Green tours the Coliseum, Beane meets with Boras.

by JamesCaprio on Aug 7, 2009 9:25 PM PDT

Apparently Grant Green was given a tour of the Coliseum on Tuesday, and Billy Beane began contract talks with the devil.

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that A's first rounder Grant Green toured the Oakland Coliseum yesterday. His representative, Scott Boras, met with A's GM Billy Beane, who says he expects to sign Green.

Good news for the A's I suppose, but if they want to sign Green I don't know why they are giving him a tour of the Coliseum?

There may have been mention of this but I'm not sure so I thought I'd make this known.

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I think the purpose of the tour was to

show Green the various Fatapples locations.

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by Nico on Aug 7, 2009 9:33 PM PDT reply actions

OMG THIS

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Aug 8, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions

It might have gone like this:

Beane: about that contract…
Green: yeah?
Beane: dude, look at this place. It’s a shithole!
Green: I dunno. It has some charm.
Beane: wait till football season starts. You’ll be fielding grounders on the 40 yard line
Green: what? seriously?
Beane: I don’t know what Boras told you, but we’re not exactly loaded over here.
Green: man, that’s a good point
Beans: so you gonna sign, now?
Green: might as well. I’ll be playing in New York in a few years anyways…

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by Kallus on Aug 7, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

This is common for high draft picks. I remember soon after they drafted Zito he was on the field playing catch before a game; I threw a ball to him and he gave me his autograph, before I had any real clue who he was.

"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt

by Philip Christy on Aug 7, 2009 11:50 PM PDT reply actions

agreed. I think even T. Buck got to take BP with the team and spent an inning with Fosse/Korach in the booth.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Aug 8, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Grant will be a star

by Tambo45 on Aug 8, 2009 8:47 AM PDT reply actions

Knowing Boras

He will sign but not until the last moment of the deadline. It will be for something between 3 and 4 million. Holding out will cost him more than his bonous and he knows it. He knows the A’s do not have a allstar SS so his road to major leagues is wide open.

by Arcman on Aug 8, 2009 9:20 AM PDT reply actions