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Several states, including New York and Tennessee, have already passed legislation extending serving hours beyond 2 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they think opening venues and having drinking until 4 o’clock in the morning is good for just exclusive groups, then it should be for everyone, and my contention is, it’s not good for anyone,” Republican state Sen. Kelly Seyarto said in August of the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives working for Steve Ballmer didn’t immediately respond to calls about the new law and potential influence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The arena located in Inglewood — 12 miles from the team’s old arena in downtown Los Angeles — officially opened in August with 18,000 seats. It is scheduled to host the 2026 All-Star Game and serve as the basketball venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of the new California law said it’s a pilot program that will boost the local economy and attract more visitors to the entertainment hub in the city of Inglewood, which boasts several iconic venues, including the Rams’ SoFi stadium, the Forum, and now the new Intuit Dome. Under the law, the exception will sunset in January 2030, and the new last-call rule still needs final approval from the city. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 5:20 p.m. Thursday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Follow live fan coverage from KQED reporters and photographers of the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum. \u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No matter where they go, they’re still Oakland to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So said diehard A’s fan Debra Piper as she arrived at the Coliseum on Thursday morning, hours before the team took the field for their final home game in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m going to really start to tear up now. There is so much history, love and support for the community and the players and this stadium,” said Piper, who left her home in Auburn at 3 a.m. to get here early enough for an extended farewell tailgate party. “It doesn’t matter how many times you come to see them play; when you go out and see the stadium and smell the grass, it’s just that ‘ahh’ feeling. It’s tingly. And now we don’t have that. There’s nothing like baseball to bring people together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006770 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debra Piper (left) and Carla McClean wait in line for the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006771 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debra Piper shows off her A’s earrings at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers marks a solemn end to the storied team’s 57-year run in Oakland, one that brought the city four World Series championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team is slated to move temporarily to a minor league stadium in West Sacramento next year, with plans to move permanently to a proposed ballpark in Las Vegas in 2028.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006556\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006556 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy wearing an A's jersey stands behind a gate.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Villalobos (center) and Messiah Garcia wait in line for the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans lined up at the break of dawn for the Oakland Coliseum gates to open for the sold-out game, and for some, it was a long journey back to the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A’s fan Lester Hernandez brought his son and two daughters from Miami for the final home game. They arrived at the stadium Thursday at 5:30 a.m., waiting nearly four hours for the stadium’s gates to open at 9:37 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been a fan of the Oakland Athletics for more than 50 years, you know, since they got the championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974,” Hernandez said while waiting in line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006560\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006560 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"And older man, wearing a green and yellow A's hat, stands with his arm around a younger man, wearing a green A's T-shirt, outside of the Oakland Coliseum\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lester Hernandez and his son Lester Hernandez Jr. wait in line for the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26. 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006650\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006650 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man in an A's T-shirt holds a drum in a parking lot.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Allen of Los Angeles (left) plays a drum in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot on Sept. 26, 2024, ahead of the A’s final game in Oakland. Allen has been attending A’s games since 2011. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006642\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006642 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing an A's hat stands at a hot dog cart handing a hot dog to a customer.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Davie of Oakland (left) sells hot dogs in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot on Thursday before the team’s last game in Oakland. Davie carries on the tradition left behind by former A’s hot dog vendor Hal Gordon, known as ‘Hal the Hot Dog Guy,’ a well-known vendor who carried around steamers throughout the stadium’s seating areas. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006558\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006558 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man in an A's shirt and hat stand among a large outdoor crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Alvarado (center) and Shang Yang (right) wait in line for the last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006647\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006647 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"Signs protesting the Oakland A's leaving the city.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protest signs displayed at the Oakland Coliseum parking lot on Sept. 26, 2024, ahead of the A’s last game there. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Saddled with a green and gold bagpipe, Andrew Johnstone played an ode to his favorite baseball team with “Take Me Out To the Ball Game” at a parking lot tailgate at the Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We always play the bagpipes going into battle and at funerals, and it’s a bit of a battle and a funeral today, you know?” said Johnstone, who moved to the Bay Area more than 30 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Scottish-born A’s fan shared how his family’s tartan colors are green and gold, “perfect for the A’s,” he said. Cheers and tears erupted as he asked fans around him to sing along for another round.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/ZddC5xLe3j8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the rest of his plans for the day? “Enjoy the game and try to stay sober,” Johnstone laughed. “Let’s get in there and win this bloody thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Coliseum’s famous Brutalist facade became the backdrop for the A’s fashion-obsessed on Thursday. Crocheted hats, handmade jewelry, autographed sneakers made the stadium sparkle with Oakland flair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My whole wardrobe is green and gold. I don’t know what to do!” lifelong A’s fan Jules Hanson said. “This has been such a huge part of my life. I’ve met lifelong friends, and we’ve been through so much together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006649 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with green hair and green-and-gold eyeliner.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy Miller, an A’s ticket holder for over 20 years, wears green-and-gold eyeshadow for the A’s final home game on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006639 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wears a knit A's Stomper the Elephant beanie.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sahra Ghafari, an A’s fan since 1989, wears a beanie of Stomper the elephant, the A’s official mascot, at the final A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 26, 2024. The beanies are hand-crocheted by Kim Jackson, an A’s fan of over three decades. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006667\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006667 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mila Shank, at the Coliseum parking lot in Oakland on Thursday morning, showing off the A’s tattoo she got a few days ago. Shank has been coming to games here since 1982. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dressed to the nines in a yellow suit, Todd Schwenk handed out yellow roses to his fellow A’s fans before entering the Coliseum on Thursday morning. It’s a regular tradition for Schwenk, who said he’s handed out more than 500 roses at A’s home games this week alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s been an A’s fan since 1972 and has been dubbed by some of the stadium ushers as the ‘mayor’ of the Coliseum, where he’s known to wander around throughout games spreading the A’s gospel. “I feel like a walking history book of the Coliseum, and I just love that,” Schwenk said. “I work the room. It’s full of love.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006637\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006637 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a light-yellow jacket and green-and-yellow ties holds yellow flowers and leans against a barricade. \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diehard A’s fan Todd Schwenk, known around the Coliseum as ‘The Mayor,’ hands out yellow roses — which he calls a ‘sign of life’ to fans and stadium staff on Thursday, before the A’s last game at the Oakland Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearly 47,000 fans packed into the stadium on Thursday, the largest crowd for a final home game in Major League Baseball history, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/26/live-blog-fans-relish-as-final-game-at-oakland-coliseum-after-57-year-tenure/#87498\">\u003cem>Mercury News\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The mood was at once jubilant and plaintive, as the team took the field for the very last time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006781\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006781 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Vallan’s dad Jerald takes her picture with Rickey Henderson field as they arrive at the A’s last home game in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006575\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006575 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"An A's baseball player signs a ball for a fan.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyler Soderstrom signs A’s fan Susanna Smulligan’s ball on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006780\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006780 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fans watch the team warm up from above the dugout for the final time ahead of the last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum, on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006782\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006782 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Peterson, who attended the A’s first-ever game in Oakland in 1968, stands for the National Anthem at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A’s gained an early lead, driving in two runs in the bottom of the third inning, and adding another run in the fifth. The Rangers clamored back with two runs to close out the sixth inning 3–2. JJ Bleday helped the A’s hold onto their lead at the top of the seventh with a diving catch in the outfield. After the seventh-inning stretch and one last rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” chants of “Sell the Team” filled the stadium, along with profanity-laced reprimands directed at A’s owner John Fisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006623\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006623 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of a baseball field.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first at-bat of the A’s last home game in Oakland, at the Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006691\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006691 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"A packed stadium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packed stands at the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s last home game on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An A’s fan tips his hat during the A’s final home game at the Coliseum on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006759\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006759 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a green Oakland A's scarf holds up his hands at a crowded A's stadium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An A’s fan reacts during the team’s final home game at the Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006744\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006744 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45.jpg\" alt=\"A large, inflatable baseball floats above the crowd at the Oakland Coliseum.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large, inflatable baseball bounces above the packed crowd at the last Coliseum A’s game on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006743\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006743 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44.jpg\" alt=\"A Dixieland jazz band play in the stands at an A's game.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland A’s Swingers, a Dixieland band, play during the A’s final home game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The departure of the team is also a huge blow to the hundreds of food vendors, ushers, security guards and other workers at the stadium \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006372/as-as-play-final-game-at-oakland-coliseum-workers-feel-the-financial-and-emotional-toll\">who stand to lose their jobs\u003c/a>. Karm Henry, who has worked as a food vendor at the Coliseum for the last seven seasons, was overcome by emotion Thursday as the traversed the stands, hoisting a poll over his shoulder with bags of cotton candy hanging from the end. Henry said he cried on his way to the stadium this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006746\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006746 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a blue shirt sells cotton candy on a stick at the Oakland Coliseum during a game.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1341\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-1920x1287.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karm Henry, a food vendor at the Oakland Coliseum who has worked here for 7 seasons, sells cotton candy in the stands during the A’s final home game. Henry said he cried on his way to work today. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Emotions — and sometimes tensions — ran high as the game neared its end. Two people who ran onto the field during the top of the ninth inning were taken away by security. A smoke bomb was also thrown onto the field and removed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006785\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006785 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan runs onto the field at the A’s last home game in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006747\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006747 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58.jpg\" alt=\"Security guards on a baseball field, as green smoke wafts through.