Never in my wildest dreams.
Entering 2018, I didn’t think there was any chance that the Oakland A’s could make the postseason. And yet, on Monday night they punched that very ticket by clinching a Wild Card berth. The A’s are going to the playoffs.
Oakland won their game against the Mariners Monday night, but they didn’t even need to do that. Shortly after they began playing in Seattle, the Tampa Bay Rays lost their own game on the East Coast, sinking them far enough behind in the standings that they mathematically couldn’t catch up. That the green and gold also triumphed later in the evening was just a cherry on top, avoiding the awkward situation of celebrating after a loss.