#24: The Loud Out On Yawkey

It’s rare to find a game that makes you feel several different emotions all in a matter of 10 seconds. We continue our "25 Greatest Oakland A's Wins" countdown with that kind of game, #24: The Loud Out On Yawkey. 

The date was August 7th, 2002. The A’s were in 3rd place in the AL West standings behind the first place Seattle Mariners and the second place Anaheim Angels. The A’s were 4 games back of the Mariners and had just come off 3 wins, including a resounding 9-1 win over the Red Sox the night before at the hallowed ground known as, Fenway Park. At 65-48, the A’s looked to be in a good position record-wise, but they could not afford to let up with the AL West being so competitive.

On the mound for the A’s on August 7, 2002, was the big rookie right-hander, Aaron Harang. At 6’7”, 260, Harang needed to prove that in addition to his imposing stature, his pitching repertoire was also something to be feared. This would be his first time pitching at Fenway Park in front of the Red Sox’s rowdy fans.

Opposing Harang would be the Red Sox’s 37-year-old, John Burkett. With the Red Sox struggling to keep pace with the first place Yankees, the Red Sox needed a win against a rival wildcard opponent in the A’s.

The game began smoothly for both pitchers. Burkett and Harang both faced little to no resistance through the first three innings. The top of the fourth was one that looked promising for the A’s, as they finally were able to get something going against the Red Sox starter. Jermaine Dye forced a two out walk and then took advantage of Fenway’s big outfield, as he advanced from first to third on a single by John Mabry. With runners on first and third and two outs, Terrence Long struck out looking to end the inning with two runners stranded - no damage accomplished.

The bottom of the fourth brought the game’s first run. The Red Sox's big money slugger, Manny Ramirez took Aaron Harang deep around Pesky Pole in RF leading off the inning to give Boston a 1-0 lead. Harang would go on to strand Cliff Floyd at second to end the inning to stop the bleeding heading into the 5th.

Burkett would force three groundouts against Scott Hatteberg, Mark Ellis, and Ramon Hernandez to give the Red Sox a shutdown inning in the top of the 5th as the A’s still could not string enough hits together against John Burkett.

Harang would pitch out of trouble in the bottom of the 5th as he forced Manny Ramirez to groundout with Trot Nixon at second and Nomar Garciaparra at first. This at bat would prove to be quite important as the match ups with Manny Ramirez would play a large factor in the outcome of the game.

The top of the 6th started out just like the last several innings had for the A’s as Miguel Tejada and David Justice were weakly put out, bringing up Eric Chavez. He would hit a ball deep at third to Shea Hillenbrand, who could not make the play and the ball bounced into left field. Hillenbrand was charged an error with Chavez standing at first and two out. Next up was Jermaine Dye, it has barely been 10 months since he broke his leg during game 4 of the ALDS and Dye continued to look like a shell of his former self. Burkett started the at bat with a 1-1 count, then Burkett grooved an 85 mph fastball a little bit out over the inside part of the plate and Dye crushed it. It was a no doubter off the bat!  The ball soared over the Green Monster and nearly hit the two Coke bottles on the scaffold. The score was now 2-1 A’s, with Hillenbrand’s error looking to be the major game changer. Burkett then retired John Mabry to end the inning, but the damage had been done.

The bottom of the 6th proved to be a big one for Aaron Harang, his pitch count dictated that the end of his start was near and the ever important “shutdown inning” was beckoning as well. Due up first was the recently traded Cliff Floyd. In Floyd’s at bat versus Aaron Harang, Harang induced more weak contact against him as Floyd grounded out to Miguel Tejada. Then came Red Sox catcher and captain, Jason Varitek.  Varitek and Harang had an impressive battle with neither yielding as the count went full at 3-2, then Harang put Varitek away looking after an 8 pitch at bat. That would be it for Aaron Harang, as Art Howe wanted to bring in the aging middle reliever, Jim Mecir. Harang’s line read: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 SOs, in an appealing performance by the rookie in a hostile environment.

Whenever Jim Mecir was brought in, A’s fans always seemed to have to grit their teeth, he was far from automatic. With two out and nobody on, maybe the A’s fans could rest easier with this one. Mecir would get into a battle with Shea Hillenbrand as the count went 3-2 and lasted 6 pitches, before Hillenbrand weakly grounded out to second to end the inning, giving Mecir the hold, and the A’s the shutdown inning.

