Damn! A sold out coliseum! If we had an owner who cared, we could have the same kind of crowd and atmosphere every season! Let’s make HT happen!! Go A’s!
I was there, section 219. My sister called into work and I called in sick from school, we were both in tears. I’ve been to at least 200 A’s games in my life and this was the greatest game I ever witnessed.
Me too so pack and so fun at the game that day I have videos on Facebook. I actually bought my ticket to the last game on opening night not knowing what would have that season have came down to Wow.
I was there, I remember going into work that day, going straight to my boss and telling him I was gonna take the day off to see this game, bought some last second tickets, grabbed a buddy of mine and we were off. One of the most magical days I can remember in my life, the hype and excitement was off the charts. Felt like my damn head was going to explode from yelling the entire game. Yeah it was just a game, but the whole entire day was special.
Remember checking my phone during school and saw we were losing. Checked it again during 7th period and saw that we we came back! Can remember running home from school that day to catch the last few outs of the game. 2012 was a special year for the A's.
The 2012 A's are my favorite team who aren't a twins team. The fans, the players with character,the walkoffs. Unfortunately John Fisher ruined everything.
That was the first playoff run that I truly remember. My homie and I were in 8th grade, and his dad pulled us out of a field trip to go to the game. Hamilton dropping that ball was an out-of-body experience...... The Mcffee was shaking.
So sad to watch this, felt like it was just last season I miss these teams so disappointing how things are now this is how I remember my A’s and that packed coliseum man something needs to change how about a park at Howard terminal! My biggest dream … Let’s Go Oakland!
That series was wild, game 161 was also epic. I remember watching every game glued to my tv. Matter of fact that season was one of the craziest things I've ever seen in my life
I went to all 3 of these. I still get chills hearing the crowd reaction the moment Hamilton drops the ball. With 2 outs and game tied, the crowd knew the Rangers season was over.
Oh how I miss the Coliseum rockin like this for an A's game. Good times. I really hope I could do an A's playoff game Vlog while they're still in Oakland
Anything to do with 2012 is next level Will never forget so many players plays and games that season We we’re blessed to be at 30 regular season games including the last 4 in a row and all the post season festivities Let’s Go Oakland at the end of the season…😢😢
As I’ve gotten older I’ve begun to spend more time on other sports like football, basketball, mma but there is nothing and will be nothing like the love I have for this team. The memories of my dad taking us out of school to watch this game are still some of the fondest in my life.
As a Giants fan I remember watching this run just being happy to see the Coliseum and A's still rocking... I have extreme fondness for the coliseum and Giants/Raiders fan
Was there. Called in sick to work, got to the stadium and they were out of tickets. My buddy and I happened to talk to a father and his very young son (maybe 3 years old) while walking down the south-east ramp outside the stadium. The father mentioned how he doesn’t think his son will make it through the game, so my buddy and I offer to buy both of his $2 tickets for $65. He accepted, and we got tickets. Unfortunately, they were in the last row of the 2nd deck in a hard to watch area (I think section 231). Told my buddy “let’s go to the LF bleachers, I may know someone who can get us in.” That person was one of the long time LF ticket checkers (Roy Bird - RIP). Roy was such an awesome guy. And as awesome as he was, he asked where we were sitting, and when I told him, he told us to go in, have fun and that he wouldn’t bother us. If anyone remembers Josh Hamilton flipping off the LF bleachers, we were who he was flipping off after talking so much smack throughout the entirety of the game 😂 I like to think we were the reasons he dropped that pop-fly lol! Great memories!!
We are here but dont support the ownership. We love our team. But the owners dont care about us. Oakland East Bay has manu A's fans. They got rid of all of our good players they got rid of all the good food they got rid of everything that was fun at the ballpark the riot's tickets up they raised parking up they talked about leaving us for so long and now are leaving us to Las Vegas that's what happened to the fans.
I was there at this game and I bought my ticket on opening night, not knowing what the season will bring us didn't know that we'll have to win our last game and that Series of the season. To make it to the playoffs wow what an experience and what energy was in the atmosphere in the stadium going to Miss that feeling long live Oakland A's. Oakland-Bay Area fans are the best.
I was there for the final 4 home games of the season. Driving from the peninsula, we ended up missing the first 3 innings due to being stuck on Edes Rd lol. Had tickets for the bleachers but it was full, managed to get better seats in the 200s near the foul pole line. Hands down the best A’s game I have ever been and one of the best sport’s memory of my life. The atmosphere was something I will never forget. And 30 minutes after they clinched, no one, I mean NO ONE, left the coliseum. Even better, I got to share the experience with my dad. The Oakland A’s fan base is a sleeping giant. Thanks for posting this Brodie. #LetsGoOakland
I was in the press box that day as I was writing the game summary for Sports Radio Service. I went down to the clubhouse after the win and got a huge hug from pitching coach Curt Young. What a feeling. I also took a picture of Yoenis Cespedes with the A's Spanish language broadcaster Amaury Pi-Gonzalez. It's a day I will never forget.
