oakland athletics

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

How long is something supposed to last? A requiem for baseball

*Jordan and Fernando arrived early and lost their voices during the Reverse Boycott on June 13, 2023.*

After an endlessly toxic relationship, Major League Baseball is breaking up with Oakland. I have no intention of staying friends.

I realized it immediately upon walking into the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Tuesday – practically the second we walked in. This is not a team that is intending to stay.

As one of the few, proud Oakland A’s fans remaining, I was in attendance for the Reverse Boycott game on Tuesday night – I hope you’ve come across some video from that day. It was an incredible cathartic experience that was more of a protest than a baseball game. One of the greatest experiences of my life. But I confess: I left that game convinced the A’s were gone.

October 18, 2019August 19, 2021

The last of a dying breed: Baseball Fans

Baseball is doomed.

Utterly, hopelessly doomed.

I don’t remember the first time I realized it, but I’ve known it for quite a few years. The end of professional baseball in the US is near. I expect before the end of my lifetime, baseball will become America’s 4^th or 5^th favorite sport – if it’s not there already.

October 5, 2017October 19, 2017

50 Hours in Texas: A Quick Ballpark Detour

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a deals problem. It’s very difficult for me to resist a great deal, especially if it’s something I want. I own so many Xbox 360 games I will never play, simply because they were too cheap to pass up.

Well, that mentality got me into a little adventure last weekend. I was presented with a deal I simply couldn’t refuse: $78 roundtrip to Dallas from SFO. I’ve never been to Dallas. And I’m #blessed enough to have a great schedule; I only teach Mon-Wed. Continue reading “50 Hours in Texas: A Quick Ballpark Detour”