Then I was like:
That is all.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
One Week In: What We Learned
After falling to 2-4 after 6 games, what really can we learn?
One of my greatest friends gave me a 1988 Pennant today. I got shivers. I read the names of Dave Stewart, Terry Steinbach, Luis Polonia, Dave Parker, Rick Honeycutt, Gene Nelson, Storm Davis, Tony Phillips, Don Baylor, Greg Cadaret, Carney Lansford, Walt Weiss, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco....
They were a brilliant team. But they weren't anything without the support around them. I appeal to you, Oakland. Be proud of this team. Be proud of what we've had. And be damned if ownership and politics take them away from us.
It's not a great amount. The A's aren't very good. We knew that. We knew that they weren't going to be the team to beat in the West. Hell, we knew that they weren't going to be a team that mattered in the West. So what have the first six games taught us, if anything?
One of my greatest friends gave me a 1988 Pennant today. I got shivers. I read the names of Dave Stewart, Terry Steinbach, Luis Polonia, Dave Parker, Rick Honeycutt, Gene Nelson, Storm Davis, Tony Phillips, Don Baylor, Greg Cadaret, Carney Lansford, Walt Weiss, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco....
They were a brilliant team. But they weren't anything without the support around them. I appeal to you, Oakland. Be proud of this team. Be proud of what we've had. And be damned if ownership and politics take them away from us.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
MLB Preview - The Oakland Athletics
We've finally made it to the team picked first overall in the 2012 WITT draft, the Oakland A's. How did a team picked by many to be so bad this year make it to the top spot? They are undeniably my favorite, that's how. They're the greatest team no one cares about or watches. They've got spark. They've got spirit. They've got spunk. They've got a terrible stadium and terrible ownership and terrible cash flow. However, through it all, they still remain the A's, and there's something special about this ball club.
Maybe it's because the A's are like this man:
You can't really get angry at Modern Family's Phil Dunphy. He's an underdog. He's not always the smartest. He's not always the fastest. His ideas can be a bit harebrained. But, through it all, he charms you and warms you down to the cockles of your heart. That's what the A's are going to do this season. Why? Because it's really the only thing they have.
The A's have entered pretty well worn territory this year. Really put together a team that could be considered trite and contrived. However, when you put a ragtag bunch of misfits on the field, it's sure to draw a little attention. You know, away from all the stuff about how the A's are in a land war with the Giants and Uncle Bud isn't actually doing anything about it. And how they can't draw more than 12 people to a game. Yeah. We're doing something about that... in 2014.
Maybe it's because the A's are like this man:
You can't really get angry at Modern Family's Phil Dunphy. He's an underdog. He's not always the smartest. He's not always the fastest. His ideas can be a bit harebrained. But, through it all, he charms you and warms you down to the cockles of your heart. That's what the A's are going to do this season. Why? Because it's really the only thing they have.
The A's have entered pretty well worn territory this year. Really put together a team that could be considered trite and contrived. However, when you put a ragtag bunch of misfits on the field, it's sure to draw a little attention. You know, away from all the stuff about how the A's are in a land war with the Giants and Uncle Bud isn't actually doing anything about it. And how they can't draw more than 12 people to a game. Yeah. We're doing something about that... in 2014.
Monday, April 2, 2012
#3 - The Texas Rangers
Everyone loves a bridesmaid. Right? That's how the saying goes. I think. I don't really have a mind for sayings, nor do I really want one. But, the Texas Rangers have been the Maid of Honor for the last two seasons. They've been the Quagmire to the Peter, the Sundance to the Butch Cassidy, the Tonto to the Lone Ranger, the silly, bumbling Frankie, to the dashing, heart throb Eric. God that Eric is one hot tamale. But enough about Eric and his startlingly good looks and charm, it's time to pay attention to that other also ran, the Rangers.
The Rangers have been the 2012 University of Kentucky Wildcats over the last two years. They've been a seeming juggernaut for the past two years, and won the past two AL pennants, which were their first two in the history of their franchise. Unfortunately, they fell short both times, once to the upstart San Francisco Giants, and once to the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. That's right, those damn foreign cities, like that damn Katniss from that upstart district 12, have gotten the best of the Capitol that represents the Texas Rangers.
First of all, I saw Hunger Games with Frankie. Second, my analogy makes way more sense and he should have not used it because the Pirates are terrible. And third, there's no way in hell the Pirates should be ranked ahead of the A's in power rankings on ESPN. But the biggest point here, is that the Rangers are still really, really good. The odds are definitely in their favor. That's right. The Rangers, the team that was borderline hilarious for most of their history until the last three years, has become something of an equivalent to the evilness that is the Yankees.
The Rangers have been the 2012 University of Kentucky Wildcats over the last two years. They've been a seeming juggernaut for the past two years, and won the past two AL pennants, which were their first two in the history of their franchise. Unfortunately, they fell short both times, once to the upstart San Francisco Giants, and once to the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. That's right, those damn foreign cities, like that damn Katniss from that upstart district 12, have gotten the best of the Capitol that represents the Texas Rangers.
First of all, I saw Hunger Games with Frankie. Second, my analogy makes way more sense and he should have not used it because the Pirates are terrible. And third, there's no way in hell the Pirates should be ranked ahead of the A's in power rankings on ESPN. But the biggest point here, is that the Rangers are still really, really good. The odds are definitely in their favor. That's right. The Rangers, the team that was borderline hilarious for most of their history until the last three years, has become something of an equivalent to the evilness that is the Yankees.
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