On a day the A’s fired a coach and added another sad chapter to a dismal season, they took the field and registered one of their more inspiring victories.
That’s one mighty contradiction. And somehow, it fits right in during a season where absolutely nothing has gone according to plan for this club.
Monday’s dismissal of third base coach Mike Gallego, who has ties to the organization going back three decades, was a shocker in its timing, coming just six weeks before season’s end.
Who knows how the decision to replace Gallego with Ron Washington ultimately will turn out?