Truck, you're an A's fan, right? Rooting for or against the Giants?
Against, for the following reasons:1) A lot of supposed A's fans have hopped off the bandwagon and have started rooting for SF. I find this type of behavior disgusting. For some reason, maybe it's cultural, the split between the Raiders and Niners here is much more distinct. You're either one or the other. But for baseball...during the 1989 World Series, there were
split hats, that the logos of both teams on them.
I'm always a believer in sticking with your team, no matter how miserable it gets. So primarily, I'm hoping they lose so these Johnny-come-latelys get stung. I also hope they get tumors in their penises and die at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
2) SF has their foot on Oakland's neck in terms of stadium relocation efforts. Oakland and the surrounding area has been hurt by globalization, like many industrial towns over the last 30-40 years. It makes sense to move down to Santa Clara county (near San Jose), where there's actually enough money to build a stadium, but the county is "Giants territory." There have been a couple of abortive attempts to move further south but stay within Alameda County (Fremont, where I grew up), but it's been a logistical nightmare. The current stadium is in a rotten neighborhood and is ugly, and can't be demolished and rebuilt. And there isn't much room left in Oakland for them to move. Going to SJ would make the most sense, but SF is blocking it for their own financial interests, even though it's obvious that they have no intention of ever moving there.
3) I don't like to see other people enjoy themselves. Esp. a LOT of come-lately fans who don't really know much about baseball and don't realize how lucky a good, but not great team has gotten this year.
4) The dumb beards