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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965408\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland will never be the same without the Golden State Warriors, the Oakland Raiders — and now, the Oakland Athletics. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s not until you’ve lived through the trenches of fandom that it hits you: Local sports teams are like extended family. And when you’ve lost one of your childhood homes, there’s nothing but grief left in its place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The loss of the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum is the saddest collective mourning I’ve ever known. The hole that it leaves is enormous. Both my wife and I grew up attending the outdated, mostly dilapidated stadium. Over the past two years, we’ve started to bring our toddler along, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, and before the madness of the Thursday’s final game, the three of us went to a typical home game together to say goodbye. A sense of abandonment permeated the Coliseum, in stark contrast to the vibrancy of A’s games in decades past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walking across the BART bridge, through the gated entrances and around the barren gray concourse, we documented the stadium’s vacant ghostliness following the team’s announcement to leave Oakland after 57 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965412\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965412\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting to the Coliseum has always been easy. Due to its unbeatable proximity to Bay Area Rapid Transit and Highway 880, it has long stood as the most easily reachable sports venue in all of California. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965411\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965411\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/2907E449-4CAD-4C8E-97B2-99F0BC93A2A1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/2907E449-4CAD-4C8E-97B2-99F0BC93A2A1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/2907E449-4CAD-4C8E-97B2-99F0BC93A2A1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/2907E449-4CAD-4C8E-97B2-99F0BC93A2A1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/2907E449-4CAD-4C8E-97B2-99F0BC93A2A1-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Discarded peanut shells littering a row of empty seats. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965402\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965402\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/61A84BE2-1BEB-45C1-8F02-0088B2CA7A8E-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beloved bleachers and the controversial Mount Davis and luxury suites above. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965401\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965401\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/8B27A946-EA98-4D90-BBCD-EAB6C52D0CF8-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A graffitied message of gratitude in the second deck of the right-field seats, thanking the city of Oakland for 57 years of baseball memories. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965408\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AB5BA9D1-3CA8-48CE-B94C-2D7133AD6717-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland will never be the same without the Golden State Warriors, the Oakland Raiders — and now, the Oakland Athletics. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s not until you’ve lived through the trenches of fandom that it hits you: Local sports teams are like extended family. And when you’ve lost one of your childhood homes, there’s nothing but grief left in its place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The loss of the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum is the saddest collective mourning I’ve ever known. The hole that it leaves is enormous. Both my wife and I grew up attending the outdated, mostly dilapidated stadium. Over the past two years, we’ve started to bring our toddler along, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, and before the madness of the Thursday’s final game, the three of us went to a typical home game together to say goodbye. A sense of abandonment permeated the Coliseum, in stark contrast to the vibrancy of A’s games in decades past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walking across the BART bridge, through the gated entrances and around the barren gray concourse, we documented the stadium’s vacant ghostliness following the team’s announcement to leave Oakland after 57 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965412\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965412\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/25167C29-298F-4564-92B8-A95544C2464F-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting to the Coliseum has always been easy. Due to its unbeatable proximity to Bay Area Rapid Transit and Highway 880, it has long stood as the most easily reachable sports venue in all of California. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965411\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965411\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/527E5EEE-CF60-40E4-8A37-4BDB906BA408-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since 1972, countless Oakland sports fans have crossed the BART bridge to attend games, while bootleggers and buskers have endearingly converted it into a site of pre- and post-game action. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965409\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965409\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/B258D21E-33AA-494F-A530-A615893A248D-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Coliseum isn’t the most beautiful sports venue out there, but it’s definitely the realest. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965407\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965407\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A498CF1B-C322-46F1-B438-82B883EA2D4C-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The neglect and abandonment of the Coliseum by the team’s ownership is pure Shakesperean tragedy. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965406\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965406\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/880995A7-76FF-4AF0-90E2-4F424C97717C-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/880995A7-76FF-4AF0-90E2-4F424C97717C-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/880995A7-76FF-4AF0-90E2-4F424C97717C-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/880995A7-76FF-4AF0-90E2-4F424C97717C-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/880995A7-76FF-4AF0-90E2-4F424C97717C-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/880995A7-76FF-4AF0-90E2-4F424C97717C-768x1152.jpg 768w, 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"content": "\u003cp>There are a few key \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/rule-changes-2023\">rule changes\u003c/a> coming to Major League Baseball this season, but one in particular is already throwing players for a curve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13913451']Spring training games underway in Florida and Arizona have featured a new pitch clock, which gives pitchers a set amount of time before they have to throw the ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The timer is set to 15 seconds if the bases are empty or 20 seconds if there are runners on base, and the hitter has to be in the batter’s box with eight seconds left on the clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13925672\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/ap23057819581580_custom-898009c6a9eb2c69915918be1956924ff0fb2b52-scaled-e1677530743150.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home plate umpire Jim Wolf waits as the pitch clock counts down during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers, February 2023. \u003ccite>(AP Photo/Morry Gash)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>MLB officials say the pitch clock can help reduce the \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/misc.shtml\">length of games\u003c/a>, which have averaged more than three hours long in recent years. 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"content": "\u003cp>Baseball season was supposed to start on March 26. And the three months that have since passed haven’t just felt long because of a lack of games. They’ve been made infinitely more frustrating because of seemingly endless squabbles between MLB owners and players.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, after weeks of disagreement around both compensation and length of season, progress finally came with an agreement to re-do Spring training starting July 1, and begin a 60-game season on July 24. (The postseason will, as usual, feature 10 teams and be wrapped up by the end of October.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One crucial, and as yet undecided factor is what health and safety protocols will look like once the 2020 season begins. Given the fact that 40 MLB players and staff—from teams including the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays—just \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/40-mlb-players-and-staff-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-last-week-per-report/#link=%7B%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/40-mlb-players-and-staff-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-last-week-per-report/%22,%22target%22:%22_blank%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%2240%20MLB%20players%20and%20staff%20members%20reportedly%20testing%20positive%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tested positive\u003c/a> for COVID-19, this might prove even trickier than all the recent salary negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the long-awaited start date for the season is great news for fans, it’s safe to say that Giants and A’s supporters won’t be getting inside Oracle Park or the Coliseum anytime soon. But take heart. Because for teams overseas, filling the stands has become a sport all of its own—especially in South Korea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The KBO League’s opening game between the SK Wyverns and the Hanwha Eagles set a reasonably sedate standard. The teams battled it out in front of row upon row of banners picturing mask- and baseball hat-wearing “fans.” Heartwarmingly, a message \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozq862L2CEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">board of real fans\u003c/a> watching at home was also projected on the jumbotron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13882489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13882489\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1222941975-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The stands at the empty SK Happy Dream Ballpark at the KBO League’s opening game between SK Wyvern and the Hanwha Eagles. May 05, 2020 in Incheon, South Korea.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1222941975-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1222941975-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1222941975-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1222941975-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1222941975.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The stands at the empty SK Happy Dream Ballpark at the KBO League’s opening game between SK Wyvern and the Hanwha Eagles. May 05, 2020 in Incheon, South Korea. \u003ccite>(Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Later in the month, the Hanwha Eagles took a much more fun (though probably less sanitary) approach to filling the stands at their Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium—a large gathering of stuffed animals. Famous toys in attendance included SpongeBob SquarePants, Ted (of \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637725/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Ted \u003c/em>\u003c/a>and\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2637276/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem> Ted 2\u003c/em>\u003c/a>), Mickey Mouse, Stitch (of \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275847/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Lilo & Stitch\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) and Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. \u003cem>Pokémon\u003c/em> had a whole crew there, including the likes of Squirtle, Snorlax and several Pikachus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/DanielKimW/status/1265603803622957056\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to putting \u003ca href=\"https://www.sbnation.com/2020/5/11/21254689/cardboard-fans-best-idea-crowdless-sports-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">life-size renditions of BTS\u003c/a> in the stands, another KBO team, the NC Dinos, have allowed fans to send in photos of themselves to be subsequently turned into cardboard cut-outs. Alongside fan faces at one game were also images of players from North Carolina Minor League team, the Durham Bulls. (It’s not totally random—on May 4, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DurhamBulls/status/1257450961590763524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Bulls declared\u003c/a> on Twitter that they were NC Dinos fans.