All signs point to Vegas for the A's, but that didn't stop thousands of fans attending a "reverse boycott" game Tuesday evening.
Piedmont loves the Oakland A’s too.
The A’s, once rooted in Oakland, are all but certainly headed for Vegas. But on Tuesday evening a fan-led “reverse boycott” months in the making saw nearly 28,000 supporters converge on the Coliseum, among them this Exedra editor.
Fans crowdsourced a t-shirt giveaway — the word SELL emblazoned on Kelly green — and arranged food vendors, musicians, a DJ, and games in a tailgate that was roaring with energy soon after the B lot gates opened at 4 p.m.
And then, a tightly paced game, perfect weather, the loudest and most ebullient crowd any fan could ask for, and a 2-1 victory for the home team. It was the best possible of sad farewells.
Heartfelt love for the team spans generations in this family.
Fans organized a sign-making table open to all at the pre-game tailgate.
Famed former A’s pitcher Dallas Braden (in cap) greets a young fan near the free “SELL” t-shirt giveaway.
Memes and signs with pointed messages were everywhere at the tailgate and in the stands.
If you know, you know — a young fan wears a bracelet with a signature slogan (left); a stack of drums to make some noise in the right field bleachers come game time (right).
Cornhole with a twist — a photo of A’s President Dave Kaval’s face is the target.
A big crowd cheers on the home team.
Crowd-funded signs distributed to fans urge A’s owner John Fisher to sell the team and new management.
Two lucky young fans show off homemade cookies tossed to the crowd.
Anson Casanares, an organizer with the Oakland A’s fan non-profit The Oakland 68’s, leads the right field bleachers fans in game chants in the face of a 1-1 score.
And then it was over. Teen fans with “SELL” t-shirts and souvenir soda cups take in the bittersweet win.
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