The fuggn A's thread.

Given the goal is always to win the World Series. The A’s making the playoffs is like kissing your sister. Everybody knows they don’t have the horses to go all the way. They develop players and then trade them when it’s time to pay up.
 
CrossBones said:
Given the goal is always to win the World Series. The A’s making the playoffs is like kissing your sister. Everybody knows they don’t have the horses to go all the way. They develop players and then trade them when it’s time to pay up.
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Oh they should be contracted for sure or the owner forced to sell. Just saying even though that's their MO they have had more success than the Raiders.
 
DonkeyKilla said:
Oh they should be contracted for sure or the owner forced to sell. Just saying even though that's their MO they have had more success than the Raiders.
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It’s true but I wouldn’t want to be an A’s fan knowing they are going to trade our best players instead of paying them.
 
@gst8

Fucking hell. A's reach a binding agreement to buy 49 acres in LV and announce they are ceasing discussions with Oakland.

This is not a ploy. This is fucking real.

God dammit.

I can follow the Raiders to Vegas, but the A's don't fit. They've been a fixture in the East Bay for 55 years. They've been playing in that stadium since landing on the moon was just a dream.

The A's and MLB can fuck off. I'll be dropping baseball.
 
From Philly to KC to Oakland to Vegas.

What a saga.
 
Nobodyinparticular said:
@gst8

Fucking hell. A's reach a binding agreement to buy 49 acres in LV and announce they are ceasing discussions with Oakland.

This is not a ploy. This is fucking real.

God dammit.

I can follow the Raiders to Vegas, but the A's don't fit. They've been a fixture in the East Bay for 55 years. They've been playing in that stadium since landing on the moon was just a dream.

The A's and MLB can fuck off. I'll be dropping baseball.
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Yep, we've been saying it for a couple of years now. I'm still in mental negotiations over my next move. Might just switch to the Padres lol. Can't do the Giants, fuck the Dodgers, spent too much time hating the Angels already... but SD is like my favorite place on earth. That might be the ticket.
 
Nobodyinparticular said:
@gst8

Fucking hell. A's reach a binding agreement to buy 49 acres in LV and announce they are ceasing discussions with Oakland.

This is not a ploy. This is fucking real.

God dammit.

I can follow the Raiders to Vegas, but the A's don't fit. They've been a fixture in the East Bay for 55 years. They've been playing in that stadium since landing on the moon was just a dream.

The A's and MLB can fuck off. I'll be dropping baseball.
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I'm done with baseball. Even when the Giants were relevant it was hard to watch a regular season game. Baseball is just too slow for me.

So East Bay lost all their major league franchises within a span of 5 years. That's sad.
 
Baseball has actually become more appealing to me the last couple of years, mostly because it's such a casual sport.

You can miss a couple of games or even just half ass watch a game and the pace suits that.

Or even just listen to it on the radio at work.
 
Question for the homies as I can relate a little (Lost Grizzlies in the NBA as a youngster and kinda just stopped watching for years)

Why follow the Raiders and not the Athletics to Vegas?

Just curious about that.
 
gst8 said:
Yep, we've been saying it for a couple of years now. I'm still in mental negotiations over my next move. Might just switch to the Padres lol. Can't do the Giants, fuck the Dodgers, spent too much time hating the Angels already... but SD is like my favorite place on earth. That might be the ticket.
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Padres, si senor.
 
007 said:
Question for the homies as I can relate a little (Lost Grizzlies in the NBA as a youngster and kinda just stopped watching for years)

Why follow the Raiders and not the Athletics to Vegas?

Just curious about that.
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Raiders, at least in my lifetime, were always sort of nomadic. Dumb comp but you hear of bikers referred as nomads because they belong to the club but not a particular charter? That's how the Raiders are for me. Plus the whole 70s glitz, godfather vibe fits with Vegas and as @JohnQ said in a different thread, I really believe the Raiders did try and negotiate in good faith and have always at least tried to win.

The A's on the other hand really represent Oakland in a much deeper sense than the Raiders ever did and the organization really sold that aspect to the fans. Rooted in Oakland, etc. Plus they're basically a real life version of the Cleveland Indians in Major League where ownership is actively trying not to compete. Shit, MLB had to change the revenue sharing rules a few years back strictly because the A's (and a couple of other franchises) where intentionally keeping their payroll at the bare minimum to reap the biggest share of revenue sharing.

All in all... it's complicated but I guess the biggest difference is it seems the Raiders had to move vs. the A's wanted to.

If that makes sense.
 
Fuck Oakland. Piece of shit city that needs to be nuked off the face of the Earth.

And it has nothing to do with the A's given I'm a lapsed Yankees fan. Oakland really is just a flaming shithole.
 
gst8 said:
Raiders, at least in my lifetime, were always sort of nomadic. Dumb comp but you hear of bikers referred as nomads because they belong to the club but not a particular charter? That's how the Raiders are for me. Plus the whole 70s glitz, godfather vibe fits with Vegas and as @JohnQ said in a different thread, I really believe the Raiders did try and negotiate in good faith and have always at least tried to win.

The A's on the other hand really represent Oakland in a much deeper sense than the Raiders ever did and the organization really sold that aspect to the fans. Rooted in Oakland, etc. Plus they're basically a real life version of the Cleveland Indians in Major League where ownership is actively trying not to compete. Shit, MLB had to change the revenue sharing rules a few years back strictly because the A's (and a couple of other franchises) where intentionally keeping their payroll at the bare minimum to reap the biggest share of revenue sharing.

All in all... it's complicated but I guess the biggest difference is it seems the Raiders had to move vs. the A's wanted to.

If that makes sense.
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The rooted in Oakland stuff was a farce and a cheap shot at Mark.

If Mark had any gumption, he won't be rolling out the red carpet for the A's. They insulted him with that slogan.
 
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Darkenblot said:
The rooted in Oakland stuff was a farce and a cheap shot at Mark.

If Mark had any gumption, he won't be rolling out the red carpet for the A's. They insulted him with that slogan.
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Eh, Mark should make a rooted in Vegas joke, and then do what's best for business.
 
gst8 said:
Raiders, at least in my lifetime, were always sort of nomadic. Dumb comp but you hear of bikers referred as nomads because they belong to the club but not a particular charter? That's how the Raiders are for me. Plus the whole 70s glitz, godfather vibe fits with Vegas and as @JohnQ said in a different thread, I really believe the Raiders did try and negotiate in good faith and have always at least tried to win.

The A's on the other hand really represent Oakland in a much deeper sense than the Raiders ever did and the organization really sold that aspect to the fans. Rooted in Oakland, etc. Plus they're basically a real life version of the Cleveland Indians in Major League where ownership is actively trying not to compete. Shit, MLB had to change the revenue sharing rules a few years back strictly because the A's (and a couple of other franchises) where intentionally keeping their payroll at the bare minimum to reap the biggest share of revenue sharing.

All in all... it's complicated but I guess the biggest difference is it seems the Raiders had to move vs. the A's wanted to.

If that makes sense.
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This sums up all of my feelings perfectly. Every word of it.
 
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