2 depressing news items to start our season

by oakath on Feb 4, 2006 8:11 PM PST

shocking, really. no better way to put it.
#1 - i moved to bay area in 1979. first thing i did was find the one spot in golden gate park where i could pick up a strong enough signal to listen to the a's on the radio on kdia. we got billy before the 1980 season and started with a real station ksfo either that season or next. from there to knew, then kfrc, and now, well, you know.
#2 - the tarp. ouch.
we've been served notice. hope everyone is paying attention. and not in denial. if we don't pack the park this season, we have no chance to keep this team here. if we fill the seats, we're still in the game.
anyone have any history of teams/parks who have tarped in any sport? i can only think of the marlins. and we know they're moving from miami. did the 'spos tarp? i'd like to know what kind of an indicator tarping has been historically.
my new year's resolution - beat the tarp. step 1.
next year. maybe get on the radio.

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By the way,

Bill King's dead. Steee-rike three.

by Nico on Feb 4, 2006 8:24 PM PST reply actions

dude...

MULDER AND HUDSON WERE TRADED?!?!

YABU: You're always eating cheese. ...Is cheese good for you? . FISCHER: IT'S BETTER THAN SUSHI!!!

by ConditionOakland on Feb 4, 2006 8:29 PM PST reply actions

NOOOOOOO

Did that happen while I was taking a nap?!
What else did I miss?

"I like Band Camp. He hits things." ~ Kyli (9/24/05)

by AsGirl on Feb 4, 2006 8:36 PM PST up reply actions

well

we got a three time all star with a career .382 OBP.......

and then he had the worst year of his career.

Kendall Haiku by FormerHuntsvilleStar, " Ball in hand, a leap,--- a veteran catcher blocks--- and secures a win"

by Athletics fan and runner on Feb 4, 2006 8:52 PM PST up reply actions

Ouch

What else? We fired Macha? Yes!!

"I like Band Camp. He hits things." ~ Kyli (9/24/05)

by AsGirl on Feb 4, 2006 9:06 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, but the guy we hired

is no better.

by Nico on Feb 4, 2006 9:11 PM PST up reply actions

Come on!

How bad can he be? As long as he's not Macha-bad, he will be an upgrade.

"I like Band Camp. He hits things." ~ Kyli (9/24/05)

by AsGirl on Feb 4, 2006 9:15 PM PST up reply actions

He's worse

Macha is the only person who's a downgrade from himself.

by OaktownTribesman on Feb 4, 2006 10:00 PM PST up reply actions

Hahah..

For some reason this really cracked me up.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Feb 4, 2006 10:49 PM PST up reply actions

I can think of a few other stadia with tarps

"Old" Stanford Stadium

California Memorial Stadium

"Damn kids" -Ron Flores

by secret ASian man on Feb 5, 2006 12:42 AM PST reply actions

tarp in san diego

i don't remember the details, but in the mid 90's they tarped jack murphy for the padres. i don't know if doing so was directly related to getting a new stadium 10 years later or not.

by mendelbob on Feb 5, 2006 1:08 AM PST reply actions

you're right.

I used to go to the Murph and the third deck was ALWAYS closed and tarped. The Angels used to do it too, before they remodeled the big "A". The Astrodome used to tarp the third deck, Veterans stadium used to tarp the third deck, Three Rivers used to tarp the third deck, even the twins modify their seating arangement with a giant trashbag in right center during baseball season. This isn't a sign that the A's are moving. It's a sign that the A's are only one of what, four? teams still playing in a mulit purpose stadium. All you Chicken Littles out there, THE A'S AREN'T LEAVING THE BAY AREA! There's nowhere else for them to go!

Lou Brock was a great base stealer, but today, I am the greatest! - Rickey Henderson

by haren4prez on Feb 6, 2006 11:34 AM PST up reply actions

there was a time when the Coliseum

had the third deck closed for baseball. I don't remember which year it was, but I do remember that the third deck was closed. (I was a bleacher creature in those wonderful pre-Mt Davis days.) But I don't think they tarped the third deck.

by OaklandSi on Feb 5, 2006 5:34 AM PST reply actions

Don't remember a tarp, but

I know that in the 1980s they closed most of the upper deck outfield, if not all of it, at Candlestink for Giants games. Had those seats open for the playoffs, though -- I had seats way up in the upper deck, right field, for the 1987 NLCS.

No doubt other MLB teams that played in multi-purpose parks -- and there used to be a lot of teams in that boat -- had closed upper deck sections as well. There are not too many regular season games when any MLB team needs 60,000-plus seats.

by socal on Feb 5, 2006 9:27 PM PST reply actions