The Oakland A's final homestand... is here
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tonight in Oakland: the a’s begin their final home-stand at the coliseum…. not just of this month, and of this season. but … for ever.
it’s something that has obviously been on the calendar for a long time, but arrived so quickly. and now the tragedy that some have been anticipating since april 2023, is the reality that all will be experiencing come thursday, september 26th… once that final home game is over.
i realize there are still actual baseball games to be played. final scores to be tallied. and some milestones to be reached. brent rooker aiming for 40, langeliers & miller shooting for respective 30’s.. i hope gelof and butler both get to 20-20 campaigns.
i literally love all those guys as players, and i truly wish them the best. but no offense, right here right now… none of that… is on my radar this weekend. or the rest of the way. i really couldn’t care less about anything from a baseball sense. i do care about something that was a living, breathing passion for so many.. that will soon become extinct.
actual baseball became the sub-story long ago for the supporters of Oakland. and now, this is entirely about the fans, the journey, the experience, the love, the hurt, and the end.
i plan to make one last trip to the coliseum in its baseball configuration… scoop up some dirt, take one last glance, and walk back out the tunnel. quite honestly i’d rather remember that place with the orange seats, and going to my first ever games of the 80’s, and being innocently excited about learning baseball… rather than whatever these last couple years have become.
it’s also amazing how much green & gold stuff… one can acquire over the decades. sadly, all those jerseys, shirts, posters, stickers… they have either been tossed, or assigned to their new home. a cardboard box, in our attic.
people have asked… will i still make videos about the a’s after this season is over?
to be honest, my brain hasn’t even got that far yet.
considering that… i’ve already lost the team I covered.
then lost my job connected to it… i’m not sure how much i need all those vibes in my life.
however…
i certainly will never lose my connections with sports fans of the east bay… the bay area, and NorCal. and i do intend to respect the legacy of what this franchise was for more than 50 years locally.
also… painful as it might be… i will continue documenting the important history of relocation unfolding, right before our eyes.
i wish i could say something that made anyone feel better.
but here are some general pieces of advice for everyone. if you’re overwhelmed… give yourself some space… this isn’t supposed to feel right. if you’re not from around this area… just leave us alone. and if you are attending any fo the final 6 coliseum games… please be respectful and considerate of others.
this is… after all… the conclusion of a year-long funeral for major league baseball in oakland.
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I think you have the right Idea Brodie! I was gonna go to a game to visit the Coliseum one last time while I was down visiting my family but never made it. Largely bc I feel like I should remember it as it was. Not the dying dilapidated state it is now and the sad situation the team finds itself in. It's going to be a sad moment indeed, an end of an era. To outsiders, it may be seen as a dump, but it's our dump. So long, Coliseum. Thanks for the memories!
As someone who was passionate about the Atlanta Thrashers, I just want to say I'm so sorry. Nothing but love and respect.
Thank you, it means a lot!
The Atlanta Thrashers: another franchise gone thanks to corrupt ownership.
@@joesakic91 awful 😞
I'm mexican, I have lived my entire life in Mexico City, Im an Oakland A's fan since 1988. Im deeply sorry about the relocation. My first MLB game ever was in 2014 at the Coliseum. Josh Donaldson hit a walk off homer against Zach Britton, one of my best memories of my life. Its so sad for me even if I dont live in the Bay Area. I will be there next wednesday and thursday, cheering for the A's one last time. 😭😭😭
You still gonna root for the As
Thanks for all the memories Oakland A’s will never be forgotten ❤ from Minneapolis baseball fans
@@pioneer8634 thank you 🙏 for understanding the real baseball era !
Oakland A's Forever 💚🐘⚾🥁🏟️🙏🏼
I'm a Mets fan but always rooted for the A's from afar. Sending love to you all during this week.
My first ever baseball game was an A’s game in 1988 vs the Mariners at the coliseum. I was 7. I can still remember sitting in the upper deck looking at the Oakland hills thinking it was baseball heaven. What a special place.
