> Shooty Canseco wrote:
>
> Most A's fans like myself have no problem accepting that the Giants
> are more popular. They are.
>
> Ask McDonalds, Bill Gates, and iceberg lettuce: there are rewards to
> be had by getting one's shabby crap to the market first.
>
> But so what? Just makes being an A's fan more satisfying.
>
> Easier to get tickets, easier to get to the park, better chance of an
> open neighboring seat to put the jackets, stuff's less expensive,
> better baseball rules, much more interesting visiting teams, and
> nothing's orange and black (yecch!).
>
> Oh, and to the extent history is any guide, far greater chance of
> postseason glory.
>
> The A's fans I know accept that Americans routinely choose Toby Keith
> over Wilco, that Californians routinely choose the hot dog case at
> AM/PM over Pink's or Casper's, and that Bay Area folks routinely
> choose the Giants over the A's.
>
> Such preferences only make our less-popular choices more rewarding.
Not a bad post. Yes, being yet another cow in the larger herd of blind
trendiness isn't as impressive as it might seem to the untrained eye.
I used to get really riled up about this issue for a long time, but
gave up a couple years ago. While I still don't care for it when some
people (on either side) exagerate to an absurd degree, for the most
part I just don't care anymore. I like who I like for my own reasons,
and others like who they like for their own reasons.
Except for the number of seats sold making a difference in revenue that
could be used for the overall health and depth of the franchise's
talent (and even then, it needs to be managed wisely), it doesn't
matter to me anymore. I'm not counting butt cheeks in the seats, I'm
watching the game on the field.
Granted a large crowd can add an air of excitement, but in im****tant
games those tend to happen anyway. For me personally, a crowd of
20K+/- is a good balance between excitement and not feeling packed in
like a sardine.
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