Scenes from Athletics’ awkward home opener in Sacramento: ‘Sell the team’ chants and a lopsided final score
Getty Images WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- What began with bustling crowds amid a historic day in California's Capitol City quickly turned to into a more awkward scene with "Sell the team" and "Let's go Oakland" chants.An announced sellout crowd of 12,192 fans filed into Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Monday night to watch the Athletics play the Cubs in the first official MLB game in the city's history. It will be the first of many as the Athletics announced their plans to play in the home of the Sacramento River Cats through the 2027 season after fleeing Oakland with their eyes on Las Vegas.And while the A's players and personnel have landed in Sac-Town, the culture that filled the Oakland air for decades was not present during Monday's home-opening 18-3 loss.Let's start from the top.I wanted to get […]