Good Old Arthur Rhodes

by Zeavran on Jul 29, 2005 10:40 AM PDT

I was never convinced that the experiment to convert him into a closer would work, but hey even Beane can't bat 1.000 every time. And to his credit, he realized he made a mistake and swung the deal for Dotel. After that, I knew that Rhodes would be a head-case or disruptive personality in the clubhouse. I remember when he called out some of the starters last year and ruffled a few feathers. Well now Rhodes lashes back at the A's fans who booed him on Wed (which included me). Says Rhodes of the A's fans:

"These fans don't bother me. They're not like the fans in Cleveland, who appreciate the game. These fans don't know much about the game. They boo you one day and cheer you the next."

Gotta love him.

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"They boo you one day

and cheer you the next."

He's wrong about that. From now on, I'm just booing him.

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 29, 2005 10:49 AM PDT reply actions

I'm not so sure that Rhodes is wrong

I could do some archiving within this very site and pull out some shockers that would give validity to what Aurthur says.

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by LowcountryJoe on Jul 29, 2005 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions

I was in Seattle last year

and the Mariners fans booed him something fierce. I actually laughed, but stopped when he blew the game for us.
Conversely, they cheered Mark McLemore which I thought was a class act.

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by lansfords1 on Jul 29, 2005 10:52 AM PDT reply actions

Well in his defense...

I think that happens EVERYWHERE. It's just a matter of Rhodes isn't sucking in Cleveland and isn't being PAID a lot to SUCK. That's the difference from Oakland. We brought him in, paid him a bunch to be our closer, and he sucked. Therefore the Boos. When he did well, the cheers. I think us A's fans are smart to know that when a high priced player (especially in our organization) doesn't perform up to his value and ability, he's bound to get booed.

Rhodes, go back to your earrings blinding days and be a little bizznitch the rest of your career. You can't handle Oakland.

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by ChavyFan03 on Jul 29, 2005 10:53 AM PDT reply actions

What does he expect?

Man. Does he really think that we forgot all the crap he pulled when he was here? The guy should have to wear a 'clubhouse cancer' sign on his back.

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by Kyli on Jul 29, 2005 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

A First Class Chump

Dude, there's a reason you're not here anymore and your pitching isn't even all of it.

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by BornInOakland @ Athletics Nation on Jul 29, 2005 11:00 AM PDT reply actions

My Point Was...

That fans booing when you do bad, and cheering when you do good is normal. But to be fair, usually you have to be bad for a while to start generating consistant "boo-age". And Rhodes sucked for a good long period there as the A's closer.

I mean, does he actually try to suggest that if he was closing games in Cleveland and blew (what was it here in Oakland) like 5 out of his first 8 chances, that they wouldn't boo him? Yeah right. Or maybe he's saying that "real" fans who "know much about the game" should boo someone all the time and not change their minds.

Idiot.

by Zeavran on Jul 29, 2005 11:07 AM PDT reply actions