Fact or Fiction

[A'sDiehard]

Fiction: I'll believe it when I see it.

Fact or fiction: Eric Byrnes will be traded before the deadline.

[RockSports17]

Fiction. There's been talks all offseason of him being traded, but I just don't think he will.

Fact or Fiction: Mulder and Hudson will be missed.

[Providence A's]

Fact: Of course they'll be missed in so far as they had many friends on the team...I'm sure they'll be missed as pitchers, too...but it's a business

Fact or Fiction: The A's will finish at or above .500

[A's Baby Girl]

Fact: Maybe I'm being a homer but I think they will. But the pitchers have to be pitching decently to accomplish that

Fact or Fiction: A's total attendance will be at least 1 million.

[A'sDiehard]

Fact, they will easily go over a million.

Fact or Fiction: the A's will get a new ballpark in Oakland.

[Providence A's]

Fiction: Vegas baby

Fact or Fiction: Swisher will end up with at least 20 homers

[A's Baby Girl]

Fact: He showed good power in the minors last season and he's already had a multi-homer game

Fact or Fiction: Kielty will be designated for assignment before the season is over.

[Providence A's]

Fiction: I wish! but Beane loves him for some odd reason

Fact or Fiction: Zito will win his next start versus the Devil Dogs

[A's Baby Girl]

I'm not sure if you were talking about his first start against the Rays when you made this post but anyway we're playing the Rays again this season so I think he will win that start.

Fact or Fiction: The A's will have more than one All-Star.

[Porter]

Fact- Harden and Kotsay (going out on a limb)

Harden will challenge for a Cy Young.

[Providence A's]

I'm not sure if you were talking about his first start against the Rays

ya, the date was April 8...the dates are hard to see, but they're in the top left corner of the post

Fact: As you put it, Harden will challenge for a cy young...just matter of when...maybe not this year because he's still got a lot to learn obviously, but if he keeps pitching the way he has so far, then this year he will challenge.

Fact or Fiction: Byrnes will be traded or let go to free agency before Beane gets rid of either of his favorites Thomas and Kielty

[A's Baby Girl]

Fact: I hate to say it, since Byrnes has been in the organization so long and he finally proved himself with the year he had last season. But I mean, who would have thought Frankie Menechino, another fan favorite, would be traded? IMO, Billy has shown by trading Mulder and Hudson that he doesn't care about certain players being fan favorites. As long as those fan favorites are expendable and can be easily replaced. Which is unfortunate.

Fact or Fiction: The Coliseum is a dump.

[Providence A's]

Fact: I liked it when I visited...though they do need a new stadium I guess

Fact or Fiction: We'll be in the AL West race at the all-star break

[Steak]

Fact

Ken Macha will manage the A's in 2006

[Providence A's]

Fiction: Ken Macha has never managed the A's period ...no seriously, it doesn't really matter...Beane runs all

Fact or Fiction: Eric Byrnes will be traded by the all-star break