OAKLAND — The A’s are trying hard to throw a party right now.
They’ve rolled in food trucks for fans to enjoy outside the Coliseum and revamped their West Side Club into the brand-new Shibe Park Tavern. The latest addition came Friday when they honored the late broadcaster Bill King with a “Holy Toledo” sign in center field that will light up every time the A’s make a highlight play.
The only thing that’s missing right now is the on-field product. The A’s just aren’t able to get things right on the scoreboard. Their 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers was their ninth in their past 11 games, and it illustrated all that’s been bogging them down in 2017.