Let's Go Oakland

A few weeks ago Sarah emailed me, asking if Will and I would like to join her and Ben for some A's baseball--and not just any A's game, the A's Home Opener. Would we? Um, HELL YES, we would.

So, on Friday night, we cruised out to Oakland to take Sarah up on her incredibly generous offer.

Since it was opening night, the freeway off ramp was jam-packed and by the time we made it off the freeway, the parking lots were completely full. We parked a good mile or so away, on the side of the road, and drank some beers on the walk to the stadium. Imagine it: the four of us walking down a street in Oaktown, toting a 12-pack, drinking some beers, accompanied by gangsta rap courtesy of the cars rollin' by next to us. It was definitely among my classiest moments. I even hid my beer in my purse when we walked by the police.

We had a fabulous time. There was a tailgate party, an appearance on the jumbotron, and lots of stadium food involved. There was almost an A's track jacket involved, but they didn't have my size.

The game was fun, but the A's lost. So here's what we did:

We pretended like they won.

Hello baseball season! So happy you've finally arrived.

Comments

[Zandria]

How fun! You guys are always doing something exciting. :)

[katelin]

oh man i would love to go to an opening day game, looks like so much fun!

[Sarah]

you totally forgot to mention the 18 year old nacho vendor who promised us extra cheese + suavely informed us that he'd be in the smoking section after the game. ;]

[OAKLANDathletics]

Let's Go Oakland! is a group of A's fans, business people, labor leaders, and government officials who are committed to keeping the A's in Oakland.

But it's about much more than just building a ballpark. As part of a larger plan to build new hotels, restaurants, and cafes, a new destination stadium will attract visitors from all over the region. Like AT&T Park in Mission Bay did for San Francisco, our ballpark will be a catalyst to bring new investment and jobs to Oakland, kick-starting the next phase of our community's successful economic development.

If you support Oakland -- if you support the A's -- we hope you'll stand with us. Sign our petition, and urge Major League Baseball and team ownership to keep the A's in Oakland!

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OAKLAND (KRON) – Insiders are confirming to KRON 4 that a new ball park for the Oakland Athletics could be built near the intersection of Market Street and Embarcadero West.

Sources tell KRON 4’s Haaziq Madyun the Oakland water front, not far from Jack London Square and close to the new ferry building, is the latest proposal for the new A’s stadium.

While officials could not confirm the exact location, Mayor Dellums’ spokesperson David Chai says a recent meeting between city officials and representatives for Major League Baseball proved hopeful, “They left that meeting very impressed by our overall efforts and we’re going to be in a process over the next month, making sure that our presentation and all of the details that go into it are sound.”

KRON 4 has also learned the new stadium model is similar to another big league ball park across the bay.

The next meeting between the two sides will be in June.