal growth and triumph! For now, though, all we know is that a barracuda ate all of the A’s gloves. They bobbled and booted the ball all over the stadium against the Angels, snatching a series defeat from the jaws of victory.
Nico already did a full rundown of the weekend’s miscues, but here’s another way to look at it: The Little League-caliber defense may have legitimately cost them two wins, on Saturday and Sunday.