Archive for the "Athletics" Category

21.Feb.2012 General Discussion

There's not much going on right now, so discuss anything you wish, or have fun sifting through the wonderful archives here at angrybeavs. The only thing bugging me right now is that it's a shame more fans aren't into baseball. Oh, and for those who missed it, Sean Martin has been suspended indefinitely.

10.Feb.2012 General Discussion (Opening Day Baseball, Rod Perry, etc)

Baseball, Perry, and hoops seem to be the discussion points, so have at it. By the way, is anyone else going to opening day in Santa Barbara? Tickets are $7, so if you're in the area might as well go. If we get a few people we can meet up somewhere for a cocktail or [...]

09.Feb.2012 Perry: 200k Per Year

Per Eggers: http://portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132881860456199400 So: Up Heyward's salary to 150k and have him stay where he wanted to be, keep Cleveland Wallace (and perhaps Shelton). or Hire this retred who clearly doesn't want to come to Corvallis (i.e. only a 2 year deal, delaying negotiations to shop around the NFL, etc) for 200k. No further comment.

05.Feb.2012 Final Word on Ryan Leaf & Riley

At the risk of beating a dead horse, I'll keep this brief. I just wanted to clarify something, which I did in the comment area yesterday, but some might not have read it: Obviously Leaf isn’t an authoritative source. Still, he was a major talent and NFL player who called Riley an idiot. The guys [...]

04.Feb.2012 Ryan Leaf Calls Mike Riley “an Idiot”…

Leaf isn't exactly a great source, but interesting comments nonetheless. But he holds back nothing when assessing Mike Riley, who was Chargers head coach from 1999 to 2001. He laments what he described as Riley’s lack of discipline and wishes he had been allowed more time with Kevin Gilbride. “I know the Chargers made mistakes, [...]