I’m sorry A’s fans. It is total BS they are being taken away from you. Hopefully someday (soon) they will return. Enjoy this weekend and take in all the memories of that beautiful place.
Brodie this is just a Car Wreck, and everyone here is injured. Sad Day in sports. Many great memories are there, I remember many times that are heartfelt. Thank you Brodie.
Thank you bodies. I have been an athletic fan since 71 and consider you as one of the legends of A's hasevall!!
Oakland deserves better
I can’t express how sorry I am. My grandparents lived in Pleasanton for 37yrs. They loved watching the A’s.
It's terrible. I live that when I lost my Nordiques and another time when I lost my Expos. I'm sad for Oakland people and I sympatize! 😞
We appreciate you, Brodie, sir, and we appreciate the life and legacy of the Oakland A's; we mourn too, but try to look ahead with hope, and wish you all the best in your next endeavor, but we share in your pain, acutely.
Brodie, I will always remember my growing up years watching and attending Oakland A’s games of the 80s and 90s! That will last forever!!
As a Yankees fan, I'm sorry to the passionate A's fans,for losing your team. From a far,I was rooting,for Oakland to keep your team in Oakland. I actually thought they would stay when I heard that the A's would have a new stadium near a waterfront near a industrial area,and the new 🏟️ look nice,but was shocked that the deal fell through. All my life I've only known the A's as Oakland. I know they were in Philly,and Kansas City before,but will be very strange to never have NYY-A's(Oakland) again. Damn Oakland has no teams,I feel for all of you.
Thank you Brodie for years of great memories over the years and such a heartfelt statement.
Thank you Brodie! My middle school and high school friends and I will always cherish the summer Wednesday Bart rides to $2 tickets and $1 hot dogs games!
GREAT memories!
I have never been to a A’s home game. I grew up in Indiana and Illinois. Started following the Athletics in 1986. And have never stopped. To long fans I mourn with you. I never was able to join you but I feel the pain. A’s nation forever.
As a dodgers fan who unfortunately has never had a chance to go because unfortunately plans fell through to make it to the last home stand it make me sad to see the potential the stadium should have if it would have been take care of and how it’s really not that far and if the owner cared they could probably easily stay
As an Arizona Coyotes fan and game night worker for years with the team, I feel for you folks in Oakland. If you're attending... and I hope many of you will be, do yourself a favor. Try to take in EVERY moment that you can and, when you do, try to do as much of it as you can withOUT your phones. Have a good look around and absorb it with your own eyes. Smell the grass, the air, the peanuts & popcorn.... hell, even the beer. Use your human senses. Sure, you're going to take some pics & video, but try not to have your faces buried in your phone all night. Don't ignore the human element of it all. When it's over, and some time has passed, you'll want to know how you really felt in those moments.
Thank you Brodie . I will miss going to the games and miss your presence and insight before and after the games. I wish you all the best.
As a die hard Browns fan, I’m unfortunately very familiar with this moment. This whole saga feels wrong and unfair. Sending a virtual hug to all As fans.
As a Raiders fan I was blessed to visit the coliseum once in back 2017, and glad I have memories of at least being there at least once while the A's were still there, although not in baseball configuration. I'm sorry for your loss.
As a St. Louis native, I feel your pain. When the last Rams game played i Stl I felt the same way.
Felt that way when they left Anaheim.
They should have stayed in LA in the first place
Edit!!!! The last game in Anaheim.
I’m truly sorry to the Oakland A’s fans. They deserve so much better.
I wonder if there will ever be a professional baseball team in Oak again.