Red Sox Manager Grady Little, decided to keep his starter, John Burkett in the game to start the 7th. Burkett made quick work of Terrence Long for the first out, he then walked the 9-hole hitter, Ramon Hernandez on 5 pitches. Burkett then struck out Mark Ellis in a 7 pitch at-bat for the second out. Then came the star of Moneyball, Scott Hatteberg who got a bloop single that landed in front of the Red Sox centerfielder Johnny Damon.  With Hernandez running on contact with two outs, he advanced to third leaving runners at the corners for A’s slugger, Miguel Tejada. Grady Little continued to let his starting pitcher pitch out of trouble but this time, the decision would end up costing Boston as Tejada lined a base hit to right field, Hernandez walked home from third, and Hatteberg sprinted from first to third, it was now 3-1 A’s. That was the last straw for Little, Burkett was finally taken out of the game for the longtime reliever and future A’s reliever, Alan Embree. He forced David Justice to rollover to second to end the inning.

It was time to stretch in Boston and Jim Mecir was told to come out for the bottom of the 7th, A’s fans were left to bite their finger nails for a bit longer in this tight contest. Luckily, Mecir made quick worth of the first two batters he faced and with two outs in the inning and a 3-1 lead, this game started to feel comfortable. The next batter dashed that comfort level real fast as former A's player, Johnny Damon hit a ball into the gap and with his great speed, he hustled all the way to third for a two out triple. Art Howe would make the move for the newly acquired Ricardo Rincon, one of the Moneyball stars, to face the lefty, Trot Nixon. In 2002, lefties were hitting .198 against Rincon and this at bat would validate those stats the fullest, as Trot Nixon struck out with a check swing that is a tell tale sign that Rincon fooled him with his slider and that ended the inning with Damon stranded at third.

The top of the 8th would be mostly uneventful for the A’s, Red Sox reliever Alan Embree struck out the side but gave up a Jermaine Dye single in between but no damage done. It was now time for the bottom of the 8th, another Moneyball star, the submarine throwing, Chad Bradford came in for the A’s facing the tough middle of the order of the Red Sox. First up was Nomar Garciaparra, Bradford made quick work of Nomar as he struck him out on four pitches. Next up came Manny Ramirez, and in typical Manny fashion, he singled while being down 0-2. With Art Howe sensing that this game was starting to unravel, he immediately brought in his closer, Billy Koch. He’d face Cliff Floyd with one out and one on base, everyone knew what you were gonna get from Koch, and that was hard throwing high 90s fastballs that occasionally hit 100 mph. Cliff Floyd had no answer, as Koch made him strikeout swinging on 4 pitches. Now there were two out, and the A’s win probability rose to 87%. Next up to bat, Jason Varitek, and Billy Koch showcased one of his common issues and that was his control. He walked Varitek on four pitches making it runners on first and second with two out. Rickey Henderson came into pinch run for the slow running, Varitek. Rickey was nearing the end of his career but was still playing as a role player. Next up came Shea Hillenbrand, and he was aggressive against Koch as he lined a base hit to left field and normally with Manny running, that wouldn’t score the run but then Eric Byrnes let the ball eat him up and Ramirez came into score, and Rickey Henderson rolled on over to third. It was now 3-2 A’s, with the tying run on third.  Now it was gut check time. Brian Daubach came up next, and swinging at the first pitch, he sharply grounded to the first baseman, Scott Hatteberg who stepped on the bag to end the inning. The bleeding had been stopped.

The A’s ended up loading the bases in the top of the 9th, but Eric Chavez flied out to end the inning, so no insurance runs were brought in. Koch was gonna have to get 3 more outs and complete the 5 out save. The first batter was Carlos Baerga who struck out swinging as he couldn’t catch up to Koch’s fastball. Just when you thought you could relax, Johnny Damon came up and worked the count and forced the walk. With the speedy Damon on first, the threat was definitely real. And with Trot Nixon coming up who owns right handed pitching, it was again time to start biting nails, Nixon got a pitch to hit with count at 1-1 and he lined it into centerfield for a single. It was now first and second with one out, tying run was on second, winning run for the Red Sox was on first. Nomar Garciaparra was up next, and his free swinging tendencies let him down, once again. Koch blew a fastball right by him for the strikeout, and now there were two outs.

