Originally posted by socalfan21:
Originally posted by DelCed2486:
Originally posted by IT21:
The Bay Area is big enough for 2 teams. The A's don't have to be a "small market" team. They choose to be.
Our owners are cheap f**ks and are the reason we're considered a small market team. They're the reason we're still in that piece of s**t stadium too. They don't care about winning, they don't care about having a fan base that supports the team. All they care about is collecting the $$ from revenue sharing and making sure Beane spends little enough on our roster so that they can collect their millions. They get $30 mill a year from revenue sharing. The whole "we don't have money to spend" b******t is a joke.
That's the truth. And nothing will change unless we have new ownership. Hopefully they sell to someone that cares about baseball, because I'm convinced we will never, ever win a championship with the current ownership. It's not possible.
And I'm convinced Beane doesn't care about winning either. He's too busy trying to look like a genius in front of the rest of the world and glorifying himself in books and movies. If he cared about winning a baseball championship he wouldn't be the A's GM.
Of course the Bay Area can easily support 2 teams, regardless that the Giants dwarf the A's across the board (tv, attendance, etc). Can't say that I recall the White Sox, Mets, or Angels crying small market.
And you're right about the A's having money to spend...the franchise continues to increase in value, they get their welfare checks from MLB, Fisher is one of the wealthiest owners in MLB, and the A's are routinely on the list of teams who do turn a profit. The low payroll and wheel-spinning on a new stadium are self-imposed by the small-minded.
The Beanius should be popping corks today to celebrate the 1-yr anniversary of him gutting the best A's team in 25 yrs and starting in motion the complete dismantling of team that still had a chance to be very good. Well done Billy Boy....very well done.
IT21, Every team in sports cares about making money, with or without winning. Don't get it twisted.
Yup. I tend to see it as the A's ownership having an extremely conservative business plan. They won't pour in money unless they have the perfect situation.Whether it's realistic or not, San Jose would have been great.
Until that perfect situation pops up, they'll just try to make the most $$ with a smaller budget. Can't blame them for wanting a surefire way to ensure profits. But, as fans, we can blame them for not being more aggressive in developing their footprint.
