Anyone who’s spent some time at A’s games (like yours truly) will appreciate this rundown of some of the more familiar faces around the park by Catfish Stew. Unfortunately for A’s fans these guys, Bondszilla, and, as Eric Chavez recently put it, “a bunch of 19-year-olds” will be about all Oakland has to offer this year.

Of course, there’s always the outside chance of the whole mess being turned into a winner.

My favorite here:

Rod

New York has A-Rod. Detroit has I-Rod. Anaheim has K-Rod. But only Oakland has the original.

Rod. Just Rod.

Rod, who ushers MVP sections 114 and 115, is quite possibly the coolest human being on the face of the earth. The word “cool” was invented to describe Rod. Rod is so cool he makes Fonzie look like Henry Winkler in comparison. There is no other word besides “cool” that can adequately describe Rod. Rod is just a cool, cool cat.

What kind of return can Billy Beane get for the coolest guy on the planet? It will probably take a huge package of four, five, or even six prospects to pry Rod away from the A’s. Billy Beane knows what a great asset he has in Rod, and he’s not going to give him up cheaply, that’s for sure.