****official Oakland A's Thread****

[rcooj_7 0]

Id still continue to look at Cabrera though.

Me too.... Will Nomar want to 'back up' though?

[coug2828 8]

lifelong mariners fan here...so it's safe to say i hate the a's. however, i am able to look at things objectively and i think oakland wins the west year. that trade for holliday was brilliant. giambi will help too. if chavez is healthy that's a pretty solid 3-5 in the order. and if bobby crosby ever starts playing up to his potential, look out. anyway, go m's

[rcooj_7 0]

lifelong mariners fan here...so it's safe to say i hate the a's. however, i am able to look at things objectively and i think oakland wins the west year. that trade for holliday was brilliant. giambi will help too. if chavez is healthy that's a pretty solid 3-5 in the order. and if bobby crosby ever starts playing up to his potential, look out. anyway, go m's

i began to read this and was like "OMG, get the retard off." but it was pretty smart.... props

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i began to read this and was like "OMG, get the retard off." but it was pretty smart.... props

No.You will have to get through the Angels pitching. It is the Angels to lose.

[coug2828 8]

No.You will have to get through the Angels pitching. It is the Angels to lose.

if they had resigned tex then i would have agreed. it all depends on oakland's young pitching. if those guys can carry the load then they'll be very tough with the upgraded offense. and oakland's history of developing young pitchers is pretty solid.al west will be a better race this year than last year, i just think oakland's upgraded offense will be the difference.

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if they had resigned tex then i would have agreed.

While I'm not as excited as I would have been if they had signed Tex (obviously they would be a better team with him), their winning % was better before they got him, and in the playoffs he pretty much was power dead.Lackey for a full season.Santana coming off an all-star season.Saunders coming off an all-star season (don't know how he does it).Weaver (a bit overrated so far but ready to bust out?)Escobar gonna be back before June.Just sayin'.

[king_tanner 84]

Nomar coming to Oakland? Do you wan him? What would you pay for him?

I'll take him. Just so I can go to a game and yell "NOMAR" with a stupid Boston accent. No offense to those from Boston with a stupid Boston accent. I have a stupid surfer accent and I don't even surf.

[rcooj_7 0]

Do you think a slow start in the cactus league means anything?

[Moneyball16 0]

Spring training doesn't matter. The only thing I pay attention to in spring training is who is winning positional battles.

[rcooj_7 0]

Spring training doesn't matter. The only thing I pay attention to in spring training is who is winning positional battles.

Do you think that the pitchers are trying to win battles or prodominantly hit there spots in the strike zone?

[coug2828 8]

A's picked up Orlando Cabrera today. another good signing...further solidifying my pick in the AL West. damn i hate Billy Beane

[rcooj_7 0]

A's picked up Orlando Cabrera today. another good signing...further solidifying my pick in the AL West. damn i hate Billy Beane

ORLANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[aadams_22 3]

enjoy the team while you canthey stated on MLB's radio channel on XM that the Fremont stadium deal is dead in the water and that the team being moved out of the bay area is a real possibility

[king_tanner 84]

enjoy the team while you canthey stated on MLB's radio channel on XM that the Fremont stadium deal is dead in the water and that the team being moved out of the bay area is a real possibility

plz no. I seriously could not watch baseball ever again if this happens. I can't be a Giants fan.

[rcooj_7 0]

plz no. I seriously could not watch baseball ever again if this happens. I can't be a Giants fan.

Giants fans cant be Giants fans.... and I am with you 100% here. Ive heard them talk about San jose, Santa Clara, and Sacramento.... Sac only if the Kings leave though

[aadams_22 3]

Giants fans cant be Giants fans.... and I am with you 100% here. Ive heard them talk about San jose, Santa Clara, and Sacramento.... Sac only if the Kings leave though

at least San Jose is still the bay area...that's wouldn't be bad for you guys

[king_tanner 84]

at least San Jose is still the bay area...that's wouldn't be bad for you guys

I'd love it. Oakland traffic sucks!

[king_tanner 84]

Looks like A's got Nomar.... another 1 year contract.This is starting to get ridiculous. Its hard to root for a team that you know is going to be dismantled the following season, even if they make the playoffs/world series.

