I wish our team was like the A's

[The God of Runs]

You know, a winning one.

[DropOfAnaheim]

They mimicked the Stoneman era Angels, stuck to their guns, and now they are the class of the division.

[mancini79]

They didn't mimic anyone's era but their own.

[Ohtaniland]

The A's wish they had our fans.

Let's trade.

[fan_since79]

The A's used six relievers tonight in their 18-inning win over the Yankees, all of them with ERA's of 2.40 or better.

Jesse Chavez pitched 5.1 innings of one-hit ball to win it.

 

They're 21-5 since May 17th.

[DW711]

The A's wish they had our fans.

Let's trade.

 

Not especially.

 

Any A's fan just wants:a decent stadium at a decent location and an owner that actually cares about a team.

 

That's it.

 

It doesn't have to be At&t, Coors or PNC Park...but a stadium that's about 25 years out of date located right next to 880 and International Blvd isn't going to attract many casual people.

[DW711]

The A's used six relievers tonight in their 18-inning win over the Yankees, all of them with ERA's of 2.40 or better.

Jesse Chavez pitched 5.1 innings of one-hit ball to win it.

 

They're 21-5 since May 17th.

 

He looked great and it didn't even like the Yankees were just going through the motions on getaway day.

[Waybackman]

The A's swept the Yankees. The Yankees will now sweep the Angels.

[Docwaukee]

the upside of not having any high priced players is that if you don't perform, you sit.  When you get your shot, you better make the best of it.  There aren't many who have a guaranteed spot in that lineup.  They seem to have bought into this as well. 

 

They also have some talented young pitching and their bullpen throws strikes. 

[HaloMagic]

The A's used six relievers tonight in their 18-inning win over the Yankees, all of them with ERA's of 2.40 or better.

The only reliever in their bullpen with an ERA above 2.40 is Doolittle. His WHIP is 0.931 and he has a 9 K/9.

[fan_since79]

the upside of not having any high priced players is that if you don't perform, you sit.  When you get your shot, you better make the best of it.  There aren't many who have a guaranteed spot in that lineup.  They seem to have bought into this as well. 

 

They also have some talented young pitching and their bullpen throws strikes. 

 

Butcher should tell our guys to do that.

 

First thing tomorrow morning.

[Hollyw00d]

They mimicked the Stoneman era Angels, stuck to their guns, and now they are the class of the division.

Huh? Beane has made a ton of trades and wheeling and dealing to get the roster they have today.

[Brent Maguire]

The only reliever in their bullpen with an ERA above 2.40 is Doolittle. His WHIP is 0.931 and he has a 9 K/9.

That's unbelievable. 

[mulwin444]

A's record between playoff appearances:

 

2007: 76 - 86

2008: 75 - 86

2009: 75 - 87

2010: 81 - 81

2011: 74 - 88

 

Anyone else want to suck for 5 seasons while you collect draft picks, gamble on questionable characters like Milton Bradley, over-the-hill Mike Piazza, Jack Cust, trade young players like Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, and Trevor Cahill and, generally, going year-to-year mixing and matching other team's failed pospects, aging vets seraching for another shot, mid-level MLB talent on a 1-2 year deal, young prospects traded for even younger prospects and high-priced gamble thrown in here or there. 

 

The A's do it out of necessity...is this really what you want?

[red321]

A's record between playoff appearances:

 

2007: 76 - 86

2008: 75 - 86

2009: 75 - 87

2010: 81 - 81

2011: 74 - 88

 

Anyone else want to suck for 5 seasons while you collect draft picks, gamble on questionable characters like Milton Bradley, over-the-hill Mike Piazza, Jack Cust, trade young players like Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, and Trevor Cahill and, generally, going year-to-year mixing and matching other team's failed pospects, aging vets seraching for another shot, mid-level MLB talent on a 1-2 year deal, young prospects traded for even younger prospects and high-priced gamble thrown in here or there. 

 

The A's do it out of necessity...is this really what you want?

 

We are going to find out...Angels mortgaged the future to win now and failed miserably. Payback was always going to be a bitch...just didn't realize it would occur before the team actually won anything.

[Docwaukee]

A's record between playoff appearances:

 

2007: 76 - 86

2008: 75 - 86

2009: 75 - 87

2010: 81 - 81

2011: 74 - 88

 

Anyone else want to suck for 5 seasons while you collect draft picks, gamble on questionable characters like Milton Bradley, over-the-hill Mike Piazza, Jack Cust, trade young players like Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, and Trevor Cahill and, generally, going year-to-year mixing and matching other team's failed pospects, aging vets seraching for another shot, mid-level MLB talent on a 1-2 year deal, young prospects traded for even younger prospects and high-priced gamble thrown in here or there. 

 

The A's do it out of necessity...is this really what you want?

 

 

That's actually what a lot of aw folks are calling for now with a rebuild.  Except that the halos would do it with a 100+mil payroll.  The thing that makes me laugh is that many assume that by rebuilding we are somehow likely to have a good team again in 3-5 years. 

[red321]

If the Angels were going to rebuild, it will have to be with the assumption that Pujols and Hamilton are total busts...but that they are going to be a part of the roster and full-time players at least for the next few years....the hope being that as you get towards the tail end of their contract they put up enough production/return to enough form that someone will take the last few years of their contract off your hands.

 

Might guess would be the Angels double down for the next 1-2 years and hope they pull an inside straight...they almost have to...while trying to restock the farm system, especially the lower levels, and hope that some of those guys start to pan out in 4-5 years when the rebuilding effort will really be starting. That's a tough plan to execute though...you can't go the FA route and rebuild the farm system and you don't really have any prospects to bring in major league talent. You almost have to trade some current value, like Bourjos, maybe guys like Aybar or Kendrick, for the big pieces you need (pitching) and hope that you can sign a cheap veteran or two to fill in the gaps created by moving some of your pieces.

[Bashbrothers]

A's have averaged one playoff appearance every three years in the Beane era and have won more games than any teams not called the Yankees, Red Sox, and Phillies.

[yadada]

A's record between playoff appearances:

 

2007: 76 - 86

2008: 75 - 86

2009: 75 - 87

2010: 81 - 81

2011: 74 - 88

 

Anyone else want to suck for 5 seasons while you collect draft picks, gamble on questionable characters like Milton Bradley, over-the-hill Mike Piazza, Jack Cust, trade young players like Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, and Trevor Cahill and, generally, going year-to-year mixing and matching other team's failed pospects, aging vets seraching for another shot, mid-level MLB talent on a 1-2 year deal, young prospects traded for even younger prospects and high-priced gamble thrown in here or there. 

 

The A's do it out of necessity...is this really what you want?

 

Is five seasons really that long considering most MLB teams haven't reached the playoffs for decades?  guess how many times the angels have won the division the last 12 years?  5 times! just like the A's!  get off your high horse.  the angels haven't been that much successful despite the higher payroll.

[mulwin444]

Is five seasons really that long considering most MLB teams haven't reached the playoffs for decades?  guess how many times the angels have won the division the last 12 years?  5 times! just like the A's!  get off your high horse.  the angels haven't been that much successful despite the higher payroll.

Easy, overly-sensitive A's fan.  I don't possess a horse, much less one of enormous stature.  Just stating facts:  from 2007-2011, the A's sucked balls and have had one playoff appearance in the six seasons (see, I can pick random time frames too!)

 

in the last 6 seasons, the Angels have won 3 division titles to the A's 1...oh, yeah, and won a WS in the last 12 years.

 

Those who want to be like the A's need to consider what it took to be the A's of 2012-2013...

[austin724]

If the A's win a W.S Title than I will agree that they are like we used to be. If they don't then they are just another failure like the Rangers.

[sneaky_flute]

If the A's win a W.S Title than I will agree that they are like we used to be. If they don't then they are just another failure like the Rangers.

there's more to an organization's success than winning a world series, guy.

[tdawg87]

She's not your guy, friend.

[Jason]

I'm surprised this thread took as long as it did to mention that the As haven't win a WS title which means they haven't won squat.

[mulwin444]

there's more to an organization's success than winning a world series, guy.

When you lose back-to-back World Series, one in epic fashion, you have to hang your hat on something.