1. 09-01-12 01:14 AM #1
    CanuckG
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    Oakland A's

    49 Million Dollar Salary and pounding teams left and right.

    Will they make the playoffs??

    Moneyball 2.0?

    1 Stephen Drew 7,750,000
    2 Yoenis Cespedes 6,500,000
    3 Coco Crisp 6,000,000
    4 Brandon McCarthy 4,275,000
    5 Grant Balfour 4,000,000
    6 Brett Anderson 3,250,000
    7 Seth Smith 2,415,000
    8 Jonny Gomes 1,000,000
    9 George Kottaras 700,000
    10 Jerry Blevins 490,000
    Cliff Pennington 490,000
    12 Josh Reddick 485,000
    13 Ryan Cook 480,000
    Tommy Milone 480,000
    Josh Donaldson 480,000
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  2. 09-01-12 01:18 AM #2
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    Imagine being the manager of this shit team

    1 Ben Francisco 1,537,500
    2 Chris Snyder 750,000
    3 Wilton Lopez 515,500
    4 Wesley Wright 512,000
    5 Bud Norris 511,000
    6 Fernando Rodriguez 492,000
    7 Jason Castro 486,000
    8 Fernando Abad 485,000
    9 Jose Altuve 483,000
    Brian Bogusevic 483,000
    Tyler Greene 483,000
    12 Lucas Harrell 482,000
    13 Rhiner Cruz 480,000
    Marwin Gonzalez 480,000
    15 Justin Maxwell 0
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  3. 09-01-12 02:27 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Imagine being the manager of this shit team

    1 Ben Francisco 1,537,500
    2 Chris Snyder 750,000
    3 Wilton Lopez 515,500
    4 Wesley Wright 512,000
    5 Bud Norris 511,000
    6 Fernando Rodriguez 492,000
    7 Jason Castro 486,000
    8 Fernando Abad 485,000
    9 Jose Altuve 483,000
    Brian Bogusevic 483,000
    Tyler Greene 483,000
    12 Lucas Harrell 482,000
    13 Rhiner Cruz 480,000
    Marwin Gonzalez 480,000
    15 Justin Maxwell 0
    I can only imagine. Its bad enough being a fan, trust me.
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  4. 09-01-12 04:43 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Moneyball 2.0?
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  5. 09-01-12 07:17 AM #5
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    Reddick trade was genius
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  6. 09-01-12 11:21 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Reddick trade was genius
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  7. 09-01-12 11:28 AM #7
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    I hope these are the types of teams you have to root for if you love mlb. Yanks, Dodgers, etc. are a joke!
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  8. 09-01-12 11:34 AM #8
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    love what the A's are doing
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  9. 09-01-12 11:36 AM #9
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    The thing I hate about Moneyball is they dont even mention once that they had 3 of the best pitchers in the league that basically shut down every team they faced
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  10. 09-01-12 12:17 PM #10
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    A's are on fire right now
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  11. 09-01-12 12:29 PM #11
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    Forget the A's

    The Rays have done it for years

    Joe Maddon
    He should have won manager of the year 5 years in a row
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  12. 09-01-12 12:39 PM #12
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    Yeah, can't not root for them.
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  13. 09-01-12 12:40 PM #13
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    I agree Math.. the Rays are another fun team and pretty much mirror what Oakland does. They build around pitching and have a decent, mostly no-name offense that usually gets it done. The Nats are another young exciting team I like to root for.
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  14. 09-01-12 02:02 PM #14
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    woudln't say 'pounding teams'

    still gotta make the playoffs first

    love cespedes and the pitching staff though
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  15. 09-01-12 10:40 PM #15
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    I have watched almost every A's game this year and they are really a fun bunch to watch.
    A bunch of young guys living the dream and having fun.
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  16. 09-01-12 10:45 PM #16
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    probably the best story in mlb this year.
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  17. 09-01-12 11:12 PM #17
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    Pounding the Bo Sox.
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  18. 09-01-12 11:16 PM #18
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  19. 09-01-12 11:18 PM #19
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    High Paid teams do not equate to being winners

    We are finding out so much talent in minors that you can win with
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  20. 09-01-12 11:43 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    High Paid teams do not equate to being winners

    We are finding out so much talent in minors that you can win with
    So speaketh "Maharishi" JJ.
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  21. 09-01-12 11:54 PM #21
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    The A's are my money ball,

    this team is ATM,


    I love Oak just for being so damn consistent and readable...................
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  22. 09-02-12 12:02 AM #22
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    -175 vs boston

    team isn't playing around anymore

    2nd round playoff atleast
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  23. 09-02-12 12:03 AM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    High Paid teams do not equate to being winners

    We are finding out so much talent in minors that you can win with
    these young pitchers have better numbers than a lot of the famous ones




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  24. 09-02-12 12:11 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by lunchbawks View Post
    2nd round playoff atleast
    Well anything can happen in a one-game playoff. It seems pointless to me to play 162 games for a one-game playoff, should be 2-out-of-3
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  25. 09-02-12 12:15 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Well anything can happen in a one-game playoff. It seems pointless to me to play 162 games for a one-game playoff, should be 2-out-of-3
    oakland only 3 gb

    lot of pressure on texas
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    Quote Originally Posted by lunchbawks View Post
    oakland only 3 gb

    lot of pressure on texas
    Oh I wasn't even thinking about the division. I didn't realize Oakland got that close. I'm just shocked that if season ended right now, the wild card would be Oakland vs. BALTIMORE, and the Orioles still have only 15,000 going to their games.
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  27. 10-02-12 09:22 AM #27
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    Congrats on making the PO-- now win the division!!!


    Crisp had a go-ahead double in the fifth inning as the A's (92-68) pulled within one game of Texas (93-67) in the AL West with two to go and moved into a tie with Baltimore for the American League's top wild card.
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  28. 10-02-12 09:28 AM #28
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  29. 10-02-12 10:07 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Reddick trade was genius
    A's could of had Andre Eithier as well. They traded him away for Milton Bradley and some unknown arm.


    Reddick + Gomes + Crisp = Championships
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