Hope I at least did a decent job with my love letter to this incredibly storied franchise in an unfortunate time. Thank you Oakland💚💛 "How can you not be romantic about baseball?"
@@iTalkStudios when you have owners like Fisher that kind of takes the romance out of the game because he is a POS he will not build a team when it’s in Vegas. He actually said he can’t wait to watch Aaron Judge hit home runs out of Sacramento stadium instead of his own players, what kind of owner says that, there’s nothing romantic about that and I love baseball. I’ve watched it since I was eight years old. I love I can still name the starting lineup for 72 73 and 74 Oakland A’s World Series champions.
Well there goes my childhood. As much of a dump as the OC and BART were and are, it was still fun to go to those games with my Father when he was around. RIP old man.
@@Dweller415 I doubt it bro. Oakland is legitimately the biggest craphole in the country and ran even worse. It's impossible to put into intelligent words how poorly it is ran. I highly doubt we see another team for a very long time, if ever.
Giants fan here, I feel for the Oakland fans and things won’t be the same without them on the opposite side of the bay. I’m gonna miss those bay bridge series we would have yearly. What an incredible ride this team had in Oakland for the last 57 years. They will truly be missed #ThankyouOakland 💚💛 -A Giants fan 🧡🖤
As a Texas Rangers fan, I was rooting for the Oakland Athletics to win this game. The city of Oakland and their team deserve so much better, and so do all fans of baseball. But congrats on the victory Oakland, the story's better if you win that game 💙💚
City of Oakland doesn’t deserve better. It’s a continuously deteriorating shit hole because of the politicians they vote for without fail that drive the city into unrecoverable economic ruin and encourage violent crime. They can’t even keep In-N-Out in town. Good riddance
Chargers moving made me really sad, and I’ve never even been to San Diego. They’re my team no matter where they are, but it still just doesn’t feel the same to say LA Chargers
@@JobberJim Expos attendance was actually great and for many years they beat out other teams average attendance. The huge problem was the Olympic Stadium was far from the city center and there were constant problems with the roof and turf. The Expos were not consulted on the stadium's location, design, or construction even before the team began it's run there. You can thank me later for filling you in. I'm glad you gave a thumbs up to your own comment - way to go Champ!
@@AlwaysHalloween000 i wasn’t talking about the expos. And i didn’t like my own comment. I did now though for a total of two whole likes. Expos had cool uniforms but shouldn’t have traded Randy or Pedro, worst trades ever.
Guy @11:14 is Krazy George Henderson, inventor of the wave, and the reason the NFL has a rule against excessive celebrations lol! He accidentally got the crowds at NHL games on Colorado to do the wave. He was trying to get them to do something else, and the wave kinda happened on accident. So he decided a routine to get it going and perfected it at these NHL games. On October 15, 1981 the very first ever televised "Wave" was lead by Krazy George at Oakland Coliseum. On September 26, 2024 Krazy George Henderson (I write with somber pride) led the crowd in the final televised Wave at Oakland Coliseum. Yeah, it was a dump. But it was our dump. Gonna miss that place like I miss the memories! Thank you for this love letter to the fanbase I was born into. And thanks for including Krazy George in your video (whether it was intentional or not)!
Great post. I went to a few games from 1981-83, and Krazy George was there. After a while I didn't want to deal with BART or the fact that the Coliseum is in an awful area, but I remember those days. Low attendance in those years, but it was fun, we'd buy lousy tickets and then hang out behind the first base dugout.
@@richatlarge462 that's awesome! I met Krazy George at a bar in DTSJ while I was with my dad getting his old Earthquakes (MLS) posters signed by a lot of the old players [it was like a small fan event]. Real stand up dude! I remember wanting to be just like him when I was in middle school!
I grew up about as far away from Oakland as you could and still be in the Continental USA, but in the 80s if you weren't a Redsox fan you had posters of the bash bros on your wall. Even if you weren't an A's fan, they were exciting. The Sox had some talent with the best pitcher, the best hitter and following the 86 series, 2 of the best rookies in the league -- Greenwell and Burks. The A's were far better and it wasn't even close when they met in the ALCS. This team definitely deserved better.
Oakland didn't have much aside from it's major sports teams. It won't be the same..even if in the future the city does manage to attract another sports team
GREAT VIDEO!!!!! I'm 42 from Toronto. Oakland has always been an iconic franchise for me. Starting from the early 90s with Henderson, Canseco, McGuire, Eck, Stewart, Welch, etc. Jays-A's 1992 ALCS. then the Moneyball years and impact on the game & incursion into pop culture. Then subsequent competitive windows before falling of a cliff that never ended. iconic franchise. it's an absolute shame to see this be lost. it's a loss to the entire MLB world, not just Oakland.
The A's might have been a division rival for me, but as a BASEBALL fan, today sucked. Corporate greed and incompetence wins once again. A big double bird to JF!
@@axe2grind244 It was. when you have Wringley and Fenway being 100+ years stadium working good and a 50 year stadium completly destroyed is because one party decided to not invest in manteinance (Fisher). Fisher also tried to tank for the last 18 years since he bought the team, while also putting prices that minimun the team was the 70s dynasty A's when the mayority of the time were a 90 loss team. Oakland was giving Fisher the options, but also put the condition that Fisher need to invest for a competitive team. Fisher obviously declined to do it....
I was a kid living in the Bay area in the 1970's and we loved the A's as well as well the California Golden Seals (NHL). We moved to Chicago in the late 70's but my heart was always with the A's. This was a sad year for me knowing the A's were leaving Oakland. I know if my dad was alive he would have probably cried. We got to see the A's win back to back to back World Series. I feel sorry for the people of Oakland
@@robertbluestein7800 I know, dumb mistake ahaha. It's hurricane season and I've been hearing the word nonstop lately so I just said that word on accident. I obviously know the difference between the two lol
The 1989 World Series Oakland A's Team Were Built To Win. 1B. Mark McGwire 2B. Tony Phillips SS. Mike Gallegos 3B. Carney Lansford C. Terry Steinbach LF. Rickey Henderson C. Dave Henderson RF. Jose Canseco DH. Dave Parker SP. Dave Stewart SP. Mike Moore SP. Bob Welch SP. Storm Davis SP. Curt Young CL. Dennis Eckersley ReP. Rick Honeycutt ReP. Todd Burns ReP. Gene Nelson ReP. Matt Young Honorable Mentions : Walt Weiss, Ron Hassey, Luis Polonia, Glenn Hubbard, Lance Blankenship, Felix Jose, Ken Phelps And Mr. Money Ball Himself Billy Beane Was On This Team.
Those late 80s A's were an absolute powerhouse. They brushed away my Red Sox in 88 and 90 like they were nothing. I'm still amazed they only got one ring from that team.
As a former Expos fan, it hits hard. Our team, too, was stripped to the bone by penny pinching owners, fans stopped going to games since the team was never competitive and every young talent would inevitably be traded away, and so much blame was put on Expos fans for "not supporting the team". Sincerely, screw Jeffrey Loria and David Samson. I'm sorry the same is happening with A's fans.
