Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology?
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 12:50 PM PST
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Yeah, yeah I know there are a myriad of Giambi threads, but mine is focused on my
feelings of betrayal that still linger due to his dissing Oakland on his way out.
"Have You ever been to Oakland?" "When was the last time Oakland won a championship?" by saying this, he validated any negative thoughts that fans nationwide may have said or had about Oakland.
Maybe the rest of the fanbase is totally forgiving or myopic, but there was no excuse for his boorish behavior.
I remember the year that he won MVP. This was before we could vote on line. I remember fans going row by row handing out ballots and waiting for them in order ot make sure that they were submitted.
What's that sound? why, it's the Giambi apologists and the baseball stats guys/girls.
All, I'm saying if that if he is at this year's version of Fanfest and at a Q & A , I will ask him for an explanation/apology. Book it !!!
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you forget to preface that with "Gee, "
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 6, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a dog person. ?
got any cute puppu pictures
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OOPS!!!
I mean puppy pictures.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That is so darn cute!
I can’t stop looking at it!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Jan 6, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed.
the puppy is clearly evil.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 12:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, this is an evil puppy
And I’m sorry I posted it.
Play more Conan!
by oaklandSMASH on Jan 7, 2009 12:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That puppy needs some parental guidance.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 1:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OBEY MY DOG!
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by rungood on Jan 7, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
....
I feel the sudden urge to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Pop and lock, fool.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Die you wage-hiking scum!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Jan 7, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My brother and sister want one
I guess I’m more forgiving. Go figure.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 12:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm still mad that he stole the MVP from Frank Thomas in 2000.
by thejd44 on Jan 6, 2009 1:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Stole?
BPro has him as 22 runs better than Frank Thomas in 2000. That’s not even close, considering they both had no defensive value.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jan 6, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but
have you ever been to Oakland?
"Chlorophyll?! More like bore-ophyll!"
by SoCal As Fan on Jan 6, 2009 1:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I've not only been there, I've lived there
In many ways, it’s a wonderful city. Southern California, on the other hand . . .
by Ray of Lite on Jan 6, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As fun as
San Francisco versus Oakland/NorCal versus SoCal/East Coast versus West Coast is…
y’all got nothing on Florida. Florida is in a class unto itself. Or some semblance of such words.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no
comback :(
"Chlorophyll?! More like bore-ophyll!"
by SoCal As Fan on Jan 7, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
unless you’re a city planner or mayor, you really shouldn’t get too worked up over geography.
by scatterbrian on Jan 6, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well, it certianly isn't anaheim
what city could compete with that history and natural beauty?
by jaylikewise on Jan 6, 2009 5:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
heh
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by Kyle Boddy on Jan 6, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you want apologies or do you want DINGERS?!?!
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jan 6, 2009 1:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Lots and lots of DINGERS
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Jan 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yay mark mcgwire
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Jan 7, 2009 2:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take any amount of consistent hitting in Oakland
sorry
Play more Conan!
by oaklandSMASH on Jan 11, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i was wondering......
i was wondering if anyone was thinking this way besides me, i was very bitter behind his exit from Oakland and i for one had no aspirations on ever seeing him back but with that said he should fit in very nicely and i totally agree he owes us A’s fans an apology since he has the audacity to come back.
by ike041476 on Jan 6, 2009 1:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you!!!!
And I had read that he had recently said “I left my heart there (Oakland)”
But for the teams lack of production, I am more than happy to welcome him back.
by auldone on Jan 6, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I do not need an apology
Just hit the stinkin baseball.
Stomp,em, stomp the piss out of em.Then pound the budweiser after the game. Joe Schultz Seattle Piolts Mgr 1969
by billyball1981 on Jan 7, 2009 6:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
An apology would mean nothing because...........
Even if he says it, will you really believe that he is sorry for making millions and getting the chance to play in NY and not to mention he played in the World Series in 2003. I was very bitter and pissed off when he went to NY. I went to his first 2 games back in Oakland and honestly, it was 2 of the most fun games I have been to. Watching Stomper go up to him with a “Hey Jason, nice haircut, you look pretty” sign was great. Booing him when he stepped in the on deck circle was classic. Baseball is a business and he made the right business decision. I just do not really get it, we rip Giambi for not making the sentimental choice after the 2001 season, yet we rip Furcal for not taking the most money, instead he made the choice that made him happiest. Does that make sense?
I was not happy when Giambi left Oakland but I do not need an apology. I for one will stand and cheer for my one time, favorite player on opening day.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."-Bill Hicks
by Man Bear Pig on Jan 6, 2009 1:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I agree here with MBP
I’m over it and do not need an apology.