Watching you cover the Coyotes and A’s the last couple seasons has really started to make me realize the connection those two teams had with you and why you decided to even begin covering Coyotes news. So sorry for your loss, please enjoy the last games and we’re psyched to see your next chapter 💚💛💚
April 1968 Yankees vs A's was my first time to the Coliseum as an eight years old. My parents first date was an A's game at Shibe Park in 1948. The Oakland A's have been my Summers for 57 years. My brother worked for the organization for a decade. I snuck into the 88 Worlds Series by going through the Front office shaking Sandy Alderstons hand along the way. And made the first two games of the 89 WS. I raised 2 A's fans by taking them from Alaska to Phoenix for spring training every year for at least a week, during their ball playing years, for ten years straight between 98 to 08. The highlight being Muhammad Ali patting my son on the head and giving him an autograph while he attended an A's game at Phoenix Muni. These next six games are going to be rough. Even though I have lived in Alaska for 45 years, I'm still Rooted In Oakland unlike the A's.
I still say they'll be back in Oakland in a new ballpark.
Forever Oakland 💔
The A's were in Philadelphia for 54 seasons and won 5 World Series in Philadelphia before relocating to Kansas City and then Oakland , so they are a franchise that has relocated multiple times. Yes it sucks as they had many great seasons in Oakland and a bunch of World Series titles but this franchise has continually broken the hearts of their fans. Terrible ownership has been a part of this franchise since its inception, I wish they stayed in Oakland but because of the inept ownership and terrible stadium once again they are moving, ugh!!
Well said! Growing up in northern Cali I was fortunate enough to listen to bill king, ray fosse, and lon Simmons on the radio. Those teams of the 80's and 90's (both good and bad) is what I grew up on. As an adult listening to glen and Ray was still and amazing thing to share with my son. My son's first game was opening day 2023, and even though shortly later it was announced that the A's were officially leaving, and Ray fosse passing, and glen being fired, I'm glad we went when there was still a little magic left. The magic is gone in the John fisher Oakland A's, but my love for the team name, and green and gold lives on as I coach my son in little league and remember the voices of lon, bill, and Ray as they told an amazing story that was real, and not just in a book. Good luck brodie, you have always been a class act and i wish you the best.
I grew up in Sonoma County an A’s fan…moved to Seattle in 2018 but continued to follow Oakland and am still a fan…I’m going to the game Sunday 9/22 one more time. My first game ever as a kid at the coliseum was against the Yankees back in 2002. My last game seeing the A’s in the coliseum will be against the Yankees 22 years later…only felt right to end it the way I started it
August 21, 1982 was the day that I became a true A's fan. That was the day that my 8-year-old self attended his first baseball game. The A's overcame an early 5-0 deficit to win 12-5 over the Boston Red Sox. Tony Armas hit a Grand Slam and Ricky Henderson stole 3 bases that afternoon (on his way to a record setting 130 that year). Getting to see players like Henderson, Armas, Dwayne Murphy, Davey Lopes, and Steve McCatty in person was awesome.
When I heard the A's were leaving Oakland I told myself that I needed to go to one last A's game at the Coliseum to say goodbye, but now that the time is actually here I can honestly say that I just don't care enough to even want to go. I'll probably watch the game on TV, but any love that I had for the A's is long gone and killed by this current ownership group and their complete ineptitude at running a major league team and complete indifference towards the fan base.
I fell in love with the As when they had camera day and the fans got to go on the field and I got Joe DiMaggio's autograph. In those days, the Giants didnt let anyone on the field for any event.
I remember Billy Martin was fired after that season
@@michaelleroy9281 Well, Billy Ball only achieved a 68-94 record. Billy Martin was also the GM at the time, and his firing led the way towards Sandy Alderson being hired the next year so it wasn't all that bad.
This video sums it up for this Oakland A's fan.
from the bottom of my heart thank you brodie for all you've done for us A's fans! Watched you growing up and met you at the coli this year, just so heartbroken man
Brodie, just wanted to say thank you for all that you do. Much love and respect to you. I know how much the Bay Area and the Oakland A’s mean to you. I just wanted to say I’m sorry. I’ve been a Arizona Coyotes fan when they first moved there and 28 years later, they decided to move on somewhere else
Brodie, you are the best. Such a sad ending for the Oakland A's and all its fans.
