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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965649\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0033-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Coliseum, where songs from Too Short, Tower of Power and Mac Dre reliably played over the loudspeakers, pictured during the team’s final game at the stadium on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It started, as ever, on the BART bridge, walking past the bootleg T-shirts and the card-table vendors repeating “shrooms, edibles, pre-rolls” while listening to \u003cstrong>Roddy Ricch’s “High Fashion”\u003c/strong> on tinny Bluetooth speakers. As vape pen smoke wafted through the air, so did the horn-and-drum sound of \u003cstrong>a Banda group\u003c/strong>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OaklandAthletics/comments/1fqpsft/the_banda_group_at_the_last_oakland_tailgate/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button\">playing for tailgaters\u003c/a> over in the packed parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was the last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum, the \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/emmaruthless/status/1662139124927856641\">greatest ballpark in America\u003c/a>. As a longtime fan, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/gmeline/status/1389078738009157632\">I’ve made a habit of tallying songs played at A’s games\u003c/a>, and at the more grimy game the night before, I’d heard all the Coliseum classics: \u003cstrong>Eric B. and Rakim’s “Don’t Sweat the Technique,” Dr. Dre and Tupac’s “California Love,” Mac Dre’s “Thizzelle Dance.”\u003c/strong> (In a cheeky acknowledgment of a soon-to-be-empty stadium, they’d also played \u003cstrong>The Specials’ “Ghost Town.”\u003c/strong>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This game was historic, and thus attended by more casual fans, which meant we got \u003cstrong>John Fogerty’s overplayed “Centerfield”\u003c/strong> before Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart threw out the first pitch. Redemption came quickly, though, as none other than beloved Bay Area hurler \u003cstrong>Barry Zito sang the national anthem\u003c/strong> while a loud military jet flyover added ambiance. Zito’s best performance is still \u003ca href=\"https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1383994-world-series-2012-how-barry-zito-has-transformed-from-goat-to-cult-hero\">Game 1 of the 2012 World Series\u003c/a>, but this wasn’t bad either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965645\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0019-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Krazy George leads a chant with his drum at the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum, Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After \u003cstrong>MØ’s “Final Song”\u003c/strong> set an appropriate tone, the game’s soundtrack steered into the familiar: \u003cstrong>Souls of Mischief’s “93 ‘Til Infinity,” P-Lo’s “Put Me On Somethin’,” and ATM and IMD’s “Bernie Lean,”\u003c/strong> the inexplicable only-in-the-Bay Coliseum hit that encourages fans to dance like the dead main character from the 1989 cult movie \u003cem>Weekend at Bernie’s\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a jumbotron interview with an old-timer named Pete — an A’s fan since 1968 — the PA played the \u003cstrong>Grateful Dead’s “Touch of Grey.”\u003c/strong> In the second inning, for an on-screen tribute to the many behind-the-scenes stadium workers, we got \u003cstrong>Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day,”\u003c/strong> right at the same time a guy walked past us hoisting a sign that read “\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OaklandAthletics/comments/1fqcgg9/hell_of_a_funeral_today_heres_some_highlights/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button\">JOHN FISHER HAS SEX WITH COUCHES TOO\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s see, what else? The \u003cstrong>Incredible Bongo Band’s breakbeat classic “Apache”\u003c/strong> was in the mix. Accompanying a 2024 season highlights reel was \u003cstrong>Trace Adkins’ “Swing”\u003c/strong>; another montage that started with the Coliseum’s 2019 light malfunction had \u003cstrong>The Doors’ “Light My Fire.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965646\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy Samuels, “the Banjo Guy,” plays for fans at the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum, Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a reggae song, JJ Bleday’s walk-up music of \u003cstrong>Stick Figure’s “World on Fire (feat. Slightly Stoopid)”\u003c/strong> stuck out among so many rap and metal choices, but it must’ve worked, since he hit the first RBI of the game. Shortly afterward, the PA was playing \u003cstrong>Tony Toni Toné’s “Let’s Get Down”\u003c/strong> when Stacy Samuels, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kqednews/reel/C3Olt-HpH4D/\">the Banjo Man himself\u003c/a>, walked right by us, finger-picking his strings to DJ Quik’s verse and creating the day’s weirdest mashup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the PA played \u003cstrong>Wham’s “Careless Whisper,”\u003c/strong> the screens showed a woman holding \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OaklandAthletics/comments/1fq62eq/picture_speaks_for_itself/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button\">a sign\u003c/a> that read “Today, there IS crying in baseball”; simultaneously, a man walked past our section air-saxophoning the song’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFB4Iw7BHoU\">famous sax riff\u003c/a>. The A’s then put up a \u003cem>third\u003c/em> run, and what else is there to play during a rally but \u003cstrong>Rossini’s \u003cem>William Tell Overture\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, a.k.a. the \u003cem>Lone Ranger\u003c/em> theme song?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have to say: it is a minor disgrace that fans loudly sang “must be the monnnaaayyyy!” from \u003cstrong>Nelly’s “Ride Wit Me”\u003c/strong> each time Shea Langeliers came to bat, while nobody — and I mean \u003cem>nobody\u003c/em> — sang the “yay arrrreeeeaaaaaaa!” hook from \u003cstrong>E-40’s “Yay Area.”