1. I have no hard feelings toward him whatsover, and a very small part of me would like to see him win a World Series. This small part is often beaten senseless by the large part that wants the A's to win the World Series, but it's still there.
2. I agreed with Melhuse for Dye.
3. I'm a Ken Macha fan.

1. Larry Davis deserves CREDIT not rebuke for handling the A's injuries this year.
   
2. Tony LaRussa has become a pain in the ass with his defense of McGwire.
   
3. 20 years from now people will only then realize the effects of Alderson while at MLB to appreciate his contribution to baseball.
   
4. Bud Selig made a mistake tying the All-Star game to the WS.
   
5. Milton Bradley is underappreciated  but BB will trade him before he can completely alienate himself from the organization and fans.
   
6. Swisher IS the next Giambi.
   
7. The A's will be in Fremont by 2011.
   
8. The Oakland A's are not Small Market anymore. They're are actually at the back end of the medium sized markets.  What's small market is is theor corporate sponsorship.
   
9. Dan Johnson will hurt the A's someday, in another uniform.
   
10. Bobby Crosby, alas, has digressed and needs more than just being healthy to be good.

1. I like Ken Macha; the A's could do much worse.
2. I respect the Giants. <ducks>
3. As a followup of #2, I grudgingly respect BLB. <runs away>

1. I like players for very intangible reasons that * gasp * aren't numerically quantifiable
2. Umm, they closed the upper deck. Buy a bleacher ticket and shut the hell up.
3. I think the A's should stay in Oakland, because Oakland is where they belong.
4. I don't totally trust Lew Wolff, but I like that he is visible and present at most of the games and gets all excited. However, I expect some terrible shoe to drop that will make me hate him.
5. The thing I like most about the Coliseum is the parking lot. Tailgate! The rest is definitely ugly.
6. I don't get Rev apologists AT ALL. He's crass and an asshole.
7. I've met some (read SOME) of the left field bleacher people, and had some unfortunate conversations with them, which made it clear to me they suffer under the delusion that they own the Coliseum and are best friends with all the players. I want to shake them and say "is this what it takes to make you feel important?"

I also had faith in Kotsay after his initial struggles...and Kendall...and Loaiza...

I want the A's in San Jose.

1. It drives me crazy that people actually say they would stop attending A's games if they left Oakland but stayed in the East Bay.
2. I'm not sure there's another manager I'd rather have than Ken Macha; he's perfect for this team and GM
3. I really trust statistical analysis, but love the fact that it's still chastised.
4. If everyone embraced statistical analysis, I'd probably love "Old-school scouts."
5. I believe Barry Zito either purposefully set up Mychael Urban on the Milton Bradley thing, asked Urban to do the team a favor by calling Bradley out just to light a spark or Zito is just an ass and doesn't like Bradley. In any case, I GUARANTEE Zito was Urban's source and doesn't really care where he plays next year as long as he gets paid.
6. My trust in Billy Beane goes well beyond anything rational. I used to be more worried about losing him than any free agent.
7. Evil is actually a psycological disorder, not a trait of an entire people/country/team.
8. I don't "get" fan sites like AN, yet find myself reading it almost everyday.
9. I still feel kind of guilty about liking the A's because I started rooting for them in 1987, although I can't believe how much 1994-1998 put me in a permanent "I just want to finish about .500" state of mind.
10. I still can't believe Brent Gates/Ben Grieve/Bobby Crosby haven't panned out the way we though.

1. I think Duchscherer should have a chance to convert back to a starter.
   
2. I like Dan Johnson.
   
3. I don't trust Lew Wolff.
   
4. I like the Coliseum and I think it's not as bad as everyone says it is.
   
5. Bobby Crosby will someday be used in the same sentence as 'Van Poppel' and 'Grieve'.
   
6. I don't care about VORP, except when it's useful for making a joke.
   
7. During interleague, I enjoy pissing off Giants fans just as much as I enjoy the games.
   
8. I'd rather have Ramon back than Kendall.
   
9. Whatever Mulder says doesn't matter to me, I still miss the hell outta the guy. And I miss the heck outta Huddy. Someday, I want him to be our closer.
   
10. Harden should be shut down for the season.
    
11. I think we're gonna miss Zito a lot next season.

There.  I said it.  

They put fans in seats, they sell TV subscriptions, they sell merchandise, they have created a brand and reaped the reward.  As long as MLB will let them, I think they should pay to win.  They have great fans and deserve it.  

While we are at it, I am fine with A-rod's contract.  
I am fine with players leaving to make as much money as possible.  
I do not expect home town discounts.
I think teams should be run as businesses, and not charities.  I think players should view themselves as commodities and not whine when they are relegated to the bench when they grow old.  It was a game.  Now, its a business.  A huge business.  

• The best pitcher the A's have lost in the last few years is AARON HARANG
  
• I don't want Miguel Tejada back.  I think he was blatantly on steroids and his performance, if not already, will really show it next year.
  