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/drewdepriest/status/1263830084840034305\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even Minor League American mascots have been getting in on the act in South Korea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/WoodpeckersNC/status/1266690820456869889\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taiwan offers a view of what it might look like when fans start to gain access to games again—very limited, socially distanced numbers, brightened up with a hefty dose of fun signs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13882495\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13882495\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/GettyImages-1223679901-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"The Fubon Guardians and Uni-Lions play in front of 1000 socially distanced fans at Taipei’s Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium on May 08, 2020. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span>s I write this, the Oakland A’s are eyeing not only a playoff spot, but a Western Division Championship. This historic season, their 51st in Oakland, has been nothing short of magical: consistent late-game heroics, a thrilling no-hitter, and much more to inspire fair-weather fans to break out their green and gold and jump aboard the bandwagon as we head toward October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For us A’s fans, we’ve been here before. We’ve had that sense of uplift in the fall, and then that all-too familiar sinking feeling in October. And, constant as the stars, we keep returning to the Coliseum, year in and year out, sticking by this team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After 50 years in Oakland, it’s time to look back at what the team’s contributions to baseball. And, as the major leagues slowly \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2016/10/27/13416798/cubs-dodgers-baseball-white-diverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lose African American players\u003c/a>, it’s especially time to recognize what the A’s have meant to the black community at large.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839224\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"The Oakland Library's Dorothy Lazard with an exhibition commemorating the A's 50 years in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Library’s Dorothy Lazard with an exhibition commemorating the A’s 50 years in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span> leaned over in the 100-plus year-old chair and asked Oakland Library historian Dorothy Lazard if it’s possible to tell the story of baseball, America’s great pastime, without mentioning Oakland—specifically, the black community in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No!” she immediately replied. “We had some amazing black players on our championship teams,” mentioning Reggie Jackson and Vida Blue, vital parts of the trio of championships the A’s won in the early ’70s. Then she drove her point home: “You know, Curt Flood is from Oakland. Curt Flood is the reason we have free agency!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curt Flood was the longtime St. Louis Cardinals player who fought for pro baseball players to have the right to be free agents. Prior to his case, which was decided by the Supreme Court, players had lifetime contracts, and only switched teams when owners traded or sold their rights to another squad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lazard could’ve stopped there. Her point was proven. I mean, who’d think Flood, a kid who went to little ol’ McClymonds High School in West Oakland, would change the business of professional sports?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But then, even more so, who’d think one of his schoolmates who he walked past in the hallway, Frank Robinson, would become the first African American manager in baseball history?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right. So you could stop there and the point would be proven: You can’t talk about professional baseball in America without talking about the African American community in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Edwin Jackson and Khris Davis show off their African American Heritage Night baseball caps with MC Hammer (L–R) at the Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edwin Jackson and Khris Davis show off their African American Heritage Night baseball caps with MC Hammer (L–R) at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Oakland Athletics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But then, again, you’d be missing the story of Rickey Henderson, the Oakland-bred MLB record holder for stolen bases, famously quoted as saying, “Everything I know about stealing, I learned in Oakland.” Henderson, considered by many the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, is a graduate of Oakland Tech, and now has a field there named in his honor—in addition to the diamond where the A’s play, which bears his name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s more. Like the story of an Oakland kid named Dave Stewart, who grew to be a Cy Young Award-winning A’s pitcher, who’s part of the A’s Black Aces club—a group of African American A’s hurlers who won 20 games or more in a season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s Bip Roberts, Jermaine Dye and so many more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’d even give honorable mentions to Jimmy Rollins, Dontrelle Willis and Willie Stargell; all were Alameda residents, technically. But we all know: to leave Alameda, you’ve got to go through Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839222\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"A's fans Saleem Shakir, Shefali Shah and Amari Shah-Shakir (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-768x577.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-375x282.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-520x391.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fans Saleem Shakir, Shefali Shah and Amari Shah-Shakir (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Saleem Shakir)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And then there are the stories of African American ballplayers who weren’t from here, but played here—and played a significant role. Like Jimmy Claxton, arguably the first black professional ballplayer in the modern era. On May 28, 1916, over three decades before Jackie Robinson took the field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, Claxton donned the uniform of the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland Oaks—the franchise that called this area home prior to the A’s. (The Oaks used to play at the old Oakland Baseball Park; the site is now the Pixar campus in Emeryville.