So there I am sitting in the Oakland A’s clubhouse a few hours before the game last night, just chillin’ and pretending that I am one of the stadium security detail, when in walks Oakland head of scouting Eric Kubota. Having the same first name, I strike up a cordial greeting and we share a smile as Kubota gathers the team around to whiteboard the LAA batting order.
He’s doing the usual Oakland shit of fancy charts with sinusoidal curves everywhere as if anybody in green and gold took anything beyond Math 012 in college and I can see the glazed look on all the faces.