I know how this feels I feel bad for all A's fans
Fans in DC know what it's like to lose your team. Keep fighting to get baseball back, either the A's or something new. Hopefully, it doesn't take you 33 years.
Brodie, you’ve made me into a fan for life. In what ever you talk about or cover. You are stellar at your craft, you are humble, and you have real heart and integrity. Thanks again for taking us this far with you.
Sorry A's fans. You deserve better.
I wish there was away to keep the A's in Oakland its not fair what has happened & it never should of happened Brodie your in my prayers & hope to meet you if your ever in Texas my friend
The A's have an incredible legacy. It's heartbreaking to see your hometown team leave the city. I first experienced it when The Rockets left San Diego for Houston. I was an avid fan at 10 years old and had attended games with my Dad. A few years later we lost the Clippers. Most recently, The Chargers. So, I can say I feel your pain. The A's are coming to my new City now. We promise to give them a nice home.
As a diehard Penguins fan since they were "hatched" in 1967 I feel for you my friend. They were close to moving - twice.
And what a double kick in the nuts the move also cost you your job. I wish you and your family all the best!
Your tone and transparency are why you are my favorite RUclipsr. Please keep it up.
I went 2 weeks ago from van nuys CA. Im glad i got to see the A's play in oakland before they moved. Wish they stayed out there.
Wish I could go this next week... My final game in Oakland will go down as the Reverse Boycott game in 2023, which was hard to beat to be honest.
As someone in Phoenix, I understand.. though at least you have a year to say goodbye. We got it just after the last game was played. I think fisher is in for a rude awakening.. when he finds out the grass is not greener away from the coliseum.
I saw the last Minnesota North Stars (NHL) home game ever and will be there for the A's. Such a sad tale of greed and government dysfunction in both cases. Hope to see you there, good commentary Brodie.
Feel so bad for the City of Oakland and their fans. Not an A’s fan myself but I am a lifelong raider fan and I understand how much this sucks 😫
I'm only covering baseball next year because I have to for my job. GO Ballers!
I will forever cherish going to the A’s at the coliseum and meeting my wife there. She bought her ticket there, i bought mine online. We met up. They were both next to each other.
Seeing them sweep the Rangers and win the division, and getting let inside by my best friend with an old ticket. This isn’t over, I really hope not.
The Coliseum is where I first became a sports fan. My mom & grandma took me to my first A’s game in the Billy Ball era in Sept 1981, a 5-1 win over the White Sox who were managed by Tony LaRussa who by the end of the decade would lead the A’s to their fourth & final World Series title in Oakland. For my mom it runs much deeper: she once shared Raider season tickets with her old boyfriend, in 1968, two years after the Coliseum opened.
I paid my last respects to the Coliseum back on September 8th, at the end of the A’s last homestand. A large part of my childhood & adult life will perish when this park goes away.
I saw a bunch of games here in 1977 & '78. Mostly vs. Yankees. Sat right by the dugout once. Reggie Jackson didn't play and was chatting with some reporter about 2' away from me for most of the game. Saw Ron Guidry pitch. Saw Lou Piniella smash a double and break his bat. Mike Torrez picked it up and gave it to me. The Coliseum had great Polish sausages 😊
As a Giants fan as a kid growing up. My cousins were A's fans and took me to several A's games. Sitting on them wooden bleachers was always fun. Shame to see A's leave Oakland.
Amen Brody! Wherever you go in you career, I will follow you. You are a gem brother.
My first Oakland A's game will be the last Oakland A's game. I'm excited to unite with the fans of the east bay.
