Comments on: And at the trade deadline, the Oakland A’s do … nada

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:41:17 +0000

One last-yeah Beane is in a corner,If the A’s lose,he’s a liar,if they win,-he’s a liar. That’s not my problem.That’s what happens when you try to sell a bogus premise. Like any bad science theory,its been exposed.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:38:24 +0000

And then tell me I was right,that Beane was full of crap all these 2006-now years. Right?

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:37:26 +0000

You tell me if Beane hadn’t said right up to this May, “We cant compete with the Angels or Texas”. But they are.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:35:31 +0000

I am enjoying the wins..as it proves what Beane has said for years is wrong “The team cant compete in Oakland”. Isn’t that what has been the theme,the excuse?

By: Gdog

Gdog — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:26:10 +0000

I don’t have any problem with the A’s not making a move the team is good enough “as is” to make the playoffs. Most of the other teams chasing did not make moves either. However, sometimes there is just a little psychological jolt that the team gets with a move. Last night we were exhausted and maybe a move peps them up and turns that into a victory. The way this is going 1 game will be the difference between moving on or not. Clearly a replacement for Sogard/Pennington is needed. Hopefully this Hick’s kid can get hot, he has shown his power he just needs the consistency. Inge needs to pick it up but does get key hits it seems. Would rather have that than a guy like A-rod who never gets a clutch hit but hits a lot of homers when you are up 7-1 already.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:42:46 +0000

Well said Johnson. I wish that the real die-hard A’s fans just enjoy the great season the team is having.This team was not supposed to be in contention for anything.If ownership does pick up a player or two through the waiver process, so be it. Hopefully they contribute.

In the meantime, let’s be proud that the team is proving the majority of baseball fans and media prognosticators wrong. Next year, the players will have the experience on how to play against superior teams and we can be mentioned as a serious candidate to be in the play-offs.

By: Johnson

Johnson — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:15:40 +0000

You sit there and point the finger at ownership and management yet they proved you wrong by making the right trades. Kudos to the players for arriving a year or two before they were supposed to. But I’m tired of all of our fans that moan about the ownership and managing doing this and that, and then not doing this and that. At the end of the day they’ve put a good team on the field. Had they traded away Straily and he tore it up in the majors, you’d be criticizing them for trading him away. Now that he’s not traded away, management is wrong for not doing it. Beane is going to make a waiver wire trade more than likely, and I’m sure it likely will preserve some of the young studs. Quit the finger pointing, support the team, go to the games and enjoy this run we’re on.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:05:22 +0000

stiglich pretty much nailed it on the head–playing with house money

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:56:57 +0000

The A’s as a team are winning inspite of management. Management wanted a loser to help further reduce attendance and advance their relocation cost. The guys on the team have play far above expectattion, so now the pathetic carpetbagging management/ownership group are hoping for a collapse.

Screw ownership: GO A’s !!!

By: Stan

Stan — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:17:56 +0000

The A’s had a first shot at Ramirez..and Beane didn’t pull the trigger. Like the West race two years ago..the A’s made a run..and Beane did nothing. The A’s faded.
Big moves in January are nice..but all contending teams nowadays get a nice boost with July trades.
Its just more Joe,of Beane being cheap. Its not the Colosseum or Oakland,its Beane.