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1274\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-800x510.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-1020x650.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-1920x1223.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Security guards remove colored smoke bombs thrown onto the field during the A’s final home game against the Texas Rangers at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the end, the crowd exploded as the A’s clinched a 3–2 win against the Rangers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006786\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006786 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanessa Wasczuk-Valencia roots for the home team towards the end of the A’s last home game in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Players took to the field to wave at fans, as A’s manager Mark Kotsay addressed the crowd:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thank you for your lifelong support of the Oakland A’s,” Kotsay said. “We’ve played our asses off this year. We still got three left, gentlemen. I think we all should pay homage to this amazing stadium that we have had the privilege to enjoy for the last 57 years. And I ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. Let’s Go, Oakland!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006748\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006748 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland A's players stand on the mound waving to fans.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland A’s pose for a group photo on the mound Thursday afternoon after beating the Texas Rangers 3–2 in their final home game at the Oakland Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As tens of thousands of fans made their way back to the parking lot and BART station, many stayed behind to take in one last moment at the Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With tears in his eyes, Gilbert Bañuelos III recalled being an Oakland sports fan his entire life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a lot of emotions right now because I was fortunate to be here for the last Raiders game at the Coliseum, and now I’m here for the last Oakland A’s game,” Bañuelos said. “It just sucks, you know, this is it for here. I could travel to go see them, but this is home. And now it’s just a memory and a legend, a legacy that will never be forgotten.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006789\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006789 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilbert Bañuelos III, a lifelong fan, sheds a tear at the end of the A’s last game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 26, 2024. ‘It just sucks, you know. This is it for here. I could travel to go see them, but this is home. And now it’s just a memory and a legend, a legacy that will never be forgotten,’said the lifelong A’s fan,’ he said. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Bañuelos and other fans clinging to the final minute, ties to the A’s are about much more than home runs and strikeouts; it’s a family and a community of friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My uncle was a huge A’s fan. He’s the one that really got me attached to them,” Bañuelos said. “I want to make a big shout out to my uncle Sal, may he rest in peace. I wish you were here. I’m just glad I had the opportunity to see it. This one’s for you, uncle — they won.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim and Gayle Burleigh were lingering after the game to savor the last time at the stadium also.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very emotional, it’s very sad. We took our boys here as they grew up,” Jim said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The characters that made this team and made our memories, I am gutted right now,” Gayle mustered through tears. “I wish we could have figured out a way to have them stay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006790\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006790 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanessa Wasczuk-Valencia hugs Gilbert Bañuelos III at the end of the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jenneane Rocha, 44, remembers coming to games at the Coliseum as young as age 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came here with my dad all the time and he passed away, so I went with a friend and her dad, and he also passed away,” she said of her emotional ties to the team. “If you just want to see good baseball, Oakland fans are the kindest and the sweetest.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 5:20 p.m. Thursday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Follow live fan coverage from KQED reporters and photographers of the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum. \u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No matter where they go, they’re still Oakland to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So said diehard A’s fan Debra Piper as she arrived at the Coliseum on Thursday morning, hours before the team took the field for their final home game in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m going to really start to tear up now. There is so much history, love and support for the community and the players and this stadium,” said Piper, who left her home in Auburn at 3 a.m. to get here early enough for an extended farewell tailgate party. “It doesn’t matter how many times you come to see them play; when you go out and see the stadium and smell the grass, it’s just that ‘ahh’ feeling. It’s tingly. And now we don’t have that. There’s nothing like baseball to bring people together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006770 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-03KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debra Piper (left) and Carla McClean wait in line for the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006771 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-04KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debra Piper shows off her A’s earrings at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers marks a solemn end to the storied team’s 57-year run in Oakland, one that brought the city four World Series championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team is slated to move temporarily to a minor league stadium in West Sacramento next year, with plans to move permanently to a proposed ballpark in Las Vegas in 2028.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006556\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006556 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy wearing an A's jersey stands behind a gate.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-06-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Villalobos (center) and Messiah Garcia wait in line for the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans lined up at the break of dawn for the Oakland Coliseum gates to open for the sold-out game, and for some, it was a long journey back to the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A’s fan Lester Hernandez brought his son and two daughters from Miami for the final home game. They arrived at the stadium Thursday at 5:30 a.m., waiting nearly four hours for the stadium’s gates to open at 9:37 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been a fan of the Oakland Athletics for more than 50 years, you know, since they got the championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974,” Hernandez said while waiting in line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006560\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006560 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"And older man, wearing a green and yellow A's hat, stands with his arm around a younger man, wearing a green A's T-shirt, outside of the Oakland Coliseum\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lester Hernandez and his son Lester Hernandez Jr. wait in line for the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26. 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006650\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006650 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man in an A's T-shirt holds a drum in a parking lot.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-20-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Allen of Los Angeles (left) plays a drum in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot on Sept. 26, 2024, ahead of the A’s final game in Oakland. Allen has been attending A’s games since 2011. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006642\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006642 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing an A's hat stands at a hot dog cart handing a hot dog to a customer.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-21-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Davie of Oakland (left) sells hot dogs in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot on Thursday before the team’s last game in Oakland. Davie carries on the tradition left behind by former A’s hot dog vendor Hal Gordon, known as ‘Hal the Hot Dog Guy,’ a well-known vendor who carried around steamers throughout the stadium’s seating areas. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006558\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006558 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man in an A's shirt and hat stand among a large outdoor crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Alvarado (center) and Shang Yang (right) wait in line for the last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006647\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006647 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"Signs protesting the Oakland A's leaving the city.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-14-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protest signs displayed at the Oakland Coliseum parking lot on Sept. 26, 2024, ahead of the A’s last game there. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Saddled with a green and gold bagpipe, Andrew Johnstone played an ode to his favorite baseball team with “Take Me Out To the Ball Game” at a parking lot tailgate at the Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We always play the bagpipes going into battle and at funerals, and it’s a bit of a battle and a funeral today, you know?” said Johnstone, who moved to the Bay Area more than 30 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Scottish-born A’s fan shared how his family’s tartan colors are green and gold, “perfect for the A’s,” he said. Cheers and tears erupted as he asked fans around him to sing along for another round.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZddC5xLe3j8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZddC5xLe3j8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>As for the rest of his plans for the day? “Enjoy the game and try to stay sober,” Johnstone laughed. “Let’s get in there and win this bloody thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Coliseum’s famous Brutalist facade became the backdrop for the A’s fashion-obsessed on Thursday. Crocheted hats, handmade jewelry, autographed sneakers made the stadium sparkle with Oakland flair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My whole wardrobe is green and gold. I don’t know what to do!” lifelong A’s fan Jules Hanson said. “This has been such a huge part of my life. I’ve met lifelong friends, and we’ve been through so much together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006649 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with green hair and green-and-gold eyeliner.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-17-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy Miller, an A’s ticket holder for over 20 years, wears green-and-gold eyeshadow for the A’s final home game on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006639 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wears a knit A's Stomper the Elephant beanie.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sahra Ghafari, an A’s fan since 1989, wears a beanie of Stomper the elephant, the A’s official mascot, at the final A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 26, 2024. The beanies are hand-crocheted by Kim Jackson, an A’s fan of over three decades. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006667\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006667 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-27-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mila Shank, at the Coliseum parking lot in Oakland on Thursday morning, showing off the A’s tattoo she got a few days ago. Shank has been coming to games here since 1982. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dressed to the nines in a yellow suit, Todd Schwenk handed out yellow roses to his fellow A’s fans before entering the Coliseum on Thursday morning. It’s a regular tradition for Schwenk, who said he’s handed out more than 500 roses at A’s home games this week alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s been an A’s fan since 1972 and has been dubbed by some of the stadium ushers as the ‘mayor’ of the Coliseum, where he’s known to wander around throughout games spreading the A’s gospel. “I feel like a walking history book of the Coliseum, and I just love that,” Schwenk said. “I work the room. It’s full of love.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006637\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006637 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a light-yellow jacket and green-and-yellow ties holds yellow flowers and leans against a barricade. \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-10-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diehard A’s fan Todd Schwenk, known around the Coliseum as ‘The Mayor,’ hands out yellow roses — which he calls a ‘sign of life’ to fans and stadium staff on Thursday, before the A’s last game at the Oakland Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearly 47,000 fans packed into the stadium on Thursday, the largest crowd for a final home game in Major League Baseball history, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/26/live-blog-fans-relish-as-final-game-at-oakland-coliseum-after-57-year-tenure/#87498\">\u003cem>Mercury News\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The mood was at once jubilant and plaintive, as the team took the field for the very last time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006781\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006781 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-14KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Vallan’s dad Jerald takes her picture with Rickey Henderson field as they arrive at the A’s last home game in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006575\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006575 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"An A's baseball player signs a ball for a fan.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyler Soderstrom signs A’s fan Susanna Smulligan’s ball on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006780\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006780 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-13KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fans watch the team warm up from above the dugout for the final time ahead of the last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum, on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006782\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006782 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-15KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Peterson, who attended the A’s first-ever game in Oakland in 1968, stands for the National Anthem at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A’s gained an early lead, driving in two runs in the bottom of the third inning, and adding another run in the fifth. The Rangers clamored back with two runs to close out the sixth inning 3–2. JJ Bleday helped the A’s hold onto their lead at the top of the seventh with a diving catch in the outfield. After the seventh-inning stretch and one last rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” chants of “Sell the Team” filled the stadium, along with profanity-laced reprimands directed at A’s owner John Fisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006623\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006623 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of a baseball field.