The sentiment that “it’s still early” is all that is keeping the Oakland Athletics season from being a total shipwreck.
Although this bit of news won’t salvage things completely, it certainly brought a smile to my face.
Late last night Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Oakland Athletics are looking to hire Ron Washington.
Jane Lee just confirmed:
Confirming @susanslusser‘s report of A’s interest in bringing back Ron Washington to help with defense. Hearing he’ll join team in Tampa.
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) May 20, 2015
Mike Gallego would retain his role as third base coach, and Washington likely would only serve as a special assistant, Slusser noted, but this would be a welcome sight to a fan base finding nothing familiar about the 2015 A’s.