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Any A's fans in DC??

So, I recently moved out to the DC area and was wondering if there are any cool places to watch A's games at? Any Oakland A's fans live out here?

I know that there are West Coast only bars in New York and was wondering if there was anything like that out here?

Man, the West Coast is the best coast for watching sports.  All night home games will end for me now at 1 am.

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by Zonis on Jan 24, 2009 2:42 PM PST reply actions  

Jeopardy!
So, I recently moved out to the DC area

Are you Steven Chu, new secretary of the Environment and erstwhile Berkeley resident?

when did we stop using adverbs proper?

by alea iacta est on Jan 24, 2009 4:31 PM PST reply actions  

I was in DC last summer

The answer to your question is MLB.tv and AN

Plus you get to bitch in the game threads about how late it is. People love that.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jan 24, 2009 4:46 PM PST reply actions  

YO!

Yep, I’ve been in DC for 2 years now, and yes, I’ve subscribed to MLB.tv both years.

I know that the Raiders have one around, but haven’t really found a west coast bar anywhere.

I’ve made the trip to Baltimore for the games several times – because I totally got screwed on the inter-league play by passing over the Nationals.

The good thing is: Orioles always have plenty of good tickets available and really easy to get those good seats at StubHub.com

It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.

by ru155 on Jan 25, 2009 8:01 AM PST reply actions  

Lived in DC from 2002 -2005. Finding an A's game is a tough thing to do -

especially in years that they aren’t good. Go up to any bartender and ask for them to “put the A’s game on” and they look at you like “excuse, me – who are the A’s?”. Fortunately, after some looking I was able to run across the now out of business Park Bench Pub in Cleveland Park. They’d put any game on for me, on any TV I wanted, and then they’d feed me free beer – probably one of the reasons they are out of business now.

For your purposes – I’d check out the Pour House on Cap Hill (they were always friendly about putting on the A’s and they have the MLB package), CP Bar and Grill in Cleveland Park (somewhat friendly about it depending on how busy they are), and the Ugly Mug in the Eastern Market (near Cap Hill if you don’t know where Eastern Market is yet). Fortunately, I had Park Bench so the above referenced “leads” are not really “battle-tested” – I do think they provide you a good starting point.

As far as the games starting at 10pm and ending at 1am – it takes some adjusting to. At first, you go out to a bar, see a game on TV, look at your watch, see it’s 12pm, the games still on, and wonder aloud why they are showing replays of games. M-Thursday it does provide for rough viewing. However, for weekend viewing, if you aren’t trying to go out and pick up on guys/girls, it makes for a good night out watching a game. You can actually go out and watch a game and make a night of it. On the West Coast you watch the game and then go out. A bit different, but definitely something you’ll get used to.

At the very least, living in DC/East Coast, will make you realize that you shouldn’t be in DC/East Coast and help you come to your senses and move back to CA as soon as possible. All joking aside, DC is a fun city, but nothing beats the Bay.

by 33SwisherSweet on Jan 25, 2009 10:23 AM PST reply actions  

I'm not going to lie.

I have thought to myself, “What the hell am I doing here?” The day I left it was 81 degrees in California and was greeted in DC with a cool 12 degrees. It is nice though to have real seasons. It was always 70 degrees in San Francisco and overcast.

Some people like that, but I like the sun and 80 degree weather.

by green_and_gold on Jan 25, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions  

and the humidity, and the snow, and the cicadas, and the politicians, and, even worse, their staffers?

Look DC is a cool city and has some advantages over the Bay, but it certainly isn’t the weather or the people.

Re: foggy and cold – that’s why I reside in the East Bay. Good luck in DC and if you have any questions let me know. For better or worse I went out and drank alot during my 3 years in the nation’s capital.

by 33SwisherSweet on Jan 26, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I also lived in DC from 2002-2004

And I agree with 33SwisherSweet that the pickings are slim. I’m sad to hear that the Park Bench Pub closed… I lived a couple blocks from there and went frequently.

I could add a couple of other places to view West Coast games. For sheer quantity but horrible atmosphere, there is ESPNZone, located near Metro Center. They have enough TVs where you can get anything on. In a similar vein, they were opening up a few sports bars in Bethesda when I was leaving. I have a friend who said Union Jack’s is pretty good. For a much better atmosphere, I also recommend the Pour House, but if you go when there are East Coast sporting events on you may have a hard time getting a TV. I only had a problem once.

Camden is a fantastic place to go to games. They even have standing room only tickets that are directly over the visiting bullpen for cheap (although I think they only sell these if enough tickets have already have been sold). I was there for a Red Sox game (in order to convince a friend to use her car to go to an A’s game I had to go to a bloody Sox game with her) and watched as Scott Sauerbeck wrote his number on a ball and threw it up to a girl half his age. And the best thing about Camden is you can bring your own food in, unless things have changed. There are all sorts of awesome sausage stands outside the stadium, so you don’t get gouged for prices.

by Henduland in Texas on Jan 25, 2009 12:10 PM PST reply actions  

One thing about some bars is that during the week

They may close before games that start in PST end. I never stayed out late enough in the week for this to be an issue, and mostly only watched games when the A’s were in the central or eastern time zones. But I think places like ESPNzone close before midnight.

by Henduland in Texas on Jan 25, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Too True

With the Metro closing at midnight on weekedays, I elected to roll with MLB.tv and enjoy a six-pack in my apartment.

Although Saturday/Sunday afternoons i have pulled my girlfriend along for the 4:05PM start times at a bar when no other east coast teams are playing.

I’ve done Pour House, and even Capitol Lounge works along that stretch. I know that Rocket Bar in Chinatown always has every NFL game on their TVs each week, but haven’t gone there for an MLB game yet. I’d bet they also would be a good place to try.

It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.

by ru155 on Jan 25, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks

for all the advice. I brought my car from CA, so I can bypass using the metro for weekday games. I will definitely be looking into those bars.

I didn’t expect to get much love for being an A’s fan out here. I know that when I go to A’s games here on the East Coast that people are going to give me shit. I hear Boston fans are the worst at that, even beating the Yankees. No love for you enemy…..

by green_and_gold on Jan 25, 2009 2:41 PM PST reply actions  

I don't know that people will give you that much shit

as much as just not care. West Coast teams aren’t really hated so much as irrelevant out there. Also, in DC you don’t have as rapid sports fans as you do in NY or Boston as most people in DC are not from there. In reality, the only visible sports scene is the Redskins, and as long as you aren’t a Cowboys fan there really is little to worry about in terms of them either.

by Henduland in Texas on Jan 25, 2009 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

As a fellow east coaster

A’s games are hard to almost impossible to find on TV. Like mentioned above AN or MLBTv. Or over the web on MLB.com but that is only the game cast.

The nuts and bolts of gameplay are apocalyptic failures, but the awfulness doesn’t stop there. Managing games is utterly pointless. [Feb 2009, p.85]

by A'sfaninNC on Jan 26, 2009 7:06 AM PST reply actions  

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