Try what? To be the Yankees or spend money? The A's have tried to spend money (Beltre and Furcal come to mind as recent examples). They can't make players sign with them. The A's must be trying a little since they're doing better than more than a couple teams lol.
Right. Because Beckett can only help the Dodgers this year, therefore I'm obviously rooting for the Gnats.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0
Did you also have a "bad" feeling that Hunter Pence is going to help the Giants this year?
Frankly I don't give a shit who wins the NL West this year because it's not going to be the Padres.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0
Still doesn't explain why it pisses you off that the Dodgers are taking a huge gamble on Beckett, but not the Gnats getting Hunter Pence for jack shit, but okay...
Right. I obviously wasn't drawn to this discussion because the Dodgers also got Adrian.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0
Had the Giants got Adrian, you San Diego fans would have applauded that Adrian is closer to home than he would have been had he been traded to LA.
Had he been traded back to the Padres you Dodgers fans would have immediately denounced your fanhood and became Padres fans on the spot.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0
Why would Dodgers fans ever think of becoming Padres fans? Hell, even people who grew up in San Diego don't want to be one (see Hamels, Cole).
Exactly. Makes about as much sense as Padres fans having some fabricated affinity towards the Giants.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0
Hating the Dodgers more than the other 3 division rivals doesn't equate to actually liking the other three.
And I've always been on record that I go against the grain of most Padres fans because I hate the Giants more than I hate the Dodgers.
Although you do make it kind of easy to root against LA.
League Team years Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL San Diego Padres 2034-2059 2,217-1,995 1 6 3 1 TBL Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-2018 1,216-1,053 1 9 6 3 TSSL San Diego Padres 2015-2021, 2024-2028 1,017-928 0 7 3 2 TSSL Texas Rangers 2029-2033 396-414 0 0 0 0