[rcooj_7 0]

Looks like A's got Nomar.... another 1 year contract.This is starting to get ridiculous. Its hard to root for a team that you know is going to be dismantled the following season, even if they make the playoffs/world series.

tanner, you are such a downer.... They can always resign.... if they do make it to the show. THEY WILL RESIGN!What should they do? Sign every guy for 4 years? you cant do that, its not a video game.

[gobears 0]

I'm looking forward to this year - The Angels will be worse than last year so the AL West is up for grabs. Cabrera is an upgrade over Crosby (Crosby is an upgrade over Murphy as the backup). The A's have a lot of lefties so picking up Garciaparra whose OPS was over 1000 last year against righties also makes a lot of sense. Holliday and Giambi obviously make the offense better.We'll worry about next year when it comes. If you can pick up solid players for reasonable short term contracts, I think that it's great. Do you want to be like the Giants who overpaid for Rowand, Zito and Dave Roberts and are stuck in long term deals?The starting rotation is the big question mark - Duke needs to stay healthy; Gallagher, Braden, Eveland are all question marks. Does one of the rookies make the jump? (Cahill, or Gio who was pretty awful last year in a short #of innings)

[CindyLou 11]

Looks like A's got Nomar.... another 1 year contract.This is starting to get ridiculous. Its hard to root for a team that you know is going to be dismantled the following season, even if they make the playoffs/world series.

Billy Beane is a contrarian. When all the other teams (except the Yankees, of course) are looking to save money and not spend on free agents, he goes shopping.

[Sportsmack 0]

So, even though i think King_Tanner and I are the only A's fans on FCP, i still think that Oakland deserves a Thread....So, even if it is just you and me Tanner, I hope the season comes along great!

I'm a huge A's fan too and this thread is way overdue imo. I'm pumped for the season, and excited to have Giambi back. Let's just hope we're still in the race past the trade deadline so we can possibly keep Holliday. Overall I'm excited about the off-season moves and can't wait for the season to begin. LET'S GO OAK-LAND!!

[king_tanner 84]

We'll worry about next year when it comes. If you can pick up solid players for reasonable short term contracts, I think that it's great. Do you want to be like the Giants who overpaid for Rowand, Zito and Dave Roberts and are stuck in long term deals?

I'm ok with not over paying guys and not having long year contracts. It is a little disheartning when all the new big name pickups have 1 year contracts though. The guys in the late 90's early 00's were on the team for a while, it seems like the last 3-4 years there is a completely different team every season. Are they just not willing to pay anyone?I know this sounds gay, but what jersey T-shirt do I buy at the start of the season? I can't buy a shirt because if the guy is gone in a season the shirt goes in the trash. $40 DOWN THE ****ING DRAIN. And I refuse to wear a Eric Chavez shirt.

[rcooj_7 0]

I'm ok with not over paying guys and not having long year contracts. It is a little disheartning when all the new big name pickups have 1 year contracts though. The guys in the late 90's early 00's were on the team for a while, it seems like the last 3-4 years there is a completely different team every season. Are they just not willing to pay anyone?I know this sounds gay, but what jersey T-shirt do I buy at the start of the season? I can't buy a shirt because if the guy is gone in a season the shirt goes in the trash. $40 DOWN THE ****ING DRAIN. And I refuse to wear a Eric Chavez shirt.

We cant afford it, bottom line. we are THE small market team, you and i do not go to enough ball games, it is our fault they dont have money, in retrospec. BUY the jerseys, BUY the tickets.... BUY beer at game..... BUT A's hats.... that is what it is going to take.... if we are ahead in the West fans will come..... HMMMMMM..... in my honest opinion.... Ziegler, Suzuki, R. Sweeney, geo Gonzalez (if he starts well), Dallas Braden should be around for a while, M. Ellis should make it all season..WHO NOT TO GET. Holliday, chavez, crosby, T. Buck, Cust (YUCK).Maybes..... Giambi! he has played many seasons in Oakland, if he is gone after one year, oh well. Keep the Jersey. Devine, Blevins, eveland, Galharger. hope that helps, ive been been one to get a Baseball jersey, maybe this year is the year

[rcooj_7 0]

Tanner, are you going to opening day? ill be there you should try to go.... maybe you could buy me a beer.... (20 yo) ..... haha. let me know man