Brodie …superb words & work the years covering our beloved Oakland Athletics ⚾️
My final game at the Coliseum will stand as the 13-1 blowout loss to the Angels on April 1, 2023 last year. And even after my Uber passed by the Old Oakland Arena that use to be the Warriors' home prior to the move to San Francisco, it gave me a surreal feeling that the Coliseum won't be the same after the A's leave like how the Raiders did in 2019. I cherished every moment of that day, even cracking some jokes with some other A's fans around me. Really wished I could of been able to come by here one last time for my soon to be 2 year old Daughter, so she could experience what I felt as a kid going here with my grandparents and parents back in the mid 90s.
Thank you for being here for all of us, Brodie. It's been fun to see you on NBC California for many years covering both the A's and the Sharks. Will still be supporting you and watching all that you cover.
❤🙏
Local elementary & middle school students were brought in to fill the upper decks of the '72 World Series, I was one of them.....
As a Canadian, I feel your pain right now and we stand with you. We’ve seen too many legacy teams lost due to owners who did not see the long view, and sadly the As joins the list of the nordiques, Expos, Grizzlies, and Jets (original jets) as teams moved too soon with fan bases defeated by careless owners.
I have to say that for the past 2 years I have experienced the Oakland days through the lens of my parents in their mid 90s and going to games with developmentally disabled adults. This is giving me a fresh perspective on both the importance of the A’s and just having an innocent and beautiful love of the A’s.
Everyone has to do what is right for them. My memorabilia is staying on my walls, they are attached to great memories. The little one who is almost 9'and went to games from the time she was a baby moved on quickly and I'm glad. Her response to the move in her most curt and condescending tone was simply "that's fine, I have the RiverCats and they have a cute cat mascot." In other words, head on dude, you are not required for my happiness or joy of baseball. She won't wear any RiverCats stuff with Giants on it but she's not mourning the loss of a team that is leaving. I wish I was more like her because she is so far removed it is refreshing. She has sports in perspective, it is the same as any other form of entertainment and that is a lot healthier than most of the world.
As a Yankees fan,I send condolences to the A's and their fans. No fan base should have to go through losing their team,and while our teams have had quite the rivalry over the decades, it's part of what makes sports fun. It doesn't feel right when a rival isn't there anymore. Baseball doesn't feel right without Oakland. You guys deserve so much better than John Fisher (and we can't forget Mark Davis). So sorry this is happening
Dang, this is deep... Not sure if John Fisher really understands the damage he's done to this franchise
My Final 2 Games:
Taking my Dad & 2 Uncles to the Yankees game this Sunday 9/22/24 ⚾️.
Thennnn…taking my Dad only & myself to the Final Game on Thursday 9/26/24 😢.
Long live the Oakland Coliseum….she was beautiful w/those 🍊 orange seats & 80’s charm. You will forever be missed 🙏🏼& in my heart 💙 .
I recall a double-header in the 1980's from the center of the bleachers, when Keogh, the DH, hit a homer in the ninth, caught by my friend, Pete, to send the game into extra innings; it went 18 innings and we lost. I went home, but we won the second game... at one o'clock in the blessed AM.
I hated to see the Seattle Pilots leave Seattle in 1970, Washington Senators leave DC in 1971, the Montreal Expos in 2004 and now the day has arrived that our beloved A's are leaving Oakland. After this Yankees series it's going to be a tough ride during this three game series with Texas knowing this is the final one.
I was actually rooting for the Pilots to move to Milwaukee in 1970 the move was in the news most of that off season, they lost the Braves after 1965
John fisher really killed the mlb the mlb devil
💯💯💯
Him and Rob Manfred. We are experiencing baseballs “Sellout” era.
Thank you Brodie I will miss the Athletics in Oakland This has been a hard yr to swallow It hurts me in my gut. This doesn't feel right
I will "book end" watching the A's by being at the Coliseum to see the Yankees on Saturday night. My first A's match at the Coliseum was against the Yankees in 1984. Next season instead of driving 90 miles I can drive the 9 miles from my home in Sacramento to West Sac. The Coliseum is a beautiful "bowl" if you ignore Mt Davis. the view before that over the bleachers and scoreboard was nice of the Oakland Hills. Won't ever forget that. Sad for the end of an era. Will enjoy seeing the A's in my backyard for a few.
