I have sinned

by OptimistPrime on Jul 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT Comment 106 comments

I cheated on the love of my life last night. She did not know since she was out of town...somewhere in Florida I think, but I went creepin' last night. And after the deed was done, I felt dirty. I mean, I really wanted to enjoy it, but in the end, it just felt WRONG.

For example, when they hit three home runs, I think I was the only guy in the entire PacBell/ATT/Boost Mobile Park still sitting in his seat. I had nothing. Nada, Bupkis. Zilch. When Lincecum, aka The Freak, aka The Franchise, aka The longhaired dirtbag who keeps shutting us out, pitched into the seventh with a no-no, I did not even realize it was a no-no. I was busy texting my son. Apparently I was not the only one, as a guy six rows in front of me caught a line drive in the cheekbone. Facing AWAY from the plate! Another closet A's fan going for a walk on the wildside? Was this the baseball gods exacting karmatic measure?

I tried to get excited about the game. I tried to get excited about the Giants. I miss winning baseball, and for about 8 1/2 innings I really seriously TRIED to make myself like the Gnats. I did the whole "I live in the bay, I can be a fan of both teams" thing, I even contemplated what I would look like (an ass) with one of those split hats. You know, our love on one side, the enemy on the other?

At the end of the game, I still had no clear answer as to why I could not get excited about the team on the other side of the bay. Was it the lack of the DH? Boring national league baseball? The fact I have been with my love for 37 years? I don't know.

But what I do know is that I was really jealous. I want to stand up and cheer my team hitting home runs and doing well, I want to see my team have 33k fans on a Thursday night playing a bunch of trolls. I want to see my stadium stand and cheer for everything, even when it isn't warranted. I fear that will not be happening for quite some time.

I am a lifelong fan, and I know that every team must endure the ebbs and flows of talent, the market, the economy, etc. But apparently I suck as a bandwagon jumper, because when I cheated last night and creeped across the bay, I felt dirty. Unclean. Like an adulterer. I want to formally apologize to my love, my A's, for stepping out on you, and ask you to take me back. It won't ever happen again. Even though you are not as attractive and pretty like when we first met, even though you are kinda saggy and have dark circles around your eyes, even though you smell like cheap hookers and cheese whiz and the countless free agent botox treatments have not helped much, you are still my only true love.

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I was there too.

I tried to enjoy it, but baseball isn’t the same without my precious A’s.

"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT

by travdog6 on Jul 10, 2009 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I absolve you of your sins brother

concocting something witty....check back frequently

by OptimistPrime on Jul 10, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I watched it on TV and enjoyed every minute of it...

Lincecum’s a hell of a pitcher.

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 10, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

For your sins

say 3 Rickey Hendersons and watch the dvd of the 1989 World Series.

by sirbed on Jul 10, 2009 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

awesome

just awesome

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 10, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

QOTM

In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor on FK

by designatedforassignment on Jul 10, 2009 5:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Is it a sin if I watched it on TV?

I must explain however that I didn’t record it on my DVR like I do with the A’s. I didn’t care if I missed one pitch like I do with the A’s. During the week when I can’t attend the games I like to record the games so I can pause if need be and also fast forward the commercials.

Now offering great deal...on a 2007 Chavy with no clutch. - Nico

by 66th ave tailgatter on Jul 10, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Did you pay to watch it, or just catch tidbits through the static?

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 10, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah, I paid alright!

I had to listen to the Gnats anouncers.

Now offering great deal...on a 2007 Chavy with no clutch. - Nico

by 66th ave tailgatter on Jul 10, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Duane Kuiper

Is one of the best announcers in baseball

by OakLgb on Jul 10, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

These ain't your father's A's.

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 13, 2009 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

Mayo is the official sponsor of Zombies everywhere. I don’t trust you. --The Captain of Cheese

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 13, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is my favorite fanpost of the last year

by Reg on Jul 10, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It is pretty funny, although I disagree with the premise

MLB clubs are competing for your entertainment dollar, and the Giants’ product happens to be pretty damn entertaining. Plus, for the first time in recent memory, there aren’t any blatant assholes on the team that you just have to root against.

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 10, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That damn Bowker

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Jul 10, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Reg

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 10, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You are so like me.

In that whole talking about the A’s as if they were a girl kinda way. We’re probably not the only ones but whatev.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 10, 2009 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

dude, I talk about the A's as if they were a girl...

except that I’m the pimp and she’s the ho…

And bitch betta have my money, too!

