Open Letter to AN

by LowcountryJoe on May 9, 2005 9:08 AM PDT

Dear Fellow Athletics Nation Member,

I have been cranky, irritable, mean-spirited, and I have also posted things to provoke fights between some of you that I vehemently disagree with - a violation of the rules and etiquette for members.

I am taking a hiatus from this site (no, not from reading it silly...from submitting posts) until the Athletics are a full five games above .500. I do not have a separate alias, so I will not be cheating and posting under a different idiotic name.

My length of absence is in the player's hands. This may cause some of you to actually believe that you're now somehow torn on whether or not you'll want Oakland to play well any time soon. Rest assured, this stunt changes nothing...and neither do any of your rants about who should get benched or traded; the only thing that you could possibly do to affect a move - short of having lunch with the "has-Beane" (hey that's what I'm hearing) - is your attendance at the games.

So, Ta ta for now and I'll be back probably around next month...when it's safer to be an optimist.

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What?!?!

You start The Ramones theme, then you abandon ship? How could you? :-)

"Put a Milo on him."
-Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on May 9, 2005 9:24 AM PDT reply actions

I hope you didn't banish yourself...

for a full season because at this rate, 5 games over .500 is very unreachable if this team continues on this path...go A's!

"IDIOT RUINS GAME - Springfield forfeits pennant"

by franks a lot on May 9, 2005 9:33 AM PDT reply actions

No!!!!!!!!!!!

Come baaaaaaaack!

Oh, wait...the A's will be over .500!

Okay then!

"The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love." ~Bryant Gumbel

by baseballgirl on May 9, 2005 10:01 AM PDT reply actions

right...

...see ya tomorrow

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by bigelephant on May 9, 2005 10:02 AM PDT reply actions

this reminds me of a time...

In Cincinnati where a radio announcer on opening day decided he would live on a billboard until the Bengals won. They started the season with 9 losses (I think) and he was up there for 2+ months!

I hope you're not gone too long!

The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.

by JJ on May 9, 2005 10:31 AM PDT reply actions

You'll be back in two weeks

It'll take about two weeks for the boys to get back to that point. Not sure why you've decided to do this, but hey- whatever it takes to get you through the day.

The greenmachine

by greenmachine on May 9, 2005 11:11 AM PDT reply actions