I live in Rancho Cordova, so the A’s will be close by for me as well. But I’m hearing most if not all the games in that small park are already sold out, and even if I were to go, it would never be the same.
@@jeffbowen2608 I agree it will not be the same. West Sac only holds 14,000, not sure if tix are available yet but Im sure it will sell out, unless its a 110F day in the sun!!!!!!!
I'm a A's fan for life I'm going to miss them at the Coliseum 😔
As a lifetime A's fan, the Giants have been trying for decades to make the A's move, ever since the A's first tried to move to San Jose, and the Giants saw the weakness of the A's staying in Oakland when all the blue collar jobs were moving out of Oakland. The Giants finally won!
I'm so sorry my Oakland A's friends The Reds family are here for yawl
My heart is broken. I grew up an A's fan and went to a ton of games. I witnessed good times and bad times at the Coliseum. I will miss going to A's games. Unfortunately for Oakland fans they are leaving. All I can do at this point is cherish the memories I spent going to those games. Good bye A's...
It's just so depressing as a sports fan to see real communities have their teams taken away. How many teams currently play in transient cities where people only really go because they are "there"? Most Clippers fans admit the Lakers are their main team, no one in LA cares about the Chargers at all. The Raiders used to have the most rabid fanbase in the NFL, now they are regularly outnumbered in their home stadium.
Tip of the cap to all the Oakland fans out there.
I was 10 in 1977, my first A's game in the outfield upper deck.
I wouldn't say forever. After reading multiple reports there is a possibility A's are still here in the future. MLB Players Association has not ok'd Sacramento and Las Vegas seems to be not 100% done deal with John Fisher as he owes his side of the deal.
I can see myself back at the Coliseum if the Oakland Roots are playing footy there. We are big fans of the Sacramento Republic and I would drive out there again for a USFL or Lamar Hunt match-up.
At least it isn't the end for the Coliseum, we have the softball game in October and then we have the the USL moving in next season. Hoping they maintain the relationship with the community volunteers that set up the garden and are talking expansion of that space onto the backyard sized mini baseball diamond area likely to be removed that's next to it (even if they can no longer call it "A's team farm" they can keep it). I know I'm not the only one that loves the stadium garden and feels it gives OCo some charm other stadiums could never hope to match.
I'm going on Sunday. Go A's
I have a hatred for the LA rams I from St. Louis and it suck when you lose a home town team love the NHL, MLB, MLS and The UFL for giving St. Louis sports teams and hope you can move on form it
and I love your videos keep up the good work
you do realize st. louis stole the Rams from LA in the first place, right?
BRODIE..........you're the best!
I went to a series this year and I kept thinking.." I wonder what this place was like in the late 80's?"
Or the early 70s when they won 3 in a row.
@@GregoryFarissI was there. It was electric. Magical. The walkoff win in Game 4 of the 72 World Series was raucous. Game 7 of the 73 World Series was amazing. When Willie Mays was introduced for his final at bat for the Mets in the 9th inning, you should have heard the collective groan in the Coliseum. We were afraid that Willie was going to go out with a bang. And when the A’s got the final out in that game, the building went nuts.
Not it’s all coming to an end. Dang. I’m gonna miss that place.
You fully understand how I felt back in April (and still do) when the much more sudden news came down that the Arizona Coyotes hockey assets were going to be sold off to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith. And the hate that opposing fans dished out at that team, including certain trolls that came onto here (whom will never be forgiven). The frustration boiled over that month and lots of anger over how the franchise fate was decided.
