A's now Black and Orange
by bamaA'sfan on Sep 4, 2008 8:52 AM PDT
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I hadn't gone to the Official Web Site in awhile but to my horror, insted of Green and Gold, their colors have changed to disgusting colors. What is going on with this franchise? For 41 seasons we have embraced the teams colors as opposed to names on the back (BS). How many more times can they diss us? No radio coverage, a lousy TV contract, no 3rd deck, etc. Wolffie complains that we don't show up, but loyality is a 2 way street.
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I have no idea what you're talking about.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Sep 4, 2008 9:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it's a puzzle
"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad
by ArakSOT on Sep 4, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like puzzles
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 4, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can you solve this one?
I can’t make heads or tails out of it
"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad
by ArakSOT on Sep 4, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am scratching my head over this one.
But Jennifer said that sexiness is itchy, so maybe it’s just that.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 4, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe he meant to say "black and blue"?
"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad
by ArakSOT on Sep 4, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
qotm
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you take off that ugly hat...
you might get to the root of that itch:
from this season’s new “Twisted” line… I bought this one for a Giant’s fan friend of mine:
by elhefe on Sep 5, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it...
it was just the latest in a series of Giant’s bashing gag gifts I’ve passed on.
The regional/rivalry caps are interesting, if only for shock vaue. But for the life of me, I can’t figure out why anyone would buy anything in the Pirates colors. Of course, I feel the same way about black & orange, albeit for different reasons, but I digress…
by elhefe on Sep 5, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's baseball's ways of getting money...
….from non-baseball fans.
Seriously, you can get Yankees caps in every color of the freakin’ visible light spectrum these days. They’ll do infrared and ultraviolet before you know it…
I want a Yanks-and-Sawx-less postseason...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Sep 7, 2008 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
Just went to the official website, looks like everything is back in order.
No Black or Orange to be found.
by HRH on Sep 4, 2008 9:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe this guy really hates Mozart.
I don’t blame him, I think his music is kind of on the pussy side too.
Is that Embry warming up?....... NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
by iljackb on Sep 5, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking a screenshot would've helped
Unless you were on something that looked like it was for the A’s but actually was for the Giants.
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by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 9:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He was on something, all right
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Sep 4, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Otherwise, it could've just been an MLB site glitch.
Let’s not assume every little thing you see is an attempt by the team to drive away fans. They’re obviously not taking the Giants colors.
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by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 9:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bet they are
I read it in an intternet blog post!
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Sep 4, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
when a site is weird
reload
clear your cache
try different browser
wait.
One may work.
by MobiusKlein on Sep 4, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know how they say it's not paranoia if they're really out to get you?
Yeah. This is paranoia. Really.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Sep 4, 2008 9:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh no!
We’re all gonna die become Giants fans!!
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by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be the same thing. LOL!
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Sep 4, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude. I hate Eli Manning.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 4, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently
so does Hitler.
Procrastinators unite....tomorrow
by muffinpryde on Sep 4, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
I choose death.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Sep 5, 2008 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
time to adjust your color settings.
Who needs homeruns?
by robber23 on Sep 4, 2008 9:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was metaphorically saying the A's organization has gotten to be as bad as the Giants'
Even though that’s not even a little bit close to true.
by thejd44 on Sep 4, 2008 9:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t find Loyality Street on any maps, nor does it appear to be the name of one of Huston’s brothers.
Overqualified to be an A's fan.
by andeux on Sep 4, 2008 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That would have to be Loyaliton Street, the little-known brother to Huston, Jordon, Juston, and Hanson.
by schmifty on Sep 4, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talk about "shitting out" Texans. Whoaaa...
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 4, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, that's Huston, and Juston's illegitamite half brother,
the name was meant to be ironic.
Is that Embry warming up?....... NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
by iljackb on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my favorite unintentional irony
For 41 seasons we have embraced the teams colors as opposed to names on the back
A’s jerseys: players’ names on the back
Giants jerseys: no names on the back
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
rec'd
Strong contender for FOTM.
"Innings eater? Depends on whether you want delicious innings or burnt, moldy innings. Kirk Saarloos is the Hot Pockets of inning eaters." - Gallagher's Watermelons
by notsellingjeans on Sep 4, 2008 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
apparently someone agrees with you
"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad
by ArakSOT on Sep 4, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fail-post Of The Month?
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
by doctorK on Sep 4, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet another reason I think SBNation needs to institute a "lock" on posting until a certain
number of comments have been reached. This guy, “bamaA’sfan”, 6 fan posts 50 comments. And you wonder why you get trash like this?
