Skip to comments.
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
Posted on 03/16/2022 5:30:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21 next last
To: nickcarraway
Many years ago I got into the Braves big time. Watched all their games, got to know the players, I mean I was seriously into it for 2-3 years. I didn’t keep up with trades and off season stuff, though. Then at the beginning of a season all of sudden half of the players I had been cheering for were on the other teams. It just destroyed my interest pretty much immediately.
2
posted on
03/16/2022 5:46:02 PM PDT
by
suthener
( )
To: nickcarraway
As long as they kept Vida Blue.
3
posted on
03/16/2022 6:05:02 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(GoFundMe is a Democrat Scam)
To: nickcarraway
4
posted on
03/16/2022 6:12:47 PM PDT
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
To: nickcarraway
The A’s have a long history of developing talent at low cost and selling/trading them when the time is right.
Al Campanis (GM of the Dodgers in the ‘60’s) once said:
‘Better to trade someone a year too early than a day too late”
5
posted on
03/16/2022 6:15:14 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal. )
To: nickcarraway
They’re following the Nutting model from the Pirates.
6
posted on
03/16/2022 6:15:25 PM PDT
by
RayBob
(If guns kill people, can I blame misspelled words on my keyboard?)
To: nickcarraway
The Cincinnati Reds say “hold our beer!”
7
posted on
03/16/2022 6:23:58 PM PDT
by
buckalfa
(America is the only nation where a person can be both fat and poor at the same time.)
To: nickcarraway
But sports are an escape from everyday life.
I used to actually believe that, but about 30 years ago Pro Sports decided it was a good idea to allow Gangsters, Thugs and Criminals to play Pro Sports and Influence our youth, So now I choose ALCOHOL for my escape from everyday life. I am much happier now.
8
posted on
03/16/2022 6:36:41 PM PDT
by
eyeamok
(founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
To: buckalfa
C’mon the Reds manager David Bell says: ‘We’re getting better in a really weird way’. The players traded are happy to leave. I almost feel sorry for Votto.
9
posted on
03/16/2022 7:34:04 PM PDT
by
bleach
(If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
To: bleach; buckalfa
The weird thing is the A’s players aren’t happy to leave for the most part. Yoenis Cespedes was really upset to leave, he wanted to stay there his whole career, even knowing they were cheapskates. Olson and Chapman didn’t want to leave.
To: Michael.SF.
Hmmm. I thought Bill Walsh said that in football.
To: nickcarraway
12
posted on
03/17/2022 10:34:57 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(1961 VW Two Door Truck)
To: eyeamok
13
posted on
03/17/2022 10:35:48 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(1961 VW Two Door Truck)
To: nickcarraway
Who the hell would want to live in Oakland?
14
posted on
03/17/2022 10:36:43 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(1961 VW Two Door Truck)
To: nickcarraway
I had it wrong:
"Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late." -- Branch Rickey (Brooklyn Dodgers GM)
It's a good line so Walsh may well have used it as well
15
posted on
03/17/2022 10:53:03 AM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal. )
To: Osage Orange
Who the hell would want to live in Oakland?A lot of very rich people Oakland has some of the richest neighborhoods in the country.
Although, really, you could live anywhere in the Bay Area.
Khalil Mack had a mansion in San Ramon, which is really nice.
To: Osage Orange
Piedmont, Claremont, Crocker Highland, Upper Rockridge, etc., some of the most expensive neighborhoods in the coutry.
To: nickcarraway
Let me rephrase that....And I was born and raised in SoCal...
But who the hell "wants" to live in Calif.?
18
posted on
03/17/2022 11:32:48 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(1961 VW Two Door Truck)
To: nickcarraway
I have no idea who the hell Khalil Mack is....and don’t care.
19
posted on
03/17/2022 11:33:55 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(1961 VW Two Door Truck)
To: Osage Orange
Well, sadly, that’s because of our terrible leadership. The Bay Area is a wonderful place. But we have a crew trying t wreck it.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
