Well, we FINALLY got our spring training schedule ironed out.. and of course, the hotel we were planning on staying at is now completely booked. :-(

So after spending HOURS looking for a better hotel (We need relatively cheap -- the economy has kinda killed our spending money) I came up with... nothing.

Oh sure, there were plenty that claimed "Oh, stay with us, we're cheap and nice!" Then I read the reviews and see they're all titled "NEVER COME HERE. EVER." Turned me away from them just a bit.

 

Wow, I'm rambling. what a surprise. Anyways, to make a long question short -- does anybody have any suggestions on hotels to stay at? We'll be there from the 26th to the 30th... any room under 90 dollars a night pretty much the cap. :(

 

If you have personal experience at  a specific hotel, that would be great, because I would prefer NOT to be mugged or otherwise while enjoying a rare vacation from work. :-) And apparently, from reading the reviews, that's not that uncommon of an event. :(

 

Just any help with this really, the last hotel we went to was terrible I don't even want to set foot in there again, much less stay. :-/

 

P.S. If anybody is going to be in Phoenix to catch the last gasp of Spring training, It'd be awesome to say hi to a fellow ANer at the game! :-)

 

EDIT: forgot to mention, we have a puppy that has to come with us... so the hotel has to be pet friendly.

Has anybody ever stayed at the La Quinta hotel in Phoenix, the one by the airport? there were only two reviews, so I can't really tell what it's like. :P

I don't know if this has been posted already... if it has, well shoot. I'll delete this.

 

link here.

hopefully it'll go a little better than the Sweeney chat, and the "mod" won't kick all the good questions out. and yes, I'm just saying that to bulk it out to 75 words.

still trying....

hmm... from the article:

A's reliever Brad Ziegler will be flying with the Blue Angels this week and will be ONLINE at oaklandathletics.com to chat with fans about it on FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 from 3:00-3:30 pm PT.

 

so.. yeah. Go A'S!!!!!!

I was kicked off the game threads early, but I was still able to watch the game on TV. And I was really, REALLY shocked when I heard Glen Kuiper just say my name. On TV. For no reason. It was kind of cool, actually. I guess they got my name from my email that I sent in to vote for the best moment of 2008. Ok, this whole post is a major understatement. I went completely spastic for at least 20 minutes. But whatever. I just wanted to post so people could share in my excitement, or just laugh at me. My name's Katrina Hawthorne, by the way, in case anybody was wondering.

I'm going to have a picture post up, with big pictures, in a couple of days.

Thanks to Jennifer and Schmifty for helping me with tech problems!!

Also, please don't hate me, but if anybody happens to have the ninth inning taped, or something, is there a possibility I could have a copy? I'd pay if you want -- I don't care. I just really want to have a copy of my 2 seconds of pointless fame, and MLB.TV won't let me have it.

 

Enjoy the offseason as well as you can, AN!

Well, the season is winding down, and I have gone to a total of one game. We're in the middle of moving, renting our other house out, and trying to fix up yet another house to sell. It's been a busy summer. And the three items that I was looking foward to getting, of course, I can't get. I'm willing to pay for them; I don't have anything to trade for them at the moment.

I really wanted:

2008 Team Photo

Set of A's baseball cards (I know that's for tomorrow's game, but since I already know I can't go, so if anybody picks up some extras)

Travis Buck Bobblehead.

If anybody has any of these items, email me at athletics1433@yahoo.com

I don't have a ton of money, but I'm willing to negotiate.

Also, just if anybody knows:

I tried to buy a Mark Ellis authentic Game Used Jersey for my collection, but the deal fell through. Does anybody know where I can get one?

 

Thanks in advance!!!

Well, I did have a post up, but it appears that AN ate it, so I'll try again.

*ahem*

I've been doing tons of reading this season, but no posting. So I decided to contribute by posting a bunch of pictures that I've taken throughout the year. I have a bunch, so I might just split it into a couple of posts if I get too lazy to do it all at once.

 I'm horrible when it comes to funny captions, so you guys can just post your own if you want. On to the pictures!!! ( I don't know why they're so tiny. Maybe someone can post some help, so my next posts won't be so bad???)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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First post here...

And probably not a very good one. but I just bought tickets to the game on july 30th in hopes of seeing Mark Ellis, but now I hear he was scratched from the lineup and even his part in the A's commercials being cut. He really is my favorite player, and I'd like to see him before he gets traded. Any thoughts about his chances of being around on the 30th? or should I go to an earlier game?

 

 

Go A's!