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 4, 2008 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I honestly don't understand it
I have 3 or 4 fanposts I want to do, but it’s much, much easier to just leave a bunch of dumbass comments in other peoples’ threads. What compels people to put all the work into making a crappy fanpost?
by thejd44 on Sep 4, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
b/c you're a part of the community
That, to me, is what defines a troll — someone who has no interest in being part of (and perhaps isn’t even really aware of) the community.
Why they bother, I don’t know …
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I made that mistake
I was fanpost crazy at first (although I thought some of my diaries were decent; then again, I am biased) but realized later that in order to be accepted, I had to contribute to other posts as well. It was a hard lesson. Even lately, I have resorted back somewhat because time simply doesn’t allow me to stick around for long, only enough time to kick out a fanpost now and then.
What was the question again?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 4, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
your fanposts/diaries ROCK, though
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Sep 4, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering the sources...
That means a tremendous amount.
Thanks guys.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 4, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+ a huge, nearly infinite amount
I actually think you would be the exception that proves the rule. Even if you never had a comment anywhere else, it is easy to see with the amount of work you put into your posts-that info, detail, images, and just the passion you show that you are a true fan and care a lot about both what you write and the A’s.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Sep 4, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody is saying a new user can't do a fanpost
I don’t think anybody would complain if a newbie put the work into a post the way you clearly do, even if the ideas aren’t among the accepted norms here. I would love to read a well-reasoned 1000 word argument about why RBIs are the most important offensive stat (sidenote: I don’t think it’s possible to do this, but if somebody did it’d be worth reading).
As I thought about it, I realized that some of my comments and the comments of others on this board are actually longer than the fanposts that get ripped to shreds. In fact, this fanpost is 83 words. This comment is going to be more than 100. I guess it’s easy to waste time on a fanpost when you’re putting 30 seconds into the entire thing.
by thejd44 on Sep 4, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I do a spoof
on the 1000-word RBI post?
Did you know when God took that part from Adam to make Eve, he first called it a “ribbie”. I’d say right there, it’s a pretty important element.
Well, depending on who you talk to, I guess. Some say that Adam might have been better off on his own. Or is that gotten off on his own? Anyways…
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 4, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
now, see, if Jack Cust had been in the garden ...
… he would have let Eve’s pitch pass right on by.
If you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 5, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This horrible season is tearing us A's fans apart!
Just look at what we’ve become, a bunch of bumbling, whining, divided blog geeks who have nothing better to do than to tear eachother apart like cannibles! This is just what the terrorists want!
Is that Embry warming up?....... NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
by iljackb on Sep 5, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This post was not trolling
For the last 4 weeks when I have gone to the A’s site, it has been coming up black and orange. It has bothered me. To be sure that this color thing was not my computer, I checked two franchises that are definitely green, Jets and Celtics and they came up fine. This post was made to see if others had the same problem. The glitch started when I moved from Bay area Comcast to Sacramento Comcast (more issues with Sac. cable). I posted this out of a sense of frustration with the way things have come down this season not thinking that I was going to have abuse heaped on me.Troll/no. Loyal A’s fan for 41 seasons/yes.
by bamaA'sfan on Sep 4, 2008 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you should have asked.
This post was made to see if others had the same problem.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Sep 4, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might've gone over a little better than going with the whole "The A's are...
…just trying to screw with the fans!" angle.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What can I say!
I am and have always a passionette A’s Fan. Some responses have characterised me as someone who has just started posting on AN and accused me of trolling, Not the case. Shortly after Blez started AN, I registered and became part of the community. When 2.0 came about, I lost my original screen name. I contacted Blez and I was unable to retrieve my original AN name(lostin1965). To some, buy it or not! I have been an A’s fan since before most of you were born! My passion runs deep and long. I left the A’s fan forum because I found an intelligent site with A’s fans who loved and believed in my team. Every day, the 1st site I check is AN. I have loved this site until today. I agree with everone’s opion, but I respect them and would never ridicule or belittle them!
by bamaA'sfan on Sep 4, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot one word
Last sentance should have read, I don’t always agree with everone’s opinion, but I respect them and would never belitt!le them
by bamaA'sfan on Sep 4, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'e alright by me, bamaA'sfan
And i wish you the best with your rods and cones.
Arte didn't get much Home Run Derby. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Sep 4, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, i'm still not buying it
if you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor.
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 Sep 4, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sigline!
If you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you meant it literally?
Take a screenshot or something since nobody else seems to be having the problem.
by thejd44 on Sep 4, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be sure that this color thing was not my computer, I checked two franchises that are definitely green, Jets and Celtics and they came up fine
A better way to see if it’s not just your computer is to check on a different computer.
by Rocktopus on Sep 4, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball
by JediLeroy on Sep 4, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There are baseball teams around here?
