Where in the World are the A's fans?
by petitceebee on Sep 17, 2008 1:12 PM PDT
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PrintSummer is over and so is baseball season. And unfortunately for those of us who make a living in the teaching profession, so is our vacation. Back to work and back to school. And in my case it's the Ho Chi Minh University of Industry in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
I guess I'm just curious as to where the farthest reaches of the earth you can go and still find an A's fan. I like to think I get the title of A's fan in the most obscure place. But I'd love to hear where else some A's fans might be. And who knows? The next time the A's get Boston in Tokyo maybe we can represent AN.
In my A's gear in a Viet Cong tunnel in Cu Chi, Vietnam
In front of a burned out Sherman Tank in the Iron Triangle
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Whats a Sherman tank doing in Vietnam? And it looks really well preserved for being 65 years old…
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My guess is, it was sold to the South Vietnamese government
before the US got involved on the ground.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
It looks like it's pretty rusty to me, plus I don't see any treads.
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I'll second that QOTM
I think that’s going to be my new sig too.
Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?
QOTM fo sho
almost spilled coffee on my work shirt laughing
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Sep 18, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
New Zealand
I used to live in New Zealand and listen to the games over the internet while at work. It was perfect, most of the games started about 3pm their time. Would send Robert Baun emails about the A’s.
Lucky you
In Vietnam games start at 9 am and I hardly get to watch
Yeah the only games I ever could watch were Yankees and BoSox. Got so bad I started following cricket.
Actually learned a lot of respect for cricket after NZ. But it’s still not baseball. Plus the blackcaps were kinda a let down in the world cup in07
Thank god cricket is not baseball, and vice versa...
but they both are great…
"All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth."- Ted Williams
by Gaijin_Suketto on Sep 18, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
What part of NZ are ya from?
I am originally from Ashburton
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
That's more obscure than Saigon.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 17, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you can pick up KNBR from there
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Looks photoshopped to me.
Plus you can totally see the reflection of stage lamps off the astronaut’s helmet.
Chicago here too.
Smack dab in the middle of Cubs country, just a short walk from Wrigley.
by Streams Of Whiskey on Sep 17, 2008 5:23 PM PDT reply actions
Rhode Island here
Red Sox fans…everywhere.Scary place to be. It’s even scarier since tom brady (haha) got injured,
Chao thay!
What are you teaching in Vietnam? I worked there for a year in 1995. It must have changed a lot since then.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
My grandparents just flew over to Vietnam yesterday to visit.
I hope I get the chance to do so again sometime soon.
uh oh
I’m currently living in Ashland Oregon. I’m still in a place where there’s a lot of A’s fans. Need more though.
'Who's that guy we had to release last year because he robbed a bank?'- Billy Beane
Gio Gonzalez is my hero.
San Diego via Oakland
Norcal to Socal, so I would say I am stuck on an alien planet
Save the thesaurus for when you are in front of the judge. When speaking of the A's, speak with your heart on...................your sleeve!
Clemson, SC
not nearly as far away as Vietnam.
On a related note, there was a survey a few years ago (here and here) where FormerHuntsvilleStar made some nifty maps showing the locations of AN members world wide. I don’t think the maps survived the transition to New AN, but maybe he still has them somewhere. I expect they’re a bit out of date, but still pretty cool.
"That's not a Sherman tank, it's Frank Thomas!" - Monkeyball
By the way, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought this was...
…going to be another rant about low attendance at the Coliseum. ;-)
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Before moving to Miami....
I lived in Quito, Ecuador, Chicago (hometown) and Frankfurt, Germany. Next stop, Costa Rica!!
The swinging (and missing) A's of 2008!!
Lincolnton, North Carolina
A suburb of Charlotte. Hi Yaw! Green and Gold rules over Carolina Blue anyday!
The greenmachine
Japan
Uoshima (literally “Fish Island”), in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, population 200 (and that’s a generous figure).
au contra ire
Are you a fisherman?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 18, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Nashville, Tennessee- Teaching school
I haven’t posted as much since August as schools starts then, much earlier than other states.
Still following each game.
I made all the kids vote for King on the Ford Frick award today when they went online for a lesson.
The important thing is
is that your kids learned something.
Looking back, I realize that my life has been a series of incidents where one person has said to another, "Get this asshole outta here!"
But clearly I did not
Or I stutter.
Looking back, I realize that my life has been a series of incidents where one person has said to another, "Get this asshole outta here!"
for the past year
i was studying abroad at The American University in Cairo, Egypt which was the most awesome experience ever. I’ve been M.I.A. on this site because of it. Just got back a little while ago. Ive met some fellow A’s tourist and a couple of Rangers fans who shared a huge dislike for the Angels. I really need to go back to Vietnam to visit my grandparents and family sometime soon though. Sounds like an awesome teaching opportunity!
When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"
by TrizzleNizzle510 on Sep 19, 2008 12:26 PM PDT reply actions
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