The 1989 reunion over the weekend was another reminder to me that for the seventies, eighties, and nineties, the A’s were Bay Area baseball royalty. Usually, I only think about that when a stray A’s fan drive-by comments or I see something like this Online:
Ah! But this isn’t about A’s fans, it’s about the A’s. And the A’s are fine, like always. They usually start out the season slow, then we all wonder if this is the year when their cheapness finally gets to them, and then they’re fine. It’s not the same as their 20-year championship era, but they’re very competitive in a top-heavy league.