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 10, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sadly, it doesn't work that way for me.

Because I do all the spending. And the crying.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 10, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not some .... not half ....

Bitch betta have ALLLLLLLL my money!

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 Jul 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

isn't it about time again for the

AN Confessional?

by OaklandSi on Jul 10, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't recall this.

Please enlighten me.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 10, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

here are some of those posts

here

and here

there are more, but I don’t want to put too many links in this comment

by OaklandSi on Jul 10, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Worth a look.

Thank you!

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 10, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now I'm worried.

I went to a San Jose Giants game last weekend. Does that make me a cheater AND a pedophile?

by oblique on Jul 10, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yes

yes it does

HILLIS

by robbo650 on Jul 10, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, I went to the Rivercats game, so I think it kinda negates your sin

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 10, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sinner!

That’s the family youth.

Now offering great deal...on a 2007 Chavy with no clutch. - Nico

by 66th ave tailgatter on Jul 10, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Jul 12, 2009 1:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't hate the Giants

I normally get out there once or twice a year, and I watch them on tv when they don’t clash with the A’s. Hey, baseball is baseball, right?

plus, Lincecum and Sandoval are undeniably entertaining to watch

by bobnothing on Jul 10, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I was there too, and so what?

Maybe it is because I am not from the Bay originally, but I don’t get the inferiority complex (no offense) that a lot of A’s fans seem to suffer from, nor do I understand the over-arrogance of the Giants fan.

I love watching Pablo Sandoval hit. I love watching Tim Lincecum pitch, but I’ll still eat my green and gold eggs and ham. Or something like that.

By the way, the $5.75 14 oz beer is some killer arbitrage. I never thought I’d live to see the day when a Giants game was a better deal money wise than was an A’s game.

by Pucking Insane on Jul 10, 2009 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

wait, what, you can get beer at AT+T for 5.75/???

where? this is good news indeed

by bobnothing on Jul 10, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Check the food/beer stands in the right field / center area.

The beer stand we found was right by the stairwell. I warn you though, they only offer Bud or Bud Light, so if you go with the light it’s almost as if you are just paying $5.75 in order to giver yourself an excuse to go the bathroom and miss Lincecum’s no hitter being broken up. Oh wait…

Also on Giant games, did you see that occasionally they over tickets in the centerfield bleechers for $7? Kinda crazy.

by Pucking Insane on Jul 10, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not really an "inferiority complex"

but kinda. And you’re right, it probably is because you’re not from here. (No offense)

Too long to go into here, but I hate the Giants. I hate the Giants so much that I’d gladly put on a Red Sox hat, sing “Sweet Caroline”, and worship at the shrine of Youkilis, if the two ever met in the World Series. And everyone knows how much I hate Boston.

I never, never, ever want the Giants to win a title. Ever. I want kids, and grandkids, and great-grandkids to bemoan the fact that “Daddy never got to see a championship.” I want it to ruin their Thanksgivings, and be a constant thorn at anniversaries.

I want to always look at that guy with the Giants cap on, and give him that smug-ass smile I always do when I wear my green and gold … and if he’s got any heart, and he’s been around a while, he knows exactly why I’m smiling, and that I think he’s a pitiful soul rooting for a perennial loser. Yeah, take that.

Man, I feel better now, thanks!

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 Jul 10, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

It's been confirmed.

You are me, and I am you.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 10, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I also don't mind the Giants winning some

As long as they don’t win the World Series in my lifetime or that of my children or unborn grandchildren. That’s why I can enjoy watching Lincecum pitch (he is phenomenal and entertaining) but also root for the Indians and Cubs to meet in the World Series in consecutive years and split the championships. I want the Giants to have the longest World Series drought in the big leagues. The only silver lining to the two Sox franchises recently winning their championships is that it moved the Giants further up the list of longest droughts. I want the Cubs, White Sox’ and Red Sox’ droughts to be blink in the eye compared to the Giants. It may be unreasonable and illogical, but its the way I feel.

by guapobob on Jul 10, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Giants may now be closer than both to the Grail

certainly closer than Cleveland. Maybe the Cubs too given how this big payroll team is now misfiring.

by jasonthea on Jul 11, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A Giants vs. Red Sox World Series

I think would just destroy me.

by oblique on Jul 11, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oaklandSMASH = Hatred of Giants

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on Jul 11, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you comeplete me

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

vacafan

Thank you. I feel the same way.

