I Love baseball and maybe you should feel sorry for me......... I'm an Orioles fan.
I'll see your O's and raise you an A's.
Have pity on me.
But Dude.... now you have Manny.
Right now, Billy Beane is a junk parts dealer. We're not going anywhere, and it's a low risk investment. I'm just hoping he can spin him off for a decent prospect at the trade deadline.
As much as I hate this situation my A's are in, I can appreciate what they're doing. Most talent evaluators view the trades the A's made this year as very smart and that the A's came out on the better end on all of them. Although that bodes well for the future, the present is going to be kind of rough.
DAMN, I LOVE QUOTING MYSELF!
Anyway, this year has been a pleasant surprise for my beloved A's. As I said earler, most baseball people thought the A's got the better end of the deals they made. They gave up Andrew Bailey (hurt), Trevor Cahill (6-7), Craig Breslow (good reliever) and Gio Gonzalez (All Star). But in return they got Jarrod Parker (5-3, 2.46 ERA), Tommy Milone (8-6, 3.73), Ryan Cook (Closer, picked for All Star), Derek Norris (soon to be starting catcher), plus two other prospects that apparently have "can't miss" written all over them.
Now, if those jerks in San Francisco can stop being a-holes about the whole territorial rights crap and let the A's move to San Jose, the A's will clearly be a franchise to be reckoned with.
GO A'S!!!
