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Could the baseball world show any more contempt for them with the scheduling? Couldn't the networks at least pretend some semblence of fairness by giving them one evening start? Instead, A's fans are watching them play at 10 a.m. That's too early even to justify the hallowed October tradition of sneaking out at lunch and not coming back. To add insult to injury, A's fans got stuck with the unlistenable Joe Morgan, who prides himself on not understanding the A's and never fails to be contemptuous of their philosophy.
Of course, ESPN/Fox will claim that no one cares about the A's or the Twins because they're a bunch of no-names. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy! They wouldn't be no-names if they got one-tenth the media coverage that the Yankees or the Red Sox get.
I'm not bitter about the fact that even when the A's are on a roadtrip back east catching their highlights on ESPN is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Nope. Not at all.
