The Curse Continues

by ru155 on Jun 4, 2010 12:59 PM PDT

The curse of the A's jersey purchase continues today.

I danced around purchasing my authentic A's jersey for two years. I couldn't decide on the player and whether to get the "Oakland" away gray or "Athletics" home white. I tried going with Hudson, whom I'd consider to be my favorite, but was unable to get him under MLB's name/number rules. I thought about Kurt or Duke, but neither looked to be the dominant enough to warrant the value of my two weeks worth of groceries. Chavvy was out, and Ellis was close, but I really wanted a star who would be with the A's for a while longer.

I selected Brett Anderson in March. I loved the way he progressed last year, his wOBP was ridiculous and that WHIP was fantastic - a dark horse for the Cy and promising future with durability. The jersey is beautiful. I donated the $25 to the King Foundation through the A's site to get the Holy Toledo patch and I was excited after it arrived a day before Dallas Braden's perfect game.

Well, today is the black cloud that follows any purchaser of a current A's player jersey - the FAIL.

According to the Athletics Nation news feed, Brett Anderson is done for the year, surgery bound.

I'll still wear it proudly when I come out in June. I'll just be joining my fellow A's fans - wearing jerseys of players NOT on the field.

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I nearly bought a Holliday jersey...

Boy would that have been 180 bucks down the shitter!!!

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Jun 4, 2010 1:16 PM PDT reply actions

He was always a rental.

"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."

by OldhamA on Jun 5, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions

My May purchase of

Pennington’s jersey is riding its own peculiar curse as well. I still wear my Haren and Harden jersey with pride to the games.

by hishnik on Jun 4, 2010 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

I got Denorfia!

Safe.

"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden

by OptimistPrime on Jun 4, 2010 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I thought it was a "Langerhans" jersey?

Oh, so…so…rare!!

Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.

Beane: They believe it because it's true.

by One won lost won on Jun 6, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions

it's been awhile, so...

My birthday is Sunday, btw.

Hint hint.

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by mikev on Jun 4, 2010 2:23 PM PDT reply actions

I got you a shiny knife and a Patterson dart board

"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden

by OptimistPrime on Jun 4, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions

SCORE!

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by mikev on Jun 4, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Happy Birthday, Mikey!!

I wish or you a fabulous day!!

"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis

by Berry Jo on Jun 5, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Nobody buy any player's jerseys ever again.

The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09

by pam5981 on Jun 4, 2010 3:03 PM PDT reply actions

agreed

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jun 4, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions

And then don't complain when the team moves to San Jose.

"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."

by OldhamA on Jun 5, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions

In that case - Athletics is a safe bet!

"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis

by Berry Jo on Jun 5, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree

I swore off all possibilities of buying a “player jersey” for myself when I saw someone with a very…
very...
unathletic body wearing an Edgar Martinez jersey at Safeco. “Noooooo!”

Somehow, it felt so wrong…like a fur coat made out of kitten skins.

I do have an Eckersley jersey that was a “first 10,000 fans” jersey. Never wear it. It looks cheap….like what it cost me….

Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.

Beane: They believe it because it's true.

by One won lost won on Jun 6, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I stopped a while ago

Hints my screen name!

by OnlybuyBeaneJerseys on Jun 4, 2010 3:05 PM PDT reply actions

I would buying jerseys and putting your own name on them...its the only safe thing to do..

I have an A’s Jersey with my name and I have now sworn that for the Raiders that I will not ever buy a current jersey again, I have a Jamarcus Russel jersey which will be burnt in a preseason ceromony and from now on Im only going to buy ex raider greats jerseys…

There is no A in OFFENSE!!

by wacchampions on Jun 4, 2010 3:20 PM PDT reply actions