Kolsky: Explaining the A’s — How the Oakland Nine became contenders – San Francisco Examiner

Kolsky: Explaining the A’s — How the Oakland Nine became contenders
San Francisco Examiner
It’s August, and the Oakland Athletics are 64-46, sitting 18 games over .500. This plain statement of fact feels important — the 2018 A’s are not a cute story of some scrappy young grinders flashing in the MLB pan; they are a very good baseball team …