Now, let’s sign on the dotted line already Jason!
by mrod on Jan 6, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's fandom...it makes perfect sense.
Now I just want Beane to trade Crosby for Escobar…and get cash back from the Braves.
by LowcountryJoe on Jan 6, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Apology would be hollow
But some coordinated heckling along the lines of “So, how’d that ring hunt work out for ya?” would be right in order. Take it, G!
"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002
by achiappanza on Jan 8, 2009 10:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not saying he shouldn't have gone or taken the money.
what I’m saying is that you don’t diss the team./ity that supported you throughout your
baseball formative years, that revered you and supported you no matter what.
Let;s; be pednatic about this. Try this example.
So, you have a boyfriend/girlfriend with whom you have a great relatinoship. Another person comes along and they leave you for him/her. That’s fair since you were not married ( baseball is a business).. But, not only does that person makes snide &derogatory comments about you to whomever will listen. but also says that they always wanted the new relationship and are glad that they finally got it.
Tthen after the new relationship runs it’s course, they want to come back as they realized that pickings are not as great as before and they did enjoy the time they spent with.
Do you take them back with no questions asked ( if so enroll in match.com immediately ans you will be a big hit) or do you demand an explanation ( though there is none ,)or an apology at the least?
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 1:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Or say your football team leaves for 13 years
Oh..
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bad: Losing your hometown team for 13 years
Worse: What we got when they returned (especially in the last 6 seasons).
"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 Jan 6, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t even want to think about that in ex-girlfirend terms.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
*girlfriend
can’t spell today
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well, the raiders suck a lot
i see nothing amusing in substituting ‘the raiders’ with ‘my ex-girlfriend’
when did we stop using adverbs proper?
by alea iacta est on Jan 7, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{not touching this one}
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 7, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if she sucked a lot . . .
would she be your “ex”-girlfriend?
"I'm more into going home and being horizontal" - Lew Wolff
by bvank on Jan 7, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you make it sound like i have a choice in these matters
when did we stop using adverbs proper?
by alea iacta est on Jan 7, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ah, I see ...
Just as the Raiders don’t suck only against one other team …
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well, i meant
more that i don’t generally chose at what stage a girl becomes my ‘ex’ girlfriend
when did we stop using adverbs proper?
by alea iacta est on Jan 7, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like my interpretation better
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Like if the Raiders
would rather suck against OTHER teams?
"I'm more into going home and being horizontal" - Lew Wolff
by bvank on Jan 8, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually...
Especially when the rest of the things she did sucked even more.
Ooo! Piece of candy!
by ChickenStanley on Jan 7, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ahahahaha
God, I’m glad I’m a Niners fan. There’s a small chance, but a chance nonetheless, that I would have been a Raiders fan had they been in NorCal when I was growing up. Thank you for that, Al Davis.
It almost makes Mt. Davis acceptable.
99 MPH with as much control as a deflating balloon - CurveballKing on H-Rod
by Scottbass on Jan 6, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, that's NOT how relationships are supposed to go?!!?
by pam5981 on Jan 6, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BEER WENCH, MORE JACK DANIELS!
Is that how yours go?
Mine don’t.
by mikev on Jan 6, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You and
Ken Arneson are on the same page:
It’s almost a perfect fit…except…it’s kinda like taking back the old girlfriend who dumped you for the richer, handsomer guy so many years ago. You loved her so much while you had her, then you hated hated hated her after she betrayed you. And now, taking her back? There may be some benefits, but I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t be healthier for the soul if everybody had just moved on, for good.
by pam5981 on Jan 6, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. You get around.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jan 6, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All these relationship analogies.
How about this one: you had a relationship in which you loved the other person and the sex was great. Then the other person leaves you for a richer person. And you think your (now) former lover is a despicable whore. Several years pass and your ex-flame becomes single again, kind of like a free agent. Your former lover then propositions you. He or she has looked around for a new relationship and has finally settled on you. There won’t be the same depth of feeling as before, but there’ll still be some good sex involved. And you’re not committed for more than a year or two! I could accept that. Just leave the thong at the last place. I do have some standards.
by guapobob on Jan 6, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gee Bob....
this one sounds a little familiar.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jan 6, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No no no
Bring the ‘stache! that’s where his power originates from. Plus the mighty stache is such a rich piece of Athletics history, its a can’t miss. Mr.Giambi if you do do return, then I demand that rockin stache comes with you…
"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!
by Shippee33 on Jan 6, 2009 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would be on board if it were a handlebar 'stache.
