DETROIT -- The hearty A’s will start their improbable playoff run away from home, in front of what’s sure to be a raucous crowd in chilly temperatures at Comerica Park, against a stacked Tigers lineup they’ve decided to entrust a pair of rookies to handle.
Manager Bob Melvin likes their chances.
The A’s skipper has decided to start right-handed rookie Jarrod Parker in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday, with another rookie, lefty Tommy Milone, getting the nod in Game 2 opposite Doug Fister.
I can't contain my excitement for this. I've already started planning where I'll be and when when the A's come home. It's going to be a lot of travel and I'm lucky my schedule right now works out for it.
