Comments on: Josh Willingham placed on DL; Chris Carter called up, but for how long?

By: wesley strzegowski

wesley strzegowski — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:57:29 +0000

Nice surprise today with 4-1 win by A’s. They need to win this series by playing with intensity tomorrow.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:11:47 +0000

I was dumbfounded when Fuentes was signed….now we need a contender dumb enough to take him off our hands. Jan, I totally agree with you. I just wish more reporters/radio hosts would expose Fisher/Wolfe for what they are.

By: wesley strzegowski

wesley strzegowski — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:32:59 +0000

I like Sweeney also. He’s a natural 300 hitter. Let him play everyday. My first pride as an A’s was during the mid 70′s. the era of Vida, Catfish, Bando ,Campaneris, Rudi,Fingers…Three straight world series appearances.

We are seeing the end of Billy ball. He has to go this year. Fuentes next week. He is not a solid RP anymore.

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:18:06 +0000

Wes, I’m actually 37, and I’ve saw plenty of the bash brother years to keep me bragging with my Giants friends. But, why isn’t Sweeney batting 2nd, when he has 60 point better OBP over Pennington? I pray Melvin gives Sweeney a chance and moves everyone else up one spot, while returning Pennington to the bottom of the line-up. Oh yeah, I always love seeing the Yankees falter, too…

By: wesley strzegowski

wesley strzegowski — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:10:42 +0000

I get my baseball highs watching the Yank’s lose. Tonight they lost. An ex A’s Houston Street got the save.

By: wesley strzegowski

wesley strzegowski — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:05:34 +0000

A new death spiral is now in place. A’s will set record for scoreless innings in Philly this week end.

By: wesley strzegowski

wesley strzegowski — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:43:02 +0000

Jan.. we agree…we’re going to have a long season. Hopefully, Melvin will mould this team into a 500 team this year and set the stage for a 2012 team that will contend.

I’m devoid now of passion to support this team on a daily bases.

You and Marc must be young fans ( under 35) and must live close to Oakland. I’m a east coast fan that would see them play at Yankee stadium.

Hopefully, the A’s will give you a world series win someday. I’ve had my run with them.

wes

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:40:55 +0000

Was anyone else listening to an A’s fan/Oakland resident talk about an important aspect that was lacking in Marc’s shared article? “Oakland sucks”. While one can enjoy all types of festivities in San Fran and San Jose before and after the games, Oakland got nothing except a parking lot. If the A’s want to appeal to the younger generations, they need to find a place where those younger people can enjoy bars and clubs within walking distance of the stadium before and after the games. That place is downtown San Jose according to the radio host. I do agree with this assessment, as trips to the other-side of the bay for games are memorable

Marc, I mostly enjoyed the article, but the Victory Court paragraph and the ownership switch was atrocious and needs some serious editing. You blame Wolfe and the MLB, but the City of Oakland is a joke. While it “snarls back” at Wolfe, it turned the Coliseum into one of the worst baseball venues in the country, and created a heavy tax burden to Alameda property owners for Big Al. Oakland has “potential”. Now, that’s hilarious! I don’t know what to say about the Oakland to LA ownership switch other than someone doesn’t have any clue about handling money. Basically, if Howard Bryant offers you advice on money, RUN the other way…

Wes, it’s a long season. I agree the offense numbers aren’t bearable, but youth is always unpredictable. With Carter in the mix, who knows what will happen? I am actually enjoying the refreshing managerial style of Melvin, as players are rewarded for their play. What an idea!

By: wesley strzegowski

wesley strzegowski — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:24:30 +0000

Thanks Marc. FYI: my feedback from watching the A’s/ met’s series is:

> the A’s will struggle to play 500 ball because the offense is so weak. they are a boring offense team.

> Weeks has talent and hopefully is a future star.

> again the offense is so weak.

wes

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:11:53 +0000

Hey Wes and every other A’s fan, please read this article.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=bryant-110622

It drives me nuts that more local reporters don’t bring articles like this to our attention. Wolfe and MLB are very crooked, but we already knew that!