To The Game By Rail

Last Sunday we saw an article in the Sacramento Bee that gave ratings for the five major league baseball stadiums in California (how did we end up with more baseball teams than any other state, anyway?). The Coliseum, home to the Oakland A’s, came in last. No matter. It’s looks like Sunday we’re going to be taking the train down with our friends Susan and Barbara (she of the em-dash debate) to watch the A’s play the Giants at the Coliseum. There’s a new train platform by the Coliseum, so we won’t even have to transfer to BART.

Both teams are doing poorly this season, so the spectacle may have more the air of an exhibition game—barring some miracle, neither team is playoff-bound. I try to support both teams, which makes these interleague games a bit conflicted. I think this means I wear neutral garb like my new Durham Bulls cap!