After Mason Miller threw the fastest pitch by an Oakland A’s player at the Coliseum at 103.8, and secured the team’s 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers, the next few moments were filled with action–but not the action that some people were trying to warn against heading into the final game. Quite the opposite, actually.
The team rushed onto the field, not back to the clubhouse, and began tipping their caps to the fans. For those that were in attendance following Game 5 of the 2012 ALDS, it was a familiar sight. Sure the A’s came out ahead in this game, but the fans had just watched the last game the team would play at the Coliseum. Still, chants of “let’s go Oakland!” rang out, even in that moment.
The fans, much like The Town, do not quit…