I am a Phillies fan so I know a good crowd. And although I’ve never been even close to the colosseum I’m still going to miss it. I wish the A’s had good ownership, someone who knew how to run a team and actually cared about it 😢
My dad presented the American flag during the 89. My grandma would buy multiple tickets so all the grandkids could get bobble heads. I was there when they retired Ricky Hendersons jersey. Fireworks games. I am heartbroken over this
I’m a Phillies fan. Being born and raise in Philadelphia, I have a somewhat historical/ personal ties to this organization, the A’s were from philliy, won 5 World Series and the Phillies have honor the A’s in their hall of fame. In the A’s last game in Oakland took place 70 years to the day of the Philadelphia A’s last game. Any way, the last day of the 2012 season. When grant Balfour comes into that game with Metallica one playing the crowd going crazy was one of the coolest things I watch at a baseball game
I got to go to the game. I got my ticket back in April. It was sad. I got my "Sell The Team" shirt to go with my Pirates "Sell The Team" shirt. My grandfather was a Philadelphia A's fan, was upset and angry when they left. He would always go with my uncles to NY or Baltimore just to see them play.
This is one of the greatest and poignant histories and eulogy videos I have ever seen. Very bittersweet. How you compiled so much footage into a concise presentation is pure genius. At least they brought home the World Series time and time again to the fans in dazzling fashion. As a long-suffering Padre parishioner who remembers Rollie Fingers in his twilight years (and his mustachio that rivaled the $50,000 mustachio of late Chargers owner and patriotic pizza pioneer Frank Pernicano, RIP), The A's were always fun to watch even though our teams never played each other. Your stadium was an island of green and yellow in a sparse windswept littoral industrial wasteland. As a long-suffering Chargers fan, we know firsthand of the betrayal of loyal fans by callous and avaricious owners... none of whom ever PLAYED an actual sport growing up (aka Dean "collegiate golfer" Spanos,... [spit]). Our butts have first degree burns from all the hot air they blew promising not to leave...and burned a hole in our wallets when they demanded new tax-payer funded stadium remodel.....just to leave as planned all along. All those great names just flood back just as if those players just unlaced their cleats after 9 hard innings. My respect for Oaklanders (even old of Raider fans) has shot up to a level I never thought was possible. You are great supporters of a historied and potent team. The players appreciated your spirit and morale. I just hope your city doesn't die like a rust belt town. It is shame the so-called owners robbed your kids and grandkids of the world's greatest hometown pastime that keeps this country alive. Once a team goes, it is gone... and gone forever when the fans slowly fade away with the last out in life. Thank you, Oakland A's.
My first time to the Coliseum I was eight years old and it was April of 1968, NY vs Oak. Micky Mantle homered in the first and the A's walked it off in 11. My parents were from Philly and their first date was an A's game in 1948. My Mom's first time to Shibe Park was 1936, her all time favorite A's player was Wally Moses. My parents also attended the Heidi Game. My brother worked for the organization at the Coliseum in the mid 80's to mid 90's. By that time I had moved to Alaska, but I always made it down to the Coliseum for World Series and Grateful Dead New Years runs. I snuck into the 89 World Series by going through the front office with my brother, shaking Sandy Alderston's hand along the way (the Haas family, now those were owners). I raised two A's fans in Alaska by being their LL & HS BB coach/umpire and taking them to a week of Spring Training games every March for a decade 96 to 06. A favorite memory being Mohamed Ali patting my son on the head and giving him an autograph on Barry Zito's leg on the cover of the program while he entered an A's Spring Training game in the 2nd inning to a standing ovation, that and all the foul balls and autographs. I've watched damn near every A's game since streaming has been a thing, and before that we used to get the A's on TV sometimes on Sundays, the highlight being watching Dallas Braden's perfect game with my son or taking both my young kids to the Bar to watch the 20 wins in a row. I took off work for Game 162. I made my last trip to the Coliseum in May, for the Texas series, finishing off with a Double Header sitting in Sec. 119 at the top of the A's tunnel. Now all of that has to come to an end because of one man. FJF
I’ve always loved this team. I’m just sad. They recently made the playoffs 6 times in 9 years and I think we forget just how fun and electric many of those teams were bc of their playoff results. That impossible 2012 team was part of what made me love baseball, and I’m a Cubs fan. They were expected to be awful, we’re awful much of the way through the year, then came out of nowhere to win 67% of their final 67% of games to dethrone the invincible back to back pennant winning Rangers in the division. If I’m remembering right they were 5 back with 9 to play and were once 13 games back, yet they rode a historic number of walkoffs to a division title. I’ll always love that team They were never once expected to make the playoffs in that 9 year stretch yet they always defied expectations. They once won 102 game in a division with a 116 game winner than won 103 the next year. The last couple of years have made us forget that this team was truly awesome for a long long time. I’ll really miss them. RIP Oakland A’s. The league won’t be the same without you.
I was at that last game in 2012... magical. Appreciate the kind words 👊. I almost certainly won't watch baseball anymore, but if I do I'll root for the Cubs because I respect the heck out of your fan base.
Thanks man I really appreciate it, n y’all got one hell of a fanbase too, easily one of the most likable n respectable in the league. It’s gonna be real sad not having y’all in the mlb community if that’s how things end up
@@CptChappy Have to save up my pennies for a rad Kelly Green Oakland jersey before it's too later since I am not going to support a Sacramento or Vegas version. -- Signed another Cubs fan.
Crazy to realize the Philadelphia A's were there for 54 years, and Oakland had them for 57 with a brief stop in Kansas City from 1955-1967. The A's re-relocation to Oakland gave rise to the Kansas City Royals franchise in 1969 as a result. Oakland sadly will not be a candidate for MLB expansion (personally I think 30 teams is too many already) but with Las Vegas being the A's new eventual home, and with Nashville leading the way for expansion, that leaves only one other city/municipality to get an MLB franchise and I dare say if Nashville gets one, the other will probably go to Portland Oregon or Salt Lake City Utah.
I’ll always remember Josh Hamilton losing the ball in that Oakland High Sky to lose the division in 2012. I hope the stadium never gets built, the A/C doesn’t work, and the grass doesn’t grow
Oakland is such a misunderstood city. Gentrification has crushed that city. Oakland lifers have been forced out because everything became so expensive. So the blue collar workers ,the backbone of A’s fandom, had less “disposable income” to go to games. Combine that with an owner who kept getting rid of the good players and refusing to spend then you end up with a low attendance. Also let us not forget that the first thing Fisher said was Oakland was not viable and tried moving to Fremont When that didn’t work he tried San Jose. After that failed too is when they came up with their “Rooted in Oakland”. This forced the Raiders to move to LV. See owner Mark Davis’s response to the A’s moving to LV for full details there. Side note, Warriors always represented SF and Oak so they were always going to move as SF had better spots for them to build. See their jersey for proof on that. In Oakland they had the golden gate on it and the tree. Are Oakland politicians innocent? No. They are a mess and got burned by playing games. The A’s are far worse though. They have lied and cost Oakland its football team too. They beat down their fan base by never keeping anyone. Cutting payroll while increasing ticket and parking prices. Said they would not build in Oakland without a sports district despite agreeing to not have one in LV. The whole deadline they are talking about was about staying o. The luxury tax. They have the 10 largest media market in the country. LV is the 40th and is a Dodger fan town. They got $70 million from NBC sports for broadcasting yet their pay was almost $63 million. When you look at the math you start to see the level on incompetence in the ownership. They will not get that much in LV. Or SAC. This is a dead team. Killed by this ownership.
This. THIS. I'm so tired of people outside this looking in being like "oAkLaNd FaNs HaVe ThEmSeLvEs To BlAmE" - when every move Fisher has OK'd has been the opposite of an owner that cares whatsoever about the fanbase or the community his team is based in. Thank you!
