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A's now Black and Orange

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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   0 recs

it's a puzzle

"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad

by ArakSOT on Sep 4, 2008 9:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I like puzzles

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 4, 2008 9:15 AM PDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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:

http://www.lids.com/pop/product_images.html?pid=20102009

by elhefe on Sep 5, 2008 1:30 PM PDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   0 recs

I’m confused.

by justarebelheart on Sep 4, 2008 9:24 AM PDT   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 to parent up   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.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 9:33 AM PDT   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 to parent up   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.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 9:34 AM PDT   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   0 recs

Oh no!

We’re all gonna die become Giants fans!!

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 9:38 AM PDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

Apparently

so does Hitler.

Procrastinators unite....tomorrow

by muffinpryde on Sep 4, 2008 7:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm...

I choose death.

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Sep 5, 2008 2:12 AM PDT to parent up   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   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   0 recs

Actually

If WE have indeed embraced the teams colors over the player, why would it matter who the player was?

Enjoy the game

by DCinWC on Sep 4, 2008 1:30 PM PDT to parent up   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   0 recs

apparently someone agrees with you

"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad

by ArakSOT on Sep 4, 2008 1:09 PM PDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

sigline!

If you’re not lying, i recommend seeing a doctor. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 4:39 PM PDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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   0 recs

Athleticsnation.com

is coming up orange and black for me too… Why??

by gdubb925 on Sep 5, 2008 12:59 AM PDT   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   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   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

you don’t own the A’s

as far as you know…

by oakinboston on Sep 5, 2008 8:30 AM PDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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