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award winning pitcher turned musician barry zito?oh, say, can you see we had our first date here at the a stadium. >> this is the end of an era. this is a marker of the beginning of our relationship, the continuation and baseball is everything. it's going >> man, i just started a wave, and it went around twice. >> the finality of the day was on clear display during the seventh inning stretch, as everyone in the coliseum stood and sang as one for the final rendition of take me out to the ball game. >> it's been a good run by a lot of good memories. nice games you give me nice all those years. >> now i'm crying. thank you very much to everybody for coming over today. >> she's so sweet. >> she is. that's tough to watch. >> sports director larry beil is here now, and we've, you know, we've known this has been coming, larry. >> and it's tough to watch when it's here, but at least we went out with a win. that's nice. yeah. >> i mean, it was a nice feel at the end there for that. but i have to say just, you know, i mean we've been covering

award winning pitcher turned musician barry zito? >> oh, say, can you see we had our first date here at the a stadium. >> this is the end of an era. this is a marker of the beginning of our relationship, the continuation and baseball is everything. it's going >> man, i just started a wave, and it went around twice. >> the finality of the day was on clear display during the seventh inning stretch, as everyone in the coliseum stood and sang as one for the final rendition of take me out to the ball game. >> it's been a good run by a lot of good memories. nice games you give me nice all those years. >> now i'm crying. thank you very much to everybody for coming over today. >> she's so sweet. >> she is. that's tough to watch. >> sports director larry beil is here now, and we've, you know, we've known this has been coming, larry. >> and it's tough to watch when it's here, but at least we went out with a win. that's nice. yeah. >> i mean, it was a nice feel at the end there for that. but i have to say just, you know, i mean we've been cover

even barry zito got in on the celebration by singing the national anthem.the game, oakland led three two in the ninth and for one more time it was miller time at the coliseum forces a ground ball to short for the final out, and in their final game in oakland, the a's win it 3 to 2. a very emotional post game for these fans. the players waving their caps in appreciation. max schumann runs around the outfield, waving the a's flags, and in his post-game speech nothing but respect for the fans, for manager mark kotsay. >>>>and i ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball let's go oakland i got pretty choked up, man. you know, like i didn't really grow up in japan or anything like that, but like, just seeing all the staff here and all the people that have been a part of this you know, over the course of the years, it was, took, took us all back a little bit. did you expect it to be as loud as it was and as crazy as it was? i really didn't know what to expect, you know, especially with the situation, you know, and, like, you know, people ru

they had the first pitch from ricky henderson and dave stewart, barry zito sung the national anthem. all the pre-game festivities, lots of different emotions. you had tears flowing from fans from stadium workers from other reporters. i mean, it was it was something like i haven't seen before sort of the mix of a funeral similar to a world series game in terms of the amount of media out here. but just sadness, anger. you know, tears, tears flowing all over the place. as for the actual game. let's show you a couple of the highlights. the a's taking on the texas rangers and a chance to win the 3 game series. this was interesting that they got a little help from the coliseum. sanaz. they say the coliseum. some remains undefeated as wyatt langford lost rbi single for jj bleday in the 5th to make it 3, nothing reminiscent of josh hamilton in 2012 and then mason miller. oh, man, what a dominant closer he's been all year. he gets the final out as travis janikowski grounds out to end it and the a's do hold on for a 3, 2, win over the rangers. and then afterwards. boy, nobody wanted to leave t

they threw out the first pitch and then maybe the best part of the day, barry zito got in on the celebration. he sang the national anthem exceptionally well. oakland led 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth and it was miller time, forces a ground ball to short for the final out. a's win it 3-2 for the very last time and an emotional postgame for these fans, players waving their caps in appreciation and max schuemann running around the outfield waving the a's flags and in his postgame speech mark kotsay had nothing but respect for the fans. >> and i ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. let's go oakland! >> let's go oakland! ♪ >> i got pretty joked up. i didn't grow up an a's fan, but seeing all the staff and everyone here took us all back. >> reporter: did you expect it to being as loud and crazy as it was? >> i didn't really know what to expect. >> it wasn't a full-on raider game, but, you know, you understand in the seventh inning when beer sales stop, right, like hey. >> a lot of stadiums have become less about the actual baseball game and more just about an enterta

