'It just feels like a punch in the gut for them to be leaving.' Now there are just three more games scheduled in Oakland before the team finishes the season in Seattle. Then they plan to head to Sacramento and eventually Las Vegas.
Thousands of A's fans packed into the Coliseum this past weekend as the team is approaching their final game ever in Oakland on Thursday.Thousands of A's fans packed into the Coliseum this past weekend as the team is approaching what is likely to be their final game ever in Oakland on Thursday."It doesn't seem real, but it is," said former A's executive Andy Dolich.
Saturday night's drone and fireworks show after the game included shots of Dennis Eckersley, Rickey Henderson holding up that base when he got the record in 1993, and the saying, "Let's Go Oakland." While the wave at Saturday's game was impressive and reminiscent of the first wave that started in Oakland in 1981, there is tension and anger among fans.
"To see them relocate is really painful even though that may not be my favorite team but they're a key piece to our culture in the Bay Area," said Valenzuela.
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