[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 12, 2009 4:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

but I don’t get the inferiority complex

The A’s are in all ways a better run organization except they are on the wrong side of the bay. The “inferiority” complex does apply to me. THE GNATS HAVENT WON A TITLE IN 50+ YEARS. And i bet you they wont in another 20 where as I see the A’s winning a couple titles in the next 5-8 years.

HILLIS

by robbo650 on Jul 11, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I watch the Giants a lot more this year, just because

while I love, adore, and will always support the A’s, this season has just been pretty dull, A’s-wise, and frankly the Giants are more interesting to watch. Far more energy and life and unpredictability, starting with the rather awesome talents of Lincecum and Sandoval, but also extending to the surprisingly useful Uribe, the resourceful sac-fly machine Molina, and so on.

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 Jul 10, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How dare you sir!

Come on to MY post and not say something witty and funny! ;)

Actually, I will use this space to further confess that last night was something of a threesome…I wore a green hat, but it was a Boston hat I picked up the other day when I was at Fenway watching the Red Sox and Marlins! How is THAT for cheating!

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 10, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

That might be Original Sin

by OaklandSi on Jul 10, 2009 7:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

A REDSOX HAT!!??

that is a sin beyond imagining. Saying 3 Rickey’s won’t save your soul. You need self-flagellation.

I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.

by Kallus on Jul 10, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You need to go on a spirit quest

Embark into the woods for 7 days and 8 nights. On the 5th day a spirit will appear. It will be Charlie O. He will give you a task and you must complete it within the final 2 days or be lost in Red Sox Nation forever

HILLIS

by robbo650 on Jul 11, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you need to start posting somewhere else, traitor.

Mayo is the official sponsor of Zombies everywhere. I don’t trust you. --The Captain of Cheese

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 11, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Come on Leo

It was a Boston hat, not Red Sox. Green with the “B” on it. It’s like when I was at the Yankees game this year and bought a Yankee Stadium Hard Rock hat….not REALLY a Yankees hat, but just a baseball memento. I usually wear all A’s garb to the games, but this year, I don’t want to hear more crap than usual, mostly because we have nothing other than the usual “1989” to come back with. You have to admit they are kicking ass this year! Bastards!

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So you're hanging out in "Boston" hats,

watching Giants games.

You know this reminds me two cliches I hear fairly regularly.

1. You know what you get when you put a priest with a group of four drunks? Five drunks.

and:

2. I don’t go to the whorehouse to read the newspaper.

If we can’t count on you during the lean years, if some other trollop with a rounder ass and poutier lips catches your eye and you run off with her for a few hours at a time, why should we let you back in bed when we’re doing well?

Mayo is the official sponsor of Zombies everywhere. I don’t trust you. --The Captain of Cheese

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 11, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hangs head in shame

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now, wait a week or two.

I’ll come back, talking to you like nothing’s happened.

Don’t stop acting like you messed up, though, or the time resets.

Mayo is the official sponsor of Zombies everywhere. I don’t trust you. --The Captain of Cheese

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 11, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 11, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marriage is a scam for males anyway...

How the hell am I going to keep three bitches if I’m f’n married?

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 12, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This reminds me of a problem I had to stare down during the holidays

I was buying my best friend a Christmas gift and I couldnt decide which to choose-

-An A’s hat in orange and black or
-A Green and Gold Giants hat

(I guess I should point out that part of my evangelical work is befriending this poor man who has been cursed with being a Giants fan.)

I finally decided that I should for know respect his poor life decision and went with the G/G giants cap.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 13, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great Post!!

I don’t usually think I’m gullible – but I was starting to wonder what the heck induced one to confess an affair on AN!!! Since it was OptimistPrime – I knew there’d be a comedic twist somehow…..I’m one of those I can root for them (the NL) until crunch time.

It’s more I’m a fan of the BAY if my team isn’t in it at the end. But – I’d never be hard core for the Giants. I’ve been an A’s fan too long. They were my team in my tender years and I’m doing my best to pass my love for the team and the sport along to my progeny. She’s even fiercer than I am in her dislike for the team across the bay and defense of the A’s we love.

I mean just in a fashion sense ALONE – the Green and Gold is a far superior color combination than the Halloween suits they wear. Anyone with me on this???