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claxton, who was initially thought by team management to be Native American, reportedly played two games before his African American ancestry was discovered, prompting his release. But it was too late. Not only was he in the record books as being a professional ballplayer, his photo had been taken and placed on a trading card from the Zeenut company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also might include Vada Pinson, another McClymonds High kid who went on to a great MLB career playing 18 seasons, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds. He never did play for the A’s, but his heart stayed here; he died in Oakland in 1995.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The history of African American ballplayers from Oakland, and those who’ve played in Oakland, runs deep. And it’s still going. The A’s currently have some great ones, including Khris Davis, who’s among the top home-run hitters in the league.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there’s the current story of the Ross brothers, Joe and Tyson, childhood friends of mine who currently play pro ball. Back when Tyson played for the A’s, he wore the number 66, as a nod to the diamond on 66th Avenue, Greenman Field, where we used to play tee-ball together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839226\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-800x576.jpg\" alt=\"A's fans Tasha Dial, Tiffany Stapleton, KaSelah Crockett and Monique Nichols (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-768x553.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-240x173.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-375x270.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-520x374.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fans Tasha Dial, Tiffany Stapleton, KaSelah Crockett and Monique Nichols (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(KaSelah Crockett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">Y\u003c/span>eah, I used to play baseball. I was a second baseman, short and fast. And I studied those built like me—like Joe Morgan, an East Oakland kid who became a Hall of Famer. As a kid, I took pride in knowing all about African American ballplayers. After all, there weren’t—and still aren’t—too many of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, when the Oakland A’s celebrated African American heritage last week during a game against the Dodgers, giving away hats with African print on the bill, I stood up and took notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On one hand, I knew it was a bit of a ploy to get black folks reinvested in baseball. But I also knew that the A’s have done some solid work in the community this year, and showing that they’re true to the slogan of being “rooted in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve done community service and donated to causes. They’ve organized pick-up games at neighborhood ballparks (the next one is at 9am on Aug. 25 at Garfield Park, 2260 Foothill Blvd., in Oakland). Hell, they even made personal phone calls, inviting folks to the African American heritage night—both my mom and I got calls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know how they got our numbers, but I do know that their efforts aren’t going unrecognized; there are new graffiti murals on major walls around Oakland dedicated to the A’s. On top of that, they have a really good ball team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I watched the game from home, tuning in just as Joe Morgan was brought on as a guest announcer. He discussed being short and using it to his advantage. He talked about winning championships with the Reds, and his short stint with the A’s. And he touched on the African American community of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Tony! Toni! Toné! performs the African American national anthem at the Coliseum for African American Heritage Night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony! Toni! Toné! performs the African American national anthem at the Coliseum for African American Heritage Night. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Oakland Athletics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next day, I went down to the Oakland library, where there’s currently an exhibition dedicated to the anniversary of the A’s move to Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Who curated this exhibit?” I asked in a library safe tone, as I walked into the history room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I did. You know I curate all the exhibits here,” Dorothy Lazard said with a smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we walked through the room, she narrated her thinking behind the content in the three cases. Lazard had gathered A’s memorabilia, books and photos. She strategically put the lowlights of the steroid era next to the highlight of the Moneyball era. She wrote brief stories recapping how A’s mascot Stomper, “the white elephant,” came to be. She found a poster from the 1989 World Series against the Giants. She told me about the franchise’s former owner, the eccentric Charlie Finley, and how he paid players $300 extra if they grew mustaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then I saw a news clipping that echoed Lazard’s sentiment about the value of Oakland’s African American community and African American ballplayers who’ve come through the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839223\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the Oakland A's exhibit at the Oakland Library.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-768x514.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-520x348.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Oakland A’s exhibit at the Oakland Library. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a piece published earlier this year by the \u003cem>East Bay Monthly\u003c/em>, Oakland A’s current President Dave Kaval was quoted as saying, “We’re thinking about doing a hall of fame as a part of the new stadium.” Kaval then said, “Especially to celebrate not just the A’s history, but just Oakland baseball history, back to the Oakland Oaks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no new stadium yet. But this week, the A’s announced the opening of a hall of fame dedicated to Oakland ballplayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope the A’s get that new stadium soon. I hope they make it deep into the playoffs this year. And lastly, I hope that the Oakland baseball hall of fame opens its doors to all the great ballplayers who have roots in this area. How cool would it be to see an authentic Jimmy Claxton card enshrined there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pendarvis Harshaw is the author of ‘\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-og-harshaw-20170409-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OG Told Me\u003c/a>,’ a memoir about growing up in Oakland. Find him on Twitter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ogpenn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span>s I write this, the Oakland A’s are eyeing not only a playoff spot, but a Western Division Championship. This historic season, their 51st in Oakland, has been nothing short of magical: consistent late-game heroics, a thrilling no-hitter, and much more to inspire fair-weather fans to break out their green and gold and jump aboard the bandwagon as we head toward October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For us A’s fans, we’ve been here before. We’ve had that sense of uplift in the fall, and then that all-too familiar sinking feeling in October. And, constant as the stars, we keep returning to the Coliseum, year in and year out, sticking by this team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After 50 years in Oakland, it’s time to look back at what the team’s contributions to baseball. And, as the major leagues slowly \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2016/10/27/13416798/cubs-dodgers-baseball-white-diverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lose African American players\u003c/a>, it’s especially time to recognize what the A’s have meant to the black community at large.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839224\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"The Oakland Library's Dorothy Lazard with an exhibition commemorating the A's 50 years in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.DorothyLibrary.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Library’s Dorothy Lazard with an exhibition commemorating the A’s 50 years in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span> leaned over in the 100-plus year-old chair and asked Oakland Library historian Dorothy Lazard if it’s possible to tell the story of baseball, America’s great pastime, without mentioning Oakland—specifically, the black community in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No!” she immediately replied. “We had some amazing black players on our championship teams,” mentioning Reggie Jackson and Vida Blue, vital parts of the trio of championships the A’s won in the early ’70s. Then she drove her point home: “You know, Curt Flood is from Oakland. Curt Flood is the reason we have free agency!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curt Flood was the longtime St. Louis Cardinals player who fought for pro baseball players to have the right to be free agents. Prior to his case, which was decided by the Supreme Court, players had lifetime contracts, and only switched teams when owners traded or sold their rights to another squad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lazard could’ve stopped there. Her point was proven. I mean, who’d think Flood, a kid who went to little ol’ McClymonds High School in West Oakland, would change the business of professional sports?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But then, even more so, who’d think one of his schoolmates who he walked past in the hallway, Frank Robinson, would become the first African American manager in baseball history?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right. So you could stop there and the point would be proven: You can’t talk about professional baseball in America without talking about the African American community in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Edwin Jackson and Khris Davis show off their African American Heritage Night baseball caps with MC Hammer (L–R) at the Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsHammer-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edwin Jackson and Khris Davis show off their African American Heritage Night baseball caps with MC Hammer (L–R) at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Oakland Athletics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But then, again, you’d be missing the story of Rickey Henderson, the Oakland-bred MLB record holder for stolen bases, famously quoted as saying, “Everything I know about stealing, I learned in Oakland.” Henderson, considered by many the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, is a graduate of Oakland Tech, and now has a field there named in his honor—in addition to the diamond where the A’s play, which bears his name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s more. Like the story of an Oakland kid named Dave Stewart, who grew to be a Cy Young Award-winning A’s pitcher, who’s part of the A’s Black Aces club—a group of African American A’s hurlers who won 20 games or more in a season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s Bip Roberts, Jermaine Dye and so many more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’d even give honorable mentions to Jimmy Rollins, Dontrelle Willis and Willie Stargell; all were Alameda residents, technically. But we all know: to leave Alameda, you’ve got to go through Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839222\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"A's fans Saleem Shakir, Shefali Shah and Amari Shah-Shakir (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-768x577.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-375x282.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.FamilyinStands-520x391.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fans Saleem Shakir, Shefali Shah and Amari Shah-Shakir (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Saleem Shakir)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And then there are the stories of African American ballplayers who weren’t from here, but played here—and played a significant role. Like Jimmy Claxton, arguably the first black professional ballplayer in the modern era. On May 28, 1916, over three decades before Jackie Robinson took the field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, Claxton donned the uniform of the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland Oaks—the franchise that called this area home prior to the A’s. (The Oaks used to play at the old Oakland Baseball Park; the site is now the Pixar campus in Emeryville.