The finale of the Oakland A's

[Draconator]

I'm watching the final night game, and will be watching the very last game tomorrow. 

 

This should not be the final games in Oakland. 

 

NBC California is doing a very good job of reliving past glory of the A's in Oakland. They had a nice spot for Dallas Braden, current A's color analyst who threw a perfect game in Oakland in 2010. They had Rickey Henderson on for a full inning earlier. Rickey is still Rickey.

 

I will always regret not making it back to Oakland for one more game since I moved back to Buffalo in 2013.

 

Sigh

[Mike in Horseheads]

3 minutes ago, Draconator said:

I'm watching the final night game, and will be watching the very last game tomorrow. 

 

This should not be the final games in Oakland. 

 

NBC California is doing a very good job of reliving past glory of the A's in Oakland. They had a nice spot for Dallas Braden, current A's color analyst who threw a perfect game in Oakland in 2010. They had Rickey Henderson on for a full inning earlier. Rickey is still Rickey.

 

I will always regret not making it back to Oakland for one more game since I moved back to Buffalo in 2013.

 

Sigh

I'll be watching tomorrow to see if they destroy the place.  Really sad that MLB let it come down to this, Manfred is a idiot.

[Draconator]

The grounds crew is filling empty water bottles with dirt from the warning track for fans. Players and fans are still hanging around. 

[Mike in Horseheads]

1 minute ago, Draconator said:

The grounds crew is filling empty water bottles with dirt from the warning track for fans. Players and fans are still hanging around. 

Ya kinda like a wake

[Draconator]

Just now, Mike in Horseheads said:

Ya kinda like a wake

Yeah 

[That's No Moon]

All of this is shameful. The A's should stay where they belong. In Philadelphia.

[US Egg]

2 hours ago, Draconator said:

I'm watching the final night game, and will be watching the very last game tomorrow. 

 

This should not be the final games in Oakland. 

 

I will always regret not making it back to Oakland for one more game since I moved back to Buffalo in 2013.

 

Sigh

Thanks for the heads up, it is sad.

 

Sacramento sounds nice though and the small stadium won’t have a bad seat.

 

2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

I'll be watching tomorrow to see if they destroy the place.  Really sad that MLB let it come down to this, Manfred is a idiot.

Thanks for the heads up.
 

Didn’t know of the concerns, that, and a sell out crowd with minimal security, might be interesting.

[Saxum]

A's fans remove Oakland Coliseum seats, attempt to carry them out of stadium before team leaves for good

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/as-fans-remove-oakland-coliseum-seats-attempt-to-carry-them-out-of-stadium-before-team-leaves-for-good/

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the A's confirmed that the video was real, and those fans were stopped before they left the Coliseum. The seats were also returned to their original location.

 

 

Probably designed by someone out of a job now.

[Draconator]

6 hours ago, US Egg said:

 

Sacramento sounds nice though and the small stadium won’t have a bad seat.

Until the afternoon games in July and it's 110 degrees outside

[Just Jack]

1 hour ago, Saxum said:

A's fans remove Oakland Coliseum seats, attempt to carry them out of stadium before team leaves for good

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/as-fans-remove-oakland-coliseum-seats-attempt-to-carry-them-out-of-stadium-before-team-leaves-for-good/

 

 

"You have to admire the commitment of those fans, who presumably had to do some work in order to get those seats out of the concrete."

 

With all that rust on the seats, probably just had to keep shaking them till they broke off.  

[US Egg]

Get it it while it’s hot:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135262175661?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=W-C69sg0Tt6&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=CZZZqqkASaW&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Edited September 26 by US Egg

[RkFast]

You can keep your Ohtani. For my money, the "greatest offensive player" in the modern age is Rickey Henderson when he was on the A's (and Yankees too). Yes, Ohtani has a ton of steals...but NOBODY created absolute HAVOC for a defense and pitcher like Rickey did when he was on base. 

 

Get off my lawn. 

Edited September 26 by RkFast

[US Egg]

Watching the pre-game, and as the game settles in, it does sort of hit you.

 

Kinda like the Bills moving talk of not so long ago.

[RkFast]

4 minutes ago, US Egg said:

Watching the pre-game, and as the game settles in, it does sort of hit you.

 

Kinda like the Bills moving talk of not so long ago.

 

Was watching a game the other day from Oakland. Loved the old school banging of the drums and the horns and most of all the QUIET. Contrast to my CitiField which resembles Carlito Brigante's disco on most nights, with the noise and the flashing lights CONSTANTLY.

Edited September 26 by RkFast

[Draconator]

A's finish with a win. 3-2.

 

Major League Baseball in Oakland is no more

[Another Fan]

That's really terrible.

 

A's even if they've struggled in the last 20 or so years have a strong history as a ball club.  

 

Gotta feel for people in Oakland: first the Raiders and now this.  

[thenorthremembers]

Really sad.  For a sport that lives on the history of the sport, they messed this one up royally.   

[Mike in Horseheads]

A lot less eventful than I thought it would be as far a  rowdy crowd.  I guess most of the peeps just wanted to be there to watch the last game and say good by.

[Draconator]

22 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

A lot less eventful than I thought it would be as far a  rowdy crowd.  I guess most of the peeps just wanted to be there to watch the last game and say good by.

That's why I nearly pulled the trigger on a 24 hour trip from Buffalo to Oakland. But I would be landing in Oakland around the 5th inning. So I stayed home. I just needed to say goodbye. 

55 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

That's really terrible.

 

A's even if they've struggled in the last 20 or so years have a strong history as a ball club.  

 

Gotta feel for people in Oakland: first the Raiders and now this.  

Although it's a short drive across the Bay Bridge, don't forget the Warriors moving from Oakland to San Francisco.

[Mike in Horseheads]

Ya want to go way back the lost the Seals NHL team