My Kingdom for a Hitter

by briandouglas on Jul 20, 2008 1:43 PM PDT

Yuck, the A's are becoming unwatchable at this point. With all the trades the magic Beane has made why can't he add a major league ready slugger? With the Giants on the downside the time is right to eat into the fanbase but not with this bunch.

The answer seems simple enough and that's spend some freakin' money and get a straw that can stir this tepid drink. I know alot of you fans have drank the kool-aid and think every thing the magic Beane does is golden but I ask you this. Do you really think this thing is on the right track?

It seems all the A's do is trade pitching for more pitching and minor league second basemen. The truly great A's teams have always had power hitters and right now outside of strikeout machine Jack Cust there isn't one to be seen anywhere. I'm going to go feed my dog now.

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If you're ten days old here, how do you know who's drinking the Kool-Aid and who's not?

The offense is bad. We know this.

What’s your solution? Who should they get? Present some ideas.

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by Flashfire on Jul 20, 2008 1:47 PM PDT 0 recs

Well since he is not drinking the kool-aid, he is going to give it to his dog

by theblackpearl on Jul 20, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

I’m going to go feed my dog now.

uh… +1?

by rebus on Jul 20, 2008 1:58 PM PDT 0 recs

And what exactly do you present to this dilemma?

.......

Great suggestions! Love your ideas about the subject. While feeding your dog, take a look at what is being done right now, think why, do some research (which big bat should they plunk a lot of $ to, and what effect would that have)?

think about the effect part, a lot.

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by WhoNeedsReligionWhenYaGotBaseball on Jul 20, 2008 2:01 PM PDT 0 recs

Another mindless fanpost

What a surprise. Stick to feeding your dog and drinking kool-aid.

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by baseb3383 on Jul 20, 2008 2:03 PM PDT 0 recs

in all honesty this team has no business being anywhere close to contending for even the wild card this year.

think about that before badtalking beane

by emar24 on Jul 20, 2008 2:08 PM PDT 0 recs

Oakland A's 2008 101

Real simple here.

Last year we sucked, mostly due to major injury problems, but we sucked.
Coming into this year, instead of trying to compete, we traded for prospects because it is cheaper and more prudent to suck with prospects with potential than to suck with high priced players. It’s called rebuilding. All teams do it, some just have more money and can do it faster and with Free Agents. We can’t. OAKLAND A’s not NEW YORK A’s. Anyway, this team of ragtag players and prospects ended up actually overachieving thus giving people hope. THEN, when we came back to earth, we the “Magic Beane” continued the rebuilding process. And I think you would be hard pressed to find a media outlet that has said we got hosed on any deal the “Magic Beane” has made.

So, in review: We are rebuilding. We are not going to add a bat and all of a sudden be in contention.

Stick to feeding your dog and the “Magic Beane” will continue to work with limited resources to pull a WS out of his magic ass here hopefully soon.

"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball

by OptimistPrime on Jul 20, 2008 2:47 PM PDT 0 recs

Done feeding my dog

Boy aren’t we thin- skinned. As far as who the A’s should get since I’m such a idiot I don’t know, here’s a couple of names though. Holliday or Teixeira. The Rockies seem to want to make a move and the A’s have made trades with the Braves in the past.

One last thing, lighten up people it’s only a game. Since I’m done walking my dog I’m going to go make some kool-aid who wants some?

by briandouglas on Jul 20, 2008 2:51 PM PDT 0 recs

Troll much?

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by Flashfire on Jul 20, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah, let's trade away our good young pitching and talent that we've just spend years building

For a rental hitter. And we must apparently be one hitter away from winning the whole thing. Right.

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by baseb3383 on Jul 20, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

when you put as little thought and effort into a FanPost as you obviously did ...

... you’re lucky you’ve gotten off so easy. Honestly, I think the only reason people haven’t ripped into your nonexistent arguments more ferociously is that everyone’s just waiting for us to delete this.

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 20, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

Please do... someone... anyone.

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by DMOAS on Jul 20, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

don't you know?

I only drink Beane’s.

