Note that my pearls of analysis are generally less coherent than “Pearls Before Swine” and I’m feeling more like Rat than like Pig today, so beware.
Now, no one can predict anything — as shown by the A’s taking a season pundits pegged at around 76 wins, and AN’s most ardent fans pegged as a “non-contending year” in which .500 would be an encouraging step. So when I say the one outcome that isn’t going to happen is a wild card game in Oakland, you should probably buy your wild card tickets now.
But while the division remains a long shot at 3.