Majors, Minors, And Everything In Between

“I’m stealing second base. Literally.”Welcome to the 1⁄3 mark; it’s truly impressive that you have made it here alive. I can’t remember exactly which game it was, but in the very first week of the season I recall making a comment in the game thread, “This team could very well lose 100 games.” Then they had a decent road trip, won the Baltimore series at home (literally their only home series win of the season to date), and the comment sounded like nothing more than bitter frustration.

Then May happened, June looks like a winless month waiting to happen and...lo and behold (they may be the A’s newest relievers, who can keep track?), the A’s are on pace for a 60-102 season. It ok, though —…