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by King Richard on Jul 20, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

Great Post

This seems like one of those fans you hear on sports talk radio. “If Beane is such a genious, how come he did this, how come he didnt do this.” Its easy for you to sit home on ur ass and say well he needs to get a guy who can hit a 50 hr guy.

by gillyball on Jul 20, 2008 2:52 PM PDT 0 recs

Brilliant

I’m guessing you weren’t an english major in college

by briandouglas on Jul 20, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

And your point is...?

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by baseb3383 on Jul 20, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

Forgot the period at the end of your sentence, I see.

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by Flashfire on Jul 20, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm hoping that was some kind of ironic protest

Not very optimistically, though.

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by PaulThomas on Jul 20, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm all for attacking bad posts

but the standard is, by no means, that every sentence is perfect (or, as monkeyball pointed out, that every sentence ends in a period).

If people put some effort into their posts, I would hope we can focus on their ideas. gillyball, for example, makes a good point. There aren’t a lot of 50 HR guys in baseball (or, for that matter, baseball history). You can’t just get a stud hitter by wishing for one.

I think the original FanPost is foolish, and have the same basic reaction as gillyball did. At the very least you should respond to his content if you’re going to hold him to an unreasonably high language standard.

by nevermoor on Jul 20, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

Don't rent, buy

I’m saying trade for these hitters and then sign them to long term contracts. The A’s need to build around a core of good players. I think the magic Beane has gotten the pitching, now add some hitting. As my last post proved I wasn’t an english major either.
History, and I only made it through on my good looks and charm.

by briandouglas on Jul 20, 2008 3:40 PM PDT 0 recs

...or, you could WAIT until they are ACTUALLY free agents

and sign them then, while giving up no prospects.

Hm. That’s a tough one.

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by PaulThomas on Jul 20, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

If your major was History

that seems ironic, because you don’t seem to know very much about the history of either the Oakland Athletics in general, or Billy Beane’s tenure with the team specifically. Why don’t you spend some time on this blog reading, and trying to educate yourself before you publish such blathering idiotic posts. Your peers would appreciate it, and the quality of this blog would not be degraded with such useless garbage. Why don’t you save this type of expression for a comment on an existing fanpost?

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by Shippee33 on Jul 20, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

What are you talking about dude

Most hitters on the market are free agents at the end of this year. Only adding one more bat would not put us back in contention this year. Why would we ever do that? The goal is to compete the next five to six years not this year. We’ve known that from opening day.

Cust is the new Jaha.

by johnjahafanclub on Jul 20, 2008 3:43 PM PDT 0 recs

((snarky post belitting this fanpost, because there aren't enough of them already))

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by jeepers on Jul 20, 2008 4:01 PM PDT 0 recs

You can't give the Kingdome for a Hitter, its already been imploded.

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 20, 2008 4:16 PM PDT 0 recs

Dude, get real

If you know anything about this site, then you know it is for FANS of the A’s. Lacing your posting with “Magic Beane” is not going to earn you any accolades. Making silly statements such as “spend some freakin’ money” is hardly an insight worthy of a fanpost. Top it off with a sweep at the hands of the Yankees today and you become the target of angst and frustration. It was a dumb posting and you should stick to making comments until you have something more profound….or less stupid

"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball

by OptimistPrime on Jul 20, 2008 4:30 PM PDT 0 recs

okay i'm an idiot

Well, this post is about as popular as George W. Bush at a ACLU rally so I’ll cede to the crowd that I am a moron and try and do better next time.

by briandouglas on Jul 20, 2008 4:34 PM PDT 0 recs

Not a moron...

You are not a moron. You are merely sharing your viewpoint. In the future, just write it out on a piece of paper, leave it out for a bit, come back, and if it is covered in flies, it is shit and should not be posted.

Seriously though, we need more help than a hitter this year, hence the rebuild. Be patient. At the rate the Beane is dealing, we are going to have a great run….soon.

"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball

by OptimistPrime on Jul 20, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

wow -- talk about gilding the lily!

I think you just earned yourself a strike with that simile. I won’t make any assumptions about your subject line, but I will say that you apparently don’t know when to quit.

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 20, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

You're going to strike a n00b for missing the politics rule?