Earwax, anyone?
by somebodyelse on Jan 6, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"I have more questions after these."-WaddellCanseco
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jan 6, 2009 10:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But I think in Oakland, it was the longer hair.
Apparently he’s the Samson of our time.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jan 6, 2009 7:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Jan 7, 2009 1:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, this is the Samson of our times...
In Brock we Trust!
Play more Conan!
by oaklandSMASH on Jan 11, 2009 12:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am having a very hard time with this move. I want to like it… I really do, but his BS on the way out hurt. A lot. I remember the painful comments he made. I remember dwelling on it that whole winter. I remember taking the day off work and driving out from Sacramento to be at his first game in Oakland as a Yankee. I remember booing him the second he stepped on to the field to warm up. I remember booing him every time the ball was in his hands. I remember cheering like crazy for Pena, trying to mask the hurt. I always thought of that day as a very therapeutic, and I didn’t think much about him at all after that. I figured I was over it. But today things changed. It seems I still remember.
by Titus on Jan 6, 2009 1:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You're probably not the only person who wants an apology
All I know is I don’t need one.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jan 6, 2009 1:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
30 dingers, a .260 average, 90 rbi is all the apology I need.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jan 6, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So Grover,
Did you even wonder how that Top Ten List on Letterman came about? Did he have any say as to what he woudl read? Why owuld he agree to diss OaklAnd like that? He had to have known how hurt/shocked/dismayed the fans were?
even Giambi could not have been that obtuse?
Was he so enthralled with the bright lights/big city that Okaland was a dim memory?
For what people say about Zito, he took out a full page ad thanking the fans of Oaklnd for their support. Other players have done the same.
But good ol’ Giambi chose to hurl insults over his shoulder.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 1:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh please
Giambi had no say in what Letterman’s writers chose to hand to him to read. The only choice Giambi had was just not appearing on the show, and did anyone notice what happened in October when McCain skipped out on Letterman? And that was a United States Senator and candidate for President. You think he’d take it easier on some baseball player?
by Nate on Jan 6, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I. Don't. Care. Anymore.
I barely cared then.
In fact, I probably care 10X more that you didn’t spell my name correctly then I ever cared about Giambi’s Letterman appearance.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jan 6, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The thing that gets me...
I seem to remember that Giambi toyed with our emotions the entire year.
First there was talk that he’d stay if we re-signed Howe. The A’s re-signed Howe.
Then he wanted an astronomincal salary. Which was offered to him.
Then he wanted a no-trade clause. Which, again, was added in.
Then after telling us all for over a year, that it wasn’t about the money, he goes on Letterman, insults Oakland, and then signs with the Yankees!!
I won’t boo him any more, but I won’t applaud either. He’ll always be a $ellout to me.
Tear down Mount Davis!
by polytician on Jan 6, 2009 2:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
you forgot about the deferred money thing too
Add that to the list of hoops. Giambi pulled the same thing Furcal pulled this year – they were in no way signing with the A’s, whatever went on the table. They had specific teams in mind and were determined to go there.
by jdr on Jan 7, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And then the “I always wanted to be a Yankee” crap that Steinbrenner’s scriptwriters give you and YOU DON’T HAVE TO READ!
"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002
by achiappanza on Jan 8, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh please, back at you , Mr. apologist , you polytician you.
Did someone have their hand up his jacket ventriloquist style?
How do you know that he did not have a choice? I ‘ve read before that guests are pre-interviewed in the “Green room” shere the tone of the interview/guest slot is presented and it is decided what is or is not off limits.
What did he stand to lose if he refused to diss Oakland? Would Letterman call George
S. and demand a public apology?
How can you compare Giambi to a nationally high profile presidential candidate?
And, you know since Giambi was the newest big "IT’ in town, Letterman would not have waged a campaign against him.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 2:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, Poly...
I didn’t mean to sound so impassioned, but I am kinda sorting out my emotions via this thread. Thing is, I’ll likely be at almost every home game and need to sort out my feelings about this.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No worries..
We’re all a little worked up over it. For me, the letterman thing just added insult to injury. Because he insulted Oakland, BEFORE he even signed with the Yanks. And, really, once you’re on camera, you can say whatever you want. Change it to say, “Have you ever seen the TV stations in oakland?” (only one), or “Have you ever seen the nightlife in oakland?” But he insulted ALL of Oakland on national TV, and that hurt.
Tear down Mount Davis!
by polytician on Jan 6, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ get over it!
Even if he said “Have you seen scatterbrian’s mom?” I wouldn’t be insulted. It’s fucking Letterman, it’s comedy. In that situation you endear yourself to your new fans, you don’t worry about over-sensitive fans you leave behind.
by scatterbrian on Jan 6, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I am actually hoping that Holliday hits a homerun on Opening Day, flips off Angels’ fans as he rounds the bases, and then plays for Anaheim in seven seasons.