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry

by BERRYJO on Jul 10, 2009 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm with you

I’m of the opinion that the Green and Gold is amongst the best color combos in all of baseball. (I did go to Humboldt State, which also sports the green and gold, so I am clearly biased).

by Jackson23 on Jul 11, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

my girlfriend concurs

sometimes, i think shes only dating me because she looks good in the gear…

holdin' it down for the bay from upper westside manhattan

by SamYam on Jul 11, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those orange jerseys they sometimes wear are a crime against nature

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jul 11, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the rest of the time, they just look like Darth Maul freaks.

Mayo is the official sponsor of Zombies everywhere. I don’t trust you. --The Captain of Cheese

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 11, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Feel Your Pain!

I, too, went to a Giants game (Randy Johnson’s 299th Win) and just wasn’t feeling it. Saw Rowand steal home and an overal okay game, but without love and passion (for the A’s that is), it was just going through the motions.

Buzz

Cy Norris 1980 2.54 ERA 22 W 9 L
33 GS 24 CG 284 IP 215 H 83 BB 180 K

by Cy Norris 1980 on Jul 10, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

As I see it, you did nothing wrong.

Did you get an autograph? Did you actually shake hands with player from another team? Or did you only look.
I’ll explain it to you, like I explain it to my wife. “It does not matter where you get your appetite, just as long as you come home to eat.”
I love my wife, and I find her attractive. She has no problem with me recognizing the attractiveness of other women, so long as I appreciate from afar.
As a baseball fan, watching a baseball game should not make you feel guilty. (Unless your a devote Catholic) I suppose the true test would be when the A’s play the Giants. I can watch a Giants game, but have no problem deciding who to root for when they play the A’s.

by Hang Man on Jul 10, 2009 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And now I know....

why you got your screen name.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 10, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

now you know how Giants fans feel

when they have a crummy team and the A’s are good (I imagine the West Bay fans have had their share of jealousy over the years).

I love to see baseball in all kinds of venues. I don’t really think PacBell park is all that great, to tell you the truth, but I like to see games there. And, unless the Giants are playing the A’s or the Pirates I enjoy rooting for them. Anyway, we’d all better get over whatever little jealousies we have, because the Giants’ time will someday come, and then their fans will get to be really obnoxious (think RedSox), and you can let it bug you or deal with it.

by Brian in 317 on Jul 10, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and Jack Cussed !

by Brian in 317 on Jul 10, 2009 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I just root against them when I watch the Giants.

I’ve gone to games here and there, and used to watch them on tv when I had MLB EI. I can root against them, no problem.

In 2008 I was watching a team that was rebuilding. In 2009 I feel like I'm watching a team that just sucks.

by UncleLeo on Jul 10, 2009 8:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I watched the entire no-no tonight

I’m so ashamed

Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst

by hero66 on Jul 10, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Caught the end of the Sanchez no-hitter...

…and I’ll admit is was quite dramatic. Especially Rowand’s catch in the 9th. I found myself rooting for the no-no and it was especially cool that Sachez’s family was there to see it….I feel so dirty that I enjoyed it.

I remember when Ken Phelps broke up a no-hitter in the 9th? with a homerun back in ‘89 or ’90 and everyone I was watching the game with were so mad and I was jumping up and down as if the A’s won. Yeah, I’ve got problems…AND loyalty.

But since the A’s weren’t involved tonight I thought, “what they heck?” I can always scrub myself down later.

Buzz

Cy Norris 1980 2.54 ERA 22 W 9 L
33 GS 24 CG 284 IP 215 H 83 BB 180 K

by Cy Norris 1980 on Jul 10, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This seemed like an appropriate thread in which to pimp my own blog post...

Damn Giants.

WordUpThome: THE HEY-DAY OF RONALD REAGAN-O-NOMICS IS A FINE TIME FOR BIRTH, NUMA NUMA DANCE STAR JOBA CHAMBERLAIN WAS ALSO BORN IN 1985

by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 10, 2009 10:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

simple facts are...