That seems kind of harsh, given how often you’ve played with fire on that rule, yourself.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 20, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

"Ignorance of the law is not a defense!"

And let a simile be your umbrella.

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by Nico on Jul 20, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up 0 recs

It can be sometimes (sort of)

For example, if I think it’s illegal to have sex with goats, and do so intending to break the law I’m still innocent.

by nevermoor on Jul 21, 2008 7:14 AM PDT up 0 recs

Innocent of what?

Do cops go around arresting people for “unsuccessfully trying to break the law?”

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by Nico on Jul 21, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Attempted goat sex-ing

How dare you challenge the hypothetical on realism grounds.

by nevermoor on Jul 21, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

A's fan for 38 years but..

It is getting hard to watch. I get Extra Innings just to watch the A’s. If this keeps up there will be no need.

Still pulling for the Green and Gold though

by theswinginas on Jul 20, 2008 4:52 PM PDT 0 recs

the bandwagon seems a bit lighter these days

by emar24 on Jul 20, 2008 7:52 PM PDT 0 recs

I could probably go to a couple Monday/Tuesday games and have a great chance at a home run ball

Wait. The A’s don’t hit a lot of homers or give up many either. Damn!

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by Flashfire on Jul 20, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

Expect a good chance of high winds

From our bats.

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by baseb3383 on Jul 20, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

Highs in the .240s?

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by Nico on Jul 20, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

But only when they actually swing them

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by Flashfire on Jul 20, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

The swings are there

Just not with 2 strikes.

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by baseb3383 on Jul 20, 2008 11:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

is it really that important?

does this website mean so much to you people that you will mercilessly attack other peoples views and intelligence? if you are so offended by something why even comment on it? i guess it means a lot to flashfire since he’s always the first to comment and call people out

by long lost bash brother on Jul 21, 2008 9:51 AM PDT 0 recs

Maybe it has something to do with encouraging less noise, more signal.

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by Flashfire on Jul 21, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up 0 recs

uh, no one's attacked his intelligence, and people have mounted sensible, evidence-laden critiques of his views

People have attacked his attitude and his effort, which, respectively, sucked and sucked.

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 21, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up 0 recs

I might agree with you, but the original poster

started the attacks and the mockery first:

I know alot of you fans have drank the kool-aid and think every thing the magic Beane does is golden but I ask you this.

Most people don’t like being called kool-aid drinkers. That is a tried and true trolling tactic. If a poster can’t take mockery, then he should restrain him / her self from using it.

Also, a poster who can’t take criticism / debate / argument probably shouldn’t be coming to a community blog. Start a personal blog.

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by rfloh on Jul 21, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

What they said, combined with the fact 'briandouglas' is about 10 days old here...

...and thinks AN is just a bunch of Beane-worshippers drunk on the Kool-Aid, etc.

That’s trolling.

If I see something I think is trolling, I’m going to call it out.

Don’t like it? That’s your problem.

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by Flashfire on Jul 21, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yep

As long as we’re being more thoughtful. This guy’ll learn that a FanPost shold have some thought behind it and (hopefully) become a real contributor. Here’s an example of an eminently fair response to this first effort:

What’s your solution? Who should they get? Present some ideas.

by nevermoor on Jul 21, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

This has been brought up in a different thread but

is it looking like Nelson Cruz could be just what the A’s need to solve thier lack of power?

Then again, onr thing Texas can do is develope mashers, and he is stil in AAA

by laxtonto on Jul 21, 2008 10:01 AM PDT 0 recs

I am wondering if there was something the A's brass didn't like about him, when they

traded him. He is with his 3rd team, and hasn’t played significant time in the majors. It might just be he was never given a chance, though.

by theblackpearl on Jul 21, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up 0 recs

Jack Cust mark 2.

even unto the screams when they K.

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by rfloh on Jul 21, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up 0 recs

Nelson Cruz

is a talented prospect who just needs a chance. He would definitely look good in Right field for us with Sweeney going to left. However, I would hate for the A’s to have to give the Rangers one of their stud pitchers to get him. Which is what they’d want.

by In Beane we trust on Jul 21, 2008 1:55 PM PDT 0 recs