Official 2011-12 Oakland Athletics Offseason Thread | Page 12

Feb 27, 2012 at 8:48 PM

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Looks like 3rd base goes back to being the complete and utter black hole it was before Sizemore came and played reasonably well.

Worst case scenario is always reality for us. Knee injury = ACL. Elbow soreness = Tommy John surgery. Etc. etc. It just never stops.

Feb 27, 2012 at 9:11 PM

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Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
Looks like 3rd base goes back to being the complete and utter black hole it was before Sizemore came and played reasonably well.

Worst case scenario is always reality for us. Knee injury = ACL. Elbow soreness = Tommy John surgery. Etc. etc. It just never stops.

for real man. we have the worst luck

Who starts now, Adam Rosales?

Or Sean Doolittle the former 1B who they moved to pitcher when spring training started due to a knee injury

I wonder if they'll consider Barton like they did for a couple games..not that hes much better

Mar 1, 2012 at 8:27 PM

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The Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees have reportedly made offers to Cuban third baseman Adonis Garcia. He's 26 and presumably a player that could come in and help a big-league team very soon.

If Garcia projects as a third baseman in the states, the A's have a spot wide open for him, especially since Scott Sizemore injured his knee and will miss the season. The report says the A's have offered -- or are willing to offer -- $18 million to Garcia, though the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports the A's have not made an offer.

wtf are you doing Billy, arent we rebuilding?

rumors are rumors?

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:20 AM

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marshulk
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1st game today! Good luck!

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:26 AM

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Brandon Allen with 7 rbis yesterday..let's hope some of that momentum carries over into the regular season. It's his job to lose at 1b..also hope cespedes gets to play in the next game or two

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:26 AM

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Originally posted by marshniners24:
1st game today! Good luck!

First game??

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:39 AM

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Originally posted by 49erfan3252:
Originally posted by marshniners24:
1st game today! Good luck!

First game??

First one my phone has told me about..for the angels

Mar 5, 2012 at 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by marshniners24:
First one my phone has told me about..for the angels

Just checked ESPN didn't realise we were playing you guys today lol yes good luck then!

Mar 5, 2012 at 12:18 PM

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Dam didn't realize you guys have played 3. games already

Mar 5, 2012 at 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by 49erfan3252:
Brandon Allen with 7 rbis yesterday..let's hope some of that momentum carries over into the regular season. It's his job to lose at 1b..also hope cespedes gets to play in the next game or two

No doubt he'll start 1b come opening day. I'm officially labeling Daric Barton as a bust

Originally posted by marshniners24:
Dam didn't realize you guys have played 3. games already

is ugly jesus pitching today?

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:36 PM

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Good game...

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:55 PM

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so what happens to the A's if/when they won't get territorial rights to SJ?

Mar 5, 2012 at 10:21 PM

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Originally posted by niners4lyfe:
so what happens to the A's if/when they won't get territorial rights to SJ?

then hopefully Lew Wolff sales the team
I'd rather have Wolff sale the team and not get our SJ Stadium then get the stadium and keep him as owner

Mar 5, 2012 at 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by ImaMod:
then hopefully Lew Wolff sales the team
I'd rather have Wolff sale the team and not get our SJ Stadium then get the stadium and keep him as owner

This..I would be pretty disappointed cause it seemed like we put all of our eggs in one basket, but hopefully if he sales the team the new owner could work something out to get a new stadium in Oakland..

Mar 6, 2012 at 1:53 PM

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Originally posted by 49erfan3252:

Originally posted by ImaMod:
then hopefully Lew Wolff sales the team
I'd rather have Wolff sale the team and not get our SJ Stadium then get the stadium and keep him as owner

This..I would be pretty disappointed cause it seemed like we put all of our eggs in one basket, but hopefully if he sales the team the new owner could work something out to get a new stadium in Oakland..

This.

But it would take a TON of private money in order to build a new park in Oakland. The City of Oakland has had small discussions regarding an entirely new "Coliseum City"...but I just don't see the taxpayers of Alameda County getting behind it.

[ Edited by Jigga on Mar 6, 2012 at 1:54 PM ]