Comments on: Leftovers from a rare win

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:38:38 +0000

Death, Bill is a troll. What do you do with a troll? Hopefully, the blog owner bans him, but the CC times is to politically erect for that. So, we fans just need to ignore them. Don’t feed the troll!

By: DEATHbyTATUM

DEATHbyTATUM — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:19:20 +0000

Bill, I feel your pain but you need to chill out man. What happens after Beane has a fire sale like this? The players he gets in return almost always pan out. I bet you weren’t singing this tune when we were atop the power rankings a few months back or when we shocked the entire baseball world and swept the Twins in 06.

Look what we got out of those trades for Christ’s sake!
-Carlos Gonzalez
-Gio Gonzalez
-Ryan Sweeney
Those 3 alone are stars in the making. Don’t even get me going on some of the other prospects.

Do you know where the pick for Swisher came from? It was a compensation pick for Johnny Damon. Do you know where Haren came from? He came in a packaged deal when we traded away Mulder to the Cards. It’s the way we work. We unload talent only to acquire more talent.

Trading is the way of life for us. I don’t like it but that’s how it works. You have to give to get. One of these days, not in this hell hole stadium, Beane will get it right. There is a reason why Beane is considered a genius because he makes winners from scrap(besides the last 2 seasons). I mean, come on, last year was our first losing season in 8 f**king years! We have had only 4 losing seasons in the 11 Beane has been here. Do you know how many prospects we have in the top 100?? Do you? That’s all from Beane. How do you expect the guy to retain key players with a show string budget because “fans” don’t support the team? 19,000 in attendance…that is a damn joke. Oakland needs to wake up otherwise they can kiss the A’s goodbye. I’d personally rather see them move into a place that supports them.

By: Chicago Steve

Chicago Steve — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:40:00 +0000

I have read the blog regarding Harden. First, remember he was on the DL 5 times prior to the trade. Second, the A’s got in return some fine Cub talent in Murton, Patterson, Donaldson and Gallagher. Let’s review this trade in 3 years and see how the A’s made out. However, this year Harden is pitching lights out and maybe we get the brass ring after a 100 years! Go Cubs!

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:59:16 +0000

As of today

D. Haren (14-6)

R. Harden (9-2)

PRAISE BILLY BEANE SOME MORE

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:32:17 +0000

Harden pitchs 7 innings in win today Sunday 24th. Allows 2 hits and strikes out 11.

PRAISE THE INCOMPETANT BILLY BEANE AGAIN!

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:18:23 +0000

Harden for the Cubs

59 strike-outs in 42 innings

Never was so healthy until he finally got out of the incompetents running the A’s hands.

FIRE THAT BEAN! OR SELL THE TEAM YOU TIGHTWAD!

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:05:10 +0000

As for Cubs deal? How much cash under the table did Mr. Moneyball receive for making this deal with Chicago?

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:03:26 +0000

Tonight’s losing lineup of the A’s. Suzuki’s batting average is .287. 3 players were hitting around .250 and the rest way below that figure. This is the team Beane built. How on earth can this idiot Beane still con these owners?

By: InMinn

InMinn — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:22:38 +0000

I saw Sean Gallagher’s last two starts, one in Oakland and the last one in Minneapolis. The Cub fans around me here can’t believe that the Cubs finally hoodwinked a team in a trade. But trading Rich Harden for Gallagher and a couple of weak-hitting outfielders is the kind of trade that should get a GM fired, in my opinion.

By: DrBill64

DrBill64 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:25:39 +0000

REBUILD THE GM AND Medical Staff, Fire Beane and the medical staff.