• Mark Ellis is not starting calibur for a competitive team like ours UNLESS we have the power from the corner infielders to compensate, which we DO NOT.  Drop Ellis this offseason.
  
• I think DUI Steve was worth the $21MM
  
• When Macha was searching for a job this offseason, I wanted Larry Bowa to become the new manager SO BADLY
  
• The A's will not stay in Oakland
  
• I think Rickey Henderson would have been a better starting CF for us this year than Mr. Kotsay
  
• I don't hate teams.  I hate fans of teams, and individual players.  With that said, I hate the fans of the Yankees, Red Sox and Angels.  And the Dodgers.  I hate Derek Lowe, AJ Pierzynski.
  
• I worked for the dodgers. meh.
  
• The bleachers suck without the drummers.  I'm glad you guys are back.
  
• It's fun to heckle Ruben Sierra, and while I don't condone the throwing of cell phone batteries, that was pretty funny.

1. I miss Byrnes.  He has his flaws, but he is one of the most exciting all around players in baseball.  I think the A's are missing some of his spark this year.
   
2. Kendall is way overrated, but Melhuse just plain stinks.
   

Am I the only one that feels like he's cheating fate right now?

1.  I trust Lew.
   
2.  LAAAAAAA will vastly improve their offense making them the team to beat for years to come.
   
3.  Relocating to San Jose will make business sense in the long run - even if we have to pay through the nose for the rights.
   
4.  We should lock up the Duke, and trade Street for a couple of stud prospects (ie starters!)

1.  Get Rev Halofan away from Nowhere Heaven and he's fairly well-mannered.  He can even have generous comments when he is not channeling his inner David Duke.
2.  Zito's departure will hurt the A's more than Muldur or Hudson -- neither of whom was getting more reliable as they aged -- does anyone really think they would have been different if they'd stayed?  We need starters who start and start and start.
3.  Billy's biggest challenge in the off-season is to revamp the A's fitness program so the players are fit, stay fit, and don't snap easily.
4.  The only productive reason to bunt and/or steal is when a run will make all the difference, regardless of the cost.  The only other times players should do it is to stay in practice.  Never give away an out that could matter to the outcome of the game.
5.  If Ellis and Crosby can't stay healthy, they have to go.  Key position players who are young have to be playing their positions most if not all of the time.  Days off are for old guys, like the BH.
6.  I'd like to see the Duke be given a chance as starter, or as closer.
7.  Using Street strictly in the 9th is a waste of a great talent.  How about turning him into a stopper, rather than a closer.  The most important guy in the BP is the guy you call on to come in in middle innings when the game is on the line, the tying, winning run is on base, and he has no leeway to make mistakes or take a few pitches to get into his rhythm.  Its time for the As to redefine what is key in relief pitching.
8.  Be thankful you don't sit in the skyboxes -- its sterile, removed from the action, and the food is the absolute worst.
9.  After we clinch this weekend, let's bring Rickey back for a one-week final fling.

1. I didn't think the QOTM winner for August was funnier than the others in contention.
2. I don't really care for the Billy Beane interviews because the questions aren't probing enough and he doesn't really answer them anyway.
3. I like Jason Kendall.
4. Zito should have been traded after his Cy Young year.
5. I think the motto "In Billy We Trust" is a little creepy.
6. ANtics is less funny when we're winning; there's so much less to poke fun at.

I believe in VORP more than grit. BB is a hell of a GM.

Kotsay is quite overrated, as is Zito.

The Royals are going to be real good within five years. The Marlins too.

1.  I love the tarps
   
2.  I have no problem with the Pope's comments
   
3.  I think Nico is a good looking guy
   
4.  I prefer crazy George over Stomper
   
5.  Field of Dreams is the most overrated sports movie.

1. I don't like singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
2. Love the Tarps
3. Never liked the West Wing TV show.
4. I don't like criticizing our players.
5. I drink cheap wine that comes in a box, and I like it.

1. My favorite pitcher from the 2003 playoff team was Ted Lilly.
   
2. I still like Tejada as much as or more than any current A's player. (It helps that I'm also an Orioles fan.)
   
3. When the A's are playing the O's, I'm torn as to who I want to win.
   
4. I would rather have the A's get swept in the first round of the playoffs than lose in Game 5 again.
   
5. I think our playoff teams of 2000-2001 were tainted because Giambi was on steroids.
   
6. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that many of our current players (as well as most MLB players) are also on steroids.
   
7. I moved to the Bay Area in 1998, and don't really identify at all with A's players from previous years.
   
8. Sometimes a midseason baseball game is kind of... boring.

1.  I like AJ Pierzynski . . .except when he is playing in a game against us.
   
2.  I miss Byrnes and will miss Zito
   
3.  I hope Joe Girardi (managing the Marlins now) comes to Oakland next year as manager.

It looks like a lot of us aren't as alone as we thought we were.

1. I think Billy Beane had a tendency to write bad contracts for people that he evaluated highly, many times at higher than the market value others would have paid (i.e: Jermaine after the injury, that made no sense. Scott Hatteberg.)
   