Next up, Manny Ramirez. In an epic matchup of the power pitcher vs the power hitter with the game on the line, this is what baseball was all about. 

Manny had already hit one out of the park earlier in the game, would he do it again? With the count at 1-2, the whole stadium knew what was coming from Koch, it was just a matter of what Manny could do with it. Koch fired a 97mph fastball that was up and out over the plate, Ramirez got a hold of it, the crowd rose as one, it was heading into the Red Sox bullpen in right-centerfield, then came Terrence Long...

Out of nowhere, he came flying in, he reached over the short fence, and all in one motion he caught the ball, spun and kept his balance started celebrating… The A’s had won the game! I found two videos, the first is from the Red Sox broadcast HERE of that play and the second comes from ESPN’s Sportscenter highlights that includes Chris Berman’s call from Wednesday Night Baseball.

Billy Koch gave Terrence Long the biggest hug he could ever give anyone, he knew what he had done. Aaron Harang was the winning pitcher, John Burkett was saddled with the loss, and Billy Koch picked up his 28th save of the season. A tremendous victory in what was a tremendous game, and here’s where the victory becomes extra important. The A’s would go onto lose the series finale in Boston, but they took 2 out of 3 from Boston. Then they’d head to the Bronx to face the Yankees, and the A’s proved their mettle by taking two out of three from the first place Yankees on the road. The following Tuesday, the A’s beat the Toronto Blue Jays by as score of 5-4. What seemed like a harmless victory was the beginning of the famous 20 game win streak. And it’s my belief that the magic all started with Terrence Long’s incredible catch, which created, “The loud out on Yawkey.”

Next week, WIN #23. Stay tuned!

-- Wes

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#25: Catfish Hunter’s Perfect Game

We begin our “25 Greatest Oakland A’s Wins” countdown with one of the more remarkable feats in the history of the franchise: Catfish Hunter's Perfect Game.  

By 1968, the A’s had made their move from Kansas City to Oakland after a difficult tenure in KC, riddled with losing and mediocrity. As the move to Oakland was in the works, the A’s slowly began assembling an impressive group of talented young ballplayers, and at front of that group was Jim 'Catfish' Hunter.

Jim Hunter, as he was known at the time, was a 22-year-old, starting pitcher from Hertford, North Carolina. He was nicknamed “Catfish” by A’s owner, Charlie Finley after he was signed out of high school, and quite literally, Finley made up a story about the origin of the nickname so he could be easier to market.

Playing in the Coliseum, the Oakland community was still trying to wrap their head around the A’s as a ball club and were in the process of really getting to know the players. On the night of May 8th, 1968, the first “wow” moment for the Oakland Athletics was about to happen. Going into the game, the A’s were 12-12, which is a record that would resonate with them until the end of the season as they finished 82-80. The Minnesota Twins were the opponent of the A’s at the Coliseum that night, and a small attendance of 6,298 were the lucky few that experienced first hand that night of history in the making.

The game began and from the onset, Catfish looked quite sharp and tidy, while his opposite number, Twins starting pitcher, Dave Boswell looked cool but not as sharp, as he gave up a few scattered hits at the beginning of the ballgame.

The game had the look of a classic pitchers duel, which was quite common during that age of baseball. As the game went on, it was clear that any runs were going to be the decisive blow. 

Catfish was previously scouted as a shortstop in high school, and was an impressive hitter growing up. On that night the North Carolina farmhand would end up being the hero on the mound and in the batters box (the Designated Hitter would not be instituted in the American League until 1973). In his first at bat, Hunter doubled but didn’t come around to score as he was stranded at second, and in his second at bat he flied out to center.

Coming up in the 7th, Catfish was already doing something amazing on the mound, he had retired all 21 batters he had faced, with none reaching base. Surely, he was well on his way to going the distance and pitching a complete game at the least (pitch counts were not tallied at the time). At the plate in the 7th, the score was still 0-0 but A’s Center Fielder, Rick Monday had doubled and advanced on a wild pitch. A’s manager, Bob Kennedy gave Catfish Hunter the bunt sign and it was clear that the squeeze play was on. Catfish got the bunt down, and the bunt was so good that not only Monday scored easily from third, but Catfish also legged out a single. He had certainly taken the game by the horns.