1. They’re a better team. Given their starting pitching, they may be the toughest hurdle for the Dodgers to overcome in October. With one more bat— and I’m not sure Holliday qualifies— they become a serious WS threat;

2. They’re a more interesting team— i.e, fun to watch and root for. Sandoval to Bonds and Lincecum/Cain to Jason Schmidt/Russ Ortiz, Kirk Reuter, etc. is like night and day;

3. They have a major league manager;

4. Sabean has run circles around Beane the last few years in terms of the draft and player development. Maybe they benefitted by falling first and harder, but it’s hard not to look at some of the pieces they have developed and not be envious;

5. And oh yeah they dominate the market with a first-class ballpark, large fan base, and at times sychophantic media coverage.

Truth is the Moneyball years did almost nothing to dent the Giants’ stranglehold over this market. Actually, given the stadium limbo and lethargic on-field play the A’s are showcasing, the gap may be larger than ever before. I don’t hate them anymore. I’ll never like them, mind you, but I have to admit they have by far the better product.

by jasonthea on Jul 11, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's not underestimate the importance of point #5.

People are talking about the Giants ALL THE TIME, even when they suck, even when they’re boring, people are talking about them ALL THE TIME because they’re paid to do so. Having a radio station dedicated to discussing the team can even lend to the players seeming more interesting to the fans. Look at this whole “Kung Fu Panda” thing — do you think that if Sweeney picked up a nickname along the way that we’d even have any way of finding out about it? But with the Giants, it comes up in an interview on KNBR, everyone’s listening, and the craze takes off.

They do have by far the better product, and that makes me hate them all the more. Yes, it’s envy, and it’s also fear that our beloved A’s will become completely irrelevant in the bay area, as they already have pretty much throughout the peninsula, where the terms “Giants Game” and “baseball game” are synonymous.

by oblique on Jul 11, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I listen to sports radio from time to time and always shudder a bit at KNBR's tagline...

THE sports leader. Not in my book. They are biased for the most part although some of their broadcasters try to give the A’s some coverage. I always feel like the baseball step-child.

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry

by BERRYJO on Jul 11, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They are undeniable, unmistakable shills for the Gnats

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't agree with all that

They are certainly better this year, and much much more entertaining, but it’s just one year, and we are in the process of making this team into an entertaining contender. I just don’t think it’s fair to simply compare the A’s to other teams right now given our intentions.

I’m not getting into number 3, cause the whole manager thing has been discussed on numerous other threads.

I disagree with number 4. The Giants have drafted 6, 5, 10, and 10 in the last four years, compared to the A’s 13, 12, 26, and 66. I am certainly envious of Sandoval, Cain, Lincecum, as well as minor leaguers such as MadBum and Posey. I think that considering that the Giants have fallen flat on their faces over the last four years and also have more money to work with, the A’s compare well in regards to player development. I also think the A’s system is much deeper, and would prefer it over the Giants.

Can’t argue with 5 and after that, but I dunno that that’s changeable without a new, not cheap owner. I will say that the Giants product is better now, but the A’s could rival that in coming years.

"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT

by travdog6 on Jul 11, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They DID fall first and harder...

…and that’s what got them what they got. We were a couple picks away from Lincecum instead of them. They had early picks for Posey, Bumgarner, etc. Obviously using the picks on the right players isn’t a no-brainer, but their probability was a hell of a lot better than ours.

WordUpThome: THE HEY-DAY OF RONALD REAGAN-O-NOMICS IS A FINE TIME FOR BIRTH, NUMA NUMA DANCE STAR JOBA CHAMBERLAIN WAS ALSO BORN IN 1985

by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 11, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just think where they could be now if Sabean hadn't ignored the draft and farm system earlier.

In 2008 I was watching a team that was rebuilding. In 2009 I feel like I'm watching a team that just sucks.

by UncleLeo on Jul 12, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

seems like you just went to a strip club and not really on a date

you are on warning though. If i ever catch you wearing orange or black together or hear you saying humm baby; WE ARE THRU !

If you are going through hell, keep going. -W. Churchill

by rustwarrior on Jul 11, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Dude, I have never in my LIFE worn orange and black

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just nailed someone who wasn’t my wife.

by sourstuff on Jul 11, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's usually a smart thing to put in writing publicly.

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 Jul 11, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's okay if you're in a poly relationship...

I’d go into more specifics but I’m afraid people would cry…

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 11, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, he didn't say he was married

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nor did he even say he had sex

Could be a single carpenter.

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 Jul 11, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So basically what you're saying is

sourstuff is Jesus!

I don’t know about that… I thought I was Jesus!

Oh wait, I’m Lucifer… hell, same difference!

