Disclaimer: I do not claim to be an expert…on anything. I am just an A’s fan who loves talking about the A’s. So if you find yourself shaking your head at my amateur ramblings or wondering why I even bother in the first place then please, move along, move along. If, however, you are like me and just love talking about the A’s then, by all means, welcome aboard!
Optimism, pessimism, realism. The reality of the A's right now is that they are struggling, struggling bad, and have a very real risk of losing out on the playoffs. The starting pitching has been sub-par. The hitting at best is sporadic to non-existent. Errors at the worse possible moments. And the once mighty bullpen is reduced to Jesse Chavez and the Question Marks. This is not the feel good season of yesteryear when a young and plucky group decided they were not going to give in to Texas, and the frustration from A's fans is showing its ugly side on twitter lately. Name calling, trolling, having an air of superiority towards others because you think you are Keith Law or Dave Cameron, taking shots at players' WAGs, and the general BS that happens when good times turn into bad times. There is no denying that the A's are bad right now and may be bad until the end of the season. But you know what? If the A's are going down then I am going down with them. If you want to label me a "fanboy" or "blind optimist" so be it. If you want to question my intelligence because I choose to continually support Reddick, Sogard, Straily, or anyone else wearing the Green and Gold, well, so be it. There is nothing wrong with pointing out reality or using stats to put the team or players in proper perspective. There is nothing wrong with using analysis to reach conclusions that may go against the hope we all have(had) for the A's this season. There is nothing wrong with saying "Well, it looks like this will not be the A's year.". But to become completely dis-interested or petty, calling out other fans for not doing the same, or even betting that they won't make the playoffs seems counterintuitive to me. If you are the type of fan who can only be happy and "root" for their team when they are winning then the A's are the wrong team for you. If this season is causing you to lose your cool then I can't imagine how you would of handled '93-'98. Losing sucks. Watching crappy baseball sucks. But if this is something you can't handle with a little decorum and a lot of humor(at some point you just have to laugh and enjoy the sheer comedy of it all) then it is a good thing the NFL is firing up. I hear this Kaepernick kid is going to be great.
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