As a lifelong Giants fan, I always had much respect for ALL of the Oakland teams, and Oakland as a whole...Even after the '89 earthquake prevented our inevitable comeback to win it all 🤣 it sucks that we all are at the mercy of million/billionaire owners who give lip service to caring about the fans, but it's all about the bottom line...it is what it is...I dont take losing the Giants for granted since we almost did til Bob Lurie and friends stepped up...thanks for the memories...justvwush u gave a little more love to Vida Blue and Dave Stewart, but they got honorable mentions 😀 keep lovin' the game ⚾️
I want to cry and I don't even live in California. I wish I'd been older to remember more games in the Astrodome as a kid...As an Astros fan, I feel sad and I truly empathize with you Oakland. Things shouldn't have turned out this way for y'all. EDIT: I DID cry by the end. :(
I've been an A's fan since 1985. I was born on Long Island and live in NY 43 years. I've never been to Oakland. Jose Canseco is still my favorite player of all time. RIP
Let’s us not forget the pitching of the late 80s. Dave Stewart had 3 straight 20 plus win seasons. Storm Davis and Bob Welch (27 wins 1990) to pair with Ricky Henderson, and the Nash brothers should’ve won 3 straight.
Yeah..Oakland Col.holds many memories for me..And it's sad the Bay Area is once again loseing one of their teams..R.I.P....and thanks for the memories..😢
The A's were allowed to leave Oakland (for free no less) because the stadium was trashed for 30 years by the government that owned it. There was no solution for a new stadium because the City lacked the funding to complete what it promised to do--- for years. 30 owners voted it was better for the A"s to leave for basically anywhere. Not one owner stood up for them.
@@BambuSouljaBlessUP Its naive statements like these that led to complacency with fans and the City which led to the A's moving. Its weird people still have learned nothing by the A's moving.
From Phily, to KC, to Oakland - the A's have always represented towns that were gritty and had heart. Ownership has destroyed a legacy and gutted the emotions of an entire city. I've been an A's fan since the late 80s, and lived in Oakland in the early 2000s. Dollar Wednesdays were a lifeline for my wife and I when we were young and broke in college and we went to games all of the time. To see this team taken away from Oakland breaks the heart. Thank you Oakland - it was magic.
1990 ALCY Bob Welch 27-6, 2.95 ERA Dave Stewart, 4 straight 20 win seasons 1987-1990 Jose Canseco 1986 ALROY, 1988 AL MVP Mark McGuire 1987 ALROY Rickey Henderson 1990 ALMVP, stole the 1989 ALCS literally Dennis Eckersley 1992 ALMVP, ALCY It's just keeps going....The A's were so stacked in the 80s and early 90s.
Sad times indeed ... I'm dating myself, but some of my first memories of baseball was those late 80s early 90s Oakland As teams ...McGwire Canseco Dave Stewart i can name them all. Terry Steinbach. Walt Weiss
I have an uncle who is 98 years old and he grew up rooting for the Philadelphia A's. He recalled when 1954 came and went and the A's left. He did adopt Phillies fandom, but he still has some old A's stuff lying around in the apartment.
As a lifelong Blue Jay's supporter, I loved the late 80's early 90's Oakland A's. Some of my favorite baseball memories involve those teams and players. Rickey Henderson was my favorite player, and how could you not love the bash brothers and having the stash come in to shut the game down. Truly sad to see this team move. RIP A's, you will be missed.
I was at the final game today with my dad. My grandfather was born in Oakland and my dad was raised in the East Bay and grew up going to games at the coliseum. He learned to love baseball from going to games there, and it was from him where I got my love for the game. We’ve been to games there together in the past, but it was different today. My baseball career ended last year when I finished playing in college, and the two of us went back today to watch a game in the place that changed both of our lives in such a positive way
Thankfully I was able to get out there earlier this year, but this is heartbreaking to see all of that history end. I am glad that the A’s were at least able to win this game. Kotsay’s postgame speech was beautiful
A fun story about the moustache thing in the 70s is that Reggie came to spring training with a big fat stache and Charlie Finley wanted Reggie to shave it, but he said no. Finley thought Reggie got the moustache to stand out, so he offered 300 bucks to every player on the team to grow one so Reggie would eventually shave it off. Seriously, check out the MLB Network Presents about this team. It should still be on TH-cam.
For someone who never has been to an A's game in Oakland you sure nailed it. It was a magical team at a magical place. From Lloyd on organ back in the day, Cannon explosions after home runs and wins, to the dixieland band, hot pants day, bat days, cap days, it was a great place to grow up.
Man I’m going to miss the Oakland A’s, and I’m a Mets fan from New York. You guys helped Piazza become the absolute stud he was, I respected how you guys always seemed to find good talent. Hopefully, it doesn’t work out in Vegas and that the A’s get to come home to a nice park in Oakland. I know it sounds like a stretch, but stranger things have happened in this sport. Much love to you guys in Oakland ❤
I’m from San Jose, and my first baseball game ever was an A’s game in 1999. Didn’t grow up rooting for them, but it was a shame to see the team fade to irrelevancy after I had moved away for college
Spent a lot of time over the last 50 years in the Coliseum watching A's games, Raider games, & Warrior games at the arena next door. Truly a sad day for bay area sports & fans. Fisher is the worst owner in 2 sports. What a gutless clown. Went from Moneyball to Major League...
As an Atlanta Braves fan, my childhood consisted of going to Minor league baseball games in Huntsville Alabama. The double A affiliation of Oakland. Mid 1980s to late 80s saw McGwire, Steinbach, Jose Canseco, etc. Amazing talent and amazing memories!!
Thank you for this, today was maybe the most bittersweet experience in my life as an A’s fan, and regardless of the drama and how stupid the whole situation is, today was maybe the perfect sendoff, and this video is a great way to remember them
@@TheImapotato LMAO, NYC has had Republican mayors & NYS has had Republican governors before. They went Democrat because the GOP moved too far to the right during the 90's & 00's.. Now the Dems have moved too far to the left.
I grew up outside San Francisco and am a giants fan but I always enjoyed watching games at the coliseum. Yea it’s kind of a dump but it’s a lovable dump. And honestly it’s not as bad as people made it out to be. Yea it’s not like Pac Bell or any of the other fancy modern stadiums but it’s charming in its own way and is really unlike any other place in baseball. I always tried to get out to at least a couple games in Oakland every year. I’m definitely gonna miss that place
Seriously sad though. The owner made them tank in order to justify moving the team because of poor attendance. Sounds just like what happened in my hometown. The Rams were bound for Los Angeles after Stan (Slime) Kroenke abused his power to get them out of St. Louis. UGH
When my favorite team the Pirates lost Clemente, I was so fortunate to become an A's fan. Those 3 world series were great it helped baseball recover from such a travesty an I had the Great A's to root for and my Pirates. Later I became a Cardinals fan living near the stadium in the 80s and seeing that decade of great ball. Still we had the Pirates and A's win one more title so it was like old times again. Yes its a shame such greatness will be lost moving to a new location. They played great since the All Star break this year. It was great to root for them again.
I can emphasise with the Oakland fans. I grew up rooting for the Montreal Expos only to have ownership rip our hearts out and move the team to Washington D.C. Yet it pales to how Oakland sports fans must feel right now. This is the second time in 4 years, and the third time in 74 years of major sport history that they have lost one of their teams. Not to mention that it is the third time this franchise has been uprooted for 'greener pastures'. What makes it all the worse, is the fact that they will be playing across the bay in San Francisco for the next 3 years before actually going to Las Vegas. Rest assured Oakland fans, you're not the only ones shaking your heads in disbelief and disgust.
My first baseball game I've ever went to was at the Colosseum back in 04. Got to run around on field a couple times as a kid. I remember getting my hat signed by Barry Zito (a few times lol).
