MESA, Ariz. -- The Oakland A's were talking baseball Sunday morning, but they also couldn't help but talk about basketball. Hours before the final selections for the upcoming NCAA Tournament, players with vested interests in the Big Dance were chatting about their teams' chances.
Fittingly, the adjacent-to-Oakland Golden Bears of the University of California-Berkeley were a hot topic, with manager Bob Melvin, shortstop Marcus Semien and outfielder Mark Canha all playing for Cal.
"They'll be in there somewhere," Melvin said of the Cal team that finished 23-10 and is ranked No. 24 in the nation by the Associated Press.