I HAVE BEEN AN A'S FAN SINCE MY DAD TOOK ME TO MY FIRST A'S GAME IN 1973 AND I SAW REGGIE HIT ONE OUT BUT FOLLOWING THEM EXTENSIVLY SINCE 76, FOLLOWED THEM IN THE MORE THAN LEAN YEARS OF 78,79 LIKE AN AFRICAN FAMINE, BEEN TO MANY GAMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS INCL PARTIAL SEASON TIX HOLDER OCCASIONALLY. NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY MAKE ME CRY AND I HATE THE NEW OWNERS I ALWAYS COME BACK TO MY FAVORITE SPORT AND TEAM "GO OAKLAND"