I'm a Houston fan and just.. damn. Corporate greed and executives took away a rich and historic team from the people of Oakland with no remorse. I remember the first game I went to at MMP was the Oakland Athletics vs the Houston Astros. I still have the ticket stub from that game in my closet and I cherish it. The A's will always be connected to me through my first MLB game, and even though they won that day 3-2, I'm fine with it now. Thank you Oakland for giving me some great memories as a rival fan for both your team and my team. Let's Go Oakland!!!
First time I ever "cut class" was when I was in 8th grade. My mom begrudgingly took me out of school one afternoon to watch the A's play the Indians in a spring training game. They were the 1972 champs at the time. I saw Rollie, Reggie, Blue Moon, Catfish, and many others. Great memories.
I have to be honest with you. The fact that Sammy Sosa won the MVP over Mark McGwire makes perfect sense. If you may recall the Cubs were actually battling for and earned a playoff spot that year. They probably don't get there without Sammy Sosa. The Cardinals didn't even sniff the playoffs. They had a record 83 and 79 and were nineteen games behind the Trashtros. So yes it makes perfect sense that Sosa won the MVP and McGwire didn't.
Never been to Oakland or the Coliseum, I feel sad about the A’s ending their story in Oakland. I live in Utah and a Dodgers fan but much respect to the A’s and their fans
49 years old and I've been a fan of the A's since my mom went to a game and brought me home a souvenir helmet in 3rd grade. And truth be told I've been excited about the A's moving knowing da Raidas are already there to welcome their bro's home. I think it made it a little easier for me. ⚾️ ❤😢
I'd blame the government if you attended a public school. Your grammar is atrocious (what's with the random capitalizations?) and I'd wager you used Google Translate. No native English speaker speaks or writes like this. How's the weather in Pyongyang?
It is sad and a clear indication of the degradation to many of our major cities and America its self. Oakland had some great baseball teams over the years. A Reds fan in the Nati. And they will always be the Oakland Radiers in my heart Who Dey.
The reason as to why Sosa won the MVP over McGuire is quite simple. Sosa led the Cubs to the playoffs, whereas the Cardinals didn't make the playoffs that year.
This is heartbreaking, my heart hurts. I took my son to his first game, had his birthday party at the coliseum, took my daughter when she was born, my daughter was an A’s baseball player while trick or treating in NY, I have pics of my grandkids watching fireworks. My pops was a huge fan, he was at the game during the earthquake, he must be rolling in his grave. This woman is done with baseball! 😢
rickey henderson was the reason i ever started watching baseball, thank you stark raving sports. this breaks my 4 year baseball heart i cant imagine for anyone in oakland. " how can you not be romantic about baseball."
As a Philadelphian I’ve always viewed the A’s as a legacy franchise. Always rooted for them to pull it together. Every fan deserves better than what Fisher has done to that city. Eff that guy. Eff his mother. Much love from A’s first home.
RIP Oakland A's😮💨 Unrelated. I wish the Angels would go back to being The Anaheim Angels or even The Orange County Angels. LA Angels is dumb, we all know who the real La team is.
Oakland lost all their major sports teams but it's sad they couldn't find another place in the Bay Area, move south to the San Jose area like the Niners. Now they gotta play in the desert in Summer.
@@MarloSoBalJr they did, when was this? I only heard about the giants not wanting the A’s to be in San Jose. I’m a dodger fan anyway so I don’t like the Giants.
@@fredyuen24891993. The Giants were sold on paper to Tampa Bay interests. The owners voted against the sale. Lead to the Giants being sold to local interests that built the new ballpark.
@@fredyuen2489 This was back in like the early 80s I think - the A's gave them fanbase rights to parts of the South Bay, and then didn't return the favor when the A's were in need. But if we're being real, the way that Fischer acted during this whole 10 year debacle makes me think he would have found something wrong to use to still move to Vegas.
Hope I at least did a decent job with my love letter to this incredibly storied franchise in an unfortunate time. Thank you Oakland💚💛
"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"
Cause The A's left 2 cities before.
I love Baseball.
I needed this today. "A hug ?" No Baseball.
@@iTalkStudios when you have owners like Fisher that kind of takes the romance out of the game because he is a POS he will not build a team when it’s in Vegas. He actually said he can’t wait to watch Aaron Judge hit home runs out of Sacramento stadium instead of his own players, what kind of owner says that, there’s nothing romantic about that and I love baseball. I’ve watched it since I was eight years old. I love I can still name the starting lineup for 72 73 and 74 Oakland A’s World Series champions.
AGREED
Well there goes my childhood. As much of a dump as the OC and BART were and are, it was still fun to go to those games with my Father when he was around. RIP old man.
agreed my friend! its a sad day in baseball!
You’ll both be fine. Probably fairly soon.
@@Dweller415 I doubt it bro. Oakland is legitimately the biggest craphole in the country and ran even worse. It's impossible to put into intelligent words how poorly it is ran. I highly doubt we see another team for a very long time, if ever.
I was at the game and bart was a nightmare, took at least thirty minutes just to get from the gate to the station. Oakland forever.
Me Too.
R.I.P Dad
ILOVEANDMISSYOU 🥺🥹
Nick Castellanos hit a HR Yesterday, the day of the final Night game played on the Coliseum.
He’s a living meme at this point 🤣
It was also the anniversary of Jose Fernandez’s death
*This is the curtain call for the Oakland Coliseum -- as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos.*
@@sixtynine2856”I’m not sure I’ll ever put this headset on again”
Not to mention he plays in the city where the A's started
Giants fan here, I feel for the Oakland fans and things won’t be the same without them on the opposite side of the bay. I’m gonna miss those bay bridge series we would have yearly. What an incredible ride this team had in Oakland for the last 57 years. They will truly be missed #ThankyouOakland 💚💛
-A Giants fan 🧡🖤
Man those bay bridge series were the best! Especially in years like 2102-2014 when both teams were really solid
As a Texas Rangers fan, I was rooting for the Oakland Athletics to win this game. The city of Oakland and their team deserve so much better, and so do all fans of baseball. But congrats on the victory Oakland, the story's better if you win that game 💙💚
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Easy to root for the other team when you're already eliminated lol
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Me too. It was good that Semien was in the last series.
City of Oakland doesn’t deserve better. It’s a continuously deteriorating shit hole because of the politicians they vote for without fail that drive the city into unrecoverable economic ruin and encourage violent crime. They can’t even keep In-N-Out in town. Good riddance
From a San Diego Charger fan, I understand your pain A’s fan!
Both the Chargers and the Clippers need to return to SD
@@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 bring the Clippers back to Buffalo
@@dnasty312 maaaan the Buffalo fans would appreciate them the most. Imagine them with a basketball team?? That crown would be the best in the NBA.
Bro I’m a chargers fan and an A’s fan. I went through both the movings lol 😭
Chargers moving made me really sad, and I’ve never even been to San Diego. They’re my team no matter where they are, but it still just doesn’t feel the same to say LA Chargers
As an old Expos fan I feel for Oakland A's fans.
All 13 of them
@@JobberJim Expos attendance was actually great and for many years they beat out other teams average attendance. The huge problem was the Olympic Stadium was far from the city center and there were constant problems with the roof and turf. The Expos were not consulted on the stadium's location, design, or construction even before the team began it's run there.
You can thank me later for filling you in. I'm glad you gave a thumbs up to your own comment - way to go Champ!
@@AlwaysHalloween000 i wasn’t talking about the expos. And i didn’t like my own comment. I did now though for a total of two whole likes. Expos had cool uniforms but shouldn’t have traded Randy or Pedro, worst trades ever.
@@JobberJim Sorry man i thought you were talking about Montreal.