. >> please welcome number 75, barry zito. >> oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light. >> three time all star in 2002. cy young winner barry zito sang the last national anthem at the oakland coliseum before a packed crowd of more than 46,000 fans. and the music did not stop. there. fans sang an emotional rendition of take me out to the ball game during the seventh inning stretch. many followed this up with chants of sell the team! >> well, the final a's game wouldn't be the same without krazy george henderson, the inventor of the wave and longtime fan krazy george is said to have started this phenomenon at an a's game. more than 40 years ago. and today we spoke to him at the coliseum as he was out there signing a's gear for fans and reminiscing about his time spent cheering on the team. >> it's a happy, sad day. just tough for oakland. boy they lost everybody. now all three of the great sports. so it's tough. with the warriors gone, the raiders gone and i love the a's. they were so good to me. the haas family and the fans. fans were better to me than anybody. so i love coming ba

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem. tears flowing throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and they did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sunday giving wyatt langford trouble and the aides go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps, signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. schuman grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the clock so proud of. it's important >> it's impossible to put into words and our task is a player is to get 100% free to these players. and he fans. >> yeah, it was. it was emotional. i just want to say one thi

barry zito singing the national anthem. he is a man of many talents in baseball icons, ricky henderson and dave stewart throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. still, fans showing their discontent chanting sell the team. well, you most hall, 47,000 fans. they're definitely emotional. the coliseum course has been home moments that have gone down inlthe history books. today's game adds to those historic moments. kron four's ben ross was there to document it all. experience it all. he joins us now live outside the coliseum had to be surreal. >> it really was guys. i mean, i think we all knew that this was going to be emotional, but it it didn't really sink until we were here today. as you said, almost 47,000, a sellout crowd. the energy was like a world series game. the coverage was like a world series game. >> usaa. fair. easy to the national anthem. gabe stewart, ricky henderson, throwing out the first pitch 57 seasons in oakland. 46 excuse me. 4,400 93rd regular season game at the coliseum. more than 4400. if the you inclu

they threw out the first pitch before this soldout crowd and in my favorite part barry zito got in onelebration and sang the national anthem and he did a great job. as for the game, oakland led 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth and for one more time it was miller time at the coliseum, forces a ground ball to short for the final out and in their final game in oakland the a's win it 3-2, a very emotional postgame for these fans, the players waving their caps in appreciation. max schuemann runs around the outfield waving the a's flags and in his postgame speech nothing but respect for the fans from manager mark kotsay. >> on behalf of my staff, myself, this team, everyone who's worn the green and gold, there are no better fans than you guys. and i ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. let's go oakland! >> let's go oakland! >> reporter: that was amazing to watch. i actually went into the stands and just looked at the faces of some of the fans who were screaming and chanting let's go oakland and truly, i've said it before tonight, but we're talking about grown men

also here, former pitcher barry zito, who became a star in oakland. me to come here and see the fans get on the field, just feel it. it was it was really important for me. and it's, you know, it's emotional and i feel like the a's fans are true fans. i think that there's a grittiness and a kind of a rootsy ness. 57 seasons, you know? and so i think for many of these people, this is like the last chance to really indulge in what the a's have meant to this area. because when they leave, whether it's sacramento or las vegas or wherever else, they might go, they won't have that same feeling. they can still love the a's, but you won't have that same sense of community. it's hurtful. i, i'm sad that we've lost three teams. there's a lot of people that work here that that love and enjoy the their experiences working here. my husband used to work here. he was also a vendor. so talking to all of these people, i'm just encouraging them and lifting them up and thanking them for everything that they've done. for a lot of thank yous here and a lot of tears. so wha