Not exactly the same thing, huh? Well, I hope the first part happens.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
kinda sounds like TO and the Cowboys
"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra
by Cheezombie on Jan 6, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is all about a Letterman Top 10?
Get over it! I thought the comments came in an interview, which would have been pretty shitty. But this is comedy – cheap laughs. I grew up in NJ, the butt of more jokes than Oakland ever was – it’s just easy to joke about (despite having the highest per capita income and one of the best public school systems in the country). I’m going to hold a grudge against anyone who ever made a joke about it? Not enough time in the day.
by boilerdan on Jan 6, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Boiler Dan....
If and when I choose to “get over it” will on my own timeline. I live in Oakland and am a taxpayer. I enjoy living in Oakland.
He dissed the fans and the city, dude. It is his disdain and insensitivity that I have issue with.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 2:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
his insensitivity?
wow you must be a liberal…
"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!
by Shippee33 on Jan 6, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I admit
it bothered me when he first said those things. But the fact that he returns without the jewelry he sought when he left- and which no doubt leaves him at least a little humble- is enough of an apology for me.
Besides, he endured enough boos every time he came back.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 2:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'll admit it, I take some satisfaction in that.
…the fact that he returns without the jewelry he sought when he left- and which no doubt leaves him at least a little humble…
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Jan 6, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Its called karma.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Jan 6, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even if he does apologize, I have a feeling he won't say what it's for.
Past being prologue, and all that.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 2:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't matter to me any more
He sold out for the money and to win a championship.
He got the money. He didn’t get the championship.
Life goes on.
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by Flashfire on Jan 6, 2009 2:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He has said many times since then
how much he loved playing in Oakland and how much fun he had. He has moved so far past those initial comments in the heat of the excitement that I do not want or need any sort of apology. It is clear he looks back positively on time in Oakland and I prefer to look at those comments than a few he made right after leaving. Lots of people say things in the heat of a negotiation, I put very little worth in the immediate comments.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jan 6, 2009 2:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
+1
The Letterman thing was just a blip. So he reads a joke written by some writer to endear himself to his new home. Big deal. I’m sure in a perfect world he would have stood tall and said, “No, Mr. Letterman, I simply will not read #3! Oakland is a wonderful city!” But really, I don’t much care. For me this is all water under a bridge that I floated by about 500 bridges ago.
And honestly, other than the Letterman thing, I don’t think I’ve ever heard him say anything nasty or mean about Oakland, the A’s organization, or A’s fans. For cripes sake, he continues to go on Baun’s show every year and says nothing but nice things.
He chose money over home, well, lots of people do that. And if his exit lacked grace, well, a lot of people have done that too. He actually seems like a good person at the core (see the money he immediatley sent to Wash after Katrina) so I just can’t find myself getting worked up about his return. Other than to hope he hits the stuffing out of the ball.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Jan 7, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
That’s pretty much how I feel.
I was pissed off by the Letterman thing at the time — I mean, one day I’m chanting “MVP!” for him at a sold-out playoff game (the one where his idiot brother didn’t slide), and a month later he goes on TV and insults the city, and by extension, it seemed, the fans. That seemed pretty classless.
But
it was one time
it was intended as a joke
it was probably written by someone else
it was 7 years ago.
I’m over it.
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Jan 7, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought the Letterman thing was mildly funny
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Top Ten Reasons I, Jason Giambi, Want To Play For The New York Yankees
10. “I want to help the team fight embarrassment of not winning world championship in 14 months”
9. “When you say, ‘David Wells sent me,’ you get half-price drinks at Hooters”
8. “Pinstripes are slimming”
7. “After Chuck Knoblauch, people will think I have a great arm”
6. “I hear Steinbrenner is a dream to work for”
5. “Miss Cleo told me to”
4. “Diving into the stands for a foul ball and ‘accidentally’ landing on Donald Trump’s date”
3. “Have you ever been to Oakland?”
2. “In New York I’m closer to my favorite talk-show host — Regis”
1. “After the game, cruising bars with Giuliani and picking fights”
I mean, as much of that was poking fun at himself as anything else. Sure, I got upset about the Oakland comment but what annoyed me more was the events leading up to him leaving and him saying he wanted to play for a winner when the A’s were just as good at the time.
Time passes. Life goes on. I don’t think he’s a bad guy.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jan 7, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good Oak.... Then he can go back on Letterman and say.....
