Outside The Confines: This one goes to 11

Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty ImagesToday, I’m getting my second Pfizer dose. That means in two weeks, I should be fully vaccinated. I won’t be totally immune to COVID, but my life should be able to get back to what it was before the pandemic. For me, that means going back to rarely leaving my house and trying to avoid human contact as much possible. So basically, nothing will have changed. I’ll even still wear a mask since it’s a good excuse to avoid even more human interaction.

Things looked bleak for the Oakland Athletics when they got off to a 1-7 start on the season. But since then, they’ve won 11 games in a row. Gabe Lacques looks at the winning streak and explains why the A’s have been…