AP File Photo: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, left, and general manager Billy Beane during a media conference Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin has received a two-year contract extension that takes him through the 2018 season. General manager Billy Beane made the announcement Wednesday with the A’s sitting as the worst team in the American League this year following three straight playoff seasons. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

On the A’s Podcast with Charlie O:

OAKLAND–It really has been an interesting season for the Oakland A’s and it’s been a season of transition. They haven’t had overwhelming expectations that began the season. We expected something to transpire. We didn’t think former A’s pitcher Sonny Gray would be here at this point in time and of course he’s not. We expected to see some players moved out and to see some new players brought in and that indeed has happened.

There’s some transitions here not only on the field but off the field that have been so significant to the team overall we look at the whole organization what transpired off season with A’s owner Lew Wolf suddenly no longer being part of the organization with John Fisher being the majority owner and the one in control. With Dave Kaval coming in and taking over as president of the organization.

The dynamic change of momentum that move alone brought and the drive to get a stadium going but not just a drive to get a stadium going but the whole concept of Made in Oakland and a commitment by the city of Oakland and then a commitment that they made to the fans and to the players and to saying to team vice president Billy Beane “Billy we really appreciate what your trying to do with a minimal budget but how what we want you to do is build a ball club long term.”

Charlie has much more to close the Oakland A’s 2017 season on the podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com