\u003c/strong> All was forgotten when \u003cstrong>Barry Zito’s “Ballpark Kids”\u003c/strong> played over a fan montage, mostly because I asked myself: Do I need to check out Barry Zito’s solo stuff? (Some of his songs on YouTube have only 150 views; \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/kHtp0it8zQE?si=OYgSFys4qHGI_kG4\">decide for yourself\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1852px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1852\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049.jpg 1852w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-800x864.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-1020x1102.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-160x173.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-768x829.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-1422x1536.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans crowd the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s final game at the stadium on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just as I started wondering why I hadn’t cried yet, after the traditional \u003ca href=\"https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/oakland-athletics-mascot-race\">race of the big heads\u003c/a> took place to \u003cstrong>Metallica’s “One,”\u003c/strong> in-stadium announcer Kara Tsuboi \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEGejAiH1As\">got on the mic\u003c/a>. I didn’t recognize the song that played before it, but her emotional farewell speech capping 16 years with the Oakland A’s was the most touching moment of the game: “Tomorrow, it doesn’t just go away, all this love that’s here!” WHO IS CUTTING ONIONS?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hold your \u003ca href=\"https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/the-story-behind-that-viral-nickelback-review-in-the-boise-weekly/\">jokes\u003c/a> when Mason Miller walks out to \u003cstrong>Nickelback’s “Burn It to the Ground,”\u003c/strong> because the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\">dude shut it down\u003c/a>. And while I’d worried about the lack of certain Oakland anthems at the game, like J. Nash’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAkgmXWEjig\">Cupcakin\u003c/a>’” or Tower of Power’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS4CRaCP0uw\">Oakland Stroke\u003c/a>,” I couldn’t have chosen a better hyperlocal soundtrack for the bottom of the 8th than \u003cstrong>Vell’s “Oakland.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_12006567']By now, you already know that the A’s won, 3-2, and naturally, that meant \u003cstrong>Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration.”\u003c/strong> It also meant A’s manager Mark Kotsay started a chant of “Let’s Go Oakland” — which began to morph into a giant collective chant of “Fuck John Fisher,” until the PA squelched it. Cue \u003cstrong>yet another play of “Celebration.”\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Drown those pesky fans out!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As fans \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OaklandAthletics/comments/1fqb8mn/a_little_souvenir/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button\">scooped up field dirt\u003c/a> and stole seats, at last \u003cstrong>Tower of Power\u003c/strong> made an appearance over the PA with \u003cstrong>“So Very Hard to Go.”\u003c/strong> We headed toward the gates to the \u003cstrong>Luniz’ “I Got 5 On It” remix\u003c/strong>, as people all around us rapped along to Richie Rich’s timeless verse: \u003cem>Oakland, Smokin’\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965648\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965648\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0054-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BART bridge after the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum, Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Out on the BART bridge, walking back toward the train, the shroom guys played \u003cstrong>Mac Dre’s “Feelin’ Myself.”\u003c/strong> The tequila guys played \u003cstrong>Los Rakas’ “Soy Raka.”\u003c/strong> The saxophone player did \u003cstrong>Bobby Caldwell’s “What You Won’t Do For Love,”\u003c/strong> and the laundry-hamper drummer, my favorite busker over 20 years of going to A’s games, played \u003cstrong>Santana’s “Black Magic Woman.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We listened to \u003cstrong>Joe Henderson\u003c/strong> all the way home, reminiscing about the day, so full, vibrant, lively and fun. 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As vape pen smoke wafted through the air, so did the horn-and-drum sound of \u003cstrong>a Banda group\u003c/strong>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OaklandAthletics/comments/1fqpsft/the_banda_group_at_the_last_oakland_tailgate/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button\">playing for tailgaters\u003c/a> over in the packed parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was the last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum, the \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/emmaruthless/status/1662139124927856641\">greatest ballpark in America\u003c/a>. 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Accompanying a 2024 season highlights reel was \u003cstrong>Trace Adkins’ “Swing”\u003c/strong>; another montage that started with the Coliseum’s 2019 light malfunction had \u003cstrong>The Doors’ “Light My Fire.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965646\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0024-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy Samuels, “the Banjo Guy,” plays for fans at the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum, Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a reggae song, JJ Bleday’s walk-up music of \u003cstrong>Stick Figure’s “World on Fire (feat. Slightly Stoopid)”\u003c/strong> stuck out among so many rap and metal choices, but it must’ve worked, since he hit the first RBI of the game. Shortly afterward, the PA was playing \u003cstrong>Tony Toni Toné’s “Let’s Get Down”\u003c/strong> when Stacy Samuels, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kqednews/reel/C3Olt-HpH4D/\">the Banjo Man himself\u003c/a>, walked right by us, finger-picking his strings to DJ Quik’s verse and creating the day’s weirdest mashup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the PA played \u003cstrong>Wham’s “Careless Whisper,”\u003c/strong> the screens showed a woman holding \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OaklandAthletics/comments/1fq62eq/picture_speaks_for_itself/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button\">a sign\u003c/a> that read “Today, there IS crying in baseball”; simultaneously, a man walked past our section air-saxophoning the song’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFB4Iw7BHoU\">famous sax riff\u003c/a>. The A’s then put up a \u003cem>third\u003c/em> run, and what else is there to play during a rally but \u003cstrong>Rossini’s \u003cem>William Tell Overture\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, a.k.a. the \u003cem>Lone Ranger\u003c/em> theme song?