Melvin wore white cleats, took out the lineup card and arrived extra early for the Giants’ final game against the A’s in Oakland.
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin looks on as San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman heads back into the dugout after striking out in the ninth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. OAKLAND — It was about a quarter after 7 Sunday morning when the all-time winningest manager in the history of the Coliseum pulled into the parking lot for the final time.He wanted to get a head start on processing what was sure to be an emotional day.
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin walks down the stairs from the visitor’s locker room to the field for battle practice before their Battle of the Bay game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. “There’s a depth perception. You’re standing out at home plate, as far away as any dugout. The stands are kind of far back. It’s more of a stadium feel than a ballpark feel. And then all the foul territory, and the win can be tricky here, too,” he said. “So yeah, I think there is one.”
But his time wearing the Athletics’ uniform only encapsulated a sliver of the memories Melvin made in this venue as a rabid Bay Area sports fan who was also developing a taste for live music. In the summer were Bill Graham’s Day on the Green concerts. The fall brought playoff baseball and Raiders football.
“This is quite a bit removed from 1979,” he said. “So this has been a special property. Not necessarily just this field, but this property in general.”
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