GDAWG Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Bucfan56 said: Huh. My calculations are just a tad off somewhere, then. I had Branson, Missouri as my worst city. Where do you rank Bronson, Missouri? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, GDAWG said: Where do you rank Bronson, Missouri? I'd have to check the calculations. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camden Crazy Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 12:50 PM, Bucfan56 said: Ok, Dr. Phil. Nah for real tho, you have big time issues if you automatically assume people who like going to a city you don’t like and/or have hobbies you don’t like are subhuman trash...the level of self-importance required to believe that garbage is staggering, and you should be ashamed of how you treat people...you are not the sole arbiter of what people can and cannot do. Quit acting like a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Yeah, just because he doesn’t like a city and explains himself doesn’t make him “self-important” or means that he “treats people terribly” or “acts like a child.” If anything, you’re the one projecting onto his posts. 9 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Camden Crazy said: Nah for real tho, you have big time issues if you automatically assume people who like going to a city you don’t like and/or have hobbies you don’t like are subhuman trash...the level of self-importance required to believe that garbage is staggering, and you should be ashamed of how you treat people...you are not the sole arbiter of what people can and cannot do. Quit acting like a child. Sir, this is an Arby's. 7 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said: Sir, this is an Arby's. Well played sir. Well played. With that said, while I would love to see this diatribe continue, I gotta ask that we get back to the A's potential move. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camden Crazy Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) mod edit Edited October 18, 2019 by Ice_Cap you were told, my a mod, to drop this line of discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 A's to Portland Rays to Nashville Expansion to somewhere in North Carolina & Montreal AL EAST Baltmore Boston NY Yankees Toronto AL CENTRAL Chi. White Sox Cleveland Detroit Minnesota AL SOUTH Houston Kansas City Nashville Texas AL WEST Colorado LA Angels Portland Seattle NL EAST Montreal NY Mets Philadelphia Pittsburgh NL CENTRAL Chi. Cubs Cincinnati Milwaukee St. Louis NL SOUTH Atlanta Carolina Miami Washington NL WEST Arizona LA Dodgers San Diego San Francisco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Other than "they don't want to pay for it themselves" why can't the A's just build the new stadium in the parking lot while they play the next two years at the Coliseum? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Is there room to start on that or do they have to demolish the arena first? Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, McCarthy said: Other than "they don't want to pay for it themselves" why can't the A's just build the new stadium in the parking lot while they play the next two years at the Coliseum? Because they can’t pay for it themselves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, dont care said: Because they can’t pay for it themselves This is the age old line they always use. I wonder if it's true that they really can't pay for it themselves (In which case, they shouldn't be allowed to own a Major League Baseball team) or they're just trying to cry poor and make it look to the public like they can't pay for it themselves (In which case they REALLY shouldn't be allowed to own a Major League Baseball team). I've never really understood why the A's have always seemingly had such impoverished ownership groups. You would think with all the money in the Bay Area that you'd be able to find at least ONE extremely rich billionaire who could buy the team and foot this whole thing themselves (or at least have the tangible ability to). , just look at Lacob and Gruber. They added BILLIONS to the value of the Warriors and just got them a new arena right in the middle of San Francisco, which is a damn near impossible task. You're really telling me they (or someone with similar financial clout) couldn't do the same thing with the A's? I don't believe it. 7 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said: This is the age old line they always use. I wonder if it's true that they really can't pay for it themselves (In which case, they shouldn't be allowed to own a Major League Baseball team) or they're just trying to cry poor and make it look to the public like they can't pay for it themselves (In which case they REALLY shouldn't be allowed to own a Major League Baseball team). I've never really understood why the A's have always seemingly had such impoverished ownership groups. You would think with all the money in the Bay Area that you'd be able to find at least ONE extremely rich billionaire who could buy the team and foot this whole thing themselves (or at least have the tangible ability to). , just look at Lacob and Gruber. They added BILLIONS to the value of the Warriors and just got them a new arena right in the middle of San Francisco, which is a damn near impossible task. You're really telling me they (or someone with similar financial clout) couldn't do the same thing with the A's? I don't believe it. When stadiums cost billions even billionaires can’t afford it and keep their other businesses afloat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 No, you’re right, and I get that. It's not just as simple as opening up a wallet and digging in some pockets. But the A's have been run like one of those old Chinatown eateries where the floor is about to fall in and kill everyone because the owners are 97 years old, blind, work 7 days a week, and can barely afford to keep the lights on. That's a sign that the ownership group is in WAY over their heads, are greedy to the point where they don't mind risking the well-being of the public, or (gulp) both. Something has to give. I'm just hoping it isn't the upper deck onto a group of unsuspecting fans. 2 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, dont care said: When stadiums cost billions even billionaires can’t afford it and keep their other businesses afloat. The Giants built their own park. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: The Giants built their own park. In San Francisco, of all places! The logistics were a bit different back then, but not by that much. 3 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 At the time (2000) AT&T park only cost 357 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Wings said: A's to Portland Rays to Nashville Expansion to somewhere in North Carolina & Montreal AL EAST Baltmore Boston NY Yankees Toronto AL CENTRAL Chi. White Sox Cleveland Detroit Minnesota AL SOUTH Houston Kansas City Nashville Texas AL WEST Colorado LA Angels Portland Seattle NL EAST Montreal NY Mets Philadelphia Pittsburgh NL CENTRAL Chi. Cubs Cincinnati Milwaukee St. Louis NL SOUTH Atlanta Carolina Miami Washington NL WEST Arizona LA Dodgers San Diego San Francisco A's to Portland Rays to Montreal full-time Expansion to Charlotte and Vancouver AL East: Baltimore Boston New York Yankees Toronto AL North: Chicago White Sox Cleveland Detroit Minnesota AL Central: Colorado Kansas City Houston Texas AL West: Los Angeles Angels Portland Seattle Vancouver NL East: Montreal New York Mets Philadelphia Pittsburgh NL South: Atlanta Charlotte Miami Washington NL Central: Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Milwaukee St. Louis NL West: Arizona Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco San Diego Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Bucfan56 said: I've never really understood why the A's have always seemingly had such impoverished ownership groups. They had some decent Levi's money behind them until the mid-'90s, but then the patriarch died and thus began the series of piecemeal ownership consortiums (consortia?) that were only just getting by, which in turn begat Moneyball. 1 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Ken Hoffman & Steve Schott come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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