Beane on ESPN talking Ballpark

by Syphon on Mar 24, 2009 2:20 PM PDT Comment 43 comments

Beane was on Baseball Tonight talking about the new ballpark efforts. He said that as long as they are in the current situation the roster turn overs will have to continue untill a new park is built. He also said that this was the first year that he had heard back from free agents saying they didnt wanna play in an old facility and that ballpark. So heres to hoping something can be worked out soon. Hopefully before our current crop of young players hit free agency. The show will prob be re-aired again tonight at some point if you wanna check it out.

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I just caught that

Did he say we are the last team to have one in the works or did I hear that wrong. For the most part he said many of the same things we have said around here. Go AN!!!

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by Ovale Fan on Mar 24, 2009 2:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah he did mention something like we were one of the last

teams to get a new park.

"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com

by Syphon on Mar 24, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Marlins are getting one and it’s expected to be built in time for the 2012 season.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 24, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

With a dome.

"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 Mar 24, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Timing smells funny

About the FA old ballpark story- now that Freemon is out.
I could see sluggers being put off playing in a pitcher’s park, but IMO- I think its more about a team being a contender.

Bobby Crosby = ground-out triple play...

by brian.only on Mar 24, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

*Fremont...

Bobby Crosby = ground-out triple play...

by brian.only on Mar 24, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think attendance has a lot to do with it -

That there just isn’t an atmosphere of excitement the way there probably would be in a Fremont/San Jose venue.

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by Nico on Mar 24, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like "Freemon"

relocation to Jamaica

by Cutthemullet on Mar 24, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

not really

this was said before the Fremont sitch became a dead end….

I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.

by scatterbrian on Mar 24, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oops.

Bobby Crosby = ground-out triple play...

by brian.only on Mar 24, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

so the interview was old?

second question: is the the first debate between brians on AN?

by Cutthemullet on Mar 24, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder...

Would players would be blackballing the Coliseum if Lew hadn’t broadcasted his negative opinion of it?

by roscoe on Mar 24, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Probably yes

Wolff’s hardcore black balling of it was a fairly recent development. Players have been avoiding staying in and coming to Oakland for far longer. And no amount of talk can change the fact that once the Metrodome is gone that the Coliseum is one of the two worst stadiums left in MLB in a duel for last with Tropicana Field.

by athletics68 on Mar 24, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not Likely

most of have played there and have first hand experience. Others have probably had teammates who have played there. I seriously doubt any player would pay much attention to what the owner thinks of the stadium.

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by DMOAS on Mar 24, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You may be right but

I must ask this question: Why is this the first time Billy has heard that reaction from players? What has changed?

by roscoe on Mar 24, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

how many free agents has beane attempted to sign?

old guys at the end of their careers who are unwanted by most teams, if not every other team (frank thomas, giambi, garciaparra, piazza, mike sweeney), not players in their prime who have other options.
then came furcal, and he had other options, so he went elsewhere.

and how many players are going to actually say that’s the reason they’re choosing another team?
not many players ever come out and say things like that, but furcal did.

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 Mar 24, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

By the way, I like your sig line but find it funny that 3 of the Ramones had already died when Beane said it.

by roscoe on Mar 24, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

one of the Bee Gees had already died too

battle of the defunct bands of brothers with dead members…something like that

by Cutthemullet on Mar 24, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lynyrd Skynyrd were not chosen for the final matchup

by Cutthemullet on Mar 24, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or...

There are now only two stadiums in MLB that aren’t either storied or fairly new, or going to be new shortly.

The facilities that the players see, the clubhouses, the weight rooms, etc. Those are muuuuccchhhh nicer in the new parks.

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by jeffro on Mar 24, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you serious?

professional athletes called it the mausoleum back in the early freaking 1970s.

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 Mar 24, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I did not know that.

by roscoe on Mar 24, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sal Bando

Captain Sal is the rumored originator of the “mausoleum” line. I also heard him on XM Radio when they announced Fremont and he was a big supporter of the move.

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by jeffro on Mar 24, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dont care where the A's move tbh

Just get me a new stadium. I will cheer for them wherever they friggin go.

I miss Chad God

by ChadGod on Mar 24, 2009 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Portland?

Just testing your limits.

by kidlondon on Mar 24, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i would like to hear your reasoning for portland?

just curious, this is the second time i’ve notice you mentioning portland as a location. or is this just another “A’s to Davis!” joke?

ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.

by mrbendy on Mar 25, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Las Vegas

would be sweet if they could move there

bye bye DRE

by robbo650 on Mar 24, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

BLASPHEMY!

Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.

by CarGon's Jock on Mar 24, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Las Vegas would bite

For a bunch of reasons… small media market, season ticket base is small for a city that thrives on tourism, they would be in a worse situation within 5-10 years.

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by jeffro on Mar 24, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

considering Las Vegas is the quikest growing city in the USA

i beg to differ

bye bye DRE

by robbo650 on Mar 24, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

With the economic downturn

Las Vegas’ growth has slowed dramatically.

Exhibit A

Also, building huge cities in the middle of the desert is stupid.

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by vegAN ryAN on Mar 24, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"The artist formerly known as HigherPie".

why the switch?

Also, I first read your username as vegas ryan, leaving me wondering why you were criticizing your own city.

by Cutthemullet on Mar 24, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Las Vegas

Is not the fastest growing city in the country.

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by jeffro on Mar 25, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here is a comparison of all potential markets

Las Vegas included

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by jeffro on Mar 25, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The sad thing is

I live in Vegas now, but basically in the timeframe that it would take for the A’s to move to Las Vegas, I plan on being back in the Bay Area by the end.

Nice grammar, but I’m too tired to backspace.

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Mar 25, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

poker?

by Cutthemullet on Mar 25, 2009 2:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I barely know her

by oakballnack on Mar 25, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was interesting

that Beane kept mentioning Bud Selig

by skalordes on Mar 24, 2009 11:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I truely wish

I could afford a season ticket so I can feel like I’m helping my team out. There sure are a few mighty tempting, nearly affordable ticket options though.

by GoldenStateGuerrero on Mar 24, 2009 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I truly wish

I could feel like the season ticket I’ve had for ten years meant something… truth is these guys don’t care about us little diddly ass season ticket holders unless our last name is CORPORATION

by Brian in 317 on Mar 25, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There are

The A’s sent me a two for one season ticket deal the other day on the first deck. Infact I’ve been getting deal emails from them almost daily at this point.

by athletics68 on Mar 25, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So now... seemingly all of a sudden...

…players don’t want to play here because of the facility.

Granted, the sample size is relatively small, and there is the Furcal thing though one anecdote does not a trend make, but it strikes me as just a tad too coincidental and convenient.

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by UncleLeo on Mar 25, 2009 8:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think it's all the sudden

If you have been in the “bowels” of any stadiums you will notice a stark contrast between Oakland’s and everywhere else except those that are about to be replaced (Minnesota/Miami) and those that are revered for their history (Fenway and Wrigley). Oakland’s facilities for players are substandard and increasingly so. While it is probably not top of the list for reasons not to come to Oaktown… it is probably on the list.

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by jeffro on Mar 25, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs