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Poll Votes

Question: AN Day should be:
Answer: Sat, July 12, 6:05 (LAA)
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Question: I will buy __ tickets with the group to AN day:
Answer: 2
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Question: Who will the A's draft with their 1st round pick (12th overall) on June 5th?
Answer: 4. 1B/3B Brett Wallace - ASU
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Question: How do you feel about this draft?
Answer: Meh.
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Question: Which Player do you think the A's should target? (taking trade costs/likelihood of success into account)
Answer: No one. We scored 15 Runs against the Angels May 1.
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Question: What do you think of these two minor deals, and about the A's trading stance in general?
Answer: I really like both deals, or a similar undervalued OF acquisition.
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Question: What do you think of these two minor deals, and about the A's trading stance in general?
Answer: I really like both deals, or a similar undervalued OF acquisition.
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Question: Is the Harden trade ridiculously lopsided because
Answer: I like cheese.
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Question: Would you package all of the A's expiring contract talent - Duke, Street, Embree, and maybe even Crosby and/or Ellis - if it meant that the A's could acquire arguably the best hitting prospect in the game - Colby Rasmus?
Answer: I would do this trade, or some slight variation of it, if I was running the A's, but not if I was operating the Cardinals. This trade is lopsided in favor of the A's.
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Question: Will you listen to the radio broadcast more often for A's Comcast away games while watching the game on TV?
Answer: Will still listen to TV broadcast while watching
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Question: What do you think of the plan?
Answer: Completely unrealistic and I want those 6 minutes of my life back
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Question: Biggest A's Prospect Disappointment
Answer: Van Poppel
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Question: Initial reaction to the trade?
Answer: NO!
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Question: If I were Billy Beane, I'd be willing to sign Rafael Furcal to a four-year, $60MM contract without a no trade clause this offseason.
Answer: Yes
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Question: What's the one thing Billy should definitely NOT do this offseason?
Answer: Keep Crosby
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Question: Best playoff scenario:
Answer: Keep playoffs the same
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Question: Will Chavez be a factor in 2009?
Answer: No.
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Question: The A's first baseman in 2009 will be:
Answer: Daric Barton
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