" Have you ever been to Oakland? Well, I have and it is a city with one of the most loyal fan bases. I had a great time there and feel positively pixilated to return to the place where I had the most success.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 3:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Except for there not really being a fanbase these days
The diehards are loyal but it’s not like the A’s fill the stadium.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jan 6, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am sufficiently suffonsified that he allowed the Yankers' bankers finance his return "home."
The fact that this deal was done quietly and very reasonably suggests to me there may have been a homey discount involved, after the buyout is counted. Thanks, Giam — see you at the Collie!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 3:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Lets not forget...
…how he helped out Ron Washington when his family lost its home to Katrina. He really does/did seem to have loyalty to the players/coaches he’d been with in Oakland.
by natedogg1 on Jan 6, 2009 3:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
So, the boyfriend who left me sends me
flowers, candy, diamonds, wants to wine & dine me. I still want some some ’explanation or an apology.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 4:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Does it make any difference if he still has a lively bat?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Its not as creepy as him having a dead bat
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jan 6, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy roadkill, Batman!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dog father, my point is not whether he retains the
ability to hit it over the fences. My whole issues is his diss and arrogance upon leaving.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 4:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The official scorer rules an error on the play -- no double (entendre) for TDF.
Still too soon for meager attempts at humor, right Ima?
Gotta get my timing down before April.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy complete-inability-to-use-reply-button Batman!
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Jan 6, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey -- it's easy to do at the bottom of the thread ...
… he said, sucking up to Ima.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure I'm buying the b/f reference
In fact, if you decide to take the b/f back, you did so on your own, and therefore no need to apologize. So in that weird sense, an apology from Giambi might make more sense, because we didn’t decide to let him back.
Never mind, I’m babbling.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 6, 2009 4:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Q: if you're the only one still chapped, then isn't it "just you?"
So, why the “or” in the title?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 6, 2009 5:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I could care less
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 6, 2009 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i think you mean to say
you couldn’t care less. think about it…
by jlanning17 on Jan 7, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh. Throw slow-pitch, MB.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 7, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still thinking about it ...
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if you could care less
then you care at least a little bit.
if you couldn’t care less, you don’t care.
apologies if this has been covered before.
by jlanning17 on Jan 8, 2009 6:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 8, 2009 7:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you crafty AN veterans...
are just a bunch of wild and crazy guys!
by jlanning17 on Jan 8, 2009 8:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, then --
“Give him the heater, Monkey.” 
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 8, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yes please do
i really can’t wait to see where this inside joke is going.
maybe i was wrong to assume that MB meant he didn’t care…
by jlanning17 on Jan 8, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
great googly moogly
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 8, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Beware. 
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 8, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, then.
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 8, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No question -- Giambi made an ass of himself
Not so much with the Letterman thing, but with his posturing all year long …
“I looooove Oakland … I’d do anything to stay here my whole career … I looooooove Oakland … it’s not even about the money, I just need a no-trade clause to stay here … I loooooove Oakland … just give me the no-trade and it’s a done deal …… wha? What’s that? A no-trade clause? ….. ummmm, well, you waited too long.”
I never had any problem with Giambi signing for more money, or signing with the Yankees — a team he loved growing up. I had a problem with Giambi telling us a million times how badly he wanted to stay in Oakland, when all along he knew he’d bolt.
All that being said? You wear an Oakland uniform, I root for you. Period. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you stand for. I don’t give a damn what kind of person you are or what you do in your spare time. Just help my team win.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
by Vacafan on Jan 6, 2009 5:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
"All along he knew he'd bolt"
That was my issue, too. I was really irked when he started breaking down and crying during his Yankee introduction — that’s when it was confirmed that he had designs on New York the whole time.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jan 6, 2009 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+ 2/3
I’ll cheer when he does something good. I’ll cheer and root for him when I want him to do something good… for the team’s benefit. I won’t cheer for him.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Jan 7, 2009 1:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it's the same thing
sorry.
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Jan 7, 2009 2:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No it's not.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Jan 7, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You cheer the A's uniform.
Another BB thing. Players come and go.. in Giambi’s case, he came, went, and now he’s coming back.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack
by GreenSocks on Jan 7, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's inevitable that you cheer for the uniform...
…especially if you’ve been a fan long enough that you’ve seen entire careers come and go. That doesn’t mean you can’t have favorite players, of course you can. You just understand that players come and go. Sometimes for economic or trade reasons, sometimes just because they get old and retire.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Jan 8, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take the production
ruined my winter way back when, but considering what the offense was like last year, a good bat erases all those bad memories
holdin' it down for the bay from upper westside manhattan
by SamYam on Jan 6, 2009 6:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This.