@@JobberJimMajor League baseball moved the Expos in 2004, no owner at the time
Guy @11:14 is Krazy George Henderson, inventor of the wave, and the reason the NFL has a rule against excessive celebrations lol! He accidentally got the crowds at NHL games on Colorado to do the wave. He was trying to get them to do something else, and the wave kinda happened on accident. So he decided a routine to get it going and perfected it at these NHL games.
On October 15, 1981 the very first ever televised "Wave" was lead by Krazy George at Oakland Coliseum.
On September 26, 2024 Krazy George Henderson (I write with somber pride) led the crowd in the final televised Wave at Oakland Coliseum.
Yeah, it was a dump. But it was our dump. Gonna miss that place like I miss the memories! Thank you for this love letter to the fanbase I was born into. And thanks for including Krazy George in your video (whether it was intentional or not)!
Great post. I went to a few games from 1981-83, and Krazy George was there. After a while I didn't want to deal with BART or the fact that the Coliseum is in an awful area, but I remember those days. Low attendance in those years, but it was fun, we'd buy lousy tickets and then hang out behind the first base dugout.
@@richatlarge462 that's awesome! I met Krazy George at a bar in DTSJ while I was with my dad getting his old Earthquakes (MLS) posters signed by a lot of the old players [it was like a small fan event]. Real stand up dude! I remember wanting to be just like him when I was in middle school!
Just watched the Oakland ABC news station for reaction.
The Sports Anchor burying the owner brought back memories of classic sports burials.
Drop a link yo !
@@waxknucklebearingjuice5592
Doing that gets your comments deleted on TH-cam.
I can give you the affiliate name though.
I did and TH-cam deleted it.
@@waxknucklebearingjuice5592search for Larry Biel
@@waxknucklebearingjuice5592 the guy's name is Larry Biel. if you type his name into the search bar it'll probably show up.
I grew up about as far away from Oakland as you could and still be in the Continental USA, but in the 80s if you weren't a Redsox fan you had posters of the bash bros on your wall. Even if you weren't an A's fan, they were exciting.
The Sox had some talent with the best pitcher, the best hitter and following the 86 series, 2 of the best rookies in the league -- Greenwell and Burks. The A's were far better and it wasn't even close when they met in the ALCS.
This team definitely deserved better.
RIP oakland 🪦
Oakland didn't have much aside from it's major sports teams. It won't be the same..even if in the future the city does manage to attract another sports team
@@tubby_1278you sound like you’re from sf. Go home mama. Oakland is one of the most visited cities in the country.
@@Michael-mt6ybtalk about delusional
@@bobbyrivera2951 check the numbers mama. Y’all so pressed over Oakland. You gotta be from Iowa lol
@@Michael-mt6yb lol pathetic. Keep dreaming about your dump you call Oakland
GREAT VIDEO!!!!!
I'm 42 from Toronto. Oakland has always been an iconic franchise for me. Starting from the early 90s with Henderson, Canseco, McGuire, Eck, Stewart, Welch, etc. Jays-A's 1992 ALCS. then the Moneyball years and impact on the game & incursion into pop culture. Then subsequent competitive windows before falling of a cliff that never ended. iconic franchise. it's an absolute shame to see this be lost. it's a loss to the entire MLB world, not just Oakland.
i was at the game today after 27 years of bleeding green and gold and can comfortably say i cried pretty dang good when i had to say good by
I wasn’t able to get tickets so I had to watch the game at home but I def cried as well
The A's might have been a division rival for me, but as a BASEBALL fan, today sucked. Corporate greed and incompetence wins once again. A big double bird to JF!
It wasn’t corporate greed, it was Oakland being unsustainable and being riddled with crime and lawlessness.
@@axe2grind244 If this was true there wouldn't be a single sports team in the US
@@spunkwizard Isn't Boston OK?
@@axe2grind244 It was. when you have Wringley and Fenway being 100+ years stadium working good and a 50 year stadium completly destroyed is because one party decided to not invest in manteinance (Fisher). Fisher also tried to tank for the last 18 years since he bought the team, while also putting prices that minimun the team was the 70s dynasty A's when the mayority of the time were a 90 loss team. Oakland was giving Fisher the options, but also put the condition that Fisher need to invest for a competitive team. Fisher obviously declined to do it....
From Seattle ... We know your pain ... When they took the Seattle Supersonics away from us it ripped our hearts apart.... It still hurts today
And the Pilots after 1969
Thank you for mentioning the Expos. As a Montréaler born and raised, I totally share my thoughts with the people of Oakland.
I was a kid living in the Bay area in the 1970's and we loved the A's as well as well the California Golden Seals (NHL). We moved to Chicago in the late 70's but my heart was always with the A's. This was a sad year for me knowing the A's were leaving Oakland. I know if my dad was alive he would have probably cried. We got to see the A's win back to back to back World Series. I feel sorry for the people of Oakland
Bye Oakland
I contend that Rollie Finger's mustache was anything but common. It was magnificent, even in a time of good mustaches.
Thank you for your video!! I'm 54 yrs old and grew up with the A's. Through all the great times and the bad. Breaks my heart.
I hope I did a decent job with my love letter
An Earthquake, not a Hurricane! That was an unusual oversight for your otherwise flawless videos!
@@robertbluestein7800 I know, dumb mistake ahaha. It's hurricane season and I've been hearing the word nonstop lately so I just said that word on accident. I obviously know the difference between the two lol
@@iTalkStudiosan understandable one though, with cat 4 Helene looming over the atlantic set to hit Florida within the next few hours.
@@obriwan God Bless Florida, hoping everyone's alright.
I was there yesterday…me and the kids drove up from la…long live the Oakland A’s from a M’s fan
Lol I thought it just another one of his sarcastic triggering's
no more raiders no more warriors and no more athletics
Yeah because oakland is ghetto and poor. Good riddance
All three team Champion.
..sad huh..
Maybe Cali should try No More Democrats for a change. Wild concept right?
@@cossack6116 My dad was stationed in San Fran in the military (Presidio) and he was a huge Seals fan
The 1989 World Series
Oakland A's Team Were Built To Win.
1B. Mark McGwire
2B. Tony Phillips
SS. Mike Gallegos
3B. Carney Lansford
C. Terry Steinbach
LF. Rickey Henderson
C. Dave Henderson
RF. Jose Canseco
DH. Dave Parker
SP. Dave Stewart
SP. Mike Moore
SP. Bob Welch
SP. Storm Davis
SP. Curt Young
CL. Dennis Eckersley
ReP. Rick Honeycutt
ReP. Todd Burns
ReP. Gene Nelson
ReP. Matt Young
Honorable Mentions :
Walt Weiss, Ron Hassey, Luis Polonia, Glenn Hubbard, Lance Blankenship, Felix Jose, Ken Phelps And Mr. Money Ball Himself Billy Beane Was On This Team.
Those late 80s A's were an absolute powerhouse. They brushed away my Red Sox in 88 and 90 like they were nothing. I'm still amazed they only got one ring from that team.
My favorite out of all those superstars/HOFers was Carney Lansford, he was the sparkplug
As a former Expos fan, it hits hard. Our team, too, was stripped to the bone by penny pinching owners, fans stopped going to games since the team was never competitive and every young talent would inevitably be traded away, and so much blame was put on Expos fans for "not supporting the team". Sincerely, screw Jeffrey Loria and David Samson. I'm sorry the same is happening with A's fans.
The downfall of the Expos was always and will continue to be Olympic Stadium which could have been replaced by those owners. SMH
The nationals did benefit from
Leaving in the long run though.
Fair well Oakland A's. You deserved better than that fool Fisher.
Yeah, he is an imbecile.
