Don’t give the A’s your money — they don’t know what to do with it

San Jose Mercury News ^ | March 15, 2022 | Dieter Kurtenbach

[nickcarraway]

Oakland Athletics are purging top players, trading Chris Bassitt and Matt Olson. It should be the last straw for the team’s few remaining fans.

A’s fans deserve better.

But sadly, any fans who have stuck around know the drill by now.

The A’s are tearing it all down, again. This weekend, All-Star starting pitcher Chris Bassitt was traded to the Mets. Monday, Matt Olson, a legitimate MVP candidate, was sent to the Braves.

More will come in the days and weeks to come. Matt Chapman, Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas — anyone wearing green and yellow and anywhere near arbitration is on the market.

And while you could make the argument that the A’s have done well in the deals they have already made, that misses the point.

This batch of A’s was supposed to be the core of a competitive team. It was a competitive team up until last season.

But instead of augmenting around them while they were inexpensive, instead of signing good players to contract extensions before they hit free agency, the A’s blew it all up again, well before this core’s time was up.

Predictable? Of course.

But sports are an escape from everyday life. They need to sell hope — the idea that things will be great this year, or, at the worst, that they’ll be better soon.

[Osage Orange]

High crime and murder rates.....

High taxes. Homeless people.

Gang banger's.

"People" stealing openly.

Murder's, rape's and robberies.

I now live in the middle of no where...and like it.