Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones.
Yesterday was short on news and long on reflection. I saw that Jim Bowden at The Athletic shared 23 reason’s he’s thankful for MLB this year, and my initial reaction was, well, pretty cynical.
2023 has arguably been the worst year ever for Oakland A’s fans, simply because it has been the year we learned that the team’s prolonged stadium saga will likely end with Oakland losing the A’s before long. So to an A’s fan, Bowden’s headline seemed a bit insulting—or at least completely oblivious to our plight.