Funny how quickly things can change - the last time I posted here the A’s were in the midst of losing four out of their last five games and they hadn’t scored more than two runs in a game in that time. I was feeling like the bottom feeder A’s that everyone expected was rearing its ugly head after such a great start.

And then, here came the Royals. Of course, these aren’t the hapless Royals of recent years, as the team from K.C. had a winning record of 9-8 going into the series with the A’s, so they weren’t a pushover team.

But the A’s pushed them over in three games, outscoring them 26-8 in the series. In the middle of that was an intriguing development, that the Oakland Athletics lead all of Major League Baseball in hitting with runners in scoring position (.321 as of today).

This is not an April Fool’s joke - let me say it again, louder:

THE A’S LEAD ALL OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BASEBALL IN BATTING AVERAGE WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION!!!

Hell has frozen over, pigs are flying, and Bobby Crosby is a good hitter, folks. I never thought I’d see this day in a million years.

So keep it going, A’s. This is shaping up to be a lot more fun than I thought it would be.