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have to say: it is a minor disgrace that fans loudly sang “must be the monnnaaayyyy!” from \u003cstrong>Nelly’s “Ride Wit Me”\u003c/strong> each time Shea Langeliers came to bat, while nobody — and I mean \u003cem>nobody\u003c/em> — sang the “yay arrrreeeeaaaaaaa!” hook from \u003cstrong>E-40’s “Yay Area.”\u003c/strong> All was forgotten when \u003cstrong>Barry Zito’s “Ballpark Kids”\u003c/strong> played over a fan montage, mostly because I asked myself: Do I need to check out Barry Zito’s solo stuff? (Some of his songs on YouTube have only 150 views; \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/kHtp0it8zQE?si=OYgSFys4qHGI_kG4\">decide for yourself\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13965647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1852px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13965647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1852\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049.jpg 1852w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-800x864.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-1020x1102.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-160x173.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-768x829.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/IMG_0049-1422x1536.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans crowd the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s final game at the stadium on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just as I started wondering why I hadn’t cried yet, after the traditional \u003ca href=\"https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/oakland-athletics-mascot-race\">race of the big heads\u003c/a> took place to \u003cstrong>Metallica’s “One,”\u003c/strong> in-stadium announcer Kara Tsuboi \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEGejAiH1As\">got on the mic\u003c/a>. I didn’t recognize the song that played before it, but her emotional farewell speech capping 16 years with the Oakland A’s was the most touching moment of the game: “Tomorrow, it doesn’t just go away, all this love that’s here!” WHO IS CUTTING ONIONS?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hold your \u003ca href=\"https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/the-story-behind-that-viral-nickelback-review-in-the-boise-weekly/\">jokes\u003c/a> when Mason Miller walks out to \u003cstrong>Nickelback’s “Burn It to the Ground,”\u003c/strong> because the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\">dude shut it down\u003c/a>. And while I’d worried about the lack of certain Oakland anthems at the game, like J. Nash’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAkgmXWEjig\">Cupcakin\u003c/a>’” or Tower of Power’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS4CRaCP0uw\">Oakland Stroke\u003c/a>,” I couldn’t have chosen a better hyperlocal soundtrack for the bottom of the 8th than \u003cstrong>Vell’s “Oakland.”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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My grandma, my nana, she gave me a calligraphy pen,” Christenson said, thinking back fondly to Iva Six. “So throughout my childhood, I’d like pick it up and then put it back in the closet and find it and bring it back out and doodle a little bit around with it and kind of learn just the basics of how it worked.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13959569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2210px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959569\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM.png\" alt=\"Two line up cards for the San Francisco Giants next to a color drawing of baseball players in action.\" width=\"2210\" height=\"1086\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM.png 2210w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-800x393.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-1020x501.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-160x79.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-768x377.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-1536x755.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-2048x1006.png 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-10-at-6.19.15-PM-1920x943.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2210px) 100vw, 2210px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">These images provided by Giants coach Ryan Christenson show lineup card and a drawing showing Frank White turning a double play. “He’s an artist,” said New York Yankees star Juan Soto, who spent a year and a half with Christenson in San Diego. \u003ccite>(Ryan Christenson via AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Christenson doodled in his school folders at Apple Valley High School, northeast of Los Angeles. He made the baseball team at Pepperdine as a walk-on and was selected by Oakland in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13931346']He hit .222 over six seasons from 1998 to 2002 with the Athletics, Arizona, Milwaukee and Texas, earning a World Series ring with the 2001 Diamondbacks, though he didn’t play in the postseason. He retired due to a knee injury after spending 2004 with the Marlins’ Triple-A Albuquerque team and got his bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine that year, majoring in business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I kind of have a little bit of left and right mind working,” Christenson said. “I love numbers and the analytics part of baseball. I love reading a horse racing form. All the numbers fascinate me there. And then I also enjoy the artistic side.