Outman, Sweeney called up

bloodshot13 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:03:06 -0000

According to the SF Chronicle Josh Outman and Mike Sweeney will be called up and sent to the series at Kansas City. With the double header coming up I am sure the A's can use an extra pitcher in the bullpen. Especially one that has done some starting. I really was not expecting to see anyone from the Blanton trade this year, but he has done well. Mike Sweeney will get a lot of the DH time against lefties, especially since Cust seems to hit better when he plays the field. I'm sure there will will be more call ups once the triple-A playoffs are over. No one has been taken off of the 40 man roster yet, but Frank Thomas could be an option if they do not think he will play again this year.

Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/01/SP2312MCHD.DTL

The ring or the dynasty?

bloodshot13 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:00:44 -0000

I have been thinking for quite a while about what the Florida Marlins are doing, as I did after their first World Series Championship. In their short time as a major league club they have built winners and quickly dismantled them for prospects. They do not make great revenue, I would assume, based on their attendance, so hanging on to the big name players could be tough. I would love to win a world series as an A's fan(and would never be fan of another), but would anyone trade 2-4 awful years for that one year of being great or prefer the 5-10 years of competing and not quite getting there. I love the A's so much that I could not ever consider switching teams, but I can not help but think about how nice it would to win it all, since I could barely remember 1989. I know we are all A's fans, but that aside, would you accept the bad and the ugly for a few years to eventually be the best for one year. I know the Marlins trend will surely not continue, but if it could would you want the competiveness every year or the ring once every five years? Tough choice.

Poll

How would you want Billy to construct the team?

One that can compete every year, and eventually win it all.

66 votes

One that disappears for 4 years and then wins it all.

7 votes

This question is stupid because the Marlins just got lucky.

10 votes