Does anyone else hate Oakland?

[Moose Milligan]

It's a weird, random team to hate, but I hate the A's. We play them a handful of times per year and I swear I can't name more than 3 players on their roster off the top of my head.

Cespedes

Brett Anderson

Josh Redick

Coco Crisp

Ok, so I can name 4 players, but thats about it.

They always play us really tough. Here's hoping we can lay the smackdown and at least take 2 of 3 this weekend after coming off an awesome series against Tampa.

Anyone else have an irrational hatred of Oakland?

[LookitsPuck]

I don't hate Oakland, but I hate that they beat us all the time.

[Can_of_corn]

Ordinarily no, today, sure.

WHY WON'T THEY LOSE?

[byrdz]

Nah, I used to live there, can't hate them. I also feel bad for their ballpark and salary situations.

[Fan4Life]

I used to hate the O's constantly losing to inferior talent... hopefully that will change along with everything else this season.

[BirdFlipper]

Ordinarily no, today, sure.

WHY WON'T THEY LOSE?

I'm sure their fans are having the same discussion about the Orioles.

Kind of nice to be on that side of the equation.

[Gurgi]

I only hate the fact we usually get our butts beat black and blue by these guys.

I hate the hype around Billy Beane. But the team? Nah I dont hate them.

[Can_of_corn]

I'm sure their fans are having the same discussion about the Orioles.

Kind of nice to be on that side of the equation.

LOL, no that is the Tigers, Angels and Rays fans. Oakland is ahead of Baltimore.

[The Wedge]

I don't really hate the team (not as much as I did during the Bash Brothers days, anyway) but I hate that cavernous "ballpark" they play in with the fiery passion of a thousand suns going supernova.

[Pedro Cerrano]

The O's and A's were pretty big rivals in the early 70s as they were the two elite teams in the American League (I believe they played in 4 straight ALCS?).

Anyway, I look at the A's as pretty benign generally and I don't have a problem with them but their stadium is atrocious and this weekend I'm out for blood.

[OFFNY]

The O's and A's were pretty big rivals in the early 70s as they were the two elite teams in the American League (I believe they played in 4 straight A.L.C.S. ?)

Anyway, I look at the A's as pretty benign generally and I don't have a problem with them but their stadium is atrocious and this weekend I'm out for blood.

3 out of 4 years. 1971, 1973, and 1974.

[VeveJones007]

I don't hate Oakland, but I hate that they beat us all the time.

This.

Has Gordo made a comment along the lines of "The O's should hope to avoid a sweep since they're an inferior team" yet? That sure worked well for the Rays series.

[Frobby]

I don't hate Oakland, I just hate playing them.

It does irk me to this day that the '72-'74 A's won three straight World Series, while the '69-'71 Orioles could only win one. The '69-'71 Orioles were a much better team, but Oakland did it when it counted.

Oh yeah, and ask me this question again on Sunday evening.

[sevastras]

I hate them, but for different reasons. Their ballpark is a dump, their city is a dump, and Raiders fans are a bunch a degenerates.

[actorgersh]

No issue with the team, but their ballpark is probably my least favorite to watch on TV because it's terrible and it usually means the games don't start until after 10pm. I was in the Bay area last year for a week for work training. The A's played 5 games while I was there (2 vs. Texas and 3 vs Cleveland). Ordinarily I would jump at the chance to see a new ballpark for the first time. I didn't go. On the other hand, the Giants only played one home game while I was there on Friday night which I went to last minute even though it meant I would end up getting about four hours sleep before heading to the airport the next morning. Their ballpark is great and it was an exciting walk off win for the "other" black and orange team. Interestingly there were three former Orioles playing the infield that night for the Giants (Huff, Tejada and Fontenot) as well as future and now former Oriole Matt Lindstrom pitched an inning for the Rockies. Also was Mays' 80th birthday but I didn't get there in time for the statue replica giveaway.