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 12, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Being married to one woman doesn't mean you must despise all other women

It’s fine to hang out with other teams besides the A’s, just don’t get in bed with them.

AN was so much better before I got here.

by stormtown on Jul 11, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My issue is

that there was actual desire. I mean, he didn’t just say, “Ooh, nice ass”, and then move on. No! He sincerely tried to like her; he even went so far as to justify liking both. This is bad. This is really bad.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 11, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe it's OK to like both

limit the l-u-v to one.

AN was so much better before I got here.

by stormtown on Jul 11, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly though.....

Virtue non withstanding, is there anything better than good old fashioned grudge sex?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 11, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

An A's win, but only because they're more rare.

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 Jul 11, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Things have been getting pretty boring with the one, so I thought I would try to spice of the relationship

Maybe I should just introduce some “outside influences” to get the ol’ juices flowing again. PED’s? Photos of Stomper in suggestive poses? Couples counseling?

"Paul Thomas is breaking something somewhere" ~jeepers

by OptimistPrime on Jul 11, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you want to spice it up, make sure she's aware first.

“Hey babe my b’day is coming up. What do you think of you and some SF chick…”

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 11, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you mean, like Jimmy Carter,

he had “lust in his heart”?

by OaklandSi on Jul 12, 2009 5:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not quite sure how to say it Optimist...

But you seem somehow dirty to me now

If you are going through hell, keep going. -W. Churchill

by rustwarrior on Jul 11, 2009 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I Understand

I have been an A’s fan for all my life, and I have never been very interested in the Giants. I have always followed the Giants because I have friends I talk to about baseball that are Giants fans, so I basically know all about their entire franchise, but I have never cared if they have won or lost until now!

I have actually been following the Giants in the standings this year, and I have been feeling guilty about it. With the A’s I see them sucking beyond belief. I root for some favorite individual players on the A’s but the season is a lost cause and I know it. This season has been hugely disappointing as I thought the A’s could make a run for the division, but the A’s as a team have let me down.

I have to tell my friends that are Giants friends after every good thing I say about their team, that “I am still an A’s fan and always will be.” “The Giants have not won a championship in SF.” and “The A’s beat the Giants in 1989.” I never had to rub it in before, I felt sorry for my Giant fans friends. I like their team, I find them very entertaining, but at the same time I know just because I like watching them this year does not mean I have switched sides. The A’s will rise again, and if the A’s and the Giants met in the world series, or even in any game, there is no question about what team I would root for.

by brutusbrutus on Jul 12, 2009 3:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This is the first time in recorded memory

that the Gnats don’t have any players that I hate, and in fact, they’ve got two of my favorites of recent times, Lincecum and Sandoval…

This is also a banner year for Athletics that I don’t like… Usually, there aren’t any, but this year, there’s Orlando Cabrera and Russ Springer… They’re my least favorite A’s since Arthur Rhodes and Terence Long…

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 12, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This fanpost reminded me of one done a few years back

Anybody remember An Confessional by DMtShooter?

by LowcountryJoe on Jul 12, 2009 5:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I mentioned it on July 10

(see above), and also linked to several editions of the AN Confessional

by OaklandSi on Jul 12, 2009 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry. I skimmed to see if it had been mentioned.

And I missed your post/links. Good stuff.

by LowcountryJoe on Jul 12, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I started reading all of the old confessionals

(great read!), and had linked four of them, when I remembered that the SB Nation system will flag posts with too many links…guess I stopped short of the limit.

by OaklandSi on Jul 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have also sinned

I went to my first MLB game today for the Giants vs Padres. I admit it was pretty amazing. Then again I have never been so close to professional players being stuck in the middle of the Pacific (Hawaii). I will try to serve penance by going to next Sunday’s A’s game vs the Angels.

by rightbackin on Jul 12, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I sinned from far away

My kitchen project has turned into a 1-month ordeal and I must admit that I’ve chosen it over viewing A’s games lately. Much to my surprise the little engine is starting to show signs of purring but my TV has remained black for the last week or so. I didn’t even know that the ASB was this week!!

As my penance I promise to watch after the ASB because this is sooooo about 2010 and I love that we found a new player who appears to be worth spit. Not a superstar but a definite upgrade over what we had in CF. He seems to get a hit every night too and now I just need to stop calling him JERRY!

These ain't your father's A's.

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 13, 2009 7:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs