Brian Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Game 1, today at 5 pm Verlander vs. Parker This format blows. A's should have home field in 2-2-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 f*** Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 12:41 PM) f*** Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 12:41 PM) f*** Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 There's your run, Parker. Ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 That looked like a Tiger play right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Most teams try to sell as many tickets as they can, especially during the playoffs. The Oakland Athletics have a different philosophy. A's management said Friday that it does not plan to sell 20,878 of O.co Coliseum's 55,945 seats next week for the A's division showdown with the Detroit Tigers. Those seats account for about 37 percent of the Coliseum's baseball seating capacity, and A's management has sealed them off with tarps since 2006 due to low attendance. But now the Oakland A's are drawing sellout crowds. So many fans showed up for the last game of the season on Wednesday that A's management warned people to stay away because there were no tickets left. Fans are demanding that the team remove the tarps to let more people in - some have started a petition via a website called Removethetarps.com. Many have pelted A's management with complaints. On Friday, A's management explained to The Chronicle why they would not remove the tarps. More intimate A smaller crowd, A's managers said, would create a closer, more intimate environment for the American League Division Series. "The fan experience is better without spreading fans out over more seats," A's executives wrote in an e-mail. "The energy in the park and the fan experience over the last week (when the seats were tarped) was incredible." Since 2006, shortly after Lew Wolff bought the team, most of the third deck and the outfield stands known as Mount Davis have been covered with dark green tarps. The Raiders, who share the Coliseum with the A's, remove the tarps for their home games. The A's rationale is that most games are far from sellouts, so they want fans to gather in the lower decks rather than scatter throughout the stadium. "Here's a team that says they need to leave Oakland because there's no support. Yet here you have thousands of people who are begging to put money in the A's pockets, and they tell fans, 'Sorry, you have to watch it on TV,' " said Doug Boxer, a former Oakland planning commissioner and organizer of an A's fan group called Let's Go Oakland. "It doesn't make any sense." So far this year, the A's have sold out only seven of 79 games in the 35,067 seats in the non-tarp area. A's fans already feel betrayed by Wolff, who's been trying for years to move the team. He's awaiting word from Major League Baseball on his request to move the A's to San Jose, saying his team cannot succeed in Oakland while sharing a stadium with the Raiders, and Oakland has no other suitable sites for a ballpark. The team has defied all odds and expectations, however. Despite having the lowest payroll in the American League, the team shocked the sports world and thrilled their fans by overcoming a 13-game deficit and clinching the American League West title after sweeping the Texas Rangers. They open the division series Saturday in Detroit and return to Oakland on Tuesday for the best-of-five series. That game is sold out, as is Wednesday's, if it's played. A's managers said they'll roll up the tarps only if the A's reach the World Series. That's not good enough, said Oakland City Councilman and Coliseum Authority Co-Chairman Ignacio De La Fuente. 'Denying fans' "Anyone in their right mind would open those seats," he said. Keeping the seats closed "is denying fans the chance to show their incredible support for the A's. I don't understand it." Even seasoned sports marketing professionals were bewildered by Wolff's decision. Longtime sports marketer Paul Siri of Redwood City, a former executive with IMG, said he'd never seen an owner say "no" to the chance to sell more tickets, hot dogs, beer, T-shirts and other merchandise at a high-profile game that's sure to sell out. The move makes sense only if Wolff is trying to convince Major League Baseball he can't build a successful team in Oakland, Siri said. "Looking at this from his point of view, this is the worst thing that could happen," Siri said. "His team wins, media exposure increases, the stadium sells out, and suddenly he loses his leverage to move. It kills his argument. ... I don't blame the fans for being upset." Sara Somers, an Oakland resident who's with a group called Save Oakland Sports, was reluctant to criticize Wolff but said the players deserve a strong, boisterous crowd. "Intimate is not what you want for a playoff game. You want noise. You want the crowd's energy to be contagious," she said. "Management needs to give the team the best home-field advantage they can." Carolyn Jones is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: carolynjones@sfchronicle.com http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-s-...p?cmpid=twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 How dumb...They cant just roll back a portion of the tarp or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 There's something to be said about: a)Wanting a new stadium b)Wanting out of Oakland c)Giving the finger to a fanbase that helped them place 27th in total attendance with 1,679,013 in what ended up being a playoff year More than likely, it's a combination of a & b, with a light sprinkling of c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 09:28 PM) http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-s-...p?cmpid=twitter f*** the fans. You don't show up for years and all of a sudden you want the seats open? Gimme a f***ing break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 This article about Pat Neshek returning to the mound almost made my cry http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pat-neshek-ma...dGlvbnM-;_ylv=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Looks like the A's are going to be the first higher seed to get absolutely f***ed by the stupidity of the first round setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Cespedes stealing 2nd and 3rd with lefty Reddick at bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Haha wow, wild pitch score him to tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Wow, Reddick goes yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 QUOTE (kev211 @ Oct 7, 2012 -> 01:29 PM) Looks like the A's are going to be the first higher seed to get absolutely f***ed by the stupidity of the first round setup. Ignore this for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 That entire sequence beginning with the steal looked so effortless- like it was bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) Just like the Orioles, Tigers have the better bullpen. Tigers 77-0 last year with leading after 7, "just" 72-7 this year, but still much better than the White Sox. Amazing turnaround, fans turning on Benoit like the Rangers' fans turned on Hamilton. Cespedes stealing 2nd and 3rd without much of a challenge reminiscent of the White Sox defensive struggles in past seasons controlling the running game. What's even crazier is the score easily could be 5-1, if not for the CoCo Crisp error and the Avisail Garcia one bounce throw home. That kid's going to be a monster if he develops power to go with that body. He's looking like a possible five tool outfielder, the last thing the White Sox need in our division. Edited October 7, 2012 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) Craziest part of that whole inning was Reddick hitting a homer after K'ing 6 consecutive times in the series before that AB. Uh-oh, Tigers rallying against the previous nearly untouchable Cook. Can't believe it, 2 runs scoring this inning on wild pitches. Edited October 7, 2012 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 f*** the MLB and Choke-land. I don't know who to blame more. "Home field advantage" doesn't just mean "more home games" starting a series at home is a HUGE advantage for any team. f***, the Tigers might sweep and at that point would have really had home field advantage. 2 games in Detroit, 1 game in Oakland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 7, 2012 -> 12:10 PM) f*** the MLB and Choke-land. I don't know who to blame more. "Home field advantage" doesn't just mean "more home games" starting a series at home is a HUGE advantage for any team. f***, the Tigers might sweep and at that point would have really had home field advantage. 2 games in Detroit, 1 game in Oakland. Agreed, it's such bulls*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Any doubt DET walks this off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 7, 2012 -> 02:10 PM) f*** the MLB and Choke-land. I don't know who to blame more. "Home field advantage" doesn't just mean "more home games" starting a series at home is a HUGE advantage for any team. f***, the Tigers might sweep and at that point would have really had home field advantage. 2 games in Detroit, 1 game in Oakland. not to mention the lower seat also would get an extra gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Road Field Advantage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Here it comes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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