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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,056
    Wobbie said:
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.

    He also has 127 RBI (about 25 more than the next closest player)
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    10/22/13- Philly, PA
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  • Wobbie said:
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.
    Hmmm. :| As a longtime A's fan I would like to think that if they end up moving to Las Vegas and start to get more revenue, that they will actually keep their good players. However I am also not delusional. John Fisher sucks. 
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908
    Wobbie said:
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.
    Hmmm. :| As a longtime A's fan I would like to think that if they end up moving to Las Vegas and start to get more revenue, that they will actually keep their good players. However I am also not delusional. John Fisher sucks. 
    Would you still root form them when they're in Las Vegas?
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  • I was definitely upset the Braves couldn't keep Freeman, but have been more than happy with Olson as his replacement. He just hit his 51st homer, tying the single season franchise record held by Andruw Jones. I always thought it was odd/amazing that Hank Aaron hit around 730 homers as a Brave, but never hit more than 50 in a season.

    Acuña now 3 away from a 40/40 season. I'm betting he's just going to be swinging for the fences every at bat until he gets it.
  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,858
    edited September 2023
    Wobbie said:
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.
    Hmmm. :| As a longtime A's fan I would like to think that if they end up moving to Las Vegas and start to get more revenue, that they will actually keep their good players. However I am also not delusional. John Fisher sucks. 
    Would you still root form them when they're in Las Vegas?
    Honestly, I have asked myself that question during this process, and probably not. I grew up taking BART to the Coliseum to watch games from the bleachers before the Raiders came back from LA and destroyed that. I haven't lived in the Bay Area since 1990 when I left for the Navy, so where they play their home games doesn't affect me much at all. However my Aunt lives a couple of towns South of Oakland and is a die hard fan. Through all of the BS that this ownership has pulled, she has been faithfully attending multiple games every year. She is devastated by the move, and talking to her about how much the team means to her and the sense of loss she is feeling, I just can't see myself continuing to root for them.  My hope is that the move falls apart which causes them to stay in Oakland, or the surrounding area, with an ownership change. 
    Post edited by JeBurkhardt on
  • I was definitely upset the Braves couldn't keep Freeman, but have been more than happy with Olson as his replacement. He just hit his 51st homer, tying the single season franchise record held by Andruw Jones. I always thought it was odd/amazing that Hank Aaron hit around 730 homers as a Brave, but never hit more than 50 in a season.

    Acuña now 3 away from a 40/40 season. I'm betting he's just going to be swinging for the fences every at bat until he gets it.
    Dude, Freeman is an MVP candidate again.  He's killing it.

    Acuna achieving 40/40 will be exciting.  I was hoping for Ohtani to do it but nope...  Jrod might be the next.
  • Wobbie said:
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.
    Hmmm. :| As a longtime A's fan I would like to think that if they end up moving to Las Vegas and start to get more revenue, that they will actually keep their good players. However I am also not delusional. John Fisher sucks. 
    Sorry for your loss.
  • I was definitely upset the Braves couldn't keep Freeman, but have been more than happy with Olson as his replacement. He just hit his 51st homer, tying the single season franchise record held by Andruw Jones. I always thought it was odd/amazing that Hank Aaron hit around 730 homers as a Brave, but never hit more than 50 in a season.

    Acuña now 3 away from a 40/40 season. I'm betting he's just going to be swinging for the fences every at bat until he gets it.
    Dude, Freeman is an MVP candidate again.  He's killing it.

    Acuna achieving 40/40 will be exciting.  I was hoping for Ohtani to do it but nope...  Jrod might be the next.
    Yeah, that's why I was disappointed Atl couldn't hang on to him. But, it's not like they're playing some scrub instead. The business of it sucks as a fan sometimes.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    Wobbie said:
    Olson has 50 damn homers.  
    A’s are a hell of a farm system.
    Hmmm. :| As a longtime A's fan I would like to think that if they end up moving to Las Vegas and start to get more revenue, that they will actually keep their good players. However I am also not delusional. John Fisher sucks. 

    I'm hearing, from a reliable source, that Fisher will be selling the team in short order and padding his bank account.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,858
    edited September 2023
    ^ I think the only way that happens is if the move to Las Vegas falls through.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    ^ I think the only way that happens is if the move to Las Vegas falls through.
    no, I think he cashes out. new stadium = more money.

    my same reliable source tells me mark davis will soon be selling the raiders.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • So the internet is good for something. Today I found out Pete Crow Armstrong's mom is the mom in Little Big League. She was made for this.
    His dad was Ted Sprague in Heroes.
  • Wobbie said:
    ^ I think the only way that happens is if the move to Las Vegas falls through.
    no, I think he cashes out. new stadium = more money.

