Movement Wants You to Bring Your A’s Game

July 27, 2010 in OMG,Philadelphia with 7 Comments

Photo via Philadelphia Athletics

A Facebook group recently launched, encouraging Philadelphians to rally around the Oakland A’s. But why?

See, the Oakland A’s are looking for a new home. Founded in 1901 here in Philadelphia, they’ve moved twice since their inception. Kansas City in 1954, and then off to Oakland in 1968. For those of you non-sporty types, you can read up on their history on Wikipedia. The team wants a new stadium, and Oakland is saying no… so now it’s time for the A’s to consider their options. So why shouldn’t Philadelphia make a play to bring them back home? To the rebuilt Connie Mack stadium?

“This town needs a new underdog,” says J.T. Ramsay, founder of the budding movement. “I can’t imagine such a proud franchise suffering such indignity.”

As of this post, they’ve got a little over two dozen fans, just enough to create a dedicated URL. Expect a full blown website in the coming weeks. Get on this now, and become a fan as this movement surely grows.

Bring Your A’s Game [ www.facebook.com ]

About Eric: Eric spends most of his time writing, taking pictures, reading, and hanging out with his (somewhat famous) chinchilla Mittens and bunny Rory. He teaches writing and literature at some local Philadelphia colleges and works in publishing. He knows absolutely nothing about sports, and is proud of it.

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7 Responses to “Movement Wants You to Bring Your A’s Game”

  1. Mikey July 27, 2010 at 3:24 pm #

    Hell to the yes. This appeals to my love of Philadelphia, baseball park hot dogs and history. As a North Philly native, I’d love to see something to uplift that area in this century.

  2. J T. Ramsay July 27, 2010 at 3:29 pm #

    I’m looking for some good peeps to help me launch the website, bringyouraga.me sometime this fall. Be in touch if you or anyone you know is interested in helping to build the movement!

  3. J T. Ramsay July 27, 2010 at 8:09 pm #

    So how much can I ask of the Geekadelphia Voltron on this project?

  4. Tony Trov July 28, 2010 at 10:51 am #

    I think having an American League team in Philly would be a huge. All of the world class American cities have an American league team but us. Bring home the White Elephants!

  5. Mark Schoneveld July 28, 2010 at 3:19 pm #

    OMG I’m so ready for this.

  6. Peter Hanley August 2, 2010 at 3:15 pm #

    Er, I dunno. Professional sports teams cost the city a lot of money, and those of us who don’t really like sports don’t get anything for it – since all the money that sports “bring in” go to sports related businesses, and my understanding is the teams don’t pay much (if anything) in taxes.

    Meh.

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