Oakland A’s: Will I Stay or Will I Go?

I am a die-hard A's fan.

I also think like a general manager.

Balancing the two can be awfully difficult. As much as I don't want to fold at this point, the chances of the A's rallying against all odds and winning their division this year are  as likely as me becoming the next baseball commisioner. Yes, I know the A's have a history of having great second-half seasons. I just don't see that happening this year.

When Oakland traded for Holliday and signed Giambi and others, I thought, "This is nice but your timing is off by one year." The real target date was 2010. It was next year to get those bats and reap the benefits of having a great crop of young starting pitchers unlike this league has seen in years (as in collective age) No? Name a younger...

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