Catfish just got stronger as the game went along, he had already struck out 9 batters heading into the 8th inning, and in the 8th, the Twins once again could not get a baserunner off of Catfish as he forced weak contact on all three batters, and now, Catfish was only 3 straight outs away from a perfect game.

Before he could finish it off, he was going to have to hit again, Twins starting pitcher, Dave Boswell finally ran out of gas in the 8th inning.  Boswell walked Danny Cater with the bases loaded which made it a 2-0 A’s lead and Catfish Hunter coming to the plate, bases loaded. The Twins brought in lefty reliever, Ron Perranoski to face Hunter. Continuing his tremendous night with another base hit, Catfish Hunter's hit brought in two more runs and made the score, 4-0 A’s, which seemed to be a commanding lead.

With the score well in hand, history was now on the minds of everyone in attendance. Three outs away, from history. To listen to the last three outs of this performance, there’s a YouTube video of the A’s radio broadcast from that game featuring A’s broadcasting staple, Monte Moore. I definitely recommend listening to it - the quality of the broadcast and the leap back into history are quite fascinating in themselves!

The Twins decided to pinch hit John Roseboro for the first at bat of the 9th just to kind of give Catfish a new batter to look at.  Like the 24 batters before him, Roseboro was retired after weakly grounding out to second. Hunter was now two outs away.

Next up was the left handed hitting catcher, Bruce Look. He had already struck out twice to Catfish and by the looks of it, he was just trying to make contact. After one ball, a swinging strike, and another ball high and outside, Look gave Hunter a scare by lining a ball foul with the count at 2-1, he got something to hit but he couldn’t straighten it out and once again, Look was in a hole with the count at 2-2. Catfish then threw a fastball right down the middle and rung him up for the strikeout. Hunter was now one out away.

The pitcher's spot was up next for the Twins, and Rich Reese was pinch hitting for the relief pitcher, Perranoski. Reese to his credit, hung in there with Catfish as he fouled off several pitches and even worked the count to 3-2, Hunter then got Reese looking at that critical moment, and the perfecto was complete!!!

It was only the 14th perfect game in major league history, and it was the first perfect game thrown in the American League in 46 years. His pitching line read: 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO. That alone is a legendary performance, but when you also factor in his great day at the plate as well, 3-4 with 4 RBIs, and the case is made for  one of the greatest individual performances in MLB history.

Regardless of the standings, this victory was the birth of star, a man who would play an integral part in 3 World Series Championships for the A’s over the next 6 years and a man who would garner four 20 game win seasons for the A’s and win the 1974 Cy Young award, as well as make All-Star game appearances in 1970, 1972, 1973, and 1974 with the A’s. 

Catfish Hunter made his debut with the Kansas City A’s in 1965 at the age of 19, and his last appearance was in the World Series with the Oakland A’s in 1974. His total numbers with the A’s organization read a record of 161-113 with a 3.13 ERA and an FIP of 3.54. He’d go onto sign one of the first free agent contracts in MLB history with the New York Yankees who opened up the checkbook for Catfish and as he said in his Hall of Fame induction speech, “Made it so I could retire…” He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 and his number 27 is now retired in Oakland. He is arguably the greatest pitcher in Oakland Athletics history.

The game itself, was the first real milestone game in Oakland and created a buzz that would build as the seasons after went on. The year 1968 showcased the young talent that the A’s were forming as their core, and Jim 'Catfish' Hunter was at the forefront.

Next week, WIN #24. Stay tuned!

-- Wes

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The Wildcard Game is Upon Us!

Today, IS the WildCard Game for our Oakland Athletics, and yet I woke up this morning feeling unusually calm and ready for the day. The typical nervous butterflies are pretty tame, which meant I actually got a good night sleep. What does this all mean? 

This isn’t the playoff nervousness I’m accustomed to feeling.  There is a different energy that we experienced entering into game 5 in either of the 2012 or 2013 divisional series, even with all of the A's struggles and disappointment since the All-Star break this season. 

I have ONE reason that I don't feel nervous and that is because.... today is Lester Day! 

That’s right, all the talk about "the infamous trade" comes down to this game, to this guy.  The best big game pitcher of the 21st Century is on our side!  And even better yet, he loves pitching against the Royals.  He’s dominated them this year and during his entire career. He never quits!

