As a Rangers fan I hate the A’s as division rivals (the pains of that 2012 collapse burns deep even with the title last year). I also hate what is being done to them. Then I think about how close I am to have gotten my heart ripped out. I spent several years in the East Bay growing up, with my time there coinciding with their glory years of 1989-1992. My parents weren’t big baseball fans, though, and I never went to a game to get into the sport until after my family moved to Kansas City. If I had gone to a game in the Coliseum way back then I might have found myself a die-hard A’s fan and be among the thousands mourning the loss of my team. It’s so tragic
I will never NOT believe that baseball belongs in Oakland, and the John Fisher’s of the world should not be allowed into the ownership fraternity without absolute assurances of doing everything in their power to maintain the team in its current location, rather than buying a team to move it.
And didn’t the SF Giants ownership figure out a way to build their stadium without public money other than a small tax abatement? I’m sure if Fisher really wanted to keep the A’s in Oakland, he could have taken a lesson from his neighbors across the bay.
This game reminded me of when I was 14 and lost my team, the Washington Senators to Texas. I was crushed, but I still followed the Senators/Rangers. I am now 69 and still a big Rangers fan. I don't even follow the Nationals that much. I live and die Texas Rangers baseball, just ask my wife. lol It's a damn shame that was allowed to happen to those great Oakland baseball fans.
I also thought it was nice that the A’s got the win in their final game in the Oakland Coliseum, in front of so many fans. If they have to go out, it was a nice way to end. I loved the team staying on the field, saying goodbye to their fans. Class. It’s a sad day, but they made the most of it.
Did I also see the win left the As with an incredible even 2000 losses in the coliseum? Interesting book end stat
A third VandyBoy playing a key role today was JJ Bleday
As a Rangers fan I hate the A’s as division rivals (the pains of that 2012 collapse burns deep even with the title last year). I also hate what is being done to them. Then I think about how close I am to have gotten my heart ripped out. I spent several years in the East Bay growing up, with my time there coinciding with their glory years of 1989-1992. My parents weren’t big baseball fans, though, and I never went to a game to get into the sport until after my family moved to Kansas City. If I had gone to a game in the Coliseum way back then I might have found myself a die-hard A’s fan and be among the thousands mourning the loss of my team. It’s so tragic
I will never NOT believe that baseball belongs in Oakland, and the John Fisher’s of the world should not be allowed into the ownership fraternity without absolute assurances of doing everything in their power to maintain the team in its current location, rather than buying a team to move it.
And didn’t the SF Giants ownership figure out a way to build their stadium without public money other than a small tax abatement? I’m sure if Fisher really wanted to keep the A’s in Oakland, he could have taken a lesson from his neighbors across the bay.
Ok, I’ll step off my soapbox now…
This game reminded me of when I was 14 and lost my team, the Washington Senators to Texas. I was crushed, but I still followed the Senators/Rangers. I am now 69 and still a big Rangers fan. I don't even follow the Nationals that much. I live and die Texas Rangers baseball, just ask my wife. lol It's a damn shame that was allowed to happen to those great Oakland baseball fans.
I also thought it was nice that the A’s got the win in their final game in the Oakland Coliseum, in front of so many fans. If they have to go out, it was a nice way to end. I loved the team staying on the field, saying goodbye to their fans. Class. It’s a sad day, but they made the most of it.