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first at-bat of the A’s last home game in Oakland, at the Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006691\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006691 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"A packed stadium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-16-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packed stands at the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s last home game on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An A’s fan tips his hat during the A’s final home game at the Coliseum on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006759\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006759 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a green Oakland A's scarf holds up his hands at a crowded A's stadium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-34-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An A’s fan reacts during the team’s final home game at the Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006744\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006744 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45.jpg\" alt=\"A large, inflatable baseball floats above the crowd at the Oakland Coliseum.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-45-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large, inflatable baseball bounces above the packed crowd at the last Coliseum A’s game on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006743\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006743 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44.jpg\" alt=\"A Dixieland jazz band play in the stands at an A's game.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-44-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland A’s Swingers, a Dixieland band, play during the A’s final home game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The departure of the team is also a huge blow to the hundreds of food vendors, ushers, security guards and other workers at the stadium \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006372/as-as-play-final-game-at-oakland-coliseum-workers-feel-the-financial-and-emotional-toll\">who stand to lose their jobs\u003c/a>. Karm Henry, who has worked as a food vendor at the Coliseum for the last seven seasons, was overcome by emotion Thursday as the traversed the stands, hoisting a poll over his shoulder with bags of cotton candy hanging from the end. Henry said he cried on his way to the stadium this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006746\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006746 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a blue shirt sells cotton candy on a stick at the Oakland Coliseum during a game.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1341\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-49-1920x1287.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karm Henry, a food vendor at the Oakland Coliseum who has worked here for 7 seasons, sells cotton candy in the stands during the A’s final home game. Henry said he cried on his way to work today. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Emotions — and sometimes tensions — ran high as the game neared its end. Two people who ran onto the field during the top of the ninth inning were taken away by security. A smoke bomb was also thrown onto the field and removed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006785\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006785 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-18KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan runs onto the field at the A’s last home game in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006747\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006747 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58.jpg\" alt=\"Security guards on a baseball field, as green smoke wafts through.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1274\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-800x510.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-1020x650.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-58-1920x1223.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Security guards remove colored smoke bombs thrown onto the field during the A’s final home game against the Texas Rangers at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the end, the crowd exploded as the A’s clinched a 3–2 win against the Rangers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006786\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006786 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-19KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanessa Wasczuk-Valencia roots for the home team towards the end of the A’s last home game in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Players took to the field to wave at fans, as A’s manager Mark Kotsay addressed the crowd:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thank you for your lifelong support of the Oakland A’s,” Kotsay said. “We’ve played our asses off this year. We still got three left, gentlemen. I think we all should pay homage to this amazing stadium that we have had the privilege to enjoy for the last 57 years. And I ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. Let’s Go, Oakland!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006748\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006748 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland A's players stand on the mound waving to fans.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240926_AsFinalHomeGame_GC-59-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland A’s pose for a group photo on the mound Thursday afternoon after beating the Texas Rangers 3–2 in their final home game at the Oakland Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As tens of thousands of fans made their way back to the parking lot and BART station, many stayed behind to take in one last moment at the Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With tears in his eyes, Gilbert Bañuelos III recalled being an Oakland sports fan his entire life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a lot of emotions right now because I was fortunate to be here for the last Raiders game at the Coliseum, and now I’m here for the last Oakland A’s game,” Bañuelos said. “It just sucks, you know, this is it for here. I could travel to go see them, but this is home. And now it’s just a memory and a legend, a legacy that will never be forgotten.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006789\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006789 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-22KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilbert Bañuelos III, a lifelong fan, sheds a tear at the end of the A’s last game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 26, 2024. ‘It just sucks, you know. This is it for here. I could travel to go see them, but this is home. And now it’s just a memory and a legend, a legacy that will never be forgotten,’said the lifelong A’s fan,’ he said. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Bañuelos and other fans clinging to the final minute, ties to the A’s are about much more than home runs and strikeouts; it’s a family and a community of friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My uncle was a huge A’s fan. He’s the one that really got me attached to them,” Bañuelos said. “I want to make a big shout out to my uncle Sal, may he rest in peace. I wish you were here. I’m just glad I had the opportunity to see it. This one’s for you, uncle — they won.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim and Gayle Burleigh were lingering after the game to savor the last time at the stadium also.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very emotional, it’s very sad. We took our boys here as they grew up,” Jim said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The characters that made this team and made our memories, I am gutted right now,” Gayle mustered through tears. “I wish we could have figured out a way to have them stay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006790\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12006790 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240926-LAST-AS-HOME-GAME-MD-23KQED-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanessa Wasczuk-Valencia hugs Gilbert Bañuelos III at the end of the last A’s home game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jenneane Rocha, 44, remembers coming to games at the Coliseum as young as age 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/lastoaklandasgame\">Follow live coverage from KQED reporters and photographers of the A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ob Rosenthal, a lifelong baseball fan and a merchandise vendor at the Oakland Coliseum, said he likens working during A’s games to “getting paid to eat candy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I wasn’t doing it, I’d probably be going to the games and spending money,” said the 73-year-old, who worked at the Coliseum since the first A’s game there in 1968, when the team moved to Oakland from Kansas City. “I figured I might as well work there and get paid for what I do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite his sunny disposition, sporting the team’s green and gold, he said the last few weeks have been “heart-wrenching.” He is among hundreds of workers — security, food vendors, broadcasters, among others — who face uncertain times as the A’s play their final home game at the Coliseum on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s basically cutting out 50 percent of my salary,” said Rosenthal, who also works a similar gig at San Francisco Giants games. “I’m not going to be able to go on vacations like I used to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, A’s owner John Fisher announced the team would move to West Sacramento for at least the next three seasons while a proposed new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas is built to house the A’s permanently. In a press release on Monday, he apologized to fans: “Though I wish I could speak to each one of you individually, I can tell you this from the heart: we tried. Staying in Oakland was our goal. It was our mission, and we failed to achieve it. And for that, I am genuinely sorry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005839\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005839\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee Neuo works to stock the fridges of the field box seats along the first and third base lines at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20., 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area has historically been blessed with a multitude of professional sports teams that have allowed the many Coliseum workers to cobble together a full-time workload. When baseball season ends, people can transition to working football and basketball game, or nonsporting events, like concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To make a living in this business, you have to work multiple venues,” said John Arnolfo, the director of the concessions vendors division for Teamsters Local 853, which represents about 60 Coliseum vendors, including Rosenthal. “Most of these people that work the A’s, they work the Giants, Warriors, 49ers. They used to work the Raiders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Arnolfo, the arrival of a women’s professional basketball team, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11986061/get-ready-for-the-golden-state-valkyries-bay-areas-new-wnba-team\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, which are set to begin playing next season at San Francisco’s Chase Center, will also help soften the financial blow for some Coliseum workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005843\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005843\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel (center) and Luis Gonzalez (left) wait in line to buy A’s merchandise from at the team store at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But out of all those sports, baseball promises the most profits for many workers because there are so many games, multiple workers told KQED. During a six-month regular season, the A’s play around 81 games out of a 162-game season at home. (By comparison, the 49ers are scheduled to play nine games at home out of their 17-game season.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s so many people at the Coliseum that we’ve seen every day who’ve been here even longer than I’ve been here, and I don’t know what their future holds, and that breaks my heart,” said David Feldman, who grew up in Walnut Creek, and has worked on the A’s television broadcast crew since 1991. “Besides the place where I live, the place where I have spent the most days of my life has been at the Oakland Coliseum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said until now, Major League Baseball has done a good job of making sure the A’s and Giants aren’t playing home games at the same time, allowing him to work for both teams. This season, the A’s and the Giants only played six games when both teams were at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005842\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005842\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fan Jesse Gonzalez (front) and others examine the hats at a merchandise store at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the A’s moving out of the Bay Area next season, the MLB has scheduled the two baseball teams to play 56 home games at the same time. This means, next year, even if he wanted to make the drive to West Sacramento to work an A’s game, it would likely conflict with his ability to work a Giants game, Feldman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s going to impact a lot of the TV crew workers who used to work at both places,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feldman hopes to continue to work for A’s broadcasting, but how that might work out is unclear to him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It hasn’t been talked about,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers face different outcomes once the Coliseum shuts its gates to the A’s partly because of the patchwork of employers there — the team itself, third-party contractors for things like security, and the food service giant Aramark, which employs people in roles like cooks, bartenders, and food servers. Some employees have union representation and some do not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005841\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005841\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick Cowell works to restock A’s merchandise at a team store at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Unite Here Local 2 represents over 400 people, many working for Aramark. IATSE 107 represents stagehands who service the building, fixing seats and setting up metal detectors. Allied Universal takes care of security during games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yulisa Elenes, vice president of the East and North Bay at Unite Here Local 2, said that workers she represents — many of whom have worked at the Coliseum for decades — are at risk of being laid off by Aramark once the A’s leave because their contract is specific to the Oakland Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These jobs here at the Coliseum have been really important to the community in Oakland,” she said. “A lot of the workers have used this job as a way to be able to get benefits, get training to learn how to be a cook or concession worker and apply those skills to get a different job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12006230,news_12006211,news_12004485\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said longtime employees are upset that Aramark denied a proposal from the union for severance pay and that the company is cutting off workers’ benefits earlier than what workers are entitled to. She said the union plans to file a grievance with Aramark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to KQED, Debbie Albert, a spokesperson for Aramark, said: “We understand that this is a difficult transition period. We are bargaining in good faith with the union regarding the effects of the A’s departure and are prepared to offer those impacted available roles in other areas of our organization.