Lights Out Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You're crying about Giants fans being on the bandwagon. You're a Patriots fan for gods sake. Shut up you silly fool.Been a Pats fan since '93.So, you hopped on for Bledsoe instead? What a real lifer you are. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Main Entry: boor·ish Pronunciation: \ˈbu̇r-ish\Function: adjectiveDate: 1562: resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity)— boor·ish·ly adverb— boor·ish·ness nounsynonyms boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable <a drunk's boorish behavior>. Being a terribly poor sport, unwilling to give a small amount of credit, and then lambasting whole groups of people, certainly qualifies. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You're crying about Giants fans being on the bandwagon. You're a Patriots fan for gods sake. Shut up you silly fool.Been a Pats fan since '93.So, you hopped on for Bledsoe instead? What a real lifer you are. Says the Chargers, Clippers, Rays, and Boise State fan. Talk about ties that run deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hey, at least he only has one team in each sport... The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Says the Chargers, Clippers, Rays, and Boise State fan. Talk about ties that run deep.Tough talk coming from the Nuggets fan in Ohio. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You'll find most A's fans are bitter. The Giants are trying to destroy or force out our team. And their fans are obnoxious to ours, more so since 2010 than ever before. There's really not much to like.It's your own damn fault for signing away the San Jose territory rights. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You're crying about Giants fans being on the bandwagon. You're a Patriots fan for gods sake. Shut up you silly fool.Been a Pats fan since '93.So, you hopped on for Bledsoe instead? What a real lifer you are. Because the Pats were so good in '93 at 5-11 even with Bledsoe . Sorry but it's not a bandwagon if they're not winning, plus I was only a teenager at the time and there was no non-SF Bay Area team to root for in '93. So yes I've been a fan well over half my life, so I am a lifer too.You'll find most A's fans are bitter. The Giants are trying to destroy or force out our team. And their fans are obnoxious to ours, more so since 2010 than ever before. There's really not much to like.It's your own damn fault for signing away the San Jose territory rights.Conditionally. That condition wasn't met. Unless the Giants want to move to San Jose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hey, at least he only has one team in each sport...The Chargers and Boise St don't play the same sport? Sorry couldn't resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Might as well be different sports. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The Giants' territory thing is no different from any other owners' dispute, or an owner who wants to move. It's just that the Giants are an easy scapegoat since they've claimed San Jose. They're all greedy windbags. Saying that they're trying to "destroy" the A's is a bit melodramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The Giants' territory thing is no different from any other owners' dispute, or an owner who wants to move. It's just that the Giants are an easy scapegoat since they've claimed San Jose. They're all greedy windbags. Saying that they're trying to "destroy" the A's is a bit melodramatic.Not really. The Giants know if SJ is denied the next move will be out of the Bay Area. That's something the Giants would love to see happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Why would they love to see it happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You'll find most A's fans are bitter. The Giants are trying to destroy or force out our team. And their fans are obnoxious to ours, more so since 2010 than ever before. There's really not much to like.It's your own damn fault for signing away the San Jose territory rights.Conditionally. That condition wasn't met. Unless the Giants want to move to San Jose...Sorry. Your own damn fault for signing away the San Jose territory rights and believing a handshake deal is legally binding in the modern business world. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Whatever the A's understanding was, they should have gotten it in writing. The Giants and A's are not partners, they're competitors for the same entertainment dollar (neither are the Giants and 49ers partners, for the same reason). Why shouldn't the Giants take advantage of the A's poor business decisions? The A's sure would, were the roles reversed. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Oh, I can't go that far. They just ran into a buzz saw.No they ran into a chain saw. But only because they stopped and helped the Giants start the saw, then politely guided the blade right into their bellies. The Giants aren't winning this series so mich as they're letting the Giants win. This is not the same Detroit team that manhandled the A's and Yanks.Oh come on now. I know you don't want to, but you really have to give the Giants more credit than that.Not really. Having watched them several times in person this season against the A's and Padres I was not overly impressed by them. Not saying they're not good, but Detroit was better. Then they took a week off and decided they didn't want to play anymore.That was then, this is now. Maybe they weren't pitching well earlier in the season and are just peaking now, but so what? That's sport.Even an A's fan has to give the Giants credit for the way they're pitching now. This isn't Detroit losing the Series, this is San Francisco winning it.Nope. Not giving them credit for . They got lucky in the playoffs due to the randomness of them and Detroit getting cold during their week off. Nothing more. They still weren't the best team this year. 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...