I am a Phillies fan so I know a good crowd. And although I’ve never been even close to the colosseum I’m still going to miss it. I wish the A’s had good ownership, someone who knew how to run a team and actually cared about it 😢
My dad presented the American flag during the 89. My grandma would buy multiple tickets so all the grandkids could get bobble heads. I was there when they retired Ricky Hendersons jersey. Fireworks games. I am heartbroken over this
almost 30 years old. first time i've had tears flowing down my face since i was a teenager. never even been to oakland.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
I’m a Phillies fan. Being born and raise in Philadelphia, I have a somewhat historical/ personal ties to this organization, the A’s were from philliy, won 5 World Series and the Phillies have honor the A’s in their hall of fame. In the A’s last game in Oakland took place 70 years to the day of the Philadelphia A’s last game.
Any way, the last day of the 2012 season. When grant Balfour comes into that game with Metallica one playing the crowd going crazy was one of the coolest things I watch at a baseball game
I got to go to the game. I got my ticket back in April. It was sad. I got my "Sell The Team" shirt to go with my Pirates "Sell The Team" shirt.
My grandfather was a Philadelphia A's fan, was upset and angry when they left. He would always go with my uncles to NY or Baltimore just to see them play.
This is one of the greatest and poignant histories and eulogy videos I have ever seen. Very bittersweet. How you compiled so much footage into a concise presentation is pure genius. At least they brought home the World Series time and time again to the fans in dazzling fashion. As a long-suffering Padre parishioner who remembers Rollie Fingers in his twilight years (and his mustachio that rivaled the $50,000 mustachio of late Chargers owner and patriotic pizza pioneer Frank Pernicano, RIP), The A's were always fun to watch even though our teams never played each other. Your stadium was an island of green and yellow in a sparse windswept littoral industrial wasteland. As a long-suffering Chargers fan, we know firsthand of the betrayal of loyal fans by callous and avaricious owners... none of whom ever PLAYED an actual sport growing up (aka Dean "collegiate golfer" Spanos,... [spit]). Our butts have first degree burns from all the hot air they blew promising not to leave...and burned a hole in our wallets when they demanded new tax-payer funded stadium remodel.....just to leave as planned all along.
All those great names just flood back just as if those players just unlaced their cleats after 9 hard innings. My respect for Oaklanders (even old of Raider fans) has shot up to a level I never thought was possible. You are great supporters of a historied and potent team. The players appreciated your spirit and morale. I just hope your city doesn't die like a rust belt town. It is shame the so-called owners robbed your kids and grandkids of the world's greatest hometown pastime that keeps this country alive. Once a team goes, it is gone... and gone forever when the fans slowly fade away with the last out in life. Thank you, Oakland A's.
Sad for the city too, as it continues to slip away….
Keep voting for liberal trash and you will get trash.
My first time to the Coliseum I was eight years old and it was April of 1968, NY vs Oak. Micky Mantle homered in the first and the A's walked it off in 11. My parents were from Philly and their first date was an A's game in 1948. My Mom's first time to Shibe Park was 1936, her all time favorite A's player was Wally Moses. My parents also attended the Heidi Game. My brother worked for the organization at the Coliseum in the mid 80's to mid 90's. By that time I had moved to Alaska, but I always made it down to the Coliseum for World Series and Grateful Dead New Years runs. I snuck into the 89 World Series by going through the front office with my brother, shaking Sandy Alderston's hand along the way (the Haas family, now those were owners). I raised two A's fans in Alaska by being their LL & HS BB coach/umpire and taking them to a week of Spring Training games every March for a decade 96 to 06. A favorite memory being Mohamed Ali patting my son on the head and giving him an autograph on Barry Zito's leg on the cover of the program while he entered an A's Spring Training game in the 2nd inning to a standing ovation, that and all the foul balls and autographs. I've watched damn near every A's game since streaming has been a thing, and before that we used to get the A's on TV sometimes on Sundays, the highlight being watching Dallas Braden's perfect game with my son or taking both my young kids to the Bar to watch the 20 wins in a row. I took off work for Game 162. I made my last trip to the Coliseum in May, for the Texas series, finishing off with a Double Header sitting in Sec. 119 at the top of the A's tunnel. Now all of that has to come to an end because of one man. FJF
I’ve always loved this team. I’m just sad. They recently made the playoffs 6 times in 9 years and I think we forget just how fun and electric many of those teams were bc of their playoff results. That impossible 2012 team was part of what made me love baseball, and I’m a Cubs fan. They were expected to be awful, we’re awful much of the way through the year, then came out of nowhere to win 67% of their final 67% of games to dethrone the invincible back to back pennant winning Rangers in the division. If I’m remembering right they were 5 back with 9 to play and were once 13 games back, yet they rode a historic number of walkoffs to a division title. I’ll always love that team They were never once expected to make the playoffs in that 9 year stretch yet they always defied expectations. They once won 102 game in a division with a 116 game winner than won 103 the next year. The last couple of years have made us forget that this team was truly awesome for a long long time. I’ll really miss them. RIP Oakland A’s. The league won’t be the same without you.
I was at that last game in 2012... magical. Appreciate the kind words 👊. I almost certainly won't watch baseball anymore, but if I do I'll root for the Cubs because I respect the heck out of your fan base.
Thanks man I really appreciate it, n y’all got one hell of a fanbase too, easily one of the most likable n respectable in the league. It’s gonna be real sad not having y’all in the mlb community if that’s how things end up
@@CptChappy Have to save up my pennies for a rad Kelly Green Oakland jersey before it's too later since I am not going to support a Sacramento or Vegas version. -- Signed another Cubs fan.
Crazy to realize the Philadelphia A's were there for 54 years, and Oakland had them for 57 with a brief stop in Kansas City from 1955-1967. The A's re-relocation to Oakland gave rise to the Kansas City Royals franchise in 1969 as a result. Oakland sadly will not be a candidate for MLB expansion (personally I think 30 teams is too many already) but with Las Vegas being the A's new eventual home, and with Nashville leading the way for expansion, that leaves only one other city/municipality to get an MLB franchise and I dare say if Nashville gets one, the other will probably go to Portland Oregon or Salt Lake City Utah.
If the people want baseball, maybe it's time for another league.
@@aaronblaylock2092 there are. Oakland is now part of the Pioneer League with the Ballers
@@Yvonne-Bella I meant at a major league level, like the Old USFL in football.
I’ll always remember Josh Hamilton losing the ball in that Oakland High Sky to lose the division in 2012. I hope the stadium never gets built, the A/C doesn’t work, and the grass doesn’t grow
Oakland is such a misunderstood city. Gentrification has crushed that city. Oakland lifers have been forced out because everything became so expensive. So the blue collar workers ,the backbone of A’s fandom, had less “disposable income” to go to games. Combine that with an owner who kept getting rid of the good players and refusing to spend then you end up with a low attendance.
Also let us not forget that the first thing Fisher said was Oakland was not viable and tried moving to Fremont When that didn’t work he tried San Jose. After that failed too is when they came up with their “Rooted in Oakland”. This forced the Raiders to move to LV. See owner Mark Davis’s response to the A’s moving to LV for full details there. Side note, Warriors always represented SF and Oak so they were always going to move as SF had better spots for them to build. See their jersey for proof on that. In Oakland they had the golden gate on it and the tree.
