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Finally, some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Okay, maybe not respect (yet), but at least some acknowledgement! 

ESPN - using their special formula of ranking teams, Oakland finally moved to the number one spot of their Power Rankings. 

I get kinda tired about hearing about our rebuilding years and our "virtually unknown" players.  Go watch the Giants, their stats are more reflective of a rebuilding effort.

As Vlae Kerschner of the Chronicle notes, that acknowledgement might just have Oakland mentioned in the first 20 minutes of SportsCenter! 

On another note, sometimes SportsCenter is the only way to see any A's action. 

Is it true that this year, Oakland Athletics has the lowest number of televised games televised?

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How do you watch A's games?
On whatever channel it's on
29 votes
Forget TV, I use MLB.COM (from out of state)
13 votes
GameDay, Baby!
10 votes
Who do you have to bribe to get the game on?
21 votes

73 votes | Poll has closed

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking?season=2008&week=7

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on May 9, 2008 2:32 PM PDT   0 recs

It's nice....

but you can’t put much stock into it, because I also ignore the rankings when they are ignoring the A’s. So, I take it all with a grain of salt. Go A’s!

by passionately objective on May 9, 2008 2:38 PM PDT   0 recs

yep

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on May 9, 2008 2:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Those rankings put a lot of weight on run differential. I think that’s why we (+42) are so far ahead of the Angels (+6?) in the rankings even though we have the same record.

by Eggman on May 9, 2008 2:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh..

you get the credit for the first post on this subject. Or should I post a fourth?

by passionately objective on May 9, 2008 2:53 PM PDT   0 recs

thank you, but

I’m surprised. Guess it’ll be awhile before we do get some respect.

BaseBallDiva "Practice Safe Eating - Always Use Condiments"

by BaseballDiva on May 9, 2008 2:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It was dropped in the Daily Link Dump a few hours ago

by Eggman on May 9, 2008 2:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What was dropped?

BaseBallDiva "Practice Safe Eating - Always Use Condiments"

by BaseballDiva on May 9, 2008 3:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the link you failed to dump was dumped in the daily link dump earlier today

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on May 9, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

TV

Some of us watch all of the games out of town with an MLB Cable Package (and a Slingbox when away from home)

by rixnotch on May 9, 2008 3:00 PM PDT   0 recs

I am going to be in Sac this weekend.

My daughter has the baseball package from comcast. Will I be able to see any of the games on that? Like the Texas station or something?

by IM4Oakgal on May 9, 2008 3:58 PM PDT   0 recs

Am I the only one who doesn't care AT ALL if media outlets "respect" my teams?

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on May 9, 2008 5:05 PM PDT   0 recs

no. I prefer the indignant game recaps....

I like to hear analysis of the A’s from fans of the A’s. Not from people who don’t understand why Oakland’s even a major league team.

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on May 9, 2008 6:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Is it true that this year, Oakland Athletics has the lowest number of televised games televised?"

no, 100% of televised games are televised, same as every year.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on May 9, 2008 6:31 PM PDT   0 recs

I don't think power rankings are meant to predict anything

but simply to reflect current performance/results. In that sense, the A’s should be at or near the top, even though they’re not actually the #1 team in baseball.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on May 9, 2008 11:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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