Of course, we have to score some runs to win, but at least we’re not facing Jason Vargas, who could have easily started tonight for the Royals. And anytime our guys can dodge a known A’s offense killer, All is Right in the World... 

I'll be wearing my #NeverQuit shirt tonight in support of Lester!  If you haven't purchased this limited edition #NeverQuit shirt, there's no better time then the present!  Don't forget, 50% of the salse will be donated to Jon Lest'ers pediatric cancer research foundation, NVRQT.org.  Grab yours HERE.

Let’s just get to 5:00PM tonight and hopefully, we will be celebrating our first elimination game victory in recent years! Lets Go Oakland! 

 

-- Wes

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NEVER QUIT - A Memorable Series, A Worthy Cause

In light of the unprecedented adversity the Oakland Athletics had been facing for the past several weeks, we felt compelled to keep the motivation from a recent "Welcome Home" message to the Athletics’ team that some die-hard fans from RF Bleachers Section 149 greeted the team with when the A's private plane arrived at the Oakland Airport at the conclusion of the final regular season road trip in Seattle. Simply put, the sign reminded the team, managers, and players to "NEVER QUIT".  

The motivational phrase, "NEVER QUIT" is also connected to Jon Lester’s personal battle against lymphoma earlier on in his career and his winning attitude.  Jon Lester started the charity “NVRQT”. Jon’s philanthropic foundation supports the "strikeout" of pediatric cancer with research against the disease!
 

Click image above to visit: www.NVRQT.org

We felt this was an opportunity for our fan based company to bring more awareness to our fellow fans, friends and families for a great cause and continue the positive energy and motivation in support of the team we love! So we asked our fellow A's fans to join us on last Friday night's home game, with Jon Lester on the mound, to join us in wearing a simple "NEVER QUIT" shirt.  The amount of people wearing the NEVER QUIT shirts and support received was overwhelming.  

It wasn't just the numbers of people wearing the shirts that was impressive, it was the expression on their faces - the words on their shirts carried over into their demeanor and energy at the game!  If you were a newcomer to the RF bleachers that night, you would have never known that the A’s were just swept by the Rangers only a day before! There was a new-found intensity of team loyalty and belief in the green and gold.

Jon Lester was brilliant as usual as the starting pitcher on Friday night! Jon pitched 7 strong innings despite giving up a few weak hits to start the game. Jon Lester embodies so much contagious passion, as a pitcher and team player. He responds to every pitch. It’s refreshing to see his emotion and we the fans are grateful to get to experience it with him.   

Needless to say, the NEVER QUIT campaign was a celebrated success with the team and fellow fans! Most importantly, with 50% of sales from every shirt order going to the NVRQT charity, we are thrilled that this fan initiative that was born of a motivational message, and regardless of any post season results will conclude with a donation to a cause that affects many of our friends and family.  Win, Win! 

Again, we would like to thank Jon Lester (@JonLester31), himself for giving a shout out "S/O" on social media to #Section148 fans for its show of NEVER QUIT love at his last start on Friday night. We would like to thank all of the fans who purchased one or more NEVER QUIT shirts and joined us at any of the games this weekend to show their support for not only our guys in green & gold but to "Strikeout Pediatric Cancer" too! #MakeCancerQuit

The NEVER QUIT shirt is still available with limited quantities left, so be sure to purchase your today in our SHOP! We hope the spirit of this event and support to Jon Lester’s campaign NVRQT will carry into the rest of the home-stand and beyond. Lets Go Oakland! 

-- Wes

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NEVER QUIT - We Are Oakland Athletics Fans!

After a great showing by the Athletics in Seattle, where the A’s claimed a pivotal series win against the surging Mariners, a group of fans from Section 149 came up with the idea to greet the team as they landed at their private hanger in the Oakland Airport on Sunday night. About 20-30 A’s fans greeted the team on their arrival.

One of the signs that was made for the team to see said, “NEVER QUIT”.

The players saw this sign as they deplaned and began taking pictures of it on their phones. Impressive!

No phrase better defines what the A's fought for to earn those two big W's in Seattle last weekend. Let's keep this inspirational message alive for the last regular season home-stand! 