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After working in a mortgage bank north of San Diego, he opened a baseball academy in Georgia. He was planning a larger academy but financing from suburban Fairburn fell through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christenson decided to get back into baseball and worked his way up the Athletics organization, managing Class A Beloit (2013) and Stockton (2014), Double-A Midland (2015-16) and Triple-A Nashville (2017). He became Melvin’s bench coach with the A’s from 2018-21, moved to San Diego with Melvin as bench coach in 2022 and associate manager in 2023, then followed Melvin to the Giants this season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He is very analytic oriented, and that organization was like that,” Melvin said. “It was a perfect fit at the perfect time. Obviously, I brought him everywhere I’ve gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christenson restarted flamboyant penmanship in 2014 at Stockton, inspired by the fancy lineup cards of Jerry Narron and Don Wakamatsu, both former managers who also coached. Narron’s creative cards started with Baltimore in 1993, and he appreciates having the imprint of an innovator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Imitation is the highest form of flattery, so I appreciate it,” Narron said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wakamatsu’s lineup cards gained limelight when Kansas City reached the 2014 World Series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13956931']“The reason I started in the first place was I remembered when I first got to my first game in the big leagues with the White Sox and they gave me my lineup card and it meant something to me,” Wakamatsu said. “When I started doing Sharpie pens, like everybody else at the time, I just didn’t like the look of it. Kind of an old-school baseball guy and I started playing around with it. My first ones were awfully rough and I think I got a little bit better as I went along.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christenson takes a bag with writing implements and ink cartridges on the road. He uses Elegant Writer felt tip markers from Speedball and also some with metal tips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most lineup cards take about 15 minutes, but more intricate designs can stretch drafting to 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing too long, just a little Zen moment, kind of get you away from the grinding-on-the-numbers part of the game and just kind of lets my mind relax,” Christenson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a player comes up sore during batting practice and is scratched, Christenson is ready to revise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Usually I’ll take another lineup card and if it’s in the 7 hole, I’ll write the correct name in the 7 hole, then I’ll just cut it out, glue it over the top so the water marks line up. Unless you really look at it, you can’t tell,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco sells a majority of Christenson’s lineup cards in the Giants’ “From the Clubhouse” store at Oracle Park starting at $75, with price dependent on the game and milestones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melvin has several framed lineup cards in his study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know how he has the time with all that he has to do,” Melvin said. “The players come out to the dugout at times and the first thing they want to look at is what’s the different calligraphy on the lineup card today.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>In what might be the most heartbreaking, multi-league exodus in modern sports history, the Bay Area — and in particular, Oakland — has recently suffered more than its fair share of hometown woes. Between \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39908731/oakland-sacramento-meetings-moves-john-fisher\">the bumbling soullessness of Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher\u003c/a>, the departure of the Raiders and the not-so-distant transplanting of the Golden State Warriors in recent seasons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955419/oakland-as-athletics-booker-ruiz-wristbandgate\">fanbases have experienced no shortage of rage and disappointment\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s response? To gather an eclectic and boisterous assemblage of fans and community members, and organize with a grassroots ferocity rarely seen in the sports world. The past few months have seen the Bay creating new teams — separate from the level of the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957833/golden-state-valkyries-chase-center-wnba-block-party-kehlani-e-40-p-lo\">the newly minted Valkyries\u003c/a> — garnering independent support and marching downfield with an unwavering appreciation for the underdog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The upshot is that, this summer, there are more ways than ever to enjoy an affordable sports outing with your family — and, in doing so, proving that Bay Area sports fans are resilient and loyal. Here’s a brief rundown on how to support the Bay’s most exciting teams (without putting any money in Fisher’s feeble hands).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956942\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a baseball player shows off his Oakland Ballers jersey at a local tryout\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-768x550.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-2048x1466.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1920x1375.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Ballers recently held a tryout for local players to showcase their skills at Laney College. \u003ccite>(Oakland Ballers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oakland.ballers/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Ballers\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In search of a locally rooted organization committed to preserving Oakland’s storied baseball identity? Look no further than\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\"> the B’s — short for Ballers\u003c/a> — whose \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938668/meet-the-designer-for-the-bs-oaklands-new-homegrown-baseball-team\">snazzy, historically-forward logo\u003c/a> and uniforms harken back to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/OaklandBallers/status/1781387456836981054\">the city’s prolific baseball legacy among shipyard workers and Black unions\u003c/a>. The brand new team will play at Raimondi Park in West Oakland and compete in the Pioneer League — an independent collection of minor league franchises with no Major League Baseball affiliations. Though their season doesn’t start until late May, the organization has already hit a home run by signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_whitmore/?hl=en\">the league’s first-ever female pitcher, Kelsie Whitmore\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://uspst.clappit.com/tickets-oakland-ballers/showProductList.html\">Tickets here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956939\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956939\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a