But Walt Weiss said today that he is "rallying the clubhouse" and that the other players are "energized by his presence"
That's worth more than getting on base, scoring runs, and getting to sharply hit ground balls, right? Right?!?!?!
1000% right
We have an embarrassment of riches in this lineup
It's a nice "problem" to have to put a "good number 3 hitter" in the leadoff spot because you have 4 other guys who are as good or better
"That might be the worst inning we've played this year," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "And we've had some bad defensive innings. But all the way around, we basically gave them the whole inning. It should have been a different kind of game if we'd played any kind of defense that inning."