Last week marked the first anniversary of the final home game in Oakland A’s history.
The team, in case you missed it, is playing in limbo in Sacramento for at least three seasons until a planned move to Las Vegas can be executed. But fans of the Oakland-era of the Green and Gold can take a trip down memory lane this month when they tune in to a a playoff game — any playoff game.
All 12 of the teams that reached the postseason have some direct connection to the Oakland A’s. Even the Cincinnati Reds, the first team eliminated from the wild card round, had some old Stomper mojo going for it. Manager Terry Francona was Ken Macha’s bench coach in 2003, and his first base coach is former Oakland outfielder Collin Cowgill. As for players, the Reds had utilityman Miguel Andujar (acquired in mid