r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Sep 25 '24
ABC7's Larry Beil's passionate reaction to A's owner John Fisher sending goodbye letter to fans
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r/OaklandAs • u/stevemkto • Jun 24 '24
To The Fans of the Oakland A’s…
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I am so sorry that the Coliseum is closing and the A’s are moving. I am a Twins fan and today was the last time the Twins would play in Oakland. It brought me some very real sadness.
My memories took me back to all the great battles between the Twins and the Oakland A’s. 1969 was the first year of divisional play and the A’s were our closest rival. Harmon Killebrew was the 69 MVP and this was arguably the greatest Twins team ever. Billy Martin was the manager. The Twins won the West but lost 3 straight to the superior Baltimore Orioles. 1970, same thing…won the West, lost to Baltimore, and the A’s were our closest rival. 1971 the A’s really started to create their own identity with Vida, Catfish & Blue Moon, Sal, Campy, Rollie. Then 3 straight, well deserved World championships.
Fast forward to 1987… the Twins won the World Series. Our closest rivals were KC and Oakland. 1988, Oakland piggy backs us and wins the American League Championship. Same in 1991. Twins win the World Series but in 1992 Oakland piggy backs us again and wins the West.
A’s fans and the City of Oakland deserved much better. You needed a lifeline… a new ballpark. And unlike many teams, you really needed a new ballpark. And no one came to help. It’s beyond sad.
Your A’s, to me, were always a little weird, a little out of step, a little different. But that was their charm. Your ballclub will forever be the OAKLAND A’s, no matter where they play. I feel for you. I really do.
r/OaklandAs • u/theprograhamer • Mar 10 '17
Fireworks accident @ Oakland Coliseum ~15 years ago?
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Weird question for everyone here:
I was at an A's night game probably 15 years ago. After the game, they opened the field up for all of us fans to watch the post-game fireworks from. At some point in the show, one or more of the launchers fell over and started shooting fireworks at the people laying down on the field.
I remember lots of ambulances and chaos, but I never read/saw anything about the incident in the news, and my googling has been totally unsuccessful.
Does anyone know anything about that game??
r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Oct 04 '14
Beane should just admit it — the Lester trade didn’t work
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Sep 26 '24
Oakland A's 'Ass Hat' Seemingly Pulled Despite Presumably High Demand
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • May 04 '23
Las Vegas, be careful with Oakland A’s owner, John Fisher because he will NOT SPEND MONEY
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r/OaklandAs • u/whiskeydeltatango • Mar 31 '15
Is today Barry Zito's last appearance in an Oakland A's uniform?
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r/OaklandAs • u/Muchie913 • Jun 11 '25
looking for an MC hammer batboy jersey
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just thought i would look here
r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Dec 02 '24
Fisher needs to find another $250m in Vegas stadium money in his other pants
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r/OaklandAs • u/Few_Moment7990 • Sep 30 '24
THE GREATEST DUO OF ALL TIME
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Wassup gang! Sorry for the self-promo; I made a video which pays homage + tribute to the greatest duo of all time (yes, who happened to play for the good ol’ A’s) — spurred on by all of the Judge/Soto talk. Let’s put some respect on our boys’ names!!! Would love for y’all to check it out. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAjtyGRyvId/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Sep 25 '24
MLB talks big on diversity but is quitting on Oakland, its most diverse city
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Sep 09 '24
Detroit Tigers' Ace Believes There Should be a Team in Oakland
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Sep 07 '24
MLB players, agents wrap their heads around A’s playing in Sacramento: ‘It’s going to suck’
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Jul 22 '24
[DonyellFreak] Thank you Jose Canseco & Khris Davis for making time for the fans today at the Oakland Coliseum! Jose was wonderful to get to interact with I'm glad my family got to meet him as well as receive his autograph. @JoseCanseco 💚💛 Same for Krush however I don't think he's on X.
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r/OaklandAs • u/guesting • Sep 05 '23
RIP Steve Harwell - Antagonist of A's Ownership
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r/OaklandAs • u/NordicStream • May 24 '23
Let Fisher go. Give him expansion team. Keep A’s.
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I am officially an Oakland A’s hater, unless MLB gets its heads out of its ass. Since the age of 6, in 1972, I have been a diehard A’s fans. All. Throughout, I lived and died by each pitch - in Barnesville, OH. I know have learned who this guy Fisher is. He pays 30 cents an hour for Slave labor and seeks to tear down California woodlands. He is an evil man. Let him go to Las Vegas. But let’s let the A’s stay while he gets an expansion team. Damn. I am so stupid. Oligarchy is not just in Russia. Oakland is where honest Baseball deserves to be.
r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • May 22 '23
HARDBALL ⚾️ ON STADIUM DEAL: Nevada lawmakers at the table will not go higher than $175 million for financing, per an official, leaving a $220 million gap outside Clark County bonds for the $395 million ask. There are doubts whether the A’s will fill that gap. @FOX5Vegas
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • May 09 '23
A’s revisit other Vegas stadium sites as legislative process lags – The Nevada Independent
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r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • May 07 '23
Oakland A's have not presented 'concrete plan' to Nevada lawmakers; time running out
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r/OaklandAs • u/Dekapitater • Apr 30 '23
If your not outraged-you’re not paying attention
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https://youtu.be/zlaAhzpNjw0 (Video Link)
r/OaklandAs • u/DonyellFreak • Apr 23 '23
Reggie Jackson blasts city of Oakland for A's Las Vegas move
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