Win Games? Dunno. Ample Intrigue? Bank On It

"Czech, please." - Jason O. Watson/Getty ImagesFirst off, with the promising, and well-received, front page debut of JosephTDeClercq I am finally taking the plunge and officially changing my user name to NiTDecorcq. It's pronounced "Nico" and adding a silent 7 before the "rcq" is optional, because options are good and I wish some of our players had them.

Hope springs eternal, and spring is a time for eternal hope, so when you hear that the A's could win 71, 81, or 91 games this season your proper response is, "A 91 win season -- so you're saying there's a chance?" There may not be a good chance but there's a chance. Meanwhile, even if the team were to sputter 2016 figures to be a season…