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I don't understand why fans spend their energy on inferior teams, especially between non-rivals (a sweep in one World Series does not constitute arivalry).
A's taking Shots at the Giants
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When A's fans are talking about how many championships they've won, do they count the Yankees' championships from the '50s and '60s whenthe A's basically functioned as a farm team for the Yanks?
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like both teams
the a's have that edginess to them that i like, the atmosphere at their games are better (maybe it's cause their also raider fans, lol)
sf is more laid back, but there are their share of hardcore fans
and i do believe that the a's teams late 80s-90s were better than any bonds team ever
the a's have that edginess to them that i like, the atmosphere at their games are better (maybe it's cause their also raider fans, lol)
sf is more laid back, but there are their share of hardcore fans
and i do believe that the a's teams late 80s-90s were better than any bonds team ever
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Do the Yank/Celtics still count those championships though?
If your team has won the championship regardless of when it was or under what conditions, you're going to talk about it.
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Anyone up for a Bay Bridge Series Summit
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Originally Posted by Darko for MVP
That's a lie. The city of Oakland will always be in the shadow of San Francisco, but the A's are for sure not in the shadow of the Giants. Come on now.....
I'm just stating the truth. It's sort of like how the White Sox are in the shadow of the Cubs no matter what. Besides they're moving tofremont
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^ Powe.
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Originally Posted by caLiwestcoast1
...aint it the damn truth...i hate how everyone in the bay is rooting for the C's juss cos of powe
[nba2k8]Leon POOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWE!![/nba2k8]
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...i hate how everyone in the bay is rooting for the C's juss cos of powe
what are u talKin about....that's baRely even reLated to the tHread....
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Leon Powe: Bringing A's and Giants fans together.
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Originally Posted by dfresh244
Originally Posted by Darko for MVP
That's a lie. The city of Oakland will always be in the shadow of San Francisco, but the A's are for sure not in the shadow of the Giants. Come on now.....
I'm just stating the truth. It's sort of like how the White Sox are in the shadow of the Cubs no matter what. Besides they're moving to fremont
Fremont>Santa Clara
\and I'm a niners fan
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i just want to say thank you for taking barry zito.
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Giants fans still bitter about that choke job against the Angels a few years back. Remember the Rally monkey. Come to Oakland, and you see World Series flags.Go to Frisco and you see rainbow flags.
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worst move ever. i wish we could buy him out or something. ship him off the tripleA for a year. something. anything. a trade for a cup of coffee and ascone.
someone a little homophobic?
by the way, A/S/L??
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LMAO I hope the yankees get out of the mets shadow one of these days
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broom em'!!!
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Tim Lincecum is THE TRUTH
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Originally Posted by caLiwestcoast1
broom em'!!!
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For sure you are mistaken. The A's have 10 more victories than the Giants and when you watch the local news, you'll see the Giants losing tothe Pirates 2-0 before you see the A's beating the Red Sox 7-6. That's the reality and that's being in the shadows.Originally Posted by Darko for MVP
That's a lie. The city of Oakland will always be in the shadow of San Francisco, but the A's are for sure not in the shadow of the Giants. Come on now.....
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In terms of media coverage in the Bay Area, the Giants are more favored probably. In terms of coverage around America? Neither teams gets much love. But if youknow anything at all about baseball, you know the A's are the better franchise right now, have a better history, and sure LOOK like there going to have abetter future. Just my 2 cents.
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Maybe the recent future, but the Giants have a bunch of studs in the lower levels of the minors.
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This 'living in their shadow' business has nothing to do with the greatness of either team but rather the airtime they get. The Giants clearly havebetter broadcasting, they're simply a much more heavily advertised team, not to mention they reside in one of the major cities of the country. Meawhile,many who do not live in the Bay Area hear 'Oakland' and think of gangs, drugs, the Raiders, death, etc. Talk aside, history and current standings are abetter measure for these two ballclubs.
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