Posted By: matt (02/09/2008 2:52:15 PM)
Comment: Regardless of how you feel about Beane and about the greatness that is Lincecum the facts are 1) the A's have a better record than the Giants 2) The Giants play in what could be the worst division in the history of baseball (division winner finishing under .500) 3) The Giants' payroll is 30 MILLION more than the A's (more than 60 percent higher). I would also throw in that this Cohn loser is exactly a Mariotti wanna-be (as someone pointed out) and that aint an enviable title.

Posted By: kay (01/09/2008 9:03:43 AM)
Comment: I agree that the a's are pointless. I used to be a fan before beane made oakland into a bus stop for descent players. For example, as soon as Ellis made headlines, talk started up about him maybe being traded. Heaven forbid they have someone good on the roster.

Posted By: travdog6 (31/08/2008 1:14:24 AM)
Comment: funny thing about lincecum. in his 2 starts against the AL this year (not including the a's of course as their offense is terrible) his ERA was 6.75. hmm coincidence?

Posted By: pete g (30/08/2008 1:06:45 PM)
Comment: nice work, boys. eliciting these comments must be more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

Posted By: nomad (29/08/2008 10:23:38 PM)
Comment: Is this guy retarted or something? Or maybe mentally slow? ( not that I have anything against the handicap ) I just don't think they should be writing stories in the paper without a disclaimer. Than maybe we would understand his complete ingnorance or stupidity and brush it off.

Posted By: Chris (29/08/2008 7:35:34 PM)
Comment: What did Beane do to piss you off so much?? Gonzalez is a bust already?? He's what 21, 22?? I have saved this page so that I can reference it in three years, when the A's are a postseason team again and the Giants still suck. And 132 pitches for one game for Lincecum?? Yikes that's a lot. You better pray that the Giants stop over-pitching him.

Posted By: streamsofwhiskey (29/08/2008 6:08:12 PM)
Comment: Cohn is an idiot. He's a wannabe Jay Marrioti. Have fun with that.

Posted By: sactodavey (29/08/2008 3:46:10 PM)
Comment: a's should move to sacramento where they belong ... they could switch places with the rivercats!

Posted By: jock (29/08/2008 3:45:18 PM)
Comment: His grammar doesn't suck as much as a's suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By: http:// (29/08/2008 3:22:03 PM)
Comment: your grammar sucks pedro

Posted By: pedro (29/08/2008 2:58:08 PM)
Comment: a's may suck, but they're fans suck more!!!

Posted By: mike p. (29/08/2008 2:57:07 PM)
Comment: I agree with Lowell (and Jack) ... a's suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By: Jeremy (29/08/2008 2:37:33 PM)
Comment: This is one of the dumber columns I've ever read. The Giants have a great young pitcher in Lincecum, and little else. Who's involved in the infield of the future of the Giants? Who do they have at 3rd? SS? 2nd? 1st? C'mon.. the Giants have some starting pitching but the A's farm system destroys the Giants'. He who casts the first stone should at least have some leg to stand on. Worthless column

Posted By: jack m. (29/08/2008 2:31:24 PM)
Comment: Lowell nails it again ... it's like calling the emperor naked - all these other columnists continue to blindly worship beane despite the fact that his "model" clearly is not working ... trade away good, recognizeable players once they start earning some reasonable dollars for some prospects ... when these prospects start getting some fan appeal and start making some bucks, guess what? yep, they're gone. As a result, it seems fans (what few of them there were in the first place) are fed up and don't bother to show up at the park anymore. Who could blame 'em anyway? Very boring product ... unwatchable, as Lowell so aptly describes. Lowell's calling it like he sees it ... refreshing in an area where all the other reporters blindly worship beane's every move as oh, so genius. a's fans (again both of you) should wake up and smell the coffee (or your case, the sewer) ... your team basically sucks.

Posted By: JD (29/08/2008 2:10:36 PM)
Comment: It's posts like this that make me happy. Why? Well, it's not because I'm also an irrational A's hater. It's because, as a writer, I know that if people can get paid for this drivel I am absolutely going to be a very successful person one day. Thank you for the inspiration!

Posted By: Joe (29/08/2008 1:48:41 PM)
Comment: Iggy is really smart about the A's! Wait. No he's not. http://forums.warriorsworld.net/main/msgs/2127323.phtml

Posted By: Cody Zach (29/08/2008 12:25:18 PM)
Comment: Nothing substantial to say, huh. I don't blame you, I would be extremely bitter if Brian Sabean were my GM. I mean, c'mon, you probably still cannot sleep due to your brilliant GM trading away Joe Nathan, LIRIANO, and Bonser for...(drumroll)... one year of A.J.. Yeah, life is hard.

Posted By: You're kidding (29/08/2008 12:16:41 PM)
Comment: You're kidding, right? Really? You're calling Gonzalez a bust at age what, 22? Brilliant, knowledgeable baseball columnist.

Posted By: LOL (29/08/2008 12:01:33 PM)
Comment: Why does being a Giants' fan mean you have to automatically hate the A's and Billy Beane? The only thing I can think of is some sort of inferiority/jealously complex that makes you despise the neighbor that has the better looking wife and kids, which is also probably true in your case.

Posted By: Bobby (29/08/2008 11:29:20 AM)
Comment: The A's would have traded Lincecum a long time ago? When have the A's ever traded a prospect as good or even close to Lincecum? Those are the guys they obviously value. I know you'll just bring up Haren (who wasn't traded before his 2nd season was over) to which I'll say this - If the Giants were offered for Lincecum what the A's were offered for Haren, and they didn't take it, they're foolish. Giants fans can enjoy Lincecum as the lone bright spot for the next half decade while the A's quickly become contenders again.

Posted By: Larry 'Hank' Jones (29/08/2008 11:29:14 AM)
Comment: What did Billy Beane do to piss you off so bad? There's obviously something personal behind your repeated attacks. As far as Gonzalez goes, I wouldn't go concluding the kid's a bust quite yet. He's hardly the first player to struggle early on. Not only that, but if memory serves, when they traded for him, pretty much everyone agreed that he was a year or two away. In that sense, you could say he's already exceeded expectations. And, oh yeah, Ryan freaking Sweeney? Another Beane masterstroke.

Posted By: J Canseco (29/08/2008 10:53:50 AM)
Comment: Please back your comments up. Let us know what you will do over the next 5-10 years when the A's consistently put a winning product on the field, and you're eating your words. Give us something concrete so we can laugh at you. Like, donate some money to charity. You have to make this game worthwhile somehow. Otherwise you're just another inflammatory knucklehead with nothing substantial to add.