By The Anti-Blez on Monday, April 02, 2007

A Decade of Futility

As the 2007 season begins, we mark a tragic anniversary. It was 10 years ago that the Oakland A's said goodbye to First Lieutenant Sandy Alderson (USMC, ret.) and his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of steroids in the clubhouse, and welcomed William Lamar Beane as their new general manager.

During Beane's 10-year reign, the A's have:

a) Never made it to the World Series.

b) Never won an ALCS.

c) Never lived up to their potential.

Beane has, however, made a few noteworthy moves that forever changed the team's fortunes:

a) He refused to toss Tejada a single peso, but showered Chavez with 66 million golden dineros.

b) He let Jason go, but held on to Jeremy.

c) He signed Arthur Rhodes. And Eric Karros. And Jason Kendall. And Esteban Loaiza. And that fat catcher who never progressed beyond Triple A.

d) He fired Ken Macha, then hired him back a week later.

e) He gave us the term "Moneyballs."

f) He proved that Joe Morgan was right.

What will the next 10 years bring? Another decade of futility, of course. But take heart, Oakland fans -- In a couple of years, the A's will be Fremont's problem, not ours!

So, pull those "In Billy We Trust" T-shirts out of mothballs and wear 'em with blind pride, Asslickers. Your hero is about to break your hearts again.

Oh yeah ... Let's go AAA's!