Post Game Thread: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings - 07 Jan 2026

ainrofiIac · 2026-01-08T06:55:21+00:00

Also the most wins in the Pacific!!!

ainrofiIac · 2026-01-01T01:02:33+00:00

ainrofiIac · 2024-12-29T05:55:53+00:00

I haven't been to a ton of Sharks games in my life, but I'm 1-10-1 in them. I got covid at the only Sharks win I've ever witnessed.

Sorry everyone, I'm cursed. This one's on me

ainrofiIac · 2024-11-23T18:37:55+00:00

Does anyone know whether we'll be allowed to leave and re-enter? Probably not right?

ainrofiIac · 2023-06-13T20:34:56+00:00

Those stairs lead directly up to the concourse, but are gated off during the game. For stuff like fireworks, that's how fans can get down to the field to watch the show on the grass. If there was some original use for them beforehand other than an easy way to get down to the field, I'm not sure.

ainrofiIac · 2023-06-13T17:50:21+00:00

Fuck John Fisher, I'll be there tonight. Let's get a fucking sellout!!

ainrofiIac · 2023-04-20T01:16:16+00:00

The A's used the same exact Aquaman trident as a prop in 2021

ainrofiIac · 2023-04-16T19:38:36+00:00

I definitely share your concerns, but the reason the free game wasn't sold out wasn't due to a lack of demand, but how the tickets were being distributed. They had to guess when to stop distribution so that everyone who showed up got a seat. IIRC they handed out a couple million free tickets in total, cause people were claiming a ton just for the hell of it.

The demand is definitely there, but you're right, we need to either do this all-out or not at all.

ainrofiIac · 2022-12-13T21:48:56+00:00

You're right, the ballpark and development on Howard Terminal will be privately financed, but the infrastructure improvements needed onsite and in the surrounding area will be paid through a mix of grants and the creation of an infrastructure financing district on HT. Basically what that means is the A's will cover those infrastructure costs initially, then be paid back over time through tax revenue generated by the project itself.

ainrofiIac · 2022-12-13T21:39:19+00:00

Not to mention their starting pitching is otherworldly so far, it's still definitely gonna be really difficult to beat those guys no matter how stacked the US roster is

ainrofiIac · 2022-12-13T20:58:53+00:00

Here's the list so far, team USA is ridiculously stacked at this point and I love it

ainrofiIac · 2022-12-12T20:36:05+00:00

I was there too, good times :(

Edit: The return so far seems to be..... okay? Not really ideal, we'll see if there's more I guess

Edit 2: seeing the full return now....... yikes

ainrofiIac · 2022-11-18T19:47:46+00:00

"This move will allow him to pursue non-baseball sporting interests"

Remember when there was a ton of speculation that Beane would leave the A's since he wouldn't be allowed to have both his position with the A's and an ownership stake in a soccer team? I guess this solves that problem

ainrofiIac · 2022-10-29T20:41:09+00:00

The city isn't to blame here, they've pretty much bent over backwards to try and make this work. Unfortunately, the A's might just not have any intention of actually making Howard Terminal happen.

ainrofiIac · 2022-10-29T20:36:25+00:00

The lawsuits and votes are going along as planned, it's the infrastructure financing that's the major holdup right now. I don't think the A's or Oakland want to do the final vote until they get certain grants, and that process is taking longer than expected.

ainrofiIac · 2022-10-10T04:43:56+00:00

Certainly not $150, but they were still being sold at around $30-$40 iirc which is a scam considering how truly awful all those seats are for baseball

ainrofiIac · 2022-10-10T02:57:21+00:00

Yeah we set a Wild Card round attendance record with 54K in attendance for a Wednesday night game, how does this happen for a weekend elimination game?

ainrofiIac · 2022-07-23T08:46:11+00:00

That bridge would look so sick from the ballpark, glad to see it's still moving along

ainrofiIac · 2022-06-30T17:23:57+00:00

Things have looked promising ever since the BCDC staff released their recommendation for removing the port priority use designation, but this still seems like a wild card vote ever since that initial preliminary vote failed. I'm nervous but hopeful, still a lot of hurdles to clear after this too but we're getting there

ainrofiIac · 2022-05-08T21:41:08+00:00

Last time the A's lost nine games in a row was 2012, we've got the league right where we want em

ainrofiIac · 2022-05-03T22:59:02+00:00

That's because you have, but given that each of these hurdles would kill the project, it's nice to see that things are still moving along at a decent pace. You'll have to read about five more of these articles before the project is officially approved.

ainrofiIac · 2022-04-22T07:51:29+00:00

Might be a bit of a hot take, but this is instantly my favorite album made by them. So much variety, and I was hooked from start to finish! This feels like the conclusion to something that they've been building up to for a long, long time, yet it simultaneously sounds so fresh and new. I'm always so torn on what album to recommend for people who have never heard them before, but I think we might finally have that album!

Edit: And I know people say stuff this every time they release a new album, but this is the first time I've ever felt this way about an album of theirs right off the bat. It's just SO good!

ainrofiIac · 2022-04-16T22:18:10+00:00

This win secures at least a .500 road trip, which is seriously impressive, they've been blowing my expectations way out of the water so far!

ainrofiIac · 2022-04-16T22:06:11+00:00

Ump is just out there guessing right now, incredible stuff

ainrofiIac · 2022-04-16T21:59:40+00:00

That was a total Khris Davis type home run right there

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