A's Make TERRIBLE Lineup Call & Hobbs Goes OFF

The Phillies series felt like three entirely different movies smashed together into one baseball fever dream. Hobbs opens this episode of Habit Hunter by unloading on the A’s disastrous series opener — a game filled with baffling lineup choices, young pitchers left exposed, and an offense that rolled over so fast Christopher Sanchez probably thought he was throwing batting practice. From Carlos Cortez riding the bench despite hitting nearly .400, to Tyler Ferguson being tossed into the fire after struggling in Vegas, Hobbs tears apart the decision-making that helped fuel a brutal 9-1 collapse. Then came another late-game meltdown where momentum completely flipped after questionable bullpen management and lineup moves that left fans screaming into the void. But baseball is weird, beautiful, and occasionally drunk. Just when the series looked ready to bury the A’s, the bats detonated in a 12-1 demolition of Philly. Shea Langeliers returned from paternity leave and immediately launched a “dad strength” homer, Brent Rooker mashed, Jacob Wilson crushed one, and JT Ginn delivered the kind of outing that reminds everyone why this rotation still has serious upside. Hobbs breaks down the trends emerging from the series — the alarming habits, the encouraging signs, and why the A’s may still be trending upward despite the frustration. It’s passionate, hilarious, brutally honest baseball therapy for A’s fans who survived the roller coaster.