Are Oakland politicians innocent? No. They are a mess and got burned by playing games. The A’s are far worse though. They have lied and cost Oakland its football team too. They beat down their fan base by never keeping anyone. Cutting payroll while increasing ticket and parking prices. Said they would not build in Oakland without a sports district despite agreeing to not have one in LV. The whole deadline they are talking about was about staying o. The luxury tax. They have the 10 largest media market in the country. LV is the 40th and is a Dodger fan town. They got $70 million from NBC sports for broadcasting yet their pay was almost $63 million. When you look at the math you start to see the level on incompetence in the ownership. They will not get that much in LV. Or SAC. This is a dead team. Killed by this ownership.
This. THIS. I'm so tired of people outside this looking in being like "oAkLaNd FaNs HaVe ThEmSeLvEs To BlAmE" - when every move Fisher has OK'd has been the opposite of an owner that cares whatsoever about the fanbase or the community his team is based in.
Thank you!
Not a hurricane--an earthquake...
Yes my bad
As a lifelong Giants fan, I always had much respect for ALL of the Oakland teams, and Oakland as a whole...Even after the '89 earthquake prevented our inevitable comeback to win it all 🤣 it sucks that we all are at the mercy of million/billionaire owners who give lip service to caring about the fans, but it's all about the bottom line...it is what it is...I dont take losing the Giants for granted since we almost did til Bob Lurie and friends stepped up...thanks for the memories...justvwush u gave a little more love to Vida Blue and Dave Stewart, but they got honorable mentions 😀 keep lovin' the game ⚾️
I want to cry and I don't even live in California. I wish I'd been older to remember more games in the Astrodome as a kid...As an Astros fan, I feel sad and I truly empathize with you Oakland. Things shouldn't have turned out this way for y'all. EDIT: I DID cry by the end. :(
I've been an A's fan since 1985. I was born on Long Island and live in NY 43 years. I've never been to Oakland. Jose Canseco is still my favorite player of all time. RIP
Don’t forget the 2020 A’s, who won the AL West and went to the ALDS.
Let’s us not forget the pitching of the late 80s. Dave Stewart had 3 straight 20 plus win seasons. Storm Davis and Bob Welch (27 wins 1990) to pair with Ricky Henderson, and the Nash brothers should’ve won 3 straight.
Yeah..Oakland Col.holds many memories for me..And it's sad the Bay Area is once again loseing one of their teams..R.I.P....and thanks for the memories..😢
Oakland doesn’t deserve this. Fisher is a hack
I am not even a fan of the a’s but this is one of the saddest days in sports
The A's were allowed to leave Oakland (for free no less) because the stadium was trashed for 30 years by the government that owned it. There was no solution for a new stadium because the City lacked the funding to complete what it promised to do--- for years. 30 owners voted it was better for the A"s to leave for basically anywhere. Not one owner stood up for them.
Genius move by Fisher tanking the team to move it to Las Vegas
yup ! a long shot but It aint over till they put a shovel in the ground in vegas and they still have to get the money right .. F JF ! cheers
@@BambuSouljaBlessUP Its naive statements like these that led to complacency with fans and the City which led to the A's moving. Its weird people still have learned nothing by the A's moving.
I don’t even think the owner even tried to get a new ballpark he just used it as an excuse to be able to leave
Nothing comes close to that Dave Stewart STAREDOWN!!!! I'm sure that some batters still see it in their nightmares~!
There's a tear in my beer.
LET GO OAKLAND. 😢 🍺
From Phily, to KC, to Oakland - the A's have always represented towns that were gritty and had heart. Ownership has destroyed a legacy and gutted the emotions of an entire city. I've been an A's fan since the late 80s, and lived in Oakland in the early 2000s. Dollar Wednesdays were a lifeline for my wife and I when we were young and broke in college and we went to games all of the time. To see this team taken away from Oakland breaks the heart. Thank you Oakland - it was magic.
I'm.glad I finally got to Oakland Coliseum this year. As an Expos fan I feel for the A's fans
Nice job great video. You said it all… I got 1 million comments to make but you made them for me.
agreed, same
1990 ALCY Bob Welch 27-6, 2.95 ERA
Dave Stewart, 4 straight 20 win seasons 1987-1990
Jose Canseco 1986 ALROY, 1988 AL MVP
Mark McGuire 1987 ALROY
Rickey Henderson 1990 ALMVP, stole the 1989 ALCS literally
Dennis Eckersley 1992 ALMVP, ALCY
It's just keeps going....The A's were so stacked in the 80s and early 90s.
Sad times indeed ... I'm dating myself, but some of my first memories of baseball was those late 80s early 90s Oakland As teams ...McGwire Canseco Dave Stewart i can name them all. Terry Steinbach. Walt Weiss
Nick castallanos homered yesterday, makes sense
I have an uncle who is 98 years old and he grew up rooting for the Philadelphia A's. He recalled when 1954 came and went and the A's left. He did adopt Phillies fandom, but he still has some old A's stuff lying around in the apartment.
As a lifelong Blue Jay's supporter, I loved the late 80's early 90's Oakland A's. Some of my favorite baseball memories involve those teams and players. Rickey Henderson was my favorite player, and how could you not love the bash brothers and having the stash come in to shut the game down. Truly sad to see this team move. RIP A's, you will be missed.
This might be your best video
Great job
Thank you. That means a lot❤️ I appreciate it
I was at the final game today with my dad. My grandfather was born in Oakland and my dad was raised in the East Bay and grew up going to games at the coliseum. He learned to love baseball from going to games there, and it was from him where I got my love for the game. We’ve been to games there together in the past, but it was different today. My baseball career ended last year when I finished playing in college, and the two of us went back today to watch a game in the place that changed both of our lives in such a positive way
Phil Seymour Hoffman is literally a dead ringer for Buck Schowalter, it's honestly insane.
This was an awesome watch. Thank you for doing this. A's fans need this right now.
Thankfully I was able to get out there earlier this year, but this is heartbreaking to see all of that history end. I am glad that the A’s were at least able to win this game. Kotsay’s postgame speech was beautiful
thank you for talking about the A's.
A fun story about the moustache thing in the 70s is that Reggie came to spring training with a big fat stache and Charlie Finley wanted Reggie to shave it, but he said no. Finley thought Reggie got the moustache to stand out, so he offered 300 bucks to every player on the team to grow one so Reggie would eventually shave it off. Seriously, check out the MLB Network Presents about this team. It should still be on TH-cam.
Only went to the colosseum once & it was surprisingly one of the best stadiums I’ve ever went to. Fxck the ownership
For someone who never has been to an A's game in Oakland you sure nailed it. It was a magical team at a magical place. From Lloyd on organ back in the day, Cannon explosions after home runs and wins, to the dixieland band, hot pants day, bat days, cap days, it was a great place to grow up.
Man I’m going to miss the Oakland A’s, and I’m a Mets fan from New York. You guys helped Piazza become the absolute stud he was, I respected how you guys always seemed to find good talent.
Hopefully, it doesn’t work out in Vegas and that the A’s get to come home to a nice park in Oakland. I know it sounds like a stretch, but stranger things have happened in this sport.
Much love to you guys in Oakland ❤
I’m from San Jose, and my first baseball game ever was an A’s game in 1999. Didn’t grow up rooting for them, but it was a shame to see the team fade to irrelevancy after I had moved away for college
Spent a lot of time over the last 50 years in the Coliseum watching A's games, Raider games, & Warrior games at the arena next door. Truly a sad day for bay area sports & fans. Fisher is the worst owner in 2 sports. What a gutless clown. Went from Moneyball to Major League...
As an Atlanta Braves fan, my childhood consisted of going to Minor league baseball games in Huntsville Alabama. The double A affiliation of Oakland. Mid 1980s to late 80s saw McGwire, Steinbach, Jose Canseco, etc. Amazing talent and amazing memories!!