group of women soccer players celebrate after a goal is scored\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay FC players celebrate after a goal. The NWSL is considered among the best leagues in the world. \u003ccite>(Bay FC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Bay FC\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We’re witnessing the largest surge for women’s sports in history — and we can be proud that the Bay Area is at its forefront. In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11963547/wnba-team-in-the-bay-a-slam-dunk-for-bay-area-basketball\">the WNBA’s announcement of a Golden State expansion franchise\u003c/a> in 2025, the region scored extra points by introducing their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980330/a-new-pro-womens-soccer-team-kicks-off-in-the-bay\">newest women’s soccer team\u003c/a>: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">Bay FC\u003c/a>, who made a splash by signing six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala. Their \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39585552/nwsl-new-nike-kits-laying-foundation-commercial-growth\">Nike-designed kits and Old English crest\u003c/a> have elicited much excitement, and the schedule promises a variety of celebratory nights, including Pride and Latino Heritage. The team’s inaugural season is already underway as the newest members of the National Women’s Soccer League, which \u003cem>The Guardia\u003c/em>n recently dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2024/may/01/nwsl-commissioner-interview-us-soccer-expansion-value\">the world’s most innovative league\u003c/a>.” With home games costing as low as $13 at San Jose’s PayPal Park (a fun venue with the world’s largest outdoor bar), there’s no excuse for missing out on any summer kicks. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/schedule/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a gray and blue baseball uniform that reads 'Stockton' is in the middle of throwing the ball from somewhere in the infield\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockton Ports shortstop Franklin Barreto throws to first base during the game between the Stockton Ports and the Bakersfield Blaze at Sam Lynn in Bakersfield, CA. \u003ccite>( David Dennis/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stocktonports/\">\u003cb>Stockton Ports\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not for meant for the casual bandwagoner, this sports excursion will require a day trip to Stockton. But, as the A’s official single-A affiliate, who have shown nothing but support to fans amid MLB’s failure to keep the green-and-gold in town, our neighboring franchise deserves some love. For years, the Ports have been overlooked as an out-of-market afterthought: Why watch minor leaguers when you have major leaguers nearby? Well, that reality has shifted: Why continue supporting a vapid owner when you have a friendly alternative nearby? Earlier this season, when Oakland sports fans held their own Fan Fest,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952437/oakland-as-fans-fest-jack-london-square-2024\"> the Ports became official sponsors\u003c/a> and provided donations to help make it happen. If that’s not the definition of being 10 toes down, I’m not sure what is. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.milb.com/stockton/schedule/2024-04\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\" alt=\"two soccer players sign a colorful flag for fans in the stands after winning a nighttime game\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neveal Hackshaw and Johnny Rodriguez of the Oakland Roots sign a flag for fans after the U.S. Open Cup third round game between the Oakland Roots and El Farolito on April 16, 2024 at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandroots/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Roots\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most socially conscious squad in all of professional U.S. sports, the Roots have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Are-the-Oakland-Roots-the-most-civic-minded-team-15661728.php\">put the community first since their 2018 formation in the Town\u003c/a>. Whether it’s collaborating with local artists and small businesses or cultivating a development team known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/project51o/\">Project 510\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961286/oakland-roots-pro-soccer-team-raises-nearly-2-million-in-first-4-days-of-crowdfunding\">crowdfunded club\u003c/a> (which includes Jason Kidd, Marshawn Lynch, G Eazy and Billie Joe Armstrong as well as everyday Bay Area sports fans as part-owners) have been all in on hometown pride. You’re just as likely to see one of your favorite rappers performing at halftime, or casually attending a game on AAPI Heritage or Town Biz Night. Meanwhile CSU East Bay’s Pioneer Stadium is gorgeous, providing sweeping views of the Bay Area as an extra benefit to whatever’s going on between the sidelines. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/oakland-roots-sc-tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956937\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a woman soccer player jogs during warm ups before a game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Soul have been heralded for their play on the field, and their style off the field. \u003ccite>(Oakland Soul SC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandsoulsc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Soul\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not to be outdone, the Soul are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11915080/oakland-roots-soccer-club-to-start-new-amateur-womens-team\">the amateur women’s branch of the Roots\u003c/a> — with a growing buzz and fanbase of their own. Their funky, retro-inspired uniforms are worth snagging from Oaklandish. Currently, the team plays in the United Soccer League Network, with home games hosted at Merritt College, and will play one double header with the Roots at CSUEB. Unlike Bay FC, the Soul play in the USL W, a second-division women’s league one tier beneath the NWSL — in other words, the two leading women’s soccer teams of the region aren’t directly in competition with one another, so you can guiltlessly cheer on both at once. In 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oakland-coliseum-roots-soul-soccer-teams-2025-officials-approve-deal/\">the Soul (along with the Roots) will be housed at the Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/oakland-soul-sc-tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957864\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957864\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi of Argentina holds a giant trophy while smiling surrounded by his team after winning the Copa America Brazil 2021.