    my same reliable source tells me mark davis will soon be selling the raiders.
    If he sells the team after the move the fans In Oakland are going to have a meltdown. Interesting about the Raiders. The Davis family has controlled the ownership group forever, but when they moved to Las Vegas it was reported that they  were the NFL owners with the least amount of wealth. Selling the team will change that for sure. 
  • So the internet is good for something. Today I found out Pete Crow Armstrong's mom is the mom in Little Big League. She was made for this.
    His dad was Ted Sprague in Heroes.
    No idea who that is, but I definitely know the mom in Little Big League.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    Wobbie said:
    ^ I think the only way that happens is if the move to Las Vegas falls through.
    no, I think he cashes out. new stadium = more money.

    my same reliable source tells me mark davis will soon be selling the raiders.
    If he sells the team after the move the fans In Oakland are going to have a meltdown. Interesting about the Raiders. The Davis family has controlled the ownership group forever, but when they moved to Las Vegas it was reported that they  were the NFL owners with the least amount of wealth. Selling the team will change that for sure. 
    the crazy thing is, I heard oakland would immediately become a top 2 MLB expansion site, along with nashville. WTF?

    and, my “reliable source” confirms mark davis is not all that wealthy. unlike other owners, the raiders are “all” he has. compare that to the dude who just bought the commanders or kronke, etc. davis has trouble making payroll and/or giving out signing bonuses. the other 49% of ownership belongs to a ton of people who haven’t seen a dividend in years.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • Umm I was wrong about Acuna 40/40 possibility.  He might be a 40/60 possibility.  That gets my MVP vote.

    Who else ya got for award winners?

    AL MVP Ohtani
    NL MVP Acuna

    AL CY Gerrit Cole
    NL CY Spencer Strider

    AL ROY Gunnar might edge out Jung now...
    NL ROY Corbin Carroll
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    Umm I was wrong about Acuna 40/40 possibility.  He might be a 40/60 possibility.  That gets my MVP vote.

    you have a vote???? :tired_face:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    NL ROY Patrick Bailey
    NL MVP Wilmer Flores
    NL CY Logan Webb

    :triumph:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • Wobbie said:
    NL ROY Patrick Bailey
    NL MVP Wilmer Flores
    NL CY Logan Webb

    :triumph:
    You really should put that bong down...
  • Hahaha.  
    Fucking Giants.
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  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,836
    Umm I was wrong about Acuna 40/40 possibility.  He might be a 40/60 possibility.  That gets my MVP vote.

    Who else ya got for award winners?

    AL MVP Ohtani
    NL MVP Acuna

    AL CY Gerrit Cole
    NL CY Spencer Strider

    AL ROY Gunnar might edge out Jung now...
    NL ROY Corbin Carroll
    Blake Snell?
  • Wobbie said:
    NL ROY Patrick Bailey
    NL MVP Wilmer Flores
    NL CY Logan Webb

    :triumph:
    Don't know who any of those people are.
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    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Wobbie said:
    NL ROY Patrick Bailey
    NL MVP Wilmer Flores
    NL CY Logan Webb

    :triumph:
    Don't know who any of those people are.
    lol you mEAN YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THESE gIANTS?!?
  • cutz said:
    Umm I was wrong about Acuna 40/40 possibility.  He might be a 40/60 possibility.  That gets my MVP vote.

    Who else ya got for award winners?

    AL MVP Ohtani
    NL MVP Acuna

    AL CY Gerrit Cole
    NL CY Spencer Strider

    AL ROY Gunnar might edge out Jung now...
    NL ROY Corbin Carroll
    Blake Snell?
    I thought about him too but I really like Coles numbers even though his team stunk.  I gave him a bunch of shit during the spider tact thing and he was still one of the best pitchers out there.  His era speaks volumes to me but if Snell gets it I wouldn't be mad.

    Good point @Cutz
  • Wobbie said:
    NL ROY Patrick Bailey
    NL MVP Wilmer Flores
    NL CY Logan Webb

    :triumph:
    Don't know who any of those people are.
    lol you mEAN YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THESE gIANTS?!?
    How do you type like that without the computer correcting your caps lock? LOL
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13;
    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    but really the Giants are tied with the Reds and d-bags for the 3rd WC. Cincy seems to have the most favorable schedule.

    look how every round has a sponsor. :angry:


    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    and the donnie-less marlins, a half game back. crazy.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    I see Chaim Bloom has a degree from Yale in "Latin Classics." WTF? My guy, Farhan, had a degree from MIT and a PhD from Cal Berkley. My, how baseball has changed.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • Wobbie said:
    but really the Giants are tied with the Reds and d-bags for the 3rd WC. Cincy seems to have the most favorable schedule.

    look how every round has a sponsor. :angry:


    Problem is they don't have their pitching staff, nor some of their hitters.  It is a miracle they are still hanging around above .500
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