As a tribute, we’ve released the Limited Edition “NEVER QUIT” t-shirt for everyone to partake in spreading the encouragement and represent our loyal pride to The Oakland Athletics!

Join us this Friday, September 19th against the Phillies at the O.co Coliseum, when we wear this “NEVER QUIT” t-shirt TOGETHER! Show that we, the fans, believe in this team to the end! Get yours at www.Section148.com/products/neverquit while supplies last.

And with the special connection that “NEVER QUIT” has to our pitching ace, Jon Lester’s campaign “NVRQT”, which is a rally cry for the fight against pediatric cancer, Section148 is going to donate 50% of each “NEVER QUIT” t-shirts sold to his campaign. Learn more how “NVRQT”, www.nvrqt.org  raises money for children’s cancer research.  Jon Lester is more than a great baseball player, he is a cancer survivor.  He is an inspiration of hope to individuals and families across our country.  We’re very proud that he is with the A’s ballclub.

Remember to use to the code “PICKUP” for Free Shipping and to arrange pickup at the game on Friday, September 19th, where we wear this shirt TOGETHER, as loyal fans and as a symbol of unity supporting the Guys in Green and Gold!! We look forward seeing you there and showing off your Oakland A's Section148 pride!

(Please note, in light of the last minute production of this shirt, we cannot guarantee shipping & delivery in time for the upcoming games).

-- Wes

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Did You Tune In To GJD Last Night?

Last night’s episode of Gold Jersey Dynasty (GJD) Radio was an explosive one! Full of intense opinions and healthy debate, meaning a quick recap here is a MUST.

We urge you all to listen to last night’s episode "There's Nothing to Drum About" because it was one of the best shows we’ve had! Of course, please tune in live every Sunday from 8PM -10PM. Click the pic of Adam and I above to our GJD online channel. Listen via desktop and mobile!

GJD’s regular and guest/call-in hosts discussed what went wrong during this past home stand against the Houston Astros, and what needs to happen to give the A’s fans some hope for the Pennant and World Championship races. Bottom line for the guys in Green and Gold, JUST GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS.

Another common theme that came from this episode was that we are all in un-chartered territory... The A’s have never had a season like this, and as human beings we are always afraid of the unknown. Many callers joined the program and discussion, including one fellow fan, who flew all the way from Philly to see the A’s play this past weekend.  We also had the return of our good friend, Dreamkiller aka DK.  He offered us fellow A’s fans a new perspective about what could very well be going on with the Oakland Athletics, as a team, an organization and a business. When it comes to these developments and insights, Dreamkiller is always good for unique outlook. We thank everyone who contributed via phone, Twitter, etc. and made the show what it was last night! We look forward to hearing from YOU!

IN OTHER NEWS...

The Oakland Athletics have officially released the 2015 Season Schedule on their website, where the Green and Gold fans got a look ahead to more National League West matchups and concluding the season with a Battle of the Bay series against the SF Giants. Opening Day is April 6th, 2015 vs. the Texas Rangers!! Have you SAVE THE DATE yet? 

As the A’s will be playing the NL West in interleague next season, this means many exciting road trips against the Dodgers, Padres, and D’Backs are to come! 

We, at Section148 look forward to joining our fellow A’s fans to bring together the group of all groups of traveling fans to these road games, LOUD, PROUD and FAITHFUL! We are ready to make the statement across baseball of how much we love our team of Green and Gold. We are the Heartbeat of Oakland, no matter what city they play in! 

-- Wes

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7 Daily Deals In 7 Days!

We can't believe it's already September! The regular season is coming down to the wire and the team at Section148 has been stirring up ways to mark this occasion.  We want to do our best to add some retail therapy to what can be a very stressful time for our fellow Oakland A's fans. To celebrate, we’re having this week long promotion called, “7 Deals in 7 Days!”

These deals won't break the bank! We give you all an epic opportunity to save on some of your favorite original Oakland A's inspired fan gear. Remember that many of the awesome items featured in this 7 Deals in 7 Days sale will NO LONGER be available on our website! So be sure to shop now before they’re gone!!

Follow our Facebook and Twitter @Section148 each day during the 7 Deals in 7 Days to see what the daily deal will be! It just might be the discount you've been waiting for!

Happy Shopping, Everybody! Let’s Go Oakland!

-- Wes

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