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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 01:03 AM Aug 2019

A's closer said Golden State Warriors 'treated us like s-'

Oakland A's closer Liam Hendriks says he doesn't follow the Golden State Warriors, who were the A's neighbors before their move to the Chase Center in San Francisco for the upcoming 2019-20 season.

"They treated us like s— over here so we don't care for them much," Hendriks said to The Athletic's Ethan Strauss on Tuesday morning.

Hendriks has played for the A's since 2016, the year after the Warriors won the first of their three most recent NBA titles. He spoke about the difference between how the Warriors were treated by the A's when they "sucked" and how the Warriors treated the A's as they ascended to dynasty status.

"When the Warriors sucked and the A's were good, the A's would give them tickets," he said. "When the Warriors became good they decided to cut all ties and become a—holes. So, no love lost for them leaving."

https://www.sfgate.com/athletics/amp/liam-hendriks-closer-golden-state-warriors-raiders-14383046.php

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A's closer said Golden State Warriors 'treated us like s-' (Original Post) JonLP24 Aug 2019 OP
He wasn't even there before the Warriors got great, so WTF? mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #1
I love the A's! demosincebirth Aug 2019 #3
Dude, I married Tony LaRussa's daughter ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #4
How did/does Wolff's selfishness cause the Raiders to leave? Auggie Aug 2019 #6
Good question demosincebirth Aug 2019 #7
A's have a legit complaint about the Raiders, but the Warriors share a parking lot and BART station RockRaven Aug 2019 #2
Golden State Warriors rahulverma78 Aug 2019 #5
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. He wasn't even there before the Warriors got great, so WTF?
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 01:17 AM
Aug 2019

Being born in O-town I'm a fan of all our teams (two of them soon to be erstwhile teams) but the A's organization (esp. when Wolff owned them) have acted like dicks for like ... forever.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
4. Dude, I married Tony LaRussa's daughter ...
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 02:39 AM
Aug 2019

When I say that, I mean, I performed the ceremony ... wedding her to my little brother

She's my sister-in-law IOW ...

I'm an A's fan, too ... I love the players, I like Billie Bean, I like Melvin, etc

But I'm even more of a Raider fan and I'm here to tell ya ... the selfishness of the A's ownership (esp. Wolff) is a significant part of why the Raiders are gone to Vegas.

Auggie

(31,173 posts)
6. How did/does Wolff's selfishness cause the Raiders to leave?
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 01:37 PM
Aug 2019

Last edited Wed Aug 28, 2019, 02:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Sorry to say, but you've opened a can worms here. This is a bit of a news bomb.

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)
2. A's have a legit complaint about the Raiders, but the Warriors share a parking lot and BART station
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 01:32 AM
Aug 2019

not the damn stadium and locker room (plus the lot and station), so what are you really expecting? That's like the difference between a sibling and a neighbor. In other words, huge.

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