I’m not sure what exactly I just watched. If that was someone’s first experience with baseball, they would either instantly fall in love with the game or give up entirely because they couldn’t follow along. Seriously, that game had everything. Ghost runners, double switches, outfielders playing infield, outfield, and then infield again.
There were several moments throughout the game where I mentally conceded, assuming defeat was imminent. Fortunately, that moment never came. I guess that’s the beauty of playing the A’s. While the game had many twists and turns and there’s plenty to talk about, the story to me is the bullpen and the defense.