bosrs1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Whatever the A's understanding was, they should have gotten it in writing.The Giants and A's are not partners, they're competitors for the same entertainment dollar (neither are the Giants and 49ers partners, for the same reason).Why shouldn't the Giants take advantage of the A's poor business decisions? The A's sure would, were the roles reversed.The point is the A's could have taken advantage 20 years ago and they didn't. They realized the value of having a second team in the area and allowed the Giants to explore San Jose. If they hadn't the Giants would now be in Florida. Was it a sound business decision? Probably not. But it was the right thing to do in the best interests of the game. The Giants ultimately didn't move to the south bay and per the original agreement their claim to the "territory" should have ended there. And given that the Giants should return the favor today in the best interests of the game.Why would they love to see it happen?Eliminate the competition and regain their monopoly on the market that they lost in 1968. Not hard to see why they'd want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Oh, I can't go that far. They just ran into a buzz saw.No they ran into a chain saw. But only because they stopped and helped the Giants start the saw, then politely guided the blade right into their bellies. The Giants aren't winning this series so mich as they're letting the Giants win. This is not the same Detroit team that manhandled the A's and Yanks.Oh come on now. I know you don't want to, but you really have to give the Giants more credit than that.Not really. Having watched them several times in person this season against the A's and Padres I was not overly impressed by them. Not saying they're not good, but Detroit was better. Then they took a week off and decided they didn't want to play anymore.That was then, this is now. Maybe they weren't pitching well earlier in the season and are just peaking now, but so what? That's sport.Even an A's fan has to give the Giants credit for the way they're pitching now. This isn't Detroit losing the Series, this is San Francisco winning it.Nope. Not giving them credit for . They got lucky in the playoffs due to the randomness of them and Detroit getting cold during their week off. Nothing more. They still weren't the best team this year.Do lucky teams outscore their opponents 34-7 in the last 7 games, against teams that include Carlos Beltran, Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and Delmon Young? Not saying you don't need luck, for example, Detroit sending Prince home in Game 2 where he was out in the 2nd inning was huge. All championship teams will get a stroke of luck during their runs, but you need more then just that. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Why would they love to see it happen?Eliminate the competition and regain their monopoly on the market that they lost in 1968. Not hard to see why they'd want it.Oh, I thought you had an actual story or quote or something talking about why they want the A's out.I'm pretty sure they had to allow the A's to come to Oakland in the first place, too. Of course, "territories" as they are weren't quite around back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Whatever the A's understanding was, they should have gotten it in writing.The Giants and A's are not partners, they're competitors for the same entertainment dollar (neither are the Giants and 49ers partners, for the same reason).Why shouldn't the Giants take advantage of the A's poor business decisions? The A's sure would, were the roles reversed.The point is the A's could have taken advantage 20 years ago and they didn't. They realized the value of having a second team in the area and allowed the Giants to explore San Jose. If they hadn't the Giants would now be in Florida. Was it a sound business decision? Probably not. But it was the right thing to do in the best interests of the game. The Giants ultimately didn't move to the south bay and per the original agreement their claim to the "territory" should have ended there. And given that the Giants should return the favor today in the best interests of the game.Why would they love to see it happen?Eliminate the competition and regain their monopoly on the market that they lost in 1968. Not hard to see why they'd want it.So the A's gave up territorial rights to the Giants in good faith and it came back to bite them in the ass. No you're asking the Giants to just hand over the territorial rights to a pretty much fully untapped market that is the largest city in the Bay Area on good faith? Sorry, but that's not ho business works. The Giants know that while San Jose is the best spot for them, that San Jose is a sleeping giant and whoever ends up there is going to have a terrific chance to take away a decent chunk of their fan base simply on the merits that they'll have their own team. Add to that the dynamics of how much San Jose has grown both in population and in economic resources since they were first awarded the territory and you'll see just why the Giants are reluctant to give up that territory. Unless they're complete idiots, businesses don't shoot themselves in the foot by creating a juggernaut of competition on good faith.And really, all isn't lost for the A's. They could still work out a move to San Jose, but they're going to have to work to regain that territory because of it's value. And even if the A's don't end up staying in the Bay Area, it's not like all hope is lost for them in California. There's a perfectly good large metropolitan area that is growing and highly underrated about 100 miles east of the Bay Area that they could have for free and they wouldn't face nearly the same competitive challenges they would in the Bay Area. 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...
bosrs1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Whatever the A's understanding was, they should have gotten it in writing.The Giants and A's are not partners, they're competitors for the same entertainment dollar (neither are the Giants and 49ers partners, for the same reason).Why shouldn't the Giants take advantage of the A's poor business decisions? The A's sure would, were the roles reversed.The point is the A's could have taken advantage 20 years ago and they didn't. They realized the value of having a second team in the area and allowed the Giants to explore San Jose. If they hadn't the Giants would now be in Florida. Was it a sound business decision? Probably not. But it was the right thing to do in the best interests of the game. The Giants ultimately didn't move to the south bay and per the original agreement their claim to the "territory" should have ended there. And given that the Giants should return the favor today in the best interests of the game.Why would they love to see it happen?Eliminate the competition and regain their monopoly on the market that they lost in 1968. Not hard to see why they'd want it.So the A's gave up territorial rights to the Giants in good faith and it came back to bite them in the ass. No you're asking the Giants to just hand over the territorial rights to a pretty much fully untapped market that is the largest city in the Bay Area on good faith? Sorry, but that's not ho business works. The Giants know that while San Jose is the best spot for them, that San Jose is a sleeping giant and whoever ends up there is going to have a terrific chance to take away a decent chunk of their fan base simply on the merits that they'll have their own team. Add to that the dynamics of how much San Jose has grown both in population and in economic resources since they were first awarded the territory and you'll see just why the Giants are reluctant to give up that territory. Unless they're complete idiots, businesses don't shoot themselves in the foot by creating a juggernaut of competition on good faith.And really, all isn't lost for the A's. They could still work out a move to San Jose, but they're going to have to work to regain that territory because of it's value. And even if the A's don't end up staying in the Bay Area, it's not like all hope is lost for them in California. There's a perfectly good large metropolitan area that is growing and highly underrated about 100 miles east of the Bay Area that they could have for free and they wouldn't face nearly the same competitive challenges they would in the Bay Area.Sorry, but Sac isn't nearly as big of a market as you're thinking it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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