Attempting to Explain the Oakland A’s Collapse Through Sports Movies

To put things simply, this is not a great time to be an A's fan.

The last two years and leading up to the All-Star break this year, it was wonderful. This scrappy bunch of young players and overachieving journeymen were a joy to watch. Even with two straight first-round exits from the playoffs, each season felt satisfying and fun. This year started out that way as well, with the A's destroying their competition and putting up the best record in baseball and far and away the best run differential.

Oakland made one trade, giving up a key part of their future for some stellar pitching, signifying that they were really going f...

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