Me being the Saturday guy here at A’s Nation, this ain’t my first Adrian Sampson rodeo. This guy is close to being one of the most hated players among the A’s fanbase.
In his first career start against the A’s way back on June 8th — when the Texas Rangers were still considered contenders — Sampson shut the A’s down with a 1-run, 7-strikeout complete game. However, the reason he became an enemy of A’s Nation was not his performance; it was his reaction to a Mark Canha home run that he decided to admire for a second.