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionel Messi of Argentina smiles with the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the final of Copa America Brazil 2021 between Brazil and Argentina at Maracana Stadium on July 10, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. \u003ccite>(Buda Mendes/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/copaamerica/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Copa América\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This isn’t a \u003cem>team\u003c/em>, per se — it’s a global phenomenon. Every four years, the biggest soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere takes place in rotating host nations throughout the Americas. This year, the United States has been selected as the home of the famed cup — and Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara has been deemed a national site for two games. With teams playing in cities across the country, Bay Area fans will be gifted with rare appearances from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela for the oldest soccer tournament in the world (yes, older than the World Cup itself). \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://copaamerica.com/entradas/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956934\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"an ultimate frisbee player runs for a score with frisbee in hand\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Spiders are an ultimate frisbee team that play at Fremont High School in East Oakland. \u003ccite>(Julien Dagan @juliendaganphoto)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafalcons/?hl=en&img_index=1\">\u003cb>Bay Area Falcons\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb> and \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandspiders/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Spiders\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the venerable spring-and-summer sports of baseball and soccer aren’t your jam, or you’re looking for a new spin on sunny weather outings, check out the Falcons (women’s and non-binary) and Spiders (men’s) professional ultimate frisbee teams. Both squads compete at East Oakland’s Fremont High School for home games. The Spiders — two-time national champs, currently led by rookie frisbeer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghz9Qey4Of8\">Raekwon Adkins\u003c/a> — have also graciously provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5mcdH-PWoa/?hl=en\">an ultimate frisbee explainer video\u003c/a> for the uninitiated. Admittedly, I’ve never attended a pro frisbee game, but with my favorite summertime team — formerly known as the Oakland Athletics — about to vacate the area, I’ll certainly be looking elsewhere to provide my loyal fandom. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.falconsultimate.com/tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a> (Falcons) and\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandspiders.com/collections/tickets_memberships\"> here\u003c/a> (Spiders).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In what might be the most heartbreaking, multi-league exodus in modern sports history, the Bay Area — and in particular, Oakland — has recently suffered more than its fair share of hometown woes. Between \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39908731/oakland-sacramento-meetings-moves-john-fisher\">the bumbling soullessness of Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher\u003c/a>, the departure of the Raiders and the not-so-distant transplanting of the Golden State Warriors in recent seasons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955419/oakland-as-athletics-booker-ruiz-wristbandgate\">fanbases have experienced no shortage of rage and disappointment\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s response? To gather an eclectic and boisterous assemblage of fans and community members, and organize with a grassroots ferocity rarely seen in the sports world. The past few months have seen the Bay creating new teams — separate from the level of the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957833/golden-state-valkyries-chase-center-wnba-block-party-kehlani-e-40-p-lo\">the newly minted Valkyries\u003c/a> — garnering independent support and marching downfield with an unwavering appreciation for the underdog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The upshot is that, this summer, there are more ways than ever to enjoy an affordable sports outing with your family — and, in doing so, proving that Bay Area sports fans are resilient and loyal. Here’s a brief rundown on how to support the Bay’s most exciting teams (without putting any money in Fisher’s feeble hands).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956942\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a baseball player shows off his Oakland Ballers jersey at a local tryout\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-768x550.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-2048x1466.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1920x1375.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Ballers recently held a tryout for local players to showcase their skills at Laney College. \u003ccite>(Oakland Ballers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oakland.ballers/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Ballers\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In search of a locally rooted organization committed to preserving Oakland’s storied baseball identity? Look no further than\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\"> the B’s — short for Ballers\u003c/a> — whose \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938668/meet-the-designer-for-the-bs-oaklands-new-homegrown-baseball-team\">snazzy, historically-forward logo\u003c/a> and uniforms harken back to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/OaklandBallers/status/1781387456836981054\">the city’s prolific baseball legacy among shipyard workers and Black unions\u003c/a>. The brand new team will play at Raimondi Park in West Oakland and compete in the Pioneer League — an independent collection of minor league franchises with no Major League Baseball affiliations. Though their season doesn’t start until late May, the organization has already hit a home