Baseball Thread

[mr rusev]

aaron judge is on roids

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The San Diego Padres are desperate to be relevant at all costs.

[Dirty Knowledge]

They’re also in the NLCS.

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Phillies vs. Astros. Any predictions?

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Astros

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Pitch clock rules and no shifting seem to be a win for the spring training games I have seen so far.

[beautifulrock]

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Congrats to the Texas Rangers winning their first world series title.

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After nearly six decades, the Oakland Athletics played their final game in Oakland, and the storied franchise finished its run in the East Bay in front of a sold-out crowd.

In an emotional game Thursday afternoon, the A's closed out their final home series with a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers. The team will play in Sacramento for the next three seasons before permanently relocating to Las Vegas in 2028.

Oakland, which has not seen packed stadiums in many years, had a full crowd for Thursday's game, with 46,889 total A's fans filling in the Coliseum. Thousands of fans lined up as early as 8 a.m. for the 12:30 p.m. game.

The emotional afternoon started off strong, with former A's pitcher Barry Zito singing the national anthem and A's legends Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson throwing out the first pitch.





The game also aptly featured appearances from multiple classic Oakland characters, including A's superfan Banjo Man (real name Stacy Samuels) and Krazy George, the former Oakland cheerleader who invented the Wave in the Coliseum in 1979.








Throughout this final series, which began Tuesday, fans took the opportunity to take pieces of the stadium with them. The Oakland grounds crew helped fans get some of the dirt from the Coliseum field as a keepsake.




On Tuesday, some fans went as far as taking seats from the Coliseum.


Fisher, who became the A's owner in 2005, wrote a poorly received statement on Monday, saying that the franchise "did our very best" to keep the team in Oakland.

Multiple reports said that Athletics players and coaches were advised to leave the stadium immediately after Thursday's game, as the team was unsure how fans would react following the conclusion of the game. Despite this, Kotsay spoke to fans after the game, thanking them for their support and for joining the team for this final game.

"I think we all should pay homage to this amazing stadium that we've had the privilege and pleasure of enjoying for 57 years," Kotsay said, addressing the crowd before starting one last "Let's go, Oakland" cheer.


Prior to throwing the pitch, Stewart, who won two World Series with the A's as a pitcher, said that it felt like a funeral.

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What a joke, the Dodgers are basically the process of buying their next title. They essentially have a all star team for a line up.