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claxton, who was initially thought by team management to be Native American, reportedly played two games before his African American ancestry was discovered, prompting his release. But it was too late. Not only was he in the record books as being a professional ballplayer, his photo had been taken and placed on a trading card from the Zeenut company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also might include Vada Pinson, another McClymonds High kid who went on to a great MLB career playing 18 seasons, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds. He never did play for the A’s, but his heart stayed here; he died in Oakland in 1995.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The history of African American ballplayers from Oakland, and those who’ve played in Oakland, runs deep. And it’s still going. The A’s currently have some great ones, including Khris Davis, who’s among the top home-run hitters in the league.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there’s the current story of the Ross brothers, Joe and Tyson, childhood friends of mine who currently play pro ball. Back when Tyson played for the A’s, he wore the number 66, as a nod to the diamond on 66th Avenue, Greenman Field, where we used to play tee-ball together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839226\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-800x576.jpg\" alt=\"A's fans Tasha Dial, Tiffany Stapleton, KaSelah Crockett and Monique Nichols (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-768x553.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-240x173.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-375x270.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/As.TiffanyStapleton-520x374.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fans Tasha Dial, Tiffany Stapleton, KaSelah Crockett and Monique Nichols (L–R) at African American Heritage Night at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(KaSelah Crockett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">Y\u003c/span>eah, I used to play baseball. I was a second baseman, short and fast. And I studied those built like me—like Joe Morgan, an East Oakland kid who became a Hall of Famer. As a kid, I took pride in knowing all about African American ballplayers. After all, there weren’t—and still aren’t—too many of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, when the Oakland A’s celebrated African American heritage last week during a game against the Dodgers, giving away hats with African print on the bill, I stood up and took notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On one hand, I knew it was a bit of a ploy to get black folks reinvested in baseball. But I also knew that the A’s have done some solid work in the community this year, and showing that they’re true to the slogan of being “rooted in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve done community service and donated to causes. They’ve organized pick-up games at neighborhood ballparks (the next one is at 9am on Aug. 25 at Garfield Park, 2260 Foothill Blvd., in Oakland). Hell, they even made personal phone calls, inviting folks to the African American heritage night—both my mom and I got calls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know how they got our numbers, but I do know that their efforts aren’t going unrecognized; there are new graffiti murals on major walls around Oakland dedicated to the A’s. On top of that, they have a really good ball team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I watched the game from home, tuning in just as Joe Morgan was brought on as a guest announcer. He discussed being short and using it to his advantage. He talked about winning championships with the Reds, and his short stint with the A’s. And he touched on the African American community of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Tony! Toni! Toné! performs the African American national anthem at the Coliseum for African American Heritage Night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/AsToni-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony! Toni! Toné! performs the African American national anthem at the Coliseum for African American Heritage Night. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Oakland Athletics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next day, I went down to the Oakland library, where there’s currently an exhibition dedicated to the anniversary of the A’s move to Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Who curated this exhibit?” I asked in a library safe tone, as I walked into the history room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I did. You know I curate all the exhibits here,” Dorothy Lazard said with a smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we walked through the room, she narrated her thinking behind the content in the three cases. Lazard had gathered A’s memorabilia, books and photos. She strategically put the lowlights of the steroid era next to the highlight of the Moneyball era. She wrote brief stories recapping how A’s mascot Stomper, “the white elephant,” came to be. She found a poster from the 1989 World Series against the Giants. She told me about the franchise’s former owner, the eccentric Charlie Finley, and how he paid players $300 extra if they grew mustaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then I saw a news clipping that echoed Lazard’s sentiment about the value of Oakland’s African American community and African American ballplayers who’ve come through the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13839223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13839223\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the Oakland A's exhibit at the Oakland Library.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-768x514.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Ascloseupdisplaycase-520x348.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Oakland A’s exhibit at the Oakland Library. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a piece published earlier this year by the \u003cem>East Bay Monthly\u003c/em>, Oakland A’s current President Dave Kaval was quoted as saying, “We’re thinking about doing a hall of fame as a part of the new stadium.” Kaval then said, “Especially to celebrate not just the A’s history, but just Oakland baseball history, back to the Oakland Oaks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no new stadium yet. But this week, the A’s announced the opening of a hall of fame dedicated to Oakland ballplayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope the A’s get that new stadium soon. I hope they make it deep into the playoffs this year. And lastly, I hope that the Oakland baseball hall of fame opens its doors to all the great ballplayers who have roots in this area. 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