run by signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_whitmore/?hl=en\">the league’s first-ever female pitcher, Kelsie Whitmore\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://uspst.clappit.com/tickets-oakland-ballers/showProductList.html\">Tickets here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956939\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956939\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a group of women soccer players celebrate after a goal is scored\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay FC players celebrate after a goal. The NWSL is considered among the best leagues in the world. \u003ccite>(Bay FC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Bay FC\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We’re witnessing the largest surge for women’s sports in history — and we can be proud that the Bay Area is at its forefront. In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11963547/wnba-team-in-the-bay-a-slam-dunk-for-bay-area-basketball\">the WNBA’s announcement of a Golden State expansion franchise\u003c/a> in 2025, the region scored extra points by introducing their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980330/a-new-pro-womens-soccer-team-kicks-off-in-the-bay\">newest women’s soccer team\u003c/a>: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">Bay FC\u003c/a>, who made a splash by signing six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala. Their \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39585552/nwsl-new-nike-kits-laying-foundation-commercial-growth\">Nike-designed kits and Old English crest\u003c/a> have elicited much excitement, and the schedule promises a variety of celebratory nights, including Pride and Latino Heritage. The team’s inaugural season is already underway as the newest members of the National Women’s Soccer League, which \u003cem>The Guardia\u003c/em>n recently dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2024/may/01/nwsl-commissioner-interview-us-soccer-expansion-value\">the world’s most innovative league\u003c/a>.” With home games costing as low as $13 at San Jose’s PayPal Park (a fun venue with the world’s largest outdoor bar), there’s no excuse for missing out on any summer kicks. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/schedule/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a gray and blue baseball uniform that reads 'Stockton' is in the middle of throwing the ball from somewhere in the infield\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockton Ports shortstop Franklin Barreto throws to first base during the game between the Stockton Ports and the Bakersfield Blaze at Sam Lynn in Bakersfield, CA. \u003ccite>( David Dennis/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stocktonports/\">\u003cb>Stockton Ports\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not for meant for the casual bandwagoner, this sports excursion will require a day trip to Stockton. But, as the A’s official single-A affiliate, who have shown nothing but support to fans amid MLB’s failure to keep the green-and-gold in town, our neighboring franchise deserves some love. For years, the Ports have been overlooked as an out-of-market afterthought: Why watch minor leaguers when you have major leaguers nearby? Well, that reality has shifted: Why continue supporting a vapid owner when you have a friendly alternative nearby? Earlier this season, when Oakland sports fans held their own Fan Fest,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952437/oakland-as-fans-fest-jack-london-square-2024\"> the Ports became official sponsors\u003c/a> and provided donations to help make it happen. If that’s not the definition of being 10 toes down, I’m not sure what is. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.milb.com/stockton/schedule/2024-04\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\" alt=\"two soccer players sign a colorful flag for fans in the stands after winning a nighttime game\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neveal Hackshaw and Johnny Rodriguez of the Oakland Roots sign a flag for fans after the U.S. Open Cup third round game between the Oakland Roots and El Farolito on April 16, 2024 at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandroots/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Roots\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most socially conscious squad in all of professional U.S. sports, the Roots have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Are-the-Oakland-Roots-the-most-civic-minded-team-15661728.php\">put the community first since their 2018 formation in the Town\u003c/a>. Whether it’s collaborating with local artists and small businesses or cultivating a development team known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/project51o/\">Project 510\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961286/oakland-roots-pro-soccer-team-raises-nearly-2-million-in-first-4-days-of-crowdfunding\">crowdfunded club\u003c/a> (which includes Jason Kidd, Marshawn Lynch, G Eazy and Billie Joe Armstrong as well as everyday Bay Area sports fans as part-owners) have been all in on hometown pride. You’re just as likely to see one of your favorite rappers performing at halftime, or casually attending a game on AAPI Heritage or Town Biz Night. Meanwhile CSU East Bay’s Pioneer Stadium is gorgeous, providing sweeping views of the Bay Area as an extra benefit to whatever’s going on between the sidelines. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/oakland-roots-sc-tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956937\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a woman soccer player jogs during warm ups before a game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Soul have been heralded for their play on the field, and their style off the field. \u003ccite>(Oakland Soul SC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandsoulsc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Soul\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not to be outdone, the Soul are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11915080/oakland-roots-soccer-club-to-start-new-amateur-womens-team\">the amateur women’s branch of the Roots\u003c/a> — with a growing buzz and fanbase of their own. Their funky, retro-inspired uniforms are worth snagging from Oaklandish. Currently, the team plays in the United Soccer League Network, with home games hosted at Merritt College, and will play one double header with the Roots at CSUEB. Unlike Bay FC, the Soul play in the USL W, a second-division women’s league one tier beneath the NWSL — in other words, the two leading women’s soccer teams of the region aren’t directly in competition with one another, so you can guiltlessly cheer on both at once. In 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oakland-coliseum-roots-soul-soccer-teams-2025-officials-approve-deal/\">the Soul (along with the Roots) will be housed at the Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/oakland-soul-sc-tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957864\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957864\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi of Argentina holds a giant trophy while smiling surrounded by his team after winning the Copa America Brazil 2021.