DRY HEAVES

The A's played a poor brand of baseball over the weekend and it should be unsettling to anyone, from the too sheepish to think Pollyanna or hardened Macha-hater. The A's were showcased on a National TV audience Saturday poised to clinch the AL West and failed. Badly. This followed Friday night's debacle with Ken Macha revisiting his bullpen "experiments in deactivated thought" artwork. Sunday brought another poor performance from every level of the A's play. What better way to send the fans a 'thank you' in the last home game of the regular season.


Are the A's going to lose the AL West?


No.


But they are definitely backing into the playoffs. The A's displayed why they fail to win deciding games and take the guesswork out of winning baseball games. If either Saturday or Sunday actually was a playoff game, and according to Kuipper and Fosse - they were, the A's would have given away another playoff series.