So the same time, I'm sure this is beyond heartbreaking and frustrating for you because not only did you grow up with the Oakland Athletics, you covered them during your accomplished career. That should never ever be questioned by anyone that does not understand how you are feeling. Like Coyotes fans, we sadly see a highly unpopular owner who did a terrible job in operating this franchise and alienated the loyal A's fan base. While they were looking for a new ballpark longer than the Coyotes were for an arena, it was no secret that John Fisher failed to deliver. He had an obligation to A's fans to provide stability and put out a competitive team. Plus give A's fans belief he had them in their best interests. Clearly, like Alex Meruelo, he did not.
I'm so sorry, Brodie. You deserved a lot better than this. The Bay Area clearly can support two Major League Baseball teams. I remember watching the 1989 World Series. I was at an SAT class when the earthquake happened. When I got home, it was all over the news even in New York. I know the excitement that surrounded your region, similar to when the Yankees and Mets squared off 11 years later. This is even worse of a fate knowing that only the Chicago White Sox are worse than the A's on the American League field this season. I cannot blame A's fans staying away in droves more so against Fisher.
I would not blame you if you did not cover the team after the A's depart Oakland. I'm not following the Utah Hockey Club. I know in your case, it is different where you cover sports for a living. One thing I do know, you will give the A's the best goodbye anyone can. Just sucks you are losing your team.
It's a shame......Oakland and the A's should have built a new stadium 25 years ago. California politics, cheap ownership, and then Fisher put the final sword in the A's.
As a Yankees fan, I feel genuinely bad for A's fans. You all deserved better.
From a Dodger fan, I wished the A’s the best in the future! Sorry Bay Area fans!!😢😢
Thank You for the conclusion, Brodie! I’m going tonight and Sunday will be my final game and goodbye to my team. This is getting sad for me.
thanks Brodie
You going to be missed Brodie!!
Been a Fan since 1968. Sad times
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Going to the game Thursday, have no idea what to expect but hope the fans can go out looking good under the national spotlight. Think I'm leaving my A's gear at my Grandma and Grandpa's seats...
I must say though that it has been nice reading the comments from baseball fans on other teams and it's nice to know that 90% of baseball fans out there are with Oakland through this.
It's because Oakland got screwed over.
I understand how you are feeling and there is always hope for the future. My dad was a die hard NY Giants fan. When they announced the move to SF, he and many others were hurt, sad, and angry. NY wanted another team to replace the Dodgers and Giants. William Shea threatened a new league, the Continental, in order to bring another team back to NY. The fear was many top players would move to this new league. As a compromise with MLB, NY, Houston, Anaheim, and DC were given expansion teams. That is where the Shea Stadium name came from. He brought National League baseball back to NY.
Though nothing that drastic will happen, I feel Oakland will eventually have another team, (either the A's if LV falls apart or an expansion team). Wishing all A's fans the best and hope you get a replacement team soon.
It looks like the Sacramento deal may be falling apart. And the Vegas deal has no financing.
Sure, tears will be shed and the final pictures and Instagram reels will be made. Once the history of the Coliseum has its' final chapter, final page, final period--that's when it will hit every fan in the gut. Savor these final games, even if the outcome isn't what A's fans are hoping for in the end. One small suggestion, midas well sing the New Year's Eve staple "Auld Lang Syne", especially if the players are smart enough to roam the field after the final out. It is a sad time, but what a run it was. What a run it was.
Going into this season, there were 3 MLB franchises I had to see play a game in person. I took the time to see those teams and said my goodbye this past May. I'm glad I got to reach that personal goal having watched all 30 franchises at least once in my life. Felt like closure. Since then, I haven't watched a second of a MLB game, and I haven't missed it. I've had a lot of UFC, boxing, Olympics, WNBA, Sharks off season to keep me preoccupied this past summer. I feel like I've moved on already, and so I think that has helped me significantly in dealing with this.
I got to go to the Coliseum twice; once for a Raider game, and later for an A’s vs Yankee’s. Oakland will always be a part of my life born and raised in the East Bay Area & moved away myself. Looks like it’s all gone now.
I'm sorry dude.
That was way too real. I am going to go crawl up into a ball and cry.