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the future of the Oakland Coliseum itself, in August, the Oakland Roots soccer team announced they reached a deal to play their 2025 home games at the Coliseum, ensuring at least for part of next year, the venue will not sit vacant. Both the A’s and the city of Oakland have sold their share of the Coliseum site to a local Black-owned developer group with plans for housing, green space, entertainment and retail for the site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with some prospects for other work, for people like Bob Rosenthal, who has been working at the Coliseum as long as the A’s, Thursday’s game will be a hard day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005840\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005840\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-06-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teams prepare the field at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20., 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be quite emotional walking out of there and getting into my car for the last time,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feldman said he has been going through the five stages of grief. He’s now at acceptance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think for most of the fans and the employees, we’re all feeling it. It’s easy to put blame on the A’s owners, and some people want to blame the city of Oakland, but at the end of the day, it just sucks for everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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And for that, I am genuinely sorry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005839\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005839\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee Neuo works to stock the fridges of the field box seats along the first and third base lines at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20., 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area has historically been blessed with a multitude of professional sports teams that have allowed the many Coliseum workers to cobble together a full-time workload. When baseball season ends, people can transition to working football and basketball game, or nonsporting events, like concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To make a living in this business, you have to work multiple venues,” said John Arnolfo, the director of the concessions vendors division for Teamsters Local 853, which represents about 60 Coliseum vendors, including Rosenthal. “Most of these people that work the A’s, they work the Giants, Warriors, 49ers. 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During a six-month regular season, the A’s play around 81 games out of a 162-game season at home. (By comparison, the 49ers are scheduled to play nine games at home out of their 17-game season.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s so many people at the Coliseum that we’ve seen every day who’ve been here even longer than I’ve been here, and I don’t know what their future holds, and that breaks my heart,” said David Feldman, who grew up in Walnut Creek, and has worked on the A’s television broadcast crew since 1991. “Besides the place where I live, the place where I have spent the most days of my life has been at the Oakland Coliseum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said until now, Major League Baseball has done a good job of making sure the A’s and Giants aren’t playing home games at the same time, allowing him to work for both teams. This season, the A’s and the Giants only played six games when both teams were at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005842\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005842\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240920-COLISEUM-WORKERS-MD-11-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A’s fan Jesse Gonzalez (front) and others examine the hats at a merchandise store at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the A’s moving out of the Bay Area next season, the MLB has scheduled the two baseball teams to play 56 home games at the same time. This means, next year, even if he wanted to make the drive to West Sacramento to work an A’s game, it would likely conflict with his ability to work a Giants game, Feldman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s going to impact a lot of the TV crew workers who used to work at both places,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feldman hopes to continue to work for A’s broadcasting, but how that might work out is unclear to him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It hasn’t been talked about,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers face different outcomes once the Coliseum shuts its gates to the A’s partly because of the patchwork of employers there — the team itself, third-party contractors for things like security, and the food service giant Aramark, which employs people in roles like cooks, bartenders, and food servers. 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In 2017, the team named its diamond Rickey Henderson Field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henderson played for the A’s in the 1980s through the 1990s and was a product of the Oakland sports hotbed going back generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the thing that made Rickey the greatest leadoff man of all time … was just that combination of speed, power, and obviously, the thing that people pay most attention to in baseball now, his eye,” said Howard Bryant, a sports historian and author of “Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henderson’s family was from Arkansas but followed the path of many African American families who moved West during the Second Great Migration between 1940 and 1970 — ending up in West Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In telling the story of Henderson, Bryant points to Huey Newton, who founded the Black Panthers and lived on the same Oakland Street as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13916840/the-day-bill-russell-roasted-me-at-mcclymonds\">iconic basketball player Bill Russell\u003c/a>. Russell and Newton’s families lived in the same neighborhood in Monroe, Louisiana, before settling in West Oakland. The migration stories of Henderson, as well as of other famous athletes — Paul Silas, Dave Stewart, Gary Pettis, Lloyd Moseby and more — all mirror that movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bryant spoke with KQED’s Brian Watt about what made Henderson a special player and how growing up in Oakland helped shape him as an athlete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for length and clarity\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On how Rickey Henderson’s feats on the field made him a legend\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What it is with him is the style, the confidence, the fearlessness in which he played baseball. When I look at the type of player that Rickey would be today and other eras, he wouldn’t be a leadoff hitter. He would be in the middle of the order with all the other power hitters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he was just such a unique player who could do anything he wanted on a baseball field. You couldn’t keep your eyes off him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006247\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006247\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88770054.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1296\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88770054.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88770054-800x540.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88770054-1020x689.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88770054-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88770054-1536x1037.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rickey Henderson takes off to steal second base against the California Angles, tying former St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brocks’ record of 938 career stolen bases during a game on April 28, 1991, at the Coliseum.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>On how Rickey Henderson and the way he got to Oakland became part of the city’s history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We always talk about Oakland as one of the great sports cities in terms of the development of the players. Where are they from? And that’s what I wanted to do with the first couple of chapters of this book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The players all come from Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. That pipeline coming out of World War II all the way to West Oakland. And it wasn’t a migration to Oakland; it was a migration specifically to West Oakland. When you think about the concentration of African Americans in that one neighborhood, what also came with that was a massive concentration of athletic talent. It’s an unbelievable story in terms of talent for a town that is not very big.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On the concentration of athletes in Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>And all of these players are coming from a great distance. They are playing on the same Little League teams as kids. And then they end up playing in the major leagues together, and they’re on All-Star teams together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So it was amazing to me talking to these players and asking, Rickey, When did you realize you had world class talent? And he was like, I don’t know, fifth or sixth grade? It’s incredible. But part of the reason that he had that much confidence was the legacy of Oakland sports — there were so many great players there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006250\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12006250\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88769995-1020x1511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88769995-1020x1511.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88769995-800x1185.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88769995-160x237.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88769995-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-88769995.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rickey Henderson hits during an early 1990s game at the Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Focus on Sport/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t rare for those guys to see players be that good and to feel like, well, if Joe Morgan could make the big leagues, I could make the big leagues. 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All of them have that same Oakland-style confidence — they don’t back down from anything or anybody.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_12004485,news_12004710,forum_2010101907199\" label=”Related Stories”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you grew up down the street from the Black Panthers headquarters, and you’ve seen your neighbors challenge institutions at the highest level, challenging police, challenging government, asserting your independence — that spirit permeates everything. And I thought it was fascinating that you could connect those dots all the way back to the ‘40s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is something that you see in the style of play. Rickey’s rookie year was 1979. His first 10 years in the league were unbelievable labor struggles in baseball — strikes and lockouts. Baseball players and the owners hated each other during those years. You had a 1980 lockout. You had a 1981 strike; you had another in 1985. 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And so this is the first city in modern North American sports that lost all of their teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s not a city in this country that produced as many homegrown players at that level as Oakland — Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Damian Lillard, Rickey Henderson, Bill Russell — the list goes on and on. And also had the same amount of great team success. The A’s win three straight World Series in the ’70s, the Warriors win in 75, the Raiders win three Super Bowls, the A’s win again in the ’80s, the Warriors then have their dynasty in the 2010s. And now it’s all gone. It’s incredibly painful for that fan base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the day, the biggest loser is the fans. The fans lose, and they always lose. And they lose because we have created a society in our sports and our sports political culture that, as much as we call these institutions “local treasures,” they still belong to private industry, even though public money is what houses them. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Giesler has been bringing her 15-year-old son to games for most of his life. During a recent game, they stocked up on merchandise and jerseys that read “Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to buy anything that says ‘Athletics,’” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Hernandez of Novato also attended Saturday’s game and brought a yellow poster board that read, “I’ll Miss You All.” The A in “all” was written in the A’s font. He said he was done being angry about the team’s upcoming departure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is what I’m going to miss,” he said, gesturing to a crowded corridor in the Coliseum near the concession stands. “I’m going to miss the team and the winning and all of that, but more than anything, I’ll miss coming here and seeing all these people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-42_qed-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during the final Battle of the Bay game between the A’s and the Giants at the Oakland Coliseum on August 18. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>, listeners shared fond memories at the Coliseum: going to games as kids, arriving early for an elephant Beanie Babies giveaway, and enjoying the party atmosphere during pregame tailgates in the parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John from Oakland, a lifelong A’s fan, called in to talk about the time he lived in New York five years ago and went to an A’s game at Yankee Stadium. A Yankees fan poured beer on his head and threw the empty cup at him — \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYvXP4rEu_8\">a moment that turned into a viral video.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Honestly, I was just so proud to rep Oakland and rep the A’s at that moment,” he said. “And then I moved back here a couple years ago and was so excited to go to games. Now I’m devastated at the situation we’re in. What can you do?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One caller, Robin, said she remembered attending the first game the A’s played in the Coliseum in 1968 when then California Gov. Ronald Reagan threw the first pitch. After she retired 10 years ago, she took a part-time job at the stadium and will be one of several hundred people who will lose work after the team leaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the A’s came to Oakland, she said, “I fell in love. And the saddest thing is the kids. (Team owners) are taking (the team) away from the young kids. They’re not going to have them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240818_LastBoB_GC-48_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two young sisters attend the final Battle of the Bay game, between the A’s and the Giants at the Oakland Coliseum, on August 18. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sports teams become an idea and a brand for a city, said Pendarvis Harshaw, KQED columnist and lifelong A’s fan who spoke on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Oakland A’s will play their final home game this week — a long-anticipated, sold-out event that will be an adventure in mass catharsis: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004485/oakland-as-athletics-leaving-last-games\">surges of grief\u003c/a> and anger and loss mixed with waves of gratitude from the team’s tight-knit community of fans for everything A’s players and Coliseum workers have given them over the past 57 seasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It couldn’t be more different from the A’s departure from Philadelphia, their original hometown: Hardly anyone came to say goodbye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a gloomy September Sunday 70 years ago, near the end of a season \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c/em> summed up with one word — “dismal” — the Athletics lost to the Yankees in a virtually empty ballpark. On the team’s next opening day, they were playing halfway across the continent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why wasn’t the scene at Philadelphia’s Connie Mack Stadium even a little dramatic as the Athletics’ time in the city ended?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long before the end of the 1954 season, Philadelphians knew the A’s were in trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006261\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006261\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"989\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744.jpg 989w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744-160x108.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Athletics’ 86-year-old owner and manager, emerges from the dugout at New York’s Yankee Stadium during an event held in his honor, Aug. 21, 1949. \u003ccite>(Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The team, owned by legendary manager Connie Mack and two of his sons, Roy and Earle, was broke. City officials and community leaders joined in a “Save the A’s” campaign to stoke enthusiasm for a team with a storied past: nine American League pennants, five World Series championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s let it be known in mid-season that if they could draw 550,000 paying customers, they’d have a shot at avoiding bankruptcy and a sale that could well result in the team moving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the A’s were a very bad team that had been, with few exceptions, very bad for a very long time. In the previous 20 seasons, the team had won more games than it lost only four times and never finished better than fourth in the eight-team league. The team’s customary finish was last place, and in 1954, it was headed there again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The A’s kept announcing, ‘We need so many people per game to come so we can reach our 550,000 fans,’ and the fans just kept ignoring it,” says Bob Warrington, a Philadelphia baseball historian who’s \u003ca href=\"https://sabr.org/journal/article/departure-without-dignity-the-athletics-leave-philadelphia/\">written about the A’s departure\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think what the A’s failed to realize, certainly Roy and Earle, was that baseball fans are not customers,” Warrington says. “They’re fans, they’re supporters. And you can’t threaten them into coming to the ballpark by saying, ‘If you don’t come, you know, we may not be here next year.’ You’ve got to encourage them to come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566-800x620.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566-1020x791.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566-160x124.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Philadelphia Athletics’ Jimmy Foxx is congratulated after hitting a home run during Game 4 of the 1931 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Shibe Park, Oct. 6, 1931. \u003ccite>(The Stanley Weston Archive/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So the “Save the A’s” campaign fizzled, even as an out-of-town bidder made a highly publicized offer to buy the team and relocate to Kansas City. As autumn neared and the New York Yankees arrived for the season’s last home series, attendance stood at just under 300,000 — a little more than half what the A’s said they’d need to avoid financial disaster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yankees won the first two games in front of tiny crowds on Friday and Saturday. The attendance on Sunday, Sept. 19 was even lower — just 1,715 fans pushed through the turnstiles — as the Yankees swept the series. It was just another loss in a season that everyone wanted to forget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within days, the American League would open talks on the future of the franchise. In early November, Connie Mack and his sons sold the team to — and the league approved the franchise’s transfer to — Kansas City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why did it come to this? Did the A’s have to leave? Here are some of the major factors:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Dismantling the champions\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Connie Mack had built two dynasties during his half-century running the A’s — one that reigned from 1910–14, the other from 1929–1931. Driven by concerns over the team’s financial prospects, he dismantled both. After 1931, Bob Warrington says, “Mack decided that he could do what he had done before with the first dynasty — sell off his best players and then build a new one. The problem is it didn’t work this time. The selloff of the second dynasty signaled the end of the Athletics as a team that could compete for the American League pennant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006270\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368-800x624.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368-1020x796.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368-160x125.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original caption: Cornelius MacGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack, the famous manager of the Philadephia Athletics. \u003ccite>(Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Lack of civic interest\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Retired University of Pennsylvania historian Bruce Kuklick says that one reason the Save the A’s campaign failed was the lack of interest on the part of Joe Clark, the mayor of Philadelphia, in 1954. Although Clark had signed on to the effort, Kuklick says his interest was half-hearted at best. “He was very much a Protestant aristocrat who … just didn’t give a shit about baseball.” Kuklick argues that the failure to do more to keep the team in Philadelphia was shortsighted and notes that many cities in the 1950s — including Kansas City — had realized the value of investing in professional sports as “an amenity” for residents. “One of my many gripes about what happened then is that he basically refused to have the city support the team in any way at all,” Kuklick says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Dynastic struggles\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mack’s longtime plan was to have his first male heirs, Earle and Roy, run the team when he was ready to step down. However, a disagreement over the direction of the A’s in 1950 led to a battle for control of the team. Roy and Earle succeeded in buying out other team shareholders and gaining, with their father, complete ownership of the team. But to raise the money, they were forced to mortgage the team’s stadium, Shibe Park, taking on a debt that would eventually sink them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522-800x609.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522-1020x776.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522-160x122.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view of Shibe Park, the Philadelphia Athletics home from 1909-1954. The A’s played in seven World Series at the stadium: in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930 and 1931. \u003ccite>(Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Baseball’s changing landscape \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The National and American leagues and their 16 teams had been frozen in place for half a century through the early 1950s. That changed in the early 1950s as growing cities in the Midwest and West began seeking major league teams for themselves. Franchises in multi-team markets — New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and St. Louis — were relocation candidates because, typically, one of the teams was struggling financially. Thus, the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953, and the St. Louis Browns shifted to Baltimore and became the Orioles in 1954.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Mack in decline \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Connie Mack turned 80 at the end of 1942. As the decade progressed, historian Bruce Kuklick says, the “deterioration of Mack’s mind” became obvious in poor trade decisions, mistaken instructions to players during games, and eventually, failure of his memory. “By the late ’40s, he would call out the names of stars of bygone days to pinch-hit.” He was finally replaced as manager late in 1950.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite all of the factors weighing against the Athletics, though, the team’s sale and move out of Philadelphia was far from inevitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the 1954 season, American League owners, led by the New York Yankees, appeared ready to approve the sale of the team to a Chicago business executive and real estate speculator named Arnold Johnson, who was prepared to move the team to Kansas City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12003029,news_12004485,news_11947286\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Macks were divided on whether to accept the offer and were twice granted more time to decide. With a league deadline approaching, Roy Mack agreed to join a group of local business owners who were ready to buy the A’s and keep the team in Philadelphia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before the sale could be completed, Johnson intervened and promised Roy a bigger ownership stake in the team than he would have gotten from the Philadelphia group, along with a role running the team when it moved to Kansas City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As detailed in Warrington’s history of the deal, \u003cem>Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia\u003c/em>, Roy essentially double-crossed his father, brother and the Philadelphia investors by voting against their proposal in a secret ballot of American League owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s were Kansas City-bound.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Epilogue\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kansas City scrambled to double the size of Municipal Stadium in time for the Athletics’ April home opener. The franchise beat its previous attendance record by nearly 50% in its first year in its new home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Kansas City version of the A’s was just as bad as its Philadelphia predecessor. Arnold Johnson didn’t field a competitive team after he moved the team in 1955, in large part because he developed a habit of trading away the team’s best young prospects to the New York Yankees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson died suddenly during spring training in 1960, and within a year, the Kansas City A’s had a new owner, Charles Oscar Finley, a Chicago-area insurance magnate who had been repeatedly frustrated in his bid to buy a team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the moment he gained ownership, he began trying to take the A’s elsewhere. The new homes he considered included Dallas-Fort Worth, Louisville, Milwaukee, Seattle and New Orleans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During seven seasons as the owner of the Kansas City A’s, he introduced colorful uniforms, adopted a mule as the team mascot, put sheep out to pasture beyond his stadium’s centerfield fence and watched as his team posted one lousy record after another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1967, the American League finally granted Finley permission to move to Oakland, leaving behind an angry Kansas City and beginning the 57-season era that ends in a mix of sorrow and outrage Thursday at the Coliseum. The team Finley brought with him, the product of his investment in young talent, was about to emerge as the one of the best in baseball history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006257\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453-800x609.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453-1020x777.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453-160x122.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Harry Truman (center) is flanked by Lou Boudreau (left), manager of the Kansas City Athletics, and Bucky Harris, Senators manager, as he throws out the first ball for the A’s inaugural game in Municipal Stadium in April 1955. \u003ccite>(Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Recommended reading\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sabr.org/journal/article/departure-without-dignity-the-athletics-leave-philadelphia/\">\u003cem>Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, Bob Warrington’s 14,000-word article for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691021041/to-every-thing-a-season\">\u003cem>To Everything a Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, by University of Pennsylvania historian Bruce Kuklick.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803237650/the-grand-old-man-of-baseball/\">\u003cem>The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932–1956\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,\u003c/em> the final installment of a three-volume Mack biography by Norman L. Macht.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">T\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>he Oakland A’s will play their final home game this week — a long-anticipated, sold-out event that will be an adventure in mass catharsis: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004485/oakland-as-athletics-leaving-last-games\">surges of grief\u003c/a> and anger and loss mixed with waves of gratitude from the team’s tight-knit community of fans for everything A’s players and Coliseum workers have given them over the past 57 seasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It couldn’t be more different from the A’s departure from Philadelphia, their original hometown: Hardly anyone came to say goodbye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a gloomy September Sunday 70 years ago, near the end of a season \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c/em> summed up with one word — “dismal” — the Athletics lost to the Yankees in a virtually empty ballpark. On the team’s next opening day, they were playing halfway across the continent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why wasn’t the scene at Philadelphia’s Connie Mack Stadium even a little dramatic as the Athletics’ time in the city ended?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long before the end of the 1954 season, Philadelphians knew the A’s were in trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006261\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006261\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"989\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744.jpg 989w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515249186-e1727219834744-160x108.