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionel Messi of Argentina smiles with the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the final of Copa America Brazil 2021 between Brazil and Argentina at Maracana Stadium on July 10, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. \u003ccite>(Buda Mendes/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/copaamerica/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Copa América\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This isn’t a \u003cem>team\u003c/em>, per se — it’s a global phenomenon. Every four years, the biggest soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere takes place in rotating host nations throughout the Americas. This year, the United States has been selected as the home of the famed cup — and Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara has been deemed a national site for two games. With teams playing in cities across the country, Bay Area fans will be gifted with rare appearances from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela for the oldest soccer tournament in the world (yes, older than the World Cup itself). \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://copaamerica.com/entradas/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956934\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"an ultimate frisbee player runs for a score with frisbee in hand\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Spiders are an ultimate frisbee team that play at Fremont High School in East Oakland. \u003ccite>(Julien Dagan @juliendaganphoto)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafalcons/?hl=en&img_index=1\">\u003cb>Bay Area Falcons\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb> and \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandspiders/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Spiders\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the venerable spring-and-summer sports of baseball and soccer aren’t your jam, or you’re looking for a new spin on sunny weather outings, check out the Falcons (women’s and non-binary) and Spiders (men’s) professional ultimate frisbee teams. Both squads compete at East Oakland’s Fremont High School for home games. The Spiders — two-time national champs, currently led by rookie frisbeer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghz9Qey4Of8\">Raekwon Adkins\u003c/a> — have also graciously provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5mcdH-PWoa/?hl=en\">an ultimate frisbee explainer video\u003c/a> for the uninitiated. Admittedly, I’ve never attended a pro frisbee game, but with my favorite summertime team — formerly known as the Oakland Athletics — about to vacate the area, I’ll certainly be looking elsewhere to provide my loyal fandom. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.falconsultimate.com/tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a> (Falcons) and\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandspiders.com/collections/tickets_memberships\"> here\u003c/a> (Spiders).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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(I was a teacher at the time; we all left before the first inning because we had young people to teach early the next morning).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11981232']And let’s not forget the time that ESPN reported how the New York Yankees were “\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/15647563/new-york-yankees-dugout-victimized-plumbing-issues-oakland-coliseum\">victimized by plumbing issues\u003c/a>” at the Coliseum, in which human feces, overflow and a mop were involved in the guest dugout. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’d be forgiven to wonder: How could it possibly get worse for the Las Vegas-distracted team that is now looking into \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/as-to-meet-with-sacramento-city-officials-about-temporary-home-before-planned-las-vegas-move-per-report/\">a temporary Sacramento relocation\u003c/a>? (\u003cstrong>Update\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WCz4XrW0I/?hl=en\">It’s official — they’re leaving Oakland after the 2024 season\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How about demoting two of the team’s statistically best performers for — wait for it — allegedly wearing fan-made gear? Yes, I’m talking about — wait for it again — \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/mlb-news-oakland-s-wristbandgate-conspiracy-more-theory-1886247\">#WristbandGate\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13952437']Esteury Ruiz — who as of this writing wields the team’s highest batting average, and led the A’s in stolen bases last year — was sent down to the Minor Leagues this week. And Brent Rooker — who, admittedly, has struggled to start of his 2024 campaign — has been benched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Ruiz’s case, the move seems especially confounding, since he’s a fan favorite and one of the franchise’s sole luminaries. 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Kap gone!… The truth is out there!!!!”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you think this sounds like a conspiracy theory (which \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=a%27s%20conspiracy%20theory&src=typed_query\">many fans and baseball writers nationwide are suggesting\u003c/a>), then I will kindly remind you that nothing in the warped upside-down netherworld of the John Fisher-owned Oakland Athletics makes sense, \u003cem>ever\u003c/em> (see: no lights in the stadium, territorial possums, human feces).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re asking me — and I’ve seen everything imaginable at the Coliseum, including sexual acts and violent encounters — I think it’s a little more than a tongue-in-cheek theory. 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