The past is gone. I prefer to focus on the now and Jason might could put some butts in those empty seats.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Jan 6, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why do people care so goddamn much about butts in the seats?
by mikev on Jan 6, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Because its good for the team and
the local economy. Why wouldn’t you care about butts in the seats?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Jan 6, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Because I don't own the team and I have no vesting interest in whether or not people go to the games.
I care about the team winning games, though. When I go to the Coliseum I cheer for the team, not for the people in the seats.
by mikev on Jan 7, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually prefer small crowds
No lines, I can spread out, and less competition for any hotties that might be sitting close by.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 7, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
... and fewer grasping hands at the FREE KRAUT trough!
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've told you this before ...
EnglishMajor pointed out that there’s FREE KRAUT at the Saag’s stand (didn’t see it elsewhere).
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe I saw that before.
Mental note taken.
by mikev on Jan 7, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
note to Crywolffisher and Aramark
While I am in principle opposed to spending money on food at the Coliseum (and most of your food sucks), I did purchase a Saag’s the last game I went to—partly because Saag’s is a quality product (I’m never eating another dollar rat dog again)—but mostly because I was so thrilled that there was FREE KRAUT.
Note to PaulThomas: OK, you’re right, the strikethrough autoformatting is inconsistent and hinky. You should still use Preview, though.
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why don't you say strange or weird? I mean hinky, that has no meaning.
I don’t want you guys using words with no meaning. I’m taking the stairs
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Jan 7, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“I don’t care!”
BTW — “preview” sometimes doesn’t help the strickthrough randomality.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 7, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I swear
You have the best pictures.
I closed my eyes for a second, and I can smell that, and I can hear the crowd. Is this Heaven?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 7, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No
It’s Iowa.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jan 7, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've lived in Iowa
There is no way in hell that Iowa could be confused with heaven.
"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 Jan 7, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You lose on missing the baseball reference
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jan 7, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no, I got the Field of Dreams thing right away
Just never could figure how anybody would confuse Iowa and heaven, even in the movies.
"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 Jan 7, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jan 7, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They're similar
according to Talking Heads’ description of heaven.
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Jan 7, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's like a photo of Mrs. Lima cropped a third of the way from the top
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now those — those are some condiments!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 7, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd certainly put those on my ... um ...
This is hardball! This is where we overreact! @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 7, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wiener.
The word you’re avoiding is wiener.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure that's the word he was looking for.
by mikev on Jan 8, 2009 8:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
his saags?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 8, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it is nice to have space at the game
but isn’t it also nice to be there and be able to actually feel the volume go up? feel the tension in the air in a close game? i hate getting squished and spilled on and having to wait to pee, but it’s pretty cool when you’re in a packed stadium. there’s just an awesome ambiance to it.
by jlanning17 on Jan 7, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
"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 Jan 7, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
As I stated above in a reply to Vacafan, I was not happy when he gave the impression that he wanted to stay in Oakland when it was all about being a Yankee.
I just realized it’s been seven years since he left. A lot has happened since. It feels a little weird hearing that he might be back, but to me it seems like a “time heals wounds” situation. He could certainly help the A’s.
As for an apology — heck, I’m just some shmoe in North Carolina. I think I’ll be OK either way.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jan 6, 2009 7:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Triangle...
Cary, specifically.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jan 7, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cool i just moved from the Wake Forest area
to eastern NC
by A'sfaninNC on Jan 8, 2009 7:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My two cents:
The fanpost’s title actually offers the same possibility twice. Is it just me, or am I the only one who noticed that?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jan 6, 2009 7:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Jan 6, 2009 7:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, it's more subtle than that
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Jan 6, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His apology would be ineffectual
since all he would say is that he was “sorry about that stuff, that, you know, happened, at some point in the past. Or maybe didn’t happen.”
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jan 6, 2009 7:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My take is that he apologized, but using the "wink wink, I'm not actually
admitting anything" language his lawyers insisted he use. Had he been your client, you would have advised differently?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jan 6, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell no
It worked like a frigging charm. If I knew that’s how it would turn out, I’d have advised him to do exactly what he did.
Since I am in fact not his lawyer, and instead am in the position of a “concerned citizen,” I can say that what he actually did was a ridiculous travesty.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jan 6, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ridiculous Travis T?
Can’t be worse than that ridiculous Jack T that Cust wore for his PSA.
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 6, 2009 9:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's hard to be a lawyer and a good concerned citizen at the same time, ain't it?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jan 6, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet Peter Pumpkin Pie!
