Is it just me or do I not understand the phrase "long term plan" but still have opinions?

by Rebuilding Season on Jun 25, 2009 12:10 PM PDT Comment 42 comments

Today while my Office reruns were at commercial, I watched two outs of the As game (I'm a diehard fan that reads every post exactly like this but never comments on them, really) and I watched Jason Giambi not hit 10 home runs during those two outs. I think its time to admit that Moneyball doesn't work and that we should trade Bobby Crosby for Hanley Ramirez. Also, we need to tell Chavez, Nomar, Stomper, Banjo Dude, and Giambi to give us back the money (that's how contracts work guys, we can just stop paying them when we want to.) Furthermore, I understand that the young guys are young, but I think they need to be older so that they can start producing. As far as the old guys, they're too old and need to be younger like the young guys. I think we need to be like the Giants--Brian Sabean knows what he's doing. If only we had a total dice roll of an ace that happened to pan out instead of being injured every year and a little panda that is the only reason we score runs, we also would be a contending team.

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Wade Hines

by Wader on Jun 25, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately the A's ARE like the Giants, play terrible for severals years and

get high draft picks, but unlike the Giants, the A’s have not had a top 10 pick. There are only 3 players on the Giants, I would want. Cain, Lincecum, and Sandoval. They are also lucky everyone in the NL, outside of the Dodgers seem to be playing below there projected levels.

by theblackpearl on Jun 25, 2009 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

But the Giants have so many quality players

Bengie Molina is way better (I’m talking 2.5 times as better) than Kurt Suzuki, since we need home runs more than anything on this team. And i don’t know what this projected levels thing is, but I do know that the A’s are boring since Nick Swisher left and that the Giants have more spunk. I mean, Barry Zito is totally awesome right now (what a great signing he was!) and Aaron Rowand once got an MVP vote.

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by Rebuilding Season on Jun 26, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right on!

I mean, Rowand is so awesome that he once ran into the CF fence, breaking his nose, to make a catch. What a gamer!

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by doctorK on Jun 26, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't it inspire his team to go on a long winning streak

that was clearly attributable to Rowand’s gritty leadership? I mean I haven’t actually looked at the game logs, but I assume it’s true.

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by Nico on Jun 26, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard about it on the internet

So it must be true. Plus popular baseball talkers like this attribute as well.

Enjoy the game

by DCinWC on Jun 26, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rec'd

Fucking hilarious. I don’t know how well this will be received, but great post summarizing a lot of beliefs of A’s fans.

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by travdog6 on Jun 25, 2009 1:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought he was paraphrasing Joe Morgan

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Jun 25, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fucking hillarious.

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by designatedforassignment on Jun 25, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bwa ha ha ha ha... Classic!

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by ZeroIndulgence on Jun 25, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A truly classic post if ever there was one

by jeffro on Jun 25, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You forgot

We should fire Billy Beane and Bob Geren and bring in Dusty Baker and Steve Phillips to be Manager and GM. They’re real baseball types who know how PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY and they use their gut instead of some stoopid computer because, really, a computer will only tell you what you put into it(haven’t you people heard of Enron?)

Where’s Neifi Perez when you need him?

by cityplANner on Jun 25, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nobody needs Neifi Perez, ever

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by Flashfire on Jun 25, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I disagree

He won’t be out there clogging up the bases all the time. We need more scrap and hustle and grit. 63% more, to be exact.

by cityplANner on Jun 25, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

grission

"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden

by Blicks on Jun 25, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

needs more Darin Erstad

He was a punter, you know

by cityplANner on Jun 26, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ZOMG THIS TEAM WOULD BE PERFECT

1B- Eckstein!!! Best player in baseball. This guy is better than that Pujols guy.
2B- Aaron Miles
SS- Eckstein again. Because he’s sew gritty can play two positions. Neifi Perez comes out of retirement to help too.
3B- Puuunnnttoooo!
LF- Casey Blake!!!
CF- Andruw Jones
RF-Juan Pierre!
C- Omir Santos

BEST TEAM EVAH.

"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden

by Blicks on Jun 25, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I challenge that team to play against this one:

1B – Scott Hatteberg. Pickin’ machine!
2B – Scott Hatteberg
SS – Scott Hatteberg
3B – Scott Hatteberg
LF – Scott Hatteberg
CF – Scott Hatteberg
RF – Scott Hatteberg
C – Scott Hatteberg!!!

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by iglew on Jun 25, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously though

That lineup is just as good as our lineup. Casey Blake alone…

I miss Chad God

by ChadGod on Jun 25, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Blake doesn't belong on that team.

Put in GMJ for Blake.

"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden

by Blicks on Jun 26, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know!

There would be so much dirt flying from all the diving that I wouldn’t even be able to see the game and just make up what I want to happen!

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by Rebuilding Season on Jun 26, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is it just me

or is there an abundance of “is it just me” posts lately? ;-)

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 25, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's just you.

Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.

by OldhamA on Jun 25, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh.

Carry on, then.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 25, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beautiful

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 25, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

is it just me

or does someone sound more like a Giants fan than an A’s fan?

by VV A's fan on Jun 25, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I may watch more Giants games than As games

and have a Tim Lincecum poster above my bed with Lipstick kisses everywhere, but I’ve been an Oakland A’s fan since 1967.

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by Rebuilding Season on Jun 26, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good year.

Except they weren’t the Oakland A’s ’til ’68. ;-)

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 26, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sick of your statistics

The numbers aren’t real baseball.

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by Rebuilding Season on Jun 26, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You are so right.

It’s about the food.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 26, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My gut tells me they were in Oakland in 1967 and I'm sticking with that

My gut also tells me a lot about the food, but I won’t go into that add nauseum.

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 Jun 26, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, they were kind of hanging out waiting for the season to begin.

They didn’t become officially Oakland’s until ‘68, at least that’s what the record books say, and those are always right. Right?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 26, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Record books right? Over my intuition?

puh-LEEZE.

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 Jun 26, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stomper playing Right Field?

Just an idea- but it might draw a few more fans.

The greenmachine

by greenmachine on Jun 26, 2009 5:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Cricket, anyone?

I don’t know anything about cricket, bu this is amazing..

Isn’t a cricket ball harder than a baseball?

think Kevin Mitchell meets Ozzy Smith

Ellis for President

by tosk on Jun 26, 2009 6:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

wrong thread...

Ellis for President

by tosk on Jun 26, 2009 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely dead, brilliant..

Satire.

Cheers, Rebuilding Season, you’ve made my weekend

by eastbayexpat on Jun 26, 2009 8:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wrong..

We’re not rebuilding, we’re reloading! Too bad, can’t find the bullets!…. :(

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by ST on Jun 26, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The underlying premise

of this thread is that there are certain beliefs that mainstream, casual fans have about the A’s. There are things that they look for. And while we might rip on the Giants for all this, they still draw better than us, partially because they do pander to those casual fans in that way. The fans who think any of the above will then go to Giants games rather than A’s games, and that is something we need to change.

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Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on Jun 26, 2009 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

by plrraz on Jun 26, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pander....

Hell the A’s should beg, borrow and steal to get anyone to come to the park, whatever it takes. One of the things that is so disheartening about the club the last couple of years is how lifeless and faceless it is so the A’s should dig up Bill Veeck and do anything to get people excited about this team.

by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 5:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs