2014 Offseason Thread

Post #81 » by **Da Schwab** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:04 pm

Yeah, it's a stretch. Just an excuse for the club's inconsistency.

TheKingofSting · Post #82 » by **TheKingofSting** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:15 pm

Hopefully we can get Walker for renting J-Up but I doubt it.

Post #83 » by **Stanford** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 1:34 am

RoyalMajesty wrote:
El Turco wrote:and he traded away a white player to get milton bradley

Jemile Weeks for Jim Johnson
Michael Choice for Craig Gentry
Addison Russell for The Shark and Jason Hammel
Yoesnis Cespedes for Jon Lester

All these trades in one season and what do you know? Weeks, Choice, Russell, and Cespedes brings diversity to the clubhouse, but Billy Beane didn't want that.

How does he feel about the gays?

Post #84 » by **Da Schwab** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:19 am

Stanford wrote:
RoyalMajesty wrote:
El Turco wrote:and he traded away a white player to get milton bradley

Jemile Weeks for Jim Johnson
Michael Choice for Craig Gentry
Addison Russell for The Shark and Jason Hammel
Yoesnis Cespedes for Jon Lester

All these trades in one season and what do you know? Weeks, Choice, Russell, and Cespedes brings diversity to the clubhouse, but Billy Beane didn't want that.

How does he feel about the gays?

He rarely crosses the Bay Bridge.

RoyalMajesty · Post #85 » by **RoyalMajesty** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:32 am

El Turco wrote:nick swisher for gio gonzalez
chad bradford for jay payton
dan haren for chris carter and carlos gonzalez
latins and a white guy for jermaine dye

sorry, not there

Carlos Gonzales for a rental Matt Holliday
Gio Gonzalez for Derek Norris and Tommy Milone
Chris Carter for Jed Lowrie

Your turn.

RoyalMajesty · Post #86 » by **RoyalMajesty** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:34 am

The fact of the matter is Billy Beane doesn't embrace diversity. You get maybe 3 or 4 non-white players and maybe 1 is a regular in the lineup.

El Turco · Post #87 » by **El Turco** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:25 pm

your claim is he doesnt trade for black and latin players, i gave you 5 examples that debunks your claim. and that's just trades, he also signed plethora of black free agents like coco and frank thomas.

there is no more turning, this is over vince carter style.

Post #88 » by **Stanford** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:15 pm

He doesn't embrace diversity? Quit the euphemism bull and say what you mean.

BramptonYute · Post #89 » by **BramptonYute** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:20 pm

I dont see why this a big deal?

As long as a good team is on the field, who cares?

El Turco · Post #90 » by **El Turco** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:02 pm

it is not a big deal. oakland residents are generally insecure bunch.

Quake Griffin · Post #91 » by **Quake Griffin** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:03 pm

Raise your hand if your team has state side African Americans on their roster.

*raises hand*
*looks at Stanford and Turco*

oppressive ass WS titles.

El Turco · Post #92 » by **El Turco** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:06 pm

El Turco · Post #93 » by **El Turco** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:15 pm

But just 8.3 percent of players on opening day rosters in 2013 were African-American, according to the University of Central Florida Institute for Diversity in Sports (PDF), making many wonder about the league’s ability and interest in swinging for the fences on diversity in a country where 13.1 percent of the population is black

explains why it is so hard to trade for black players. there aren't many of em.

There are 67 black players in the major leagues, with three teams not represented by a single African-American player - the San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals.

2014 nlcs was cracker of a series

TheKingofSting · Post #94 » by **TheKingofSting** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:54 pm

I don't even want to get excited about Tomas either the Braves are faking interest or he will bust if we sign him.

Quake Griffin · Post #95 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 1:59 am

LaRoche to the South Siders. I guess to DH.
another power bat to go with Abreu.

Zimmerman to 1st. doesnt this guy have the yips?

CentralQB5 · Post #96 » by **CentralQB5** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:42 am

Hanley to the RedSox potentially? Hmmmmm

RoyalMajesty · Post #97 » by **RoyalMajesty** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:16 am

El Turco wrote:it is not a big deal. oakland residents are generally insecure bunch.

Oakland insecure? I wish you would have that internet courage to say that to people in Oakland. We'll see who's laughing :lol:

RoyalMajesty · Post #98 » by **RoyalMajesty** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:25 am

The A's will never go far with Billy Beane as the GM or Wolff as the owner. Both of those guys are a disaster. One is too cheap of a owner and one is too close minded to embrace diversity.

RoyalMajesty · Post #99 » by **RoyalMajesty** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:27 am

Stanford wrote:
RoyalMajesty wrote:
El Turco wrote:and he traded away a white player to get milton bradley

Jemile Weeks for Jim Johnson
Michael Choice for Craig Gentry
Addison Russell for The Shark and Jason Hammel
Yoesnis Cespedes for Jon Lester

All these trades in one season and what do you know? Weeks, Choice, Russell, and Cespedes brings diversity to the clubhouse, but Billy Beane didn't want that.

How does he feel about the gays?

I don't know, but your city takes care of it :lol:

Post #100 » by **Da Schwab** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 1:05 pm

RoyalMajesty wrote:
El Turco wrote:it is not a big deal. oakland residents are generally insecure bunch.

Oakland insecure? I wish you would have that internet courage to say that to people in Oakland. We'll see who's laughing

You're the worst.