The post-season is always a blend of exciting and frustrating. Exciting to see games with so much riding on every pitch and to see some of the best teams strut their talent. Frustrating that the A’s are not one of those teams and to reflect on the gap between how the best teams play and how the A’s play.
Here’s what the A’s next GM/PBO ought to be noticing as they put together their first rosters and coaching staffs:
Are there some other categories you can name where the teams still playing stand out, either in the way they are coached/instructed to play on the field or, perhaps more importantly, how they are set up off the field? Soon the A’s will hire a new front office — and then the new front office will begin to reshape how the A’s are run with an eye on being on of the teams still playing when 27 of the teams are watching from home.