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Athletics’ 86-year-old owner and manager, emerges from the dugout at New York’s Yankee Stadium during an event held in his honor, Aug. 21, 1949. \u003ccite>(Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The team, owned by legendary manager Connie Mack and two of his sons, Roy and Earle, was broke. City officials and community leaders joined in a “Save the A’s” campaign to stoke enthusiasm for a team with a storied past: nine American League pennants, five World Series championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s let it be known in mid-season that if they could draw 550,000 paying customers, they’d have a shot at avoiding bankruptcy and a sale that could well result in the team moving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the A’s were a very bad team that had been, with few exceptions, very bad for a very long time. In the previous 20 seasons, the team had won more games than it lost only four times and never finished better than fourth in the eight-team league. The team’s customary finish was last place, and in 1954, it was headed there again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The A’s kept announcing, ‘We need so many people per game to come so we can reach our 550,000 fans,’ and the fans just kept ignoring it,” says Bob Warrington, a Philadelphia baseball historian who’s \u003ca href=\"https://sabr.org/journal/article/departure-without-dignity-the-athletics-leave-philadelphia/\">written about the A’s departure\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think what the A’s failed to realize, certainly Roy and Earle, was that baseball fans are not customers,” Warrington says. “They’re fans, they’re supporters. And you can’t threaten them into coming to the ballpark by saying, ‘If you don’t come, you know, we may not be here next year.’ You’ve got to encourage them to come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566-800x620.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566-1020x791.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-493927566-160x124.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Philadelphia Athletics’ Jimmy Foxx is congratulated after hitting a home run during Game 4 of the 1931 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Shibe Park, Oct. 6, 1931. \u003ccite>(The Stanley Weston Archive/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So the “Save the A’s” campaign fizzled, even as an out-of-town bidder made a highly publicized offer to buy the team and relocate to Kansas City. As autumn neared and the New York Yankees arrived for the season’s last home series, attendance stood at just under 300,000 — a little more than half what the A’s said they’d need to avoid financial disaster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yankees won the first two games in front of tiny crowds on Friday and Saturday. The attendance on Sunday, Sept. 19 was even lower — just 1,715 fans pushed through the turnstiles — as the Yankees swept the series. It was just another loss in a season that everyone wanted to forget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within days, the American League would open talks on the future of the franchise. In early November, Connie Mack and his sons sold the team to — and the league approved the franchise’s transfer to — Kansas City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why did it come to this? Did the A’s have to leave? Here are some of the major factors:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Dismantling the champions\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Connie Mack had built two dynasties during his half-century running the A’s — one that reigned from 1910–14, the other from 1929–1931. Driven by concerns over the team’s financial prospects, he dismantled both. After 1931, Bob Warrington says, “Mack decided that he could do what he had done before with the first dynasty — sell off his best players and then build a new one. The problem is it didn’t work this time. The selloff of the second dynasty signaled the end of the Athletics as a team that could compete for the American League pennant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006270\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368-800x624.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368-1020x796.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515287368-160x125.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original caption: Cornelius MacGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack, the famous manager of the Philadephia Athletics. \u003ccite>(Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Lack of civic interest\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Retired University of Pennsylvania historian Bruce Kuklick says that one reason the Save the A’s campaign failed was the lack of interest on the part of Joe Clark, the mayor of Philadelphia, in 1954. Although Clark had signed on to the effort, Kuklick says his interest was half-hearted at best. “He was very much a Protestant aristocrat who … just didn’t give a shit about baseball.” Kuklick argues that the failure to do more to keep the team in Philadelphia was shortsighted and notes that many cities in the 1950s — including Kansas City — had realized the value of investing in professional sports as “an amenity” for residents. “One of my many gripes about what happened then is that he basically refused to have the city support the team in any way at all,” Kuklick says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Dynastic struggles\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mack’s longtime plan was to have his first male heirs, Earle and Roy, run the team when he was ready to step down. However, a disagreement over the direction of the A’s in 1950 led to a battle for control of the team. Roy and Earle succeeded in buying out other team shareholders and gaining, with their father, complete ownership of the team. But to raise the money, they were forced to mortgage the team’s stadium, Shibe Park, taking on a debt that would eventually sink them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522-800x609.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522-1020x776.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-515142522-160x122.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view of Shibe Park, the Philadelphia Athletics home from 1909-1954. The A’s played in seven World Series at the stadium: in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930 and 1931. \u003ccite>(Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Baseball’s changing landscape \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The National and American leagues and their 16 teams had been frozen in place for half a century through the early 1950s. That changed in the early 1950s as growing cities in the Midwest and West began seeking major league teams for themselves. Franchises in multi-team markets — New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and St. Louis — were relocation candidates because, typically, one of the teams was struggling financially. Thus, the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953, and the St. Louis Browns shifted to Baltimore and became the Orioles in 1954.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Mack in decline \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Connie Mack turned 80 at the end of 1942. As the decade progressed, historian Bruce Kuklick says, the “deterioration of Mack’s mind” became obvious in poor trade decisions, mistaken instructions to players during games, and eventually, failure of his memory. “By the late ’40s, he would call out the names of stars of bygone days to pinch-hit.” He was finally replaced as manager late in 1950.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite all of the factors weighing against the Athletics, though, the team’s sale and move out of Philadelphia was far from inevitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the 1954 season, American League owners, led by the New York Yankees, appeared ready to approve the sale of the team to a Chicago business executive and real estate speculator named Arnold Johnson, who was prepared to move the team to Kansas City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Macks were divided on whether to accept the offer and were twice granted more time to decide. With a league deadline approaching, Roy Mack agreed to join a group of local business owners who were ready to buy the A’s and keep the team in Philadelphia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before the sale could be completed, Johnson intervened and promised Roy a bigger ownership stake in the team than he would have gotten from the Philadelphia group, along with a role running the team when it moved to Kansas City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As detailed in Warrington’s history of the deal, \u003cem>Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia\u003c/em>, Roy essentially double-crossed his father, brother and the Philadelphia investors by voting against their proposal in a secret ballot of American League owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s were Kansas City-bound.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Epilogue\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kansas City scrambled to double the size of Municipal Stadium in time for the Athletics’ April home opener. The franchise beat its previous attendance record by nearly 50% in its first year in its new home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Kansas City version of the A’s was just as bad as its Philadelphia predecessor. Arnold Johnson didn’t field a competitive team after he moved the team in 1955, in large part because he developed a habit of trading away the team’s best young prospects to the New York Yankees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson died suddenly during spring training in 1960, and within a year, the Kansas City A’s had a new owner, Charles Oscar Finley, a Chicago-area insurance magnate who had been repeatedly frustrated in his bid to buy a team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the moment he gained ownership, he began trying to take the A’s elsewhere. The new homes he considered included Dallas-Fort Worth, Louisville, Milwaukee, Seattle and New Orleans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During seven seasons as the owner of the Kansas City A’s, he introduced colorful uniforms, adopted a mule as the team mascot, put sheep out to pasture beyond his stadium’s centerfield fence and watched as his team posted one lousy record after another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1967, the American League finally granted Finley permission to move to Oakland, leaving behind an angry Kansas City and beginning the 57-season era that ends in a mix of sorrow and outrage Thursday at the Coliseum. The team Finley brought with him, the product of his investment in young talent, was about to emerge as the one of the best in baseball history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006257\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453-800x609.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453-1020x777.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-72377453-160x122.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Harry Truman (center) is flanked by Lou Boudreau (left), manager of the Kansas City Athletics, and Bucky Harris, Senators manager, as he throws out the first ball for the A’s inaugural game in Municipal Stadium in April 1955. \u003ccite>(Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Recommended reading\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sabr.org/journal/article/departure-without-dignity-the-athletics-leave-philadelphia/\">\u003cem>Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, Bob Warrington’s 14,000-word article for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691021041/to-every-thing-a-season\">\u003cem>To Everything a Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, by University of Pennsylvania historian Bruce Kuklick.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803237650/the-grand-old-man-of-baseball/\">\u003cem>The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932–1956\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,\u003c/em> the final installment of a three-volume Mack biography by Norman L. Macht.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Auburn University football fans felt pretty good going into a home game against UC Berkeley this month. After all, Cal — an afterthought in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101893987/what-happens-to-cal-and-stanford-as-the-pac-12-collapses\">power conference realignment that blew up the Pac-12\u003c/a> and rocked college athletics — was traveling to the heart of the Southeastern Conference, where fans say “it just means more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately for the Tigers faithful, they seemed to have poked the wrong bear: X’s “Calgorithm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>College football smack talk is nothing new; many schools have a coalition of fan accounts that post memes, scores and predictions ahead of Saturday games. But the posts coming out of \u003ca href=\"https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/flowers-to-cal-twitter-a-community\">Cal Twitter\u003c/a>, as the community on the social media platform now called X is known, have quickly garnered national attention amid the Golden Bears’ hot start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the teams’ Sept. 7 matchup, Auburn and Cal fans jabbed back and forth on social media, with some pro-Auburn posts remarking that Cal wasn’t likely to have a big group of supporters traveling to the game. They were “likely too busy thinking of a new woke topic that hurts their feels to travel to Alabama,” one X user \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/spanx_ftw/status/1831051179801051325\">said\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Cal pulled off an upset 21-14 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium — now “property of antifa,” as \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/terencelau/status/1832882511665308062\">one meme declared\u003c/a> — where the stands seemed to have a small but mighty \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/avinashkunnath/status/1832531739203285018\">blue and gold\u003c/a> contingency. Cal Twitter responded, leaning into the “woke” stereotypes about Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reputation that Cal has as a fairly left leaning progressive institution since a long time ago — people try to use it against us, especially in the South,” said Mike Davie, known as “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/linusalf\">Mike the Hot Dog Mayor\u003c/a>” on X.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We kind of flipped the script on that, like, ‘That’s right, and we’re coming armed with pronouns and woke flags.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the game, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/golDonbear/status/1832555206569292233\">a meme\u003c/a> showing a Democratic-winning election map overlaid with images of Kamala Harris, a rainbow, players including quarterback Fernando Mendoza, and mascot Oski the bear circulated within Cal’s community of “burner” accounts on X. “You just lost to the woke agenda,” it declared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/golDonbear/status/1832555206569292233\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More memes started flowing, riffing on jokes about Cal students’ reputations for holding far-left and even communist beliefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pretty quickly it went from just like small California or Alabama stereotypes to just full on ‘We’re going to make fun of you for being quote-unquote “out of touch,” and then at the same time, we’re going to make fun of ourselves a little bit for for going a little too far into the woke ideology,’” said the person behind the X account “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/wokemobfootball\">Liberal Calgorithm\u003c/a>,” who uses the handle @wokemobfootball to keep posts separate from work and personal life and did not want to be identified. “I think by the time we had won, all hell had broken loose, and the ‘\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/terencelau/status/1832882511665308062\">Antifa Stadium\u003c/a>’ [meme] had been dropped.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Bears fans are focused on another road trip to unfamiliar territory ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game at Florida State. 