Posts Tagged ‘Oakland A’s’
Reliving the memories: Reggie Jackson and other A’s legends hit the Coliseum field one more time
The Oakland Coliseum came alive with baseball over the weekend. A month after fans said a teary goodbye to their beloved A’s, some of the team’s legendary players hit the field one more time, giving thousands of fans something to cheer about and enjoy. On Sunday, baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson partnered with Change…
Read MoreWith cheers and tears, fans say goodbye to the A’s and the Coliseum: “I have so many memories here’
The Oakland A’s and the Texas Rangers are tied in the bottom of the ninth as rookie Jacob Wilson comes to the plate with a man on second. He rips the ball up the middle and Zach Gelof breaks for home, sliding across the plate just before the ball reaches the catcher’s mitt. The players…
Read MoreColiseum sale complete, erasing need for deep cuts to police and fire departments
Oakland has officially sold its stake in the Coliseum, setting aside concerns that the city’s adopted budget relied too heavily on a deal that had not yet gone through. At a news conference on Tuesday, Mayor Sheng Thao, City Administrator Jestin Johnson and Ray Bobbitt, managing partner of African American Sports and Entertainment Group, signed…
Read MoreAs A’s pack up, Oakland sells its share of storied stadium
Oakland has agreed to sell its stake in the Coliseum, ending decades of ownership at the storied East Bay event complex, Mayor Sheng Thao said at a news conference Wednesday. Following years of negotiations, Oakland and the African American Sports and Entertainment Group have reached an $105 million agreement for the city’s 50% ownership stake…
Read MoreNew era of baseball in Oakland — move over A’s, here come the B’s
Before the tractors showed up, Raimondi Park didn’t look like the future home of a professional baseball team. Sitting in the shadow of Interstate 880, the long-standing West Oakland field felt forgotten. Almost every patch of grass was overgrown and the infield dirt had long since been blanketed with a thin layer of sod in…
Read MoreOakland fights to keep A’s, tells MLB: ‘We have a roadmap to get this done.’
At a news conference at City Hall on Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao called on Major League Baseball to reject the Oakland A’s request to build a new stadium in Las Vegas. Thao said the city is ready to work with the team to build a stadium in Oakland. “We have a roadmap to get…
Read MoreNew information about pollution, traffic, noise at Oakland A’s ballpark site
Oakland recently released a draft of its environmental impact study on the proposed site of the new baseball stadium where the A’s will make their home.
Read MoreEast or West?: How the community is responding to the Oakland A’s plan for a new stadium
The Athletics, the last professional sports team in Oakland, has found itself playing more defense—and little to no offense—in its grand plan to build a new stadium.
Read MoreThe Oakland Coliseum serves up locally-raised crickets as new stadium snack
Modern western societies have resisted to eat insects as a part of their daily diet. However, in recent years, a new trend has started to give way. This season, the Oakland Coliseum offers crickets as a crunchy snack to impress their sports fans.
Read MoreOaklanders voice opinion about new A’s stadium at Peralta College meeting
More than 100 community members attended a rare standing room-only meeting of the Peralta Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday night. The unusually large crowd came out to share their opinions about the proposed construction of a new stadium for the Oakland A’s between 8th Street and the 880 freeway on land currently owned…
Read MoreYoungsters get batting tips from a pro at A’s FanFest
Oakland A’s fans decked out in team regalia turned the stadium green for FanFest this past Sunday. Check out our photo-audio slideshow!
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 MoreWith Giants in the World Series, A’s fans learn to love thy neighbor
It’s hard being a die-hard A’s fan when the Giants are doing their World Series thing again. Especially when it feels like the entire Bay Area has caught Giants fever–even AC Transit buses in Oakland are rooting for the San Francisco team.
Read MoreQuan depicts rising Oakland with 10K Two plan
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan painted her vision of Oakland rising, with her 10K Two plan for new housing, a rebuilt police force in progress, and the retention of its beloved sports teams.
Read MoreFans rally as A’s look to playoffs
Mayor Jean Quan and members of the Oakland city council joined local fans at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Oct. 1 for “A’s Oaktober Rally” – a free public celebration honoring the 2013 Oakland Athletics. The A’s clinched a playoff spot this season by winning the AL West Division and will host the Detroit Tigers in the American League Division Series on Friday and Saturday at O.co Coliseum.
Read MoreA’s fans watch World Series parade with dejection, unexpected hope
For many A’s fans, seeing the Giants flourish in the national spotlight—for the second time in three years—is a bitter end to what had once been a promising year for the A’s. But over one million people flooded into San Francisco from all over the Bay Area on Wednesday—including many from the East Bay, where fans clogged all BART lines into the city to see the Giants’ celebrate.
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