I promise you that I am the last guy to tell anyone to get off my lawn. I’m always open to new things, fun things and cool things that people aren’t doing elsewhere. I like when people try to do new things with jerseys, hair, shoes, hats, etc. I’m almost never going to shit on something that is different. Well, the Oakland A’s home games are an exception. I watched the first part of the game on mute as I enjoyed The Bachelorette (Tyler C with the comeback!) then flipped the sound on for the remainder of the game. I wish I would have kept it on mute. What you hear are obnoxious drums, cowbells, vuvuzelas, and everything else. It’s horribly annoying.

I don’t know how AL West teams do it on a regular basis. Think about this… The Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners all have to put up with this shit on a regular basis, multiple teams a year. A’s fans likely think it’s the coolest thing ever. And I’m sure they love pissed off blog posts like this one. Part of my problem here is the multiple different sounds. It is not one constant sound. Like if they were all drums or all cowbells, I could probably deal with something like that. That’s all you’re hearing when the Brewers pitched last night.

Baseball doesn’t need to be quiet, but we should at least be able to watch it peacefully especially on the West Coast. Some probably go to sleep watching the Brewers late night or the Milwaukee Bucks, and the sounds of the game can lull you to sleep especially if there isn’t much action to the game. That likely did not happen last night or tonight with the A’s.

Charlie.