Coming Out To The Coliseum...

Northern California and since I’ve left I would come out every July and see as many A’s games as I could but not this year. I can’t justify the expense when the team is playing like this.

I saw the A’s earlier this season at the Ballpark in Arlington and I’m going to try and see them in KC in August if I can.

The A’s have drawn big in the past but it takes a winning team that has some personality to it and I think it’s fair to say this year’s team in 0-2 on that count.

You have to be a true believer.

I go whether the A’s are good or bad. I’ve been a baseball fan for so long that I won’t be driven off by a few lousy years. High ticket prices or losing my current easy access would certainly affect my attendance, though. (and cheerleaders would definitely drive me away).

I’ve been lucky this year. A’s are 10-6 in games I’ve attended.

but I bet that if they did the 10 cent beer night in Cleveland would be small potatoes compared to havoc our fans could wreak!

Any of these would keep me going to the park. Obviously, the leftmost stuff is more desirable, but you have to have the stuff on the right dealt with first.

Right now it seems that the A’s competing in a fair amount of games, but they’re not really progressing to the left. I’d rather they take a step back and work on developing the future team instead of relying on aging veterans. They have their place, of course, but only if they’re filling in holes while you develop/trade for a long term solution. Playing time is the best thing to help the younger players to learn, or at least give management enough data to know that the player isn’t going to stick.

I want to see Giambi, Holliday, Cabrera, Kennedy and Nomar gone soon so that the young guys can play. At least reduce the veterans’ playing time to once or twice a week, more like a backup role. Even if they aren’t producing on the field, I know they can pass on their knowledge.

Attendance couldn’t really take much more of a hit than it already has this year, so I don’t think keeping the veterans in is going to help. If they were producing, that’d be different…..and then we wouldn’t really be having this conversation.

There have been at least 6 games that I’ve had tix to that I didn’t go to this year because I’d rather be in the comfort of my living room watching the games on my big screen in HD. The overall experience at A’s games just downright suck, esp when we’re not playing a marquee team. I hate the Giants but I have more fun when I’m at their games. At this point, I’m not sure if i will be renewing my season tix for next season.