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Team staffers Marshall Cherrington and Benji Palu have dropped by one of their tailgates, and the quarterback, Mendoza, appeared for a post-game interview wearing a T-shirt from a line started by one of the burners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One player’s dad even said he thought the memes about his son were hilarious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davie said being connected to the wider community helps make sure that burners are kept in check when they post edgier jokes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11959989 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/GettyImages-1443354055-1020x701.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the accounts meme-ing about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and communist ideology are also interspersed with left-leaning political content — links to Kamala Harris’s campaign website, for example, and a repost of the Miami Heat denouncing disproved claims about Haitian immigrants after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004928/are-journalists-too-timid-in-holding-trump-and-harris-accountable\">former President Donald Trump falsely said\u003c/a> during a Sept. 10 debate that they were eating pets in Ohio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think one of the best ways that we have of ensuring that we toe the line is that we do have a very diverse group of people in our community who all have very wildly different experiences and can kind of jump in,” @wokemobfootball said. “What we aim not to do is punch down on people, whether they’re people of color or gay or trans — the point of the joke is mostly specifically to make fun of the other person’s ideology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the torrent of posts threatening to bring communist football and California’s woke agenda doesn’t seem likely to let up anytime soon, Davie said at the end of the day, it’s all for the love of the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this whole thing was for a Cal [versus] Florida State game in Berkeley this Saturday, we would welcome Florida State fans,” he said. “’Hey, have a beer, have a shot of Malört, we have a massive food spread and enjoy yourselves.’ We’re good people here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>In his first press appearance since being named head coach of the College of Alameda men’s basketball team, former NBA star Gary Payton Sr. pledged his commitment to pushing the team toward victory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The decision to hire Payton was \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41166128/sources-gary-payton-sr-new-basketball-coach-college-alameda\">announced earlier this month\u003c/a>, following the junior college team’s 7-21 season in the Bay Valley Conference last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I knew that if we got the right person in here, this could be an amazing sports town, an amazing experience for our student athletes,” Ramaundo Vaughn, the school’s athletic director, said at a press conference on Thursday. “Gary genuinely wanted to give back, genuinely wanted to serve the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payton, who grew up in Oakland and attended Skyline High School, played 17 seasons as a point guard in the NBA, primarily with the Seattle SuperSonics, along with brief stints on the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. In 1996, he became the first point guard to be awarded defensive player of the year. He was named an NBA all-star player nine times and was\u003ca href=\"https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/gary-payton-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/\"> inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame\u003c/a> in 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payton was previously the head basketball coach at Lincoln University, departing earlier this year after three seasons, reportedly \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/04/23/gary-payton-out-lincoln-university-oaklanders/72808933007/\">amid mounting tensions with the school and its leadership\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Payton said it was important for him to serve the community he grew up in. He added that he wanted to be a father figure for players on the team and help provide them with the resources and stability they need to excel both on and off the court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m going to get people in here that are going to play basketball, but for sure, they’re going to go to school,” Payton said. “I don’t want my kids to come in here and just think about basketball because not all of them are going to be basketball pros. But they’re going to have to be men. Young men who have to grow up and understand how to raise a family and do things like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payton, who begins officially leading practices with the Cougars next month when the new season starts, said he would expect a lot of his players but promised to give them a lot back in return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m gonna change this place around,” he said. “It’s gonna take a little time, but you guys come out, and you’re going to see the difference that we’re going to make here. And that’s all I want.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esubalow Thomas, a College of Alameda student who plays for the Cougars, said the prospect of Payton leading the team has been a big motivator for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a great opportunity to have this NBA legend coaching us,” Thomas said. “I’m very proud to have him as our coach and supporting Alameda. Playing for him, every day you come here, you want to give 100%.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-as\">Oakland A’s just weeks away from permanently leaving the Bay Area\u003c/a>, fans of the ballclub — including myself — have been feeling a range of emotions, to say the least.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s ownership announced in April 2023 that the team planned to develop a stadium in Las Vegas in time for the 2028 season and move out of Oakland. Since then, fans of many different depths of devotion have experienced \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11967603/oakland-as-relocation-to-las-vegas-sparks-outrage-among-fans\">anger\u003c/a>, grief, disbelief and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947286/devastated-oakland-as-fans-react-to-teams-vegas-move\">sadness\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while many fans thought they had a few years to process the news and prepare mentally for the move, the team’s last season in Oakland is now upon us. As various proposals to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981876/oakland-as-relocate-to-sacramento-river-cats-home-stadium-for-3-seasons\">keep the team\u003c/a> in Oakland for longer failed, the team’s current plan is to play temporarily in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981876/oakland-as-relocate-to-sacramento-river-cats-home-stadium-for-3-seasons\">West Sacramento\u003c/a> before heading to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949532/oakland-as-signal-move-to-las-vegas-strip-after-reaching-an-agreement-for-potential-stadium-site\">Vegas\u003c/a> after 57 years in the Town. The A’s last game in Oakland is Sept. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12004530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12004530\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983.jpg\" alt=\"Men and women wearing green and yellow clothing in a stadium stand while holding a sign that reads "We Love You Oakland A's."\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Athletics fans hold up a banner during the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Suzanna Mitchell/MLB Photos via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So, with just six more A’s games left to be played at Oakland Coliseum, what’s a fan to do? Or if you’re a friend or family member of a fan going through it, how can you be supportive in this moment?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with experts in grief, psychology and sports fandom to explore how and why fans might be hurting. Keep reading for tips about how you might consider processing the waves of feelings resulting from the reality of the team pulling up stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Acknowledge — don’t discount — your feelings\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>First thing first: A’s fans should acknowledge their feelings as honestly as possible, without judging themselves for feeling the way they do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because a team and a sport can become embedded in your identity — and serve as a major part of your mental well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sport matters to people as fans in deep, important and profound ways,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/Psychology/Faculty/DWannFacInfo.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Wann\u003c/a>, a psychology professor at Murray State University in Kentucky, who studies the psychology of sports fandom. “It helps meet basic psychological needs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For A’s fans, Wann said, the team can help them meet “the need to belong, the need for distinctness, the search for meaning in life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The feelings are only intensified when fans put years, decades or even generations into supporting their team, which becomes woven into the fabric of their lives where it’s often associated with family members and friend circles. Teams and players also cultivate relationships with fans and the local community in person and on social media, helping to establish deeper connections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And when the team goes, it’s like you’ve lost a loved one,” Wann said. “A part of their identity — an important, central, critical part of their identity — is ripped away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is a loss, plain and simple. It is a psychological loss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.transforminggriefpsychotherapy.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendy Rolón\u003c/a>, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in grief counseling based in Oakland, says fans should know that feeling sad about the team leaving is normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think grief is definitely the right word,” Rolón said. “It’s not bereavement — that’s more explicit. But I consider grief to be about loss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t have to be about a death,” she said. “It’s not something to be pushed away. It’s not something to be avoided.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Watch out for other feelings of loss welling up, and understand the importance of the A’s to you\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“Be prepared for it to matter to you — maybe even more than you thought,” Wann said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some fans underestimate the depth of their feelings — and therefore the depth of their loss — and that can catch people by surprise. The grief you feel is the result of important things being taken away from you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And it’s OK because you’re not alone,” Wann said. “There are a lot of other fans who probably feel that way as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rolón says that other grief from past losses can surface whenever a new loss occurs, even if it seems unrelated. For A’s fans, especially those whose fandom is wrapped up in family history or lore, the loss of the team might spur older feelings of loss of another person or past relationship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And you feel like, ‘Am I losing my mind? I thought I was getting over that. And now, all of a sudden, I’m back thinking about my grandpa,’ she said. “So it’s all connected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Don’t let others tell you how to feel about the A’s\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Everyone is at a different place regarding continuing their relationship with the A’s, and those feelings are rarely neat and tidy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000673\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed.jpg\" alt=\"Wide shot of green grass on a baseball field with blue sky overhead.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Coliseum stadium hosts the final Battle of the Bay game between the A’s and the Giants at the Oakland Coliseum on Aug. 18, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some fans have long ago sworn off attending more A’s games at the Coliseum and plan to sever their fandom after the team moves out of town. Others will continue to follow the team loyally, like some \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13871579/the-raiders-leave-oakland-and-to-hell-with-your-feelings\">Raiders fans\u003c/a>, while many others may remain undecided for a time on whether to continue supporting or take a more nuanced approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to remember your personal coping strategy may be different than someone else’s, so don’t judge others and don’t let others tell you how you should feel in the wake of the loss — according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.athmindset.io/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Bonta Sumii\u003c/a>, a licensed clinical social worker and mental performance coach for the Oakland Roots SC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Grief goes up and down. There are so many levels of what grief can be: Denial, anger, depression, acceptance,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We go around and back and through, and it’s a circular process not to be judged as right or wrong, but it’s your own. It’s your own process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Consider marking the end with a ritual\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Bonta Sumii says it’s easier for people to process a loss if we mark it with a ritual of some kind, akin to a funeral or celebration of life services for a person who has died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It could be a watch party, a block party or tailgating,” Bonta Sumii said. Creating a commemorative event, such as putting together a remembrance slideshow of the best A’s moments for you, your friends, family and neighbors can be cathartic and helpful. For example, an A’s fan group, Last Dive Bar, is \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1832094620257599534\">hosting a “wake”\u003c/a> for the team at Line 51 Brewing Company in Oakland after the last home game of the year on Sept. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of solely focusing on the loss at hand, reminisce about the good memories the team has brought you and your circles — as well as what it’s brought the city of Oakland and the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Use the moment as an opportunity to talk about loss in your family or friends group\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Rolón says fans might be feeling like the A’s have a “terminal diagnosis” because of the amount of time they’ve had to see the end coming. And while it \u003ci>is \u003c/i>sad, this situation offers a chance to reduce the taboo around feeling sad or dealing with loss openly in families and friend groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Life is change, and it’s filled with saying goodbye to things all the time — all these little griefs that are the real throughline of our existence,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of trying to forget or shut out an important part of your life, you can turn the loss into a teachable moment. “Things aren’t permanent. We are not permanent. This is all kind of passing by,” Rolón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So how do we honor the stuff that we love after we’ve lost it?” she asked. “How do we stick together and have it be OK to talk about stuff?”’