Fans stream in for Opening Day baseball in Oakland
on April 2, 2013
Anticipation buzzed around the city like the BART track’s 3rd rail. Green and gold hats, pins and paraphernalia filled the BART ramp as people filed past. Jerseys bearing the names of Henderson, Fingers and Jackson draped across backs as people moved toward the concrete complex in East Oakland.
T’was Major League Baseball’s opening day 2013.
Oakland North tagged along as people of all ages — and even a dog or two — made their way to O. Co Coliseum to watch the home team square off against the Seattle Mariners. We talked to one man who has seen too many players come and go over the years, a person who has seen 40 opening-day games in Oakland and a dog owner who thinks the A’s are going all the way.
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- “The World Series, Baby!” said a young A’s fan named Andrew, as he made 2013 season predictions while his parents smiled in the background.
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- “We’re going all the way!”–Amanda and her dog Baileys
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- As A’s fans exit the train and scurry through the BART’s stairways en route to the game, we spotted a message inspired by the blue collar ball team.
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- “This year I want MONEY! “– Nate, a salesman on the BART overpass
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- “This is my 40th consecutive opening day game,” said Jay Olavsen (far right), pictured with his family, Andrew and Katie, and a wrestler named Tom.
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- “Yo, check this out,” said a beer-toting gentleman named Adam, prior to showing me his tattooed commitment to the home team.
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- “Let’s go Oakland!” screamed two ladies named Amanda, a gentleman who introduced himself as “Atomwest”, and their friend named “Very Athletic.”
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