Relationships? Girlfriends? Making a joke on David Letterman? good god get over it
by jeffro on Jan 6, 2009 8:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
+a million
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Jan 7, 2009 2:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly
If there is anyone who I have heard in rumored pending return mode that people should be mad at, it is Mark Mulder. Mulder said the he was going to a better team, in a better city with better fans int he days following his trade.
But even that, in my opinion, is not worthy of my scorn. It’s not a relationship, it’s a game. I pay my hard earned money to watch a guy with a wooden stick swing at a cow hide covered ball of twine and rubber. What he says or does outside of raping my grandmother, beating my children or any other truly personal affront doesn’t bother me. Because I don’t know him and he doesn’t know me and none of this stuff is personal.
by jeffro on Jan 7, 2009 7:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can we get Billy Beane to appear on The Late Late Show?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Jan 6, 2009 9:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't need an apology
That’s all in the past. Who cares what he said on Letterman. They probably wrote the lines for him anyway.
I think he regrets leaving Oakland in the first place. Sure, the money was great but I think we see the hair grow long, the harley rides up and down Mt Davis and he hits 27 home runs and most of all, he helps the clubhouse chemistry. The other players all get Harleys and pig out at In an Out burger every day.
And for $4 million or whatever it is, it’s a bargain and room for more free agent signings.
by Trainman on Jan 6, 2009 9:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If living well is the best revenge,
then Oakland is the one living well. Giambi snubbed the A’s, left for bigger and better things, found the Big Apple not all he dreamt it would be, regretted his decision, and next time he had a decision to make, came back with new appreciation for the A’s.
Who needs revenge or an apology?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jan 6, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Au contraire. I love revenge.
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Jan 6, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The funny thing is...
that it worked out rather well for the A’s.
Giambi never won a World Series ring with the Yankees, just as I hoped.
He never really fit in with the Yankees, even when he was hitting well.
The steroid scandal happened 3,000 miles away, and it wasn’t the A’s paying him $90 million for six years.
Now Giambi is back, taking a low offer, because the A’s are the only team that wants him, and he wishes he never left.
So, no, he doesn’t need to apologize.
by bear88 on Jan 6, 2009 11:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say he wishes he never left
He’s got 90 million reasons why, at the very least.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jan 7, 2009 1:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He could have had pretty damn close had he stayed.
The A’s actually met his demands before he reneged and upped the demands.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Jan 7, 2009 1:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My feelings would be different
If the Yankees had won when they signed him. Their postseason futility in those years has really softened the blow.
by A'sian on Jan 9, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
Ah, crap. Forget about what I was going to post. It didn’t work.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 6, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It didn't really help
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jan 6, 2009 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 6, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm Glad that as Athletics Nation We Are Able To
share our thoughts and views however divergent they may be. I was thinking today how unfortunate is it we don’t have a radio show that we can call in to discuss issues such as these with other fans.Not to get all Dick Vermeil, but I’m glad we have each other.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 6, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the signing...I have ALWAYS loved Giambi
Really nice guy. I have a post on it :-)
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Jan 6, 2009 11:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you on this one
I’ve always liked the guy, though I have no personal story to tell. I will, however, take credit for starting the first “MVP” chant in 2000. :)
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 7, 2009 7:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where is this post?
Is a post on his being a really nice guy? I’m curious, because I have a friend who knows someone who grew up with Jason and says the same thing, that he is a really nice guy and is not standoffish or aloof (hellooooooo Mark Mulder).
by plrraz on Jan 7, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure.
I really loved him when he was with the A’s. I took it to heart that he seemed to revel in the rebel role of small-marketness and freedom to do whatever you want with your hair and facial hair. He seemed to represent everything that was right with baseball—sure, we were flawed and we didn’t have anything past the nine we had out on the field, but those nine were good enough to stand up to the neighborhood bully and punch him in the throat.
And then. And then he left. He cut his hair and shaved his facial hair and looked like a deer caught in headlights and was talking about “Mr. Steinbrenner” and “wanting to play for a winner.” It all felt like an extreme slap in the face. " What was it we were doing before you left?!" I repeatedly asked the television images. And he looked like such a TOOL with all his hair cut off.
So, yes, it was like a lover. It was like catching her in bed with another man. And it hurt.
And quite frankly, I really don’t want to root for someone who treated me like a prostitute. I apparently agree with Ian MacKaye that The Monkees were a little too soft to record a song so hard, and it constantly comes to mind when I think of Jason Giambi.