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similar to how some cultures honor their dead loved ones with rituals annually, A’s fans could choose to have regular celebrations of their former home team, Rolón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta Sumii says while these kinds of celebrations or rituals can be group gatherings, like barbecues and get-togethers with other fans and family, they can also be private — like scrapbooking or journaling about your thoughts related to the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Consider new avenues for your fandom\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The experts we spoke with say while you cannot replace the A’s, you can find new ways to channel the energy, love and passion you had for the team into other activities and reestablish feelings of belonging, emotional well-being and connection to others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because people’s reasons for becoming and staying a fan of a team are unique, there will be a variety of different ways for fans to try and capture similar feelings in other ways — and in different locations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to continue following baseball or other sports locally, you could find a new team to support, like the Oakland Ballers or the Oakland Roots or collegiate baseball teams around the Bay Area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans who are able could join a recreational baseball or softball team in their area or start a new team with their friends and family.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonta Sumii says other good options include coaching a sport, like a youth baseball team or volunteering to support young athletes coming up in the Bay Area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“When someone’s spouse leaves them, the most frequent thought is, ‘No one will ever love me again, and I will never love again.’ And it is amazing how many people get loved again and love again,” Wann said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I would just tell A’s fans: you’re probably going to have to have a mourning period,” Wann said. “You don’t want to jump on the rebound team, but something will replace that. Something will fill that void. Maybe not completely and maybe not in the same way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Know that professional help is available — if you need it\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If some of these coping strategies and ideas for other activities aren’t enough to help you feel more at peace, you can seek out professional help if you think you need it.[aside postID=\"news_11947286,news_12003029,news_11981232\" label=\"Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rolón says if you are having “ruminating thoughts,” or if you feel like you’re flooded with anger all the time, are getting insomnia, lose your appetite or arguing with a spouse or family member often, those could be cues that you should talk to a therapist or counselor who can help you manage these reactions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta Sumii said while feeling a range of emotions is normal, if you are talking negatively frequently or using drugs or alcohol to numb your feelings, you should consider seeking professional advice. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\">See KQED’s 2020 list of affordable, culturally competent therapy options in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://988lifeline.org/\">call or text 988\u003c/a>, the free 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, if you are experiencing a mental health crisis or emotional distress.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-as\">Oakland A’s just weeks away from permanently leaving the Bay Area\u003c/a>, fans of the ballclub — including myself — have been feeling a range of emotions, to say the least.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The A’s ownership announced in April 2023 that the team planned to develop a stadium in Las Vegas in time for the 2028 season and move out of Oakland. Since then, fans of many different depths of devotion have experienced \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11967603/oakland-as-relocation-to-las-vegas-sparks-outrage-among-fans\">anger\u003c/a>, grief, disbelief and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947286/devastated-oakland-as-fans-react-to-teams-vegas-move\">sadness\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while many fans thought they had a few years to process the news and prepare mentally for the move, the team’s last season in Oakland is now upon us. As various proposals to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981876/oakland-as-relocate-to-sacramento-river-cats-home-stadium-for-3-seasons\">keep the team\u003c/a> in Oakland for longer failed, the team’s current plan is to play temporarily in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981876/oakland-as-relocate-to-sacramento-river-cats-home-stadium-for-3-seasons\">West Sacramento\u003c/a> before heading to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949532/oakland-as-signal-move-to-las-vegas-strip-after-reaching-an-agreement-for-potential-stadium-site\">Vegas\u003c/a> after 57 years in the Town. The A’s last game in Oakland is Sept. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12004530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12004530\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983.jpg\" alt=\"Men and women wearing green and yellow clothing in a stadium stand while holding a sign that reads "We Love You Oakland A's."\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1250054983-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Athletics fans hold up a banner during the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Suzanna Mitchell/MLB Photos via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So, with just six more A’s games left to be played at Oakland Coliseum, what’s a fan to do? Or if you’re a friend or family member of a fan going through it, how can you be supportive in this moment?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with experts in grief, psychology and sports fandom to explore how and why fans might be hurting. Keep reading for tips about how you might consider processing the waves of feelings resulting from the reality of the team pulling up stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Acknowledge — don’t discount — your feelings\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>First thing first: A’s fans should acknowledge their feelings as honestly as possible, without judging themselves for feeling the way they do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because a team and a sport can become embedded in your identity — and serve as a major part of your mental well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sport matters to people as fans in deep, important and profound ways,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/Psychology/Faculty/DWannFacInfo.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Wann\u003c/a>, a psychology professor at Murray State University in Kentucky, who studies the psychology of sports fandom. “It helps meet basic psychological needs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For A’s fans, Wann said, the team can help them meet “the need to belong, the need for distinctness, the search for meaning in life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The feelings are only intensified when fans put years, decades or even generations into supporting their team, which becomes woven into the fabric of their lives where it’s often associated with family members and friend circles. Teams and players also cultivate relationships with fans and the local community in person and on social media, helping to establish deeper connections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And when the team goes, it’s like you’ve lost a loved one,” Wann said. “A part of their identity — an important, central, critical part of their identity — is ripped away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is a loss, plain and simple. It is a psychological loss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.transforminggriefpsychotherapy.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendy Rolón\u003c/a>, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in grief counseling based in Oakland, says fans should know that feeling sad about the team leaving is normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think grief is definitely the right word,” Rolón said. “It’s not bereavement — that’s more explicit. But I consider grief to be about loss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t have to be about a death,” she said. “It’s not something to be pushed away. It’s not something to be avoided.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Watch out for other feelings of loss welling up, and understand the importance of the A’s to you\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“Be prepared for it to matter to you — maybe even more than you thought,” Wann said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some fans underestimate the depth of their feelings — and therefore the depth of their loss — and that can catch people by surprise. The grief you feel is the result of important things being taken away from you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And it’s OK because you’re not alone,” Wann said. “There are a lot of other fans who probably feel that way as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rolón says that other grief from past losses can surface whenever a new loss occurs, even if it seems unrelated. For A’s fans, especially those whose fandom is wrapped up in family history or lore, the loss of the team might spur older feelings of loss of another person or past relationship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And you feel like, ‘Am I losing my mind? I thought I was getting over that. And now, all of a sudden, I’m back thinking about my grandpa,’ she said. “So it’s all connected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Don’t let others tell you how to feel about the A’s\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Everyone is at a different place regarding continuing their relationship with the A’s, and those feelings are rarely neat and tidy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12000673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12000673\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed.jpg\" alt=\"Wide shot of green grass on a baseball field with blue sky overhead.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240818_LastBoB_GC-53_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Coliseum stadium hosts the final Battle of the Bay game between the A’s and the Giants at the Oakland Coliseum on Aug. 18, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some fans have long ago sworn off attending more A’s games at the Coliseum and plan to sever their fandom after the team moves out of town. Others will continue to follow the team loyally, like some \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13871579/the-raiders-leave-oakland-and-to-hell-with-your-feelings\">Raiders fans\u003c/a>, while many others may remain undecided for a time on whether to continue supporting or take a more nuanced approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to remember your personal coping strategy may be different than someone else’s, so don’t judge others and don’t let others tell you how you should feel in the wake of the loss — according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.athmindset.io/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Bonta Sumii\u003c/a>, a licensed clinical social worker and mental performance coach for the Oakland Roots SC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Grief goes up and down. There are so many levels of what grief can be: Denial, anger, depression, acceptance,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We go around and back and through, and it’s a circular process not to be judged as right or wrong, but it’s your own. It’s your own process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Consider marking the end with a ritual\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Bonta Sumii says it’s easier for people to process a loss if we mark it with a ritual of some kind, akin to a funeral or celebration of life services for a person who has died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It could be a watch party, a block party or tailgating,” Bonta Sumii said. Creating a commemorative event, such as putting together a remembrance slideshow of the best A’s moments for you, your friends, family and neighbors can be cathartic and helpful. For example, an A’s fan group, Last Dive Bar, is \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1832094620257599534\">hosting a “wake”\u003c/a> for the team at Line 51 Brewing Company in Oakland after the last home game of the year on Sept. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of solely focusing on the loss at hand, reminisce about the good memories the team has brought you and your circles — as well as what it’s brought the city of Oakland and the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Use the moment as an opportunity to talk about loss in your family or friends group\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Rolón says fans might be feeling like the A’s have a “terminal diagnosis” because of the amount of time they’ve had to see the end coming. And while it \u003ci>is \u003c/i>sad, this situation offers a chance to reduce the taboo around feeling sad or dealing with loss openly in families and friend groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Life is change, and it’s filled with saying goodbye to things all the time — all these little griefs that are the real throughline of our existence,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of trying to forget or shut out an important part of your life, you can turn the loss into a teachable moment. “Things aren’t permanent. We are not permanent. This is all kind of passing by,” Rolón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So how do we honor the stuff that we love after we’ve lost it?” she asked. “How do we stick together and have it be OK to talk about stuff?”’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similar to how some cultures honor their dead loved ones with rituals annually, A’s fans could choose to have regular celebrations of their former home team, Rolón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta Sumii says while these kinds of celebrations or rituals can be group gatherings, like barbecues and get-togethers with other fans and family, they can also be private — like scrapbooking or journaling about your thoughts related to the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Consider new avenues for your fandom\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The experts we spoke with say while you cannot replace the A’s, you can find new ways to channel the energy, love and passion you had for the team into other activities and reestablish feelings of belonging, emotional well-being and connection to others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because people’s reasons for becoming and staying a fan of a team are unique, there will be a variety of different ways for fans to try and capture similar feelings in other ways — and in different locations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to continue following baseball or other sports locally, you could find a new team to support, like the Oakland Ballers or the Oakland Roots or collegiate baseball teams around the Bay Area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans who are able could join a recreational baseball or softball team in their area or start a new team with their friends and family.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonta Sumii says other good options include coaching a sport, like a youth baseball team or volunteering to support young athletes coming up in the Bay Area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“When someone’s spouse leaves them, the most frequent thought is, ‘No one will ever love me again, and I will never love again.’ And it is amazing how many people get loved again and love again,” Wann said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I would just tell A’s fans: you’re probably going to have to have a mourning period,” Wann said. “You don’t want to jump on the rebound team, but something will replace that. 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