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We may have some talent in the pipeline.

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Looks like Vrede's Orioles are literally "moving the goalpost" - apparently decided if the pitchers couldn't keep down the homers, maybe a further taller wall could. And Camden had always been one of the prettiest parks in the league, too.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/it ... &ocid=iehp

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Thu May 19, 2022 10:32 am
Looks like Vrede's Orioles are literally "moving the goalpost" - apparently decided if the pitchers couldn't keep down the homers, maybe a further taller wall could. And Camden had always been one of the prettiest parks in the league, too.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/it ... &ocid=iehp
Ewww.

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Thu May 19, 2022 10:32 am
Looks like Vrede's Orioles are literally "moving the goalpost" - apparently decided if the pitchers couldn't keep down the homers, maybe a further taller wall could. And Camden had always been one of the prettiest parks in the league, too.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/it ... ar-AAXsva1
It doesn't matter to me. Owners continually tweak things dependent on fan response, and I've always thought that doubles and triples are more exciting than homers. Plus, I'm very unlikely to ever attend a game there again.
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Oakland A's fans staying home in droves; Coliseum attendance plummets

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/ne ... -plummets/

""The atmosphere, I feel, has turned," longtime fan Rob Schuetz said before the game. "I think it's because of not knowing if they're staying or not. I think that has a lot to do with it."

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Oakland A's fans staying home in droves; Coliseum attendance plummets

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/ne ... -plummets/

""The atmosphere, I feel, has turned," longtime fan Rob Schuetz said before the game. "I think it's because of not knowing if they're staying or not. I think that has a lot to do with it."
The Oakland L's? :lol:

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 11:30 pm
O Really wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 11:11 pm
Oakland A's fans staying home in droves; Coliseum attendance plummets

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/ne ... -plummets/

""The atmosphere, I feel, has turned," longtime fan Rob Schuetz said before the game. "I think it's because of not knowing if they're staying or not. I think that has a lot to do with it."
The Oakland L's? :lol:

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Yeah, 16-24 (.400) and 30 out of 30 with an average attendance of 8,165. :(
Baltimore is only #23, but its average more than doubles the A's at 17,127.
Your Cubs are #8 with an average of 31,559 despite a 15-22 (.405) record. That's loyalty.
24-14 San Diego is #4, averaging 37,079. Everyone loves a winner.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance
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Yeah, 16-24 (.400) and 30 out of 30 with an average attendance of 8,165. :(
Baltimore is only #23, but its average more than doubles the A's at 17,127.
Your Cubs are #8 with an average of 31,559 despite a 15-22 (.405) record. That's loyalty.
24-14 San Diego is #4, averaging 37,079. Everyone loves a winner.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance
Kind of proves rat infested sewers aren't big draws. They'll have better attendance in Vegas.
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Vrede too wrote:
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Yeah, 16-24 (.400) and 30 out of 30 with an average attendance of 8,165. :(
Baltimore is only #23, but its average more than doubles the A's at 17,127.
Your Cubs are #8 with an average of 31,559 despite a 15-22 (.405) record. That's loyalty.
24-14 San Diego is #4, averaging 37,079. Everyone loves a winner.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance
Kind of proves rat infested sewers aren't big draws. They'll have better attendance in Vegas.
I think the feral cat infestation has made a dent in the rats . . . but John J. Fisher is still the owner.
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More speculation that it may be intentional.
https://www.outkick.com/are-the-oakland ... ttendance/

These people are really really not happy.
https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/athlet ... g24g726a6d
There are two factors at work in the A's tanking attendance. First is the team's offseason fire sale. The front office traded Chris Bassitt, Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Sean Manaea and that came after allowing several free agents to walk. The goal of removing those players from the roster was not only to tank and rebuild but to reduce payroll and rake in cash for ownership. Oakland's opening day payroll was a paltry $48,056,154. And this kind of tanking for profit is not only allowed by MLB, it's practically encouraged.

Bear in mind, the A's went 86-76 in 2021 and were firmly in the wild card chase. There was no need for a teardown, things were going fine. The first signal a shift in strategy might be coming was allowing longtime manager Bob Melvin to leave for the same position with the San Diego Padres. Oakland didn't even request compensation from the Friars for luring Melvin away.

The second reason fans aren't showing up is A's ownership's ongoing flirtation with moving the team to Las Vegas. Despite Oakland approving construction of a new ballpark exactly where the team wanted it, ownership continues to tease a move to Sin City.

So the team got rid of a number of beloved players and is threatening to move. Of course fans aren't showing up to support that. Why would they? Ownership has shown a complete disregard for its customers, there's no reason for them to continue supporting a product that doesn't seem to care about them.

I hope A's fans continue to stay away. Hell, I hope there's a game with fewer than 1,000 fans. Or none. Boycott and protest. Send that message not just to the A's but to every ownership group that wants to tank and toy with the emotions of the very people who subsidize their franchises.

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... I hope A's fans continue to stay away. Hell, I hope there's a game with fewer than 1,000 fans. Or none....
I know one A's fan that will never admit that his support is misplaced this year. He's even still trash-talking other teams. :crazy:
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Around here, with both locals and tourists there are a lot of baseball caps worn. SD, of course, a lot of LA, some Angels, the usual Yankees, Boston, and Cubs, quite a few SF, even the occasional Detroit. Never have seen an A's cap or t-shirt.

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The biggest trash talkers here are all about trashing the A's.

And yet... The A's standings today (so far) are slightly ahead of the over-hyped Chicago Cubs.

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The sooner the automated strike zone arrives, the better.

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I'll be at the much maligned Oakland Coliseum June 1st for the A's-Astros game.

If you all behave yourselves, I will give a full report on the rats/cats situation.

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Was he referring to the Giants that went down to SD yesterday? Those fans?

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Was he referring to the Giants that went down to SD yesterday? Those fans?
:D Funny you should ask.
... Booed all night, Profar finished with three hits as San Diego won 8-7 in 10 innings....
I guess he thinks they're poor losers and poor when tied. Idk if they're poor winners, too.
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I don't know if Giants fans are poor losers or not, but if so they had another chance to practice being losers today.

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I don't know if Giants fans are poor losers or not, but if so they had another chance to practice being losers today.
Ouch, SoCal gave the Bay Area a double fish slap yesterday, and SoCal has 2 teams ahead of SF in the NL West and 1 team ahead of Oakland in the AL West.
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