I'm Over The Hill

Trail hiking, volleyball watching, camera toting, Project Managing, Spartan cheering, s’mores eating, outdoor blogging @SJSU Alumnus, #LincolnVoter ⚾️

[I'm Over The Hill @grognd]

@TheRickWilson Here’s what I can’t figure out, @realDonaldTrump lawyers supposedly had overwhelming evidence of election fraud - Yet, in court, Their legal claims didn’t actually allege fraud or their “evidence” fell apart under scrutiny by mostly conservative @GOP judges #ProtectDemocracy 🇺🇸

[Barstool San José State @BarstoolSJSU]

“SJSU doesn’t invest in Athletics”

lol

Brand new 70 million dollar athletic facility.

New baseball practice facility, golf complex, softball stadium, soccer complex, tennis complex, beach Volleyball complex.

All those total to an additional 30 million.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a senile moment, Donald Trump just claimed that most people don’t know what a phone app is. Retweet so all Americans see how stupid and old Trump is.

[Barstool San José State @BarstoolSJSU]

SJSU football is mightily improved and some people won’t admit it.

Since 2020, @SanJoseStateFB is…

29-20 overall

18-5 at home

22-10 against conference opponents
(SJSU is also on a 7 game win streak against conference opponents.)

We’re not same old San Jose State anymore.

[Clay Wood @oaklandturf]

From the bottom of my heart, Thank You Oakland! For the support of coworkers, coaches, players and fans. Privileged: my whole adult life I’ve been working for @Athletics at the Coliseum, met my amazing wife here, my kids literally grew up here: Grateful🙏
#bestgroundscrewever

[West Coast College Sports Guy @WCCSG_]

What do y’all think of this?

[Justice For Oakland Fans @jvb43]

If what John Fisher & MLB did to Oakland & its fans upsets you, angers you, or makes you sad, we’re friends, and I appreciate your support. I don’t care who you are, where you live, or who you’re a fan of.

Share this if you stand with Oakland fans!

#StandWithOaklandFans

[A @bluhue123]

Reply with a 💙 if you agree with Ron Howard

[Tim Kawakami @timkawakami]

Tremendous.

John Fisher will respond by hiding for many more years.

[I'm Over The Hill @grognd]

@MLBNetwork Sell #FJF

[#WWII 8th Air Force @FrancesBekafigo]

A few of you have asked who is "KDW' from my posts. A high school drop out at 16, joins the Army, with Pearl Harbor commissioned 2nd LT with millions of others, becomes a B-17 pilot, flies 25 missions, types a diary of his missions. My Dad, KDW, left, under the B-17. #WWII

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

And there it is.

[Jen @jennyfootball26]

Not sure what stage of grief this is but the A’s are really leaving and it hurts. 3 games, then what? I won’t have an MLB team anymore? I can’t imagine not being an A’s fan. I’m just so angry and sad. IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. I say this with my whole chest: Fuck John Fisher!

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Q: Trump is proposing a 20% across-the-board tariff on everyday products. Are you concerned Trump’s tax will drive up costs for Americans?

Mitch McConnell: Yeah, I’m not a fan. It will raise prices for American consumers

[Justice For Oakland Fans @jvb43]

The final series of the A’s playing in both Oakland and the Coliseum begins tonight.

Here is what EVERYONE needs to remember ⬇️

Never forget the A’s would’ve had a new stadium in Oakland 20 years ago had Bud Selig not blocked the sale of the A’s to Andy Dolich and Bob Piccinini in 1999.

Never forget Selig also blocked sales to Joe Lacob, Peter Guber, Reggie Jackson/Bill Gates, etc.

Never forget Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann made zero effort to build in Oakland from 1995-2005. Instead they commissioned a study on Vegas and then invested all their time in Santa Clara.

Never forget the A’s are only owned by John Fisher because they were sold to him and his business partner Lew Wolff only because Wolff was a college buddy and old friend of Selig.

Never forget Lew Wolff’s 2005 plan for a ballpark in Oakland was nonsensical and would’ve required evicting 80+ tenants and building a new BART station. The plan was immediately abandoned by the A’s.

Never forget the A’s wasting the remainder of 2005 all the way to 2009 on Fremont and then 2010 to 2016 on San Jose.

Never forget the A’s nonsensical Peralta site plan in 2017 where the A’s failed to talk to the college board prior to the announcement.

Never forget the A’s choosing Howard Terminal in November 2018, and insisting on the most complex project possible ($12 billion with TONS of ancillary development). Oakland did everything that was asked of them, yet the A’s moved the goalposts every time. The A’s also dragged their feet and missed deadlines. The A’s also refused to compromise on anything, including with their potential maritime neighbors.

Never forget the Coliseum site was an “assured backup route for a ballpark in Oakland”, and MLB threatened to relocate the A’s if Oakland didn’t sell their half of the site and didn’t drop their lawsuit against Alameda County (who had violated Surplus Land Act with their sale of their half), but when Oakland dropped the suit, Oakland began talks to sell their half with the A’s, and Alameda County’s sale went through, the Coliseum was suddenly “not viable”.

Never forget there is PROOF the A’s made up their mind to go to Vegas in 2021, and wasted 2 years of Oakland’s time and money on the Howard Terminal project. When the A’s realized Oakland was close to a deal, thanks to Oakland’s hard work on the project, the A’s ran away from the negotiating table and did so in the most unprofessional manner possible.

Never forget ancillary development was always a must for a Oakland ballpark, but it isn’t for them in Vegas.

Never forget the A’s had to own the site & ballpark for a Oakland ballpark, but they don’t need to in Vegas.

Never forget Fisher wasn’t willing to sell a stake in the team in Oakland to get a ballpark done there, but he’s willing to do so for Vegas.

TLDR: It’s always been John Fisher, other A’s owners, and MLB at fault. Theres MOUNTAINS of evidence! If you are still blaming Oakland or A’s fans, you are being willfully ignorant!

[Josh Reddick @JRedDubDeuce]

This ⬇️

[Sam Liccardo @sliccardo]

Great to see the Spartans getting their due! @SJSUAthletics @SJSU https://t.co/15sVlNfhwn

[I'm Over The Hill @grognd]

@USUAthletics @pac12 @USUAggies Selfless

[San José State University @SJSU]

Big news! 🏆 San José State University is ranked #4 public university and #16 overall in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal! 🎉 Proud of our community’s hard work and dedication to excellence.

Catch the full story here:

https://t.co/pg5VGHgl9Z

#WSJ #collegerankings

[Damon Bruce @DamonBruce]

Fuck this guy forever.

[Brett McMurphy @Brett_McMurphy]

Mountain West commish Gloria Nevarez: “To say the Mountain West was taking advantage of the Pac-12 could not be farther from the truth”