If he signs with our team, I won’t root against him. But I don’t think I can bring myself to root for him. He could have spent the last seven years with us and be revered by us all. Instead, he chose to go after 10 million more and was relegated to being a poor-man’s Paul O’Neill for a town easily distracted by the next shiny object. He’s a one-note joke. He’s effing clown shoes. And he could’ve been a god. For us. The choices we make.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 1:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
30 million more
and one more season
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Jan 7, 2009 2:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jason doesn't need to give an apology for dissing Oakland IMO...
but he sure as HELL needs togive an apology for inflicting his goat brother Jeremy on us!
Now that was truly unforgivable!
by IM4Oakgal on Jan 7, 2009 1:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
OMG... you don't suppose...
…Jeremy’s gonna be the 5th OFer???
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on Jan 7, 2009 1:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
however...
jeremy was one of our better hitters for his short tenure here
"My group runs some frogloks down the hall to finish them off and POP! RASTER! If there was a way to scream louder than caps in EQ I was doing it. Man I am straight panicking because I know I have NO CHANCE soloing and the party has run off. I'm in my hotel room; it's like 5am, and I am straight hollering, in EQ and in real life. Bottom line is the group comes back, heals me, and kills Raster! WOOT!" -Curt Schilling on his favorite memories in the video game "EverQuest"
by travdog6 on Jan 7, 2009 1:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love you for that.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 7, 2009 7:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I don't need an apology
I was hurt and I booed and sang “HEY! Must be the MONEY!” just like the rest of the fans at that first game. But for me time healed the wounds. I agree that the Letterman was just comedy. He wanted the money no doubt but the Yankees had won the WS two or three(?) times the previous seasons and he wanted to win. It backfired on him so I don’t feel so bad.
But I can understand how people are still mad at him but I have let it go.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Jan 7, 2009 1:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
just as his remark on letterman
showed a lack of class. an apology would show at least that he doesn’t want that remark to get in the way of his return to Oakland.
And yes, I would like one.
That said, I’m much more concerned about whether he has anything left to contribute offensively, now that he won’t have the benefit of the Yankee short porch (among other things). But you can’t argue too much about the price tag.
by OaklandSi on Jan 7, 2009 8:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
if he does apologize
at least he shouldn’t be vague… unless the last time he made public apology
Formerly known as phutmasterflex
by PHUT! on Jan 7, 2009 11:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think he should apologize for winning the Unicorn's rightful Comeback Player award in 2005.
Points of gossip — is he married? Any little actual Giambinos running around? Anybody know?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jan 7, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I Must confess That I Could Never r Bring Myself To Throw the Poster Away
Does anyone remember the Oakland Tribune poster of Giambi given out in 2000? It had him in all of his greasy-haired tattooed glory and had the tag lines :
Fashion Advice With Jason Giambi
Wash Shirt When You Notice Dirt, Or Blood.
Yep, there it was rolled in my left desk drawer and I pulled it out today, none the worse for wear.
I feel like the old alcoholic cowboy in Cat Ballou, who when he decided to go back into battle for jJne Fonda went through his old war chest and put his gear on. If I’m able to figure out how, I’ll try to scan it, although it may be difficult.
Does anyone have that picture?
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 7, 2009 2:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Don't have it
but want it.
Weird?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 7, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who Knew That Underneath Those White Stone-Washed Jeans
A golden thong Nestled Comfortably ?
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Jan 7, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the visual reminder.
I see a deranged rabbit, on fire, cowering away from a vagina. I await the results of the Rorschaschererer. -Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jan 7, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Noooooooo
Now, you owe us an apology.
"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 Jan 7, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
now i need some tissue
"My group runs some frogloks down the hall to finish them off and POP! RASTER! If there was a way to scream louder than caps in EQ I was doing it. Man I am straight panicking because I know I have NO CHANCE soloing and the party has run off. I'm in my hotel room; it's like 5am, and I am straight hollering, in EQ and in real life. Bottom line is the group comes back, heals me, and kills Raster! WOOT!" -Curt Schilling on his favorite memories in the video game "EverQuest"
by travdog6 on Jan 7, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
:-)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Jan 7, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he said a lot of stupid stuff, when he left...
something like " we[ the yankees] don’t “rebuild”, we reload!"
by GrewUpAtTheColiseum on Jan 7, 2009 7:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
No apology required for $4m
when BoCro is going to make $5.25m….
by itsgemme on Jan 7, 2009 9:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever been to Oakland?
was a funny comment. I am from the south, and as such, I have endured many jokes and stereotypical comments about that fact, many from people from CA. (I live in Reno). Grow up a bit and learn to laugh at yourself. Go Jason!
by somebodyelse on Jan 7, 2009 10:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If he wants to apologize
Can he put bat to ball on a consistent basis to get the runs in for the 2009 season?
Amen
Play more Conan!
by oaklandSMASH on Jan 11, 2009 12:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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