Jersey name debate strikes again
by ru155 on Feb 5, 2009 9:34 AM PST
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Ok, so I know that there have been previous posts on which A's player to get on the jersey. But, with the recent slew of A's Off Season activity, and the loss of young talent like CGon/Greg Smith, I thought it was fair to ask the board for advice.
I had just received my A's gear shipment courtesy of MLB.com and then received a follow-up email from them giving me 15% off my entire next order (not bad when all i ordered was a Hat & Tee for $40).
I've currently got an A's Spring Training jersey (green) and want to get the home white jersey. With the 15% off I figured go big and get a player on it as well, saving about $28. Also, does anyone know where i can get the 40 year patch?
I'd like to go with someone 2000 or later. All suggestions greatly appreciated.
P.S. whoever's jersey read SPARTICUST, is awesome!
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probably your best bet
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Feb 5, 2009 9:40 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Ya, i thought i had it all figured out last year
And got a Suzuki jersey thinking he was our rock. Sure enough, he’s still here but he changed his number. AGAIN.
by OakLgb on Feb 5, 2009 9:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'd go with Cahill/Anderson
They’ve got the best chance of being with the team for the next 5-6 years
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Feb 5, 2009 9:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I usually go with
Nothing… because my friends once bought me a Zito, 75 and then my wife bought me a Crosby, 7… so I figure their struggles are my fault.
by jeffro on Feb 5, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Go with Eckersly.
Or Chavez.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Feb 5, 2009 10:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
i hope you don't go with eckersly
eckersley would be good though
"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 Feb 5, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Smart ass!
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Feb 5, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this is from the guy
who’s seen a mark mcguire jersey or two
"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 Feb 5, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's what my jersey says
I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.
by scatterbrian on Feb 5, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
First, thanks.
Second, go with a jersey tee if you’re getting a player unless you go with a classic player. All of my baseball jerseys are outdated right now. Last offseason I was going to get a Suzuki jersey and I’m so glad I didn’t since he changed his number.
by thejd44 on Feb 5, 2009 10:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
AN members need jersey numbers!
Blez would never trade any of us.
Hold on, my phone is ringing…
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 5, 2009 10:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 5, 2009 10:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hudson?
I’d been thinking about Hudson. He was my favorite of the Big Three with that nasty split-finger fastball that loved to sink and get those GBDPs all day long.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
by ru155 on Feb 5, 2009 10:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think that sounds very nice.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Feb 5, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would offer my opinion,
but I don’ t think you would want it. The only jersey I’ve ever purchased is a Crosby #7 during his rookie year.
"Good or bad, I don't know. This is awesome." ~Nick Swisher after being asked if it was wise to poor beer on Lew Wolfe's head.
by humdinger on Feb 5, 2009 11:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
So it's your fault he's still around
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Feb 5, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let me chime in for ZONIS....
You should definitely get your screen name or some other personalized name. – Zonis (five hundred times previously)
by 33SwisherSweet on Feb 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I got lucky
Wanted to buy a jersey back in 2002. Had a Chavez-3 jersey custom-made for me, since 1) I’m a Chavez fan, and 2) given Billy’s admitted man-crush on him, I was betting that Chavvy’d be the one they signed long-term. The good news is that I had chosen wisely. The bad news is that I never could find the elephant patch, and also that he hasn’t been healthy for a while. So it seems as an A’s fan, even when you win, you lose a little.
Let's Go Oakland! clap clap clapclapcl-- damn, I think I sprained my wrist...
by SF Geoff on Feb 5, 2009 11:57 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
How about Wiess?
my favorite former A’s player and a great guy to to it off.
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 Feb 5, 2009 12:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
anyone have one of those bill king patches?
please let me know—it’s this time of year when I pine the worst for the guy.
by thebigman on Feb 5, 2009 12:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
they're on ebay
for about five bucks
by MaineAthletic on Feb 5, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I do, but can't part with it.
It will eventually be going on the Big Hurt home white when I have enough money laying around for the next jersey.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Feb 5, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Go with Holliday
In 10 years it will be funny to look back and remember the three months he played for us.
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Feb 5, 2009 1:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If you are going back on the Humourous playing time Jersey, you have to get this.
Dogfood Gangstas
Canned or Dry,
We Neva Die.
by Zonis on Feb 5, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Now =that= is a thing of beauty
The episode that makes this so clever IMO is that Langerhans was supposed to be this “Master of Defense” yet, messed up at Fenway in one of his few appearances for the A’s in the outfield.
Hmmmm …just struck me….was it originally “inner field” and “outer field”, which then got truncated?
The “Sox” of the red and white variety was done by newspaper editors deciding to limit the number of letters needed in a headline.
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
by One won lost won on Feb 5, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The thing that makes it so clever is that it's a home jersey and Langerhans never played a home game with us.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Feb 5, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good observation, plus plus plus
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
by One won lost won on Feb 10, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rafael Furcal
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." ~Rogers Hornsby
by ZeroIndulgence on Feb 5, 2009 2:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If you are a fan of A's History, I would suggest going with this jersey
by AsFanInLA on Feb 5, 2009 2:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'd buy that for a dollar!
"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 Feb 5, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd buy one!
Not sure if I would spend a dollar like doctork, but 75 cents, easy.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 6, 2009 4:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeremy Giambi
My religion is A'slamic.
by WhoNeedsReligionWhenYaGotBaseball on Feb 5, 2009 3:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
but with no number, instead
put the word “slide” with a circle with a line through it
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 Feb 6, 2009 6:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
or a picture
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 6, 2009 8:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
(Imagine an extra “0” photoshopped in)
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 5, 2009 3:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 5, 2009 3:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 5, 2009 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I love that one.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Feb 5, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love "that one," too
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 5, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am now seriously considering getting a jersey that says “STRICKOUT” on it.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 5, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not an A's jersey, but probably my all-time favorite
"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 Feb 5, 2009 4:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Christ, what an asterisk
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 5, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had a tee shirt jersey made once
Beane on the back with the number 11…..his career walk total.
I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.
by scatterbrian on Feb 5, 2009 4:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Beane?
Back around this time in 2005 I was celebrating getting my first real job post-college and rewarded myself with an A’s jersey. I liked Chavez maybe the most but also figured he had the best change to be with the team the longest…got an authentic one in road gray from sportsk.com as they had the best prices for authentics at the time (still do?). Too bad I think I jinxed Chavez as he has been hurt pretty much on and off since I got it. Never got around to getting another one, at the time I did think I’d get a Harden home or Swisher….next one I get will be a “throwback”, I have a McGwire replica, my fav player as a kid, but a Stewart or Rickey jersey would be sweet. Beane would be kind of neat too and it ties in the new and older eras, kinda.
Still want to get an 80’s pullover with the block letter Oakland in green or gold too.
Gas to Chicago- $23.87 A's/White Sox Tix- $28 Watching the A's whipping the Sox in July 05'- Priceless
by WiscoFan on Feb 5, 2009 4:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
For those who want a throwback...
This might be a good one. Its a Mitchell and Ness Catfish Hunter throwback.
min bid: $49
Buy it now: $100
I’d get it, but its too big for me.
Dogfood Gangstas
Canned or Dry,
We Neva Die.
by Zonis on Feb 5, 2009 9:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Stay away from Mitchell & Ness items on eBay. Pretty much all of them are fakes.
That said, if you just like the look of something, go for it, but don’t get it if you think it’s the real deal.
love, mike in canada
by oakland ehs on Feb 5, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Gallego
Why not?
Let's go Oakland!
by oaklandfan89 on Feb 10, 2009 11:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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