The Oakland Athletics

[NiNe2FiVe]

Tired of Suzuki, Im ready for Recker...Or Donaldson and a new 3b.

 

[Cut-Throat]

The A's might use 162 different lineups this year....

 

[martin_07n]

CESPEDES!

 

[T-Rip]

Cespedes homers in 3 straight games

 

[NiNe2FiVe]

Cespedes killing the ball. Needs to get some base hits too, but its awesome to have someone capable of such great power. Tough loss to come back and still fall short, Weeks had a good game too, and Suzuki actually threw someone out. Lol.

 

[REACHTMO]

yeah probably the best throw ive seen from suzuki. And our man cespedes!!! Dont want to miss any time he's up, cause every time can be special. Its like back in the day when I wouldnt want to miss a mcguire or conseco at bat.

What a clutch hr too, kept us in the game, like he did last night.

 

[DubbC415]

And what's with up Suzuki? He can't hit or cover the plate nowadays.

after what happened to posey last year, Bob Melvin instructed suzuki not to block the plate

 

[martin_07n]

So what's up mane shit, who's trying to hit up some games? I'm alway in that bitch. Since the first grade lol

 

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

i'm going to that game on 4/21

 

[martin_07n]

I'm going tonight, Wednesday and the next one for Rollie Fingers bobblehead day and hella other games. If I was unemployed I'd probably be a season ticket holder. #JuHeard

 

[REACHTMO]

I was boutta go tonight, but I bought a 30 rack instead. Gonna get shitty and watch it from home

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

You guys worried at all about Cespedes getting traded in the near future? My homie at work who is an A's fan isn't getting too attached because he thinks Cespedes will be gone by the all star break.

 

[NiNe2FiVe]

You guys worried at all about Cespedes getting traded in the near future? My homie at work who is an A's fan isn't getting too attached because he thinks Cespedes will be gone by the all star break.

I think he'll be around for the duration of his deal. From everything Ive heard they plan on keeping him, and hope to hang onto him, then again that all depends on revenue, and if eventually it came to flipping him it would be for someones top prospects to bring into the new stadium in four(ish) years. At any rate I dont think he is going anywhere soon, eventually maybe, but he's here for his contract, Id guess.

 

[martin_07n]

How bout that boy Milone? 8 shut out innings on his first ML start.

 

[Cut-Throat]

Wasn't his first start, but the kid looked good tonight....

 

[Rusto]

This weak attendance is really starting to get to me. Where did all the fans go? I remember in the 90s going to A's games at it was always pretty crowded.
We need a new stadium ASAP, and so do the Raiders. Demolish the coliseum

 

[NiNe2FiVe]

This weak attendance is really starting to get to me. Where did all the fans go? I remember in the 90s going to A's games at it was always pretty crowded.
We need a new stadium ASAP, and so do the Raiders. Demolish the coliseum

Its tough, itll take a prodigious winning season to start drawing more people with this team. The scheduling didnt help, you have the actual opening day in Japan, then play Seattle, and then rainy games against the Royals, before taking off to Seattle again, this month was destined to be poorly attended. If the A's are expected to travel to Japan and help create this revenue, but cant be rewarded with scheduling a "must see" game at home against the Yankees or someone that will draw...But dont forget, aside from the period when the Haas family owned the team, the A's have had historically poor attendence. In 74' and 75' after multiple WS they would only sell tickets dugout to dugout in the lower section...To be honest Im passed the issue, this team isnt going to draw big numbers, the coliseum isnt going bring out anyone. To bring folks they need a talented/solid team, to do that they need revenue, to get revenue they need a stadium, at this point its all Selig's fault, this isnt a 3 year decision its a 3 hour decision. At any rate, im enjoying this season, I think they have lots of potential, and Ill always be a diehard A's fan. It sucks were in a down time, but itll get better.

 

[ArGenTin3]

Only a Royals player would bean two hitters back to back with the last one being the walk off winner.

First time that has happened since 1966.


Its hard had damn work being a KC fan.

 

[NiNe2FiVe]

Lol, I'll take it. W is a W. The A's have like 6 HBP's already this season, Cespedes has 3 himself.

 

[basment-music]

Cespedes is a beast. His fielding is suspect sometimes judging hits but I think its just an adjustment period. Reddicks throw to get the Royals leadoff guy tagging to go to third in the first game of the series was incredible. The A's are scrappy this year and I like it, I'm getting excited about their potential. It just sucks we gave up our entire staff over the winter.