From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in St. Petersburg, Fla.

As reported in this morning’s Chronicle, at the bottom of the A’s notebook, the A’s are working on getting 80’s-90’s pop superstar George Michael to make an appearance at the Coliseum soon.

There’s no official word yet on whether Michael will show, but there has been contact and the A’s are hopeful they can pull it off. Which would be amazing, and pretty darn cool. Michael, who is English, presumably has little background in baseball and probably hadn’t heard of Josh Reddick until recently, but the Oakland outfielder has brought Michael’s sax-heavy ballad “Careless Whisper” back into cultural relevance.

Reddick is using the song as his walkup music – a major shift from Reddick’s usual WWE themes and country music. Everyone is getting into it, teammates, fans. It’s just delightful.

Reddick, I’m starting to think, might have a future in comedy after his playing career, or he could host a show like the MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk.” Reddick’s got an edgy sense of humor, and he’s game for anything. Here’s his latest, an appearance for an “Intentional Talk” “public service announcement.”

And just for its sheer greatness, here is the original “Careless Whisper” video. I love that one of the top comments on YouTube is “Josh Reddick sent me here.” See, George? Josh Reddick is winning you all sorts of new fans. You should definitely make a trip to the Coliseum.