Posts Tagged ‘Athletics’
Oakland Coliseum gets new life as ‘Election Super Center’
For almost ten months, the Athletics have kept the celebrations to themselves. Nearly 60,000 seats remain unoccupied at the Oakland Coliseum, as empty parking lots surround the sports complex. Players round the bases and see nothing but the concrete linings of a cavernous stadium.
Read MoreA’s waterfront ballpark proposal draws a critical crowd
Longshoremen and Oakland residents discuss their opposition to the A’s newest proposal—a waterfront ballpark on the Port.
Read MoreBilly Beane: The math, money and mastermind behind the Oakland A’s “Moneyball” success
The 2014 season for the Oakland Athletics was full of ups and downs. The A’s got off to a great start, achieving a 59-36 record, which was the best in baseball by the All-Star break. Oakland also had the best run differential in all of baseball and had six players selected to the All-Star game,…
Read More7000 Coliseum Way: A photo essay
There’s a parking lot in East Oakland. You know the one. It’s nestled between the Amtrak Train tracks to the east and Highway 880 to the west, and bordered by a murky moat-like creek called Damon Slough…and all three of the city’s major sports teams play in either the O.co Coliseum on one side, or…
Read More