Thank you for this, today was maybe the most bittersweet experience in my life as an A’s fan, and regardless of the drama and how stupid the whole situation is, today was maybe the perfect sendoff, and this video is a great way to remember them
Everything is leaving oakland.
And its the citizens who are suffering.
But the criminals dont care.
The teams dont care.
And the polticans dont care.
The citizens need to stop voting for these politicians.
@@shabeki Doesn't matter WHO you vote for, it matters WHO counts the votes...that is CA and NY politics in a nutshell
@@TheImapotato LMAO, NYC has had Republican mayors & NYS has had Republican governors before. They went Democrat because the GOP moved too far to the right during the 90's & 00's.. Now the Dems have moved too far to the left.
I grew up outside San Francisco and am a giants fan but I always enjoyed watching games at the coliseum. Yea it’s kind of a dump but it’s a lovable dump. And honestly it’s not as bad as people made it out to be. Yea it’s not like Pac Bell or any of the other fancy modern stadiums but it’s charming in its own way and is really unlike any other place in baseball. I always tried to get out to at least a couple games in Oakland every year. I’m definitely gonna miss that place
Seriously sad though. The owner made them tank in order to justify moving the team because of poor attendance. Sounds just like what happened in my hometown. The Rams were bound for Los Angeles after Stan (Slime) Kroenke abused his power to get them out of St. Louis. UGH
When my favorite team the Pirates lost Clemente, I was so fortunate to become an A's fan. Those 3 world series were great it helped baseball recover from such a travesty an I had the Great A's to root for and my Pirates. Later I became a Cardinals fan living near the stadium in the 80s and seeing that decade of great ball. Still we had the Pirates and A's win one more title so it was like old times again. Yes its a shame such greatness will be lost moving to a new location. They played great since the All Star break this year. It was great to root for them again.
I can emphasise with the Oakland fans. I grew up rooting for the Montreal Expos only to have ownership rip our hearts out and move the team to Washington D.C. Yet it pales to how Oakland sports fans must feel right now. This is the second time in 4 years, and the third time in 74 years of major sport history that they have lost one of their teams. Not to mention that it is the third time this franchise has been uprooted for 'greener pastures'. What makes it all the worse, is the fact that they will be playing across the bay in San Francisco for the next 3 years before actually going to Las Vegas. Rest assured Oakland fans, you're not the only ones shaking your heads in disbelief and disgust.
My first baseball game I've ever went to was at the Colosseum back in 04. Got to run around on field a couple times as a kid. I remember getting my hat signed by Barry Zito (a few times lol).
I'm a Houston fan and just.. damn. Corporate greed and executives took away a rich and historic team from the people of Oakland with no remorse. I remember the first game I went to at MMP was the Oakland Athletics vs the Houston Astros. I still have the ticket stub from that game in my closet and I cherish it. The A's will always be connected to me through my first MLB game, and even though they won that day 3-2, I'm fine with it now. Thank you Oakland for giving me some great memories as a rival fan for both your team and my team. Let's Go Oakland!!!
I will be very surprised if they ever actually move to Vegas. I haven’t seen that they even have solid financing for the ballpark yet.
First time I ever "cut class" was when I was in 8th grade. My mom begrudgingly took me out of school one afternoon to watch the A's play the Indians in a spring training game. They were the 1972 champs at the time. I saw Rollie, Reggie, Blue Moon, Catfish, and many others. Great memories.
I was at the game yesterday, Grown men and woman were crying at the end of the game, it was devastating. #ThankYouOakland from a Blue Jays fan
John Fisher 😡🤬👿
FJF
I have to be honest with you. The fact that Sammy Sosa won the MVP over Mark McGwire makes perfect sense. If you may recall the Cubs were actually battling for and earned a playoff spot that year. They probably don't get there without Sammy Sosa. The Cardinals didn't even sniff the playoffs. They had a record 83 and 79 and were nineteen games behind the Trashtros. So yes it makes perfect sense that Sosa won the MVP and McGwire didn't.
So much history with that ball club, feel for Oakland man, as a San Diegan I can remember how hard it was losing the chargers💔
Quite the goodbye game. Good on the players to come back & see them off. Good class by the players & fans!
ITS A SAD DAY IN BASEBALL
3:20 it was an earthquake
Hopefully the card came up on the top right correcting my mistake
Never been to Oakland or the Coliseum, I feel sad about the A’s ending their story in Oakland. I live in Utah and a Dodgers fan but much respect to the A’s and their fans
Oakland: the Detroit of California. Both teams tried hard thus year, i feel for you Oakland
Few remember this, but Eckersley also threw a no-hitter against the Angels.
49 years old and I've been a fan of the A's since my mom went to a game and brought me home a souvenir helmet in 3rd grade. And truth be told I've been excited about the A's moving knowing da Raidas are already there to welcome their bro's home. I think it made it a little easier for me. ⚾️ ❤😢
Blame the Government in California! Oakland is no longer safe for these Great fans to Safely go to their Vintage Stadium!
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Bullshit, the parking lot is the best for talegating, and i promise you, when it's sold out, you won't find a louder stadium in the league.
I'd blame the government if you attended a public school. Your grammar is atrocious (what's with the random capitalizations?) and I'd wager you used Google Translate. No native English speaker speaks or writes like this. How's the weather in Pyongyang?
It is sad and a clear indication of the degradation to many of our major cities and America its self. Oakland had some great baseball teams over the years. A Reds fan in the Nati. And they will always be the Oakland Radiers in my heart
Who Dey.
The reason as to why Sosa won the MVP over McGuire is quite simple. Sosa led the Cubs to the playoffs, whereas the Cardinals didn't make the playoffs that year.
This is heartbreaking, my heart hurts. I took my son to his first game, had his birthday party at the coliseum, took my daughter when she was born, my daughter was an A’s baseball player while trick or treating in NY, I have pics of my grandkids watching fireworks. My pops was a huge fan, he was at the game during the earthquake, he must be rolling in his grave. This woman is done with baseball! 😢
rickey henderson was the reason i ever started watching baseball, thank you stark raving sports. this breaks my 4 year baseball heart i cant imagine for anyone in oakland. " how can you not be romantic about baseball."
As a Philadelphian I’ve always viewed the A’s as a legacy franchise. Always rooted for them to pull it together. Every fan deserves better than what Fisher has done to that city. Eff that guy. Eff his mother. Much love from A’s first home.
I grew up an As fan; something about the glamor as a 2001 kid. This breaks my heart man
RIP Oakland A's😮💨
Unrelated. I wish the Angels would go back to being The Anaheim Angels or even The Orange County Angels. LA Angels is dumb, we all know who the real La team is.
I would even take the California Angels over their name now.
Oakland lost all their major sports teams but it's sad they couldn't find another place in the Bay Area, move south to the San Jose area like the Niners. Now they gotta play in the desert in Summer.
I heard the Giants didn’t want the A’s to be in San Jose, I think that’s pretty sad actually.
@@fredyuen2489A's saved the Giants from moving to Florida... Giants are a narcissist
@@MarloSoBalJr they did, when was this? I only heard about the giants not wanting the A’s to be in San Jose. I’m a dodger fan anyway so I don’t like the Giants.
@@fredyuen24891993. The Giants were sold on paper to Tampa Bay interests. The owners voted against the sale. Lead to the Giants being sold to local interests that built the new ballpark.
@@fredyuen2489 This was back in like the early 80s I think - the A's gave them fanbase rights to parts of the South Bay, and then didn't return the favor when the A's were in need.
But if we're being real, the way that Fischer acted during this whole 10 year debacle makes me think he would have found something wrong to use to still move to Vegas.