Athletics Nation · Sep 30, 2021
This is the Way the World Ends
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Hi AN! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here but I’m sort of feeling like a need for a bit of therapy after 159 games of this team.
The A’s, basically since I started Athletics Nation back in November of 2003, have always been a slow starter followed by typically a furious dash for the playoffs come the second half of the season. It all goes back to Billy Beane’s old philosophy of assessing the team first third, addressing the needs in the second third and stepping on the gas pedal in the final third.