Deep thoughts, cheap shots & bon mots ...

 Suggestion for Bob Melvin. Options are your greatest asset, BoMel. Before Wednesday’s wild-card game, warm up at least six pitchers.

 It would have been cool for Oakland fans if the A’s were hosting the wild-card game. However, the A’s hit almost twice as many homers on the road. And in the Coliseum, the A’s have to worry about the Sons of Bartman factor — A’s fans fighting A’s fielders for catchable balls.

 Whatever Champagne the A’s were spraying after their playoff-berth clincher, I bet it wasn’t the $1,200-a-bottle Moet Imperial Garden that the Warriors busted out for their most recent title celebration. The A’s probably selected Moet Weedpatch. Or whatever was on special at the AMPM on Hegenberger. Shop local.

 Cultural observation: The desire of Giants fans to see the Dodgers knocked out of the playoffs is 10 times stronger than that sentiment would be if the positions were reversed.

 Madison Bumgarner’s future with the Giants is still a huge unknown, but MadBum is the role model for players in that situation. When in doubt, opt for dignity and respect — for the team, the fans and yourself.

 Not even Colin Kaepernick’s biggest fans and staunchest supporters claim he could lead the 49ers to the playoffs. But he would have provided a jolt of excitement and hope having zero to do with politics.

 The mugshot of position coach Jon Gruden in the 1989 University of the Pacific media guide provides proof of where Mark Davis got his hairstyle.

 Beach volleyball superstar Kerri Walsh Jennings says her sport needs new superstars. “I’m sick of myself,” she says. That attitude is a big part of the reason beach volleyball fans will never be sick of her.

 We have a winner. Based on my poll, the most mispronounced word in sports-talk is “integral.” It is in-ti-gruhl, not intri-kull.

 The A’s are moving their Triple-A operation from Nashville to Las Vegas next season, the Raiders are on their way to the desert and DeMarcus Cousins is Vegas’ biggest celebrity citizen. So it’s official: Las Vegas is Oakland East.

 Speaking of Vegas, why is “Vegas” perfectly fine with Las Vegas people, but San Francisco folks have an earthquake if anyone calls their city “Frisco”? Hey, “Frisco” worked for Jack Kerouac: “It was the fantastic drowse and drum hum of lum mum afternoon nothin’ to do, ole Frisco with end of land sadness ...”

 Speaking of San Fran ... cisco, if you’re giving the grand tour to out-of-town visitors, be sure to show ’em the new Bay Bridge, Millennium Tower and Transbay Transit Center. Or as we call ’em, “Snap, Crackle and Pop.”