2. I think the basic statistical analysis doesn't properly account for the difference and relative value of the same performance against different competition.
   
3. I hate the way Macha doesn't keep his bench fresh, I think he should take a lesson from Dusty on this. (on the other hand, I usually like the way he uses pitchers.
   
4. I wish Graham Koonce had gotten a decent shot.
   
5. I didn't like the trade for Bobby Kielty, I would have rather kept Ted Lilly
   
6. Why didn't we keep Aaron Harang?
   
7. Steals are better than we think, especially in close games (against good pitching staffs)
   
8. I resent the weak back of the roster for the last several years (its better this year)
   
9. I hated the Eric Karros signing
   
10. I thought Art Howe ruined TLong by honoring his consecutive games streak.
    
11. The Mark Redman signing.
    

1.  I think Jon Miller sucks on the radio.  For example, on MOST pitches he describes not what happens but rather pitch selection.  "Here's the pitch ... CURVE BALL!"  And he is too critical of the Giants.  It's not as if he ever faced 95 mph pitching.  He always gets on the Giants for swinging at bad pitches.  Hey, John, it ain't that easy!  The Giants aren't a very good club, but they aren't really bad, either.  In fact, their starting pitching 1 through 5 is pretty damn good.
2.  I don't like our new announcer either, and he isn't getting better.  I went to the bathroom at the game last night when it was tight and Vince said, with sad intonation, "A swiiiing and a ..."  So I concluded "strike out."  Damn!  The A's were really struggling last night and every out counted ... "... a fool tip" Vince then said, in a happy tone.  Oh, good, I thought, he's still alive.  Nope:  "Held onto by Martinez..."  For crying out loud.  There's no way to know on any real time basis what's happening.  When he does play by play you have to listen carefully to the crowd to know whether something good or bad is happening.
3.  I love the Coliseum, but the new negative for me there is the incessant highlights of prior games at nightclub volume.  Shut up, already.  I didn't come to the game to stare at a blaring TV set.  Same with dot racing, same with the hidden ice cream under the hat.  Just shut up so I can enjoy the ambience and maybe even have a conversation with the person sitting next to me.
4.  Zito is a good pitcher, but not by much.  He seldom pitches well against teams that can hit.  He'll go to San Diego to protect his ERA, but if he played half his games in Fenway his ERA would be over 5.  Also with Zito:  is he the only guy who doesn't realize that "wasting" a pitch with an 0-2 count means you're supposed to get within 6 inches of the plate so the batter at least things of swinging?  How many Zito 0-2 counts end up full?
5.  Mark Ellis is the A's best everyday player.  Hands down.
6.  Robert Buan (or however you spell it) is just awful.  You simply can't listen to the guy for more than 5 minutes without getting a headache.

8.  Duke right now ... With the A's up by 1 run in the 8th inning of a post-season game, how many want to see Street get the ball in the 8th versus having Duke try to get 6 outs?  Not me.  Duke just looks so much better out there.
9.  I know his numbers are awful, but I still miss Huddy.  And I don't miss Miggy ... as bad as Chavvy is in the clutch, Miggy was no better.  Yeah, I know he won those big games in August ... but he sure as heck didn't win any in October.
10.  Loved the grand slam, but Kielty's red hair doesn't excite me.  Does everybody have to go crazy every time he gets a big hit?  It's like he's never supposed to get a big hit with his skills, right?
11.  Hardly an unpopular opinion, but ... Roy Steele is awesome, and that woman they've got in San Francisco is the worst public address announcer I've ever heard ... with the possible exception of the awful woman she replaced.  
12.  If you're betting at the game with a buddy, always pick the white dot.

1. I like every A's uniform except for the road grays, which look like pajamas to me.
   
2. I dont care if the A's move, as long as they stay in the Bay Area
   
3. I like Fosse. King, Korach and Fosse calling a game together will forever represent to me the epitome of great radio.
   
4. I don't mind bias in reporters/columnists as long as they own up to it. Bill Simmons would be a great example.
   
5. Mike Krukow is the devil. I'm convinced his sole purpose in life is to continually try to say something that is such an incredible combination of stupid and annoying, it causes my head to explode.
   
6. I have no opinion on steriods in baseball. I. Don't. Care. At all. Can we stop talking about them already?

1. Barry Bonds is the greatest player of all time, and I don't give a tin shit that he took steriods and lied about it.  
2. Batting order doesn't matter.
3. Michael Urban only wrote a slanderous article about Milton Bradley because Bradley doesn't play nice for the media, and I lost all respect for Urban when he did it.
4. The Red Sox, Angels, and Yankees sell more tickets than the A's.  We have a lower payroll because we have a smaller fan base.  Deal with it.

1. I like Fosse's game commentary, but I hate his interviews.
2. Robert Buan's vocal stylings are annoying, especially when he's milking a "comic bit" from callers who want no part of it.
3. I think the "Chokeland" moniker is well-earned and was once pretty funny.
4. I enjoy Bruno and Radnich on KNBR at 10am.
5. I'm embarrassed by the football markings on our field during this time of year.