River Cats are alright.
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Athleticsnation.com
is coming up orange and black for me too… Why??
by gdubb925 on Sep 5, 2008 12:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were referring to the Cincinnati Bengals
Living in Cincinnati, that truly is a terrifying thought!
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
by JJ on Sep 5, 2008 4:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Elitist A's Fans....
You guys bashing the bamaA’s fan need to chill….you don’t own this site and you don’t own the A’s. There are thousands of fans out here who might read the site, occassionally post or perhaps never post….so what… it doesn’t make them any less of fan than you. By jumping this guy for posting only makes you look like the juveniles you are.
The greenmachine
by greenmachine on Sep 5, 2008 5:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
agree...
i’m not going to call all of you juveniles, but there is definitely a bit of elitism on this site sometimes. it feels like if you haven’t been here for a few years and made 5,000 comments, you couldn’t possibly be a real fan with some intelligence. a bit of a turn-off…
by jlanning17 on Sep 5, 2008 5:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, this whole thing is just who knows who
then over here you have favoritism.
are you suggesting that if a user with over 5,000 comments claimed the colors on the official a’s website had been changed to orange and black, people would believe it?
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 Sep 5, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don’t own the A’s
as far as you know…
by oakinboston on Sep 5, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lew?
Is that you?
"Innings eater? Depends on whether you want delicious innings or burnt, moldy innings. Kirk Saarloos is the Hot Pockets of inning eaters." - Gallagher's Watermelons
by notsellingjeans on Sep 5, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he planning on moving our oakland team
to boston?
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Sep 5, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come say that to my face!
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by Flashfire on Sep 5, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody questioned anybody's fandom
Or even their right to express themselves. In fact, it’s rather hypocritical of you to defend a person’s right to post by saying other people posting in opposition is wrong.
Personally, if I’m going to waste my time when I should be working by coming here, I’d prefer to do so by reading some combination of informed, entertaining, thought-provoking, funny, interesting, or so-dumb-it’s-entertaining-funny-and-interesting. People who sign up and immediately post an 83 word fanpost that is, at best, a problem with his monitor doesn’t really fall into any of those categories.
Nobody jumped on anybody for posting. As far as I can tell, everybody is questioning the content of the post. I think that’s completely fair in a community that facilitates discussion among people with a common interest.
by thejd44 on Sep 5, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where the hell is the arugula?!
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Sep 5, 2008 7:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
right next to the reply button, no doubt
If you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 5, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn't intended to be a reply, but thanks.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Sep 5, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y DOAN YOO GOE CHOO SUM GUMM
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Sep 5, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woohoo!
We turned this into a meta-thread!
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Sep 5, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hijacking - the prerogative of the elite
"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad
by ArakSOT on Sep 5, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel left out.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Sep 5, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should.
Redneck.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Sep 5, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bitch.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Sep 5, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick, someone hose them down
or go find some mud, or jello…something like that.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Sep 5, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chocolate pudding.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Sep 5, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caramel syrup.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 5, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
melted Giants uniforms
If you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 5, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would it have to be melted orange and black?!?
For years I have embraced wrestling not for what color the mud was, but for what was inside the mud.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Sep 5, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caramel body butter
as endorsed by the RNC
Polynesian Sauce may not be available in all locations.
by Englishmajor on Sep 5, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So this is how to get
more than ten comments on a post
(in my whiniest, yet completely tongue-in-cheek, tone possible)
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 5, 2008 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you should have made that comment a fanpost
If you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Sep 5, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ought to be traded
for Tom Hume and a melted Giants uniform to be named later
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 5, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
About this post
I rarely post on here, but I wanted to let you know that anyone who mocked this post had every right to mock it. It had no substance and was completely a false statement. Basically it sucked hairy hairy balls.
Check the news. Don’t you think an announcement would have been made about a color switch? And to the giants colors as well. That is just a terrible terrible use of this site and that’s what people are complaining about. Check your resources and post something with some bite. Don’t just post because you can, post something that has meaning and you have a sense of pride for writing. Plenty people are going to read it and express an opinion. If you meet the criteria above, well then f*ck the people who don’t like it.
P.S. If I ever post something this lame, feel free to rip me a new one. I’m out.
by Peeping Tom on Sep 5, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
+11111111111111111111111
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by Flashfire on Sep 5, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i feel like
im in the bizarro world
by oakinboston on Sep 5, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope!
we don’t call up our 2008 draft picks in 2008…
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Sep 7, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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