So, everytime someone posts that the A's should or will move to Las Vegas, I roll my eyes, because there are at least a hundred reasons why they shouldn't/won't. At the moment, I can only come up with fifteen, but as a public service to AN, I will list them here. Anytime someone brings it up, just point them to this post.

(Full disclosure: I am a lifelong fan of the A's. I grew up in Calaveras County, and my dad would buy A's tickets at a drug store in Lodi whenever we wanted to go. I have lived in Las Vegas, off and on, since 1989. It would be my dream come true if the A's moved to a brand-new ballpark here. It would also be a disaster, and here's why.)

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Not like that, sicko.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txathleticsdevine&prov=st&type=lgns

I had high hopes that Conrad would hit his way into a full-time job. I suppose I had the same hopes for Bankston, Patterson, Murphy, and Murton. (And T-Buck, at one time.)

Does anyone here think Devine will get a chance to audition for the closer job once in a while as the string gets played out? Or will Geren keep throwing Street out there, hoping he succeeds more than 75% of the time and drives up his stock a little bit?

All right folks, I'm a long-time lurker/game-day poster, but this is my first time with a diary. So please be gentle.

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