the national anthem, sung by a's former pitcher barry zito.hat makes a's fans so unique, different than any other fan base and any other sport? i was thinking about that and i feel like the a's fans are true fans. i think that there's a grittiness they're going to wear the green and gold, they're going to come out and tailgate, they're going to talk smack, they're going to hang their signs and they're going to dance their butt off out there to the hip hop beats. that passion on full display today. and i ask you for one more time, one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. let's go. oakland fans also filled up cups with the dirt from the field, taking a piece of history with them. but as the team moves forward, there continues to be a certain bitter feeling and uncertainty on whether fans will continue to support the athletics. the ultimate part of my fandom, you know, my, my fandom is dying after this. i see no route for me to go to sacramento. i see no route for me to support them. the team has one more series on the road before t

former a's pitcher barry zito. he sang the national anthem, didn't do a bad job. this is where he became a star. remember part of the big three in the early 2000? for me to come here, see the fans, get on the field, just feel it. it was it was really important for me. and it's you know, it's emotional. so i'm probably going to bawl right when i drive away from the field this last time. so what makes a's fans so unique different than any other fan base in any other sport? i was thinking about that and i feel like the a's fans are true fans. i think that there's a grittiness they're going to wear the green and gold, they're going to come out and tailgate, they're going to talk smack, they're going to hang their signs and they're going to dance their butt off out there to the hip hop beats. and that's just the best part of it. part of it. you know, it's something that we're all going to miss, man. he said that perfectly. there's a grittiness about this fan base that you really can't find anywhere in the country. and speaking of the fans, okay, everyone's out of here.

former a's cy young award winner barry zito sang the national anthem, and he sang it for the very first time, he said. and that was special to start the game. he do? >> he's a photographer. he plays the guitar. he sings. >> so those were the days. and there's a classic coliseum moment because day games, the sun can be brutal. so that was a ball that got lost and that made it three nothing a's. and we're ready for goodbye. three two game in the ninth. mason miller gets travis jankowski to ground out. the a's win their final home game at the coliseum three two. the celebration ensues. you know everybody hugging and hugging and hugging and look at the crowd behind all the player. nobody wants to leave. they want to savor every last second. and mark kotsay. hopefully we'll be able to get the sound for you in just a second. here he grabbed the microphone because he wanted to personally address the huge crowd and all the fans who've been with this team for 57 years. in some cases, and honor them as they should be. and as the team owner, john fisher has never done, he's only looked at this as

then barry zito celebrated by singing the national anthem exceptionally well i will add. as for the game, oakland led 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth and for one more time it was miller time at the coliseum, forces a ground ball to short for the final out. it's the final game in oakland. a's win it 3-2, a very emotional postgame for these plans, the players waving their caps in appreciation. you had max schuemann running around the outfield waving the a's flag and in his postgame speech nothing but respect for the manager, mark kotsay. >> on behalf of my staff, myself, this team, everyone who's worn the green and gold, there are no better fans than you guys and i ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. let's go oakland! ♪ >> reporter: i was happy as that was happening, walked down from the press box, joined the fans in the stand and truly goosebumps as this entire stadium erupted in that let's go oakland chant and as i looked around, no joke, men crying taking it all in for the final time. i thought mark kotsay summed it up really nicely and ever

barry zito sang the national anthem and he crushed it. and there was a flyover. and just so good to see all the green and gold. and then, of course, the signs, the emotion, the tears. and luckily, at the end of the day, the a's win the game three two. and here's some reaction from the green and gold after one last victory at the coliseum. >> the only hype was just, you know, a few, distractions during the late innings. and, understandably, you know, those were you know, it wasn't a full on raider game, but, i mean, you know, just all around today, it just felt special for like almost 47,000 people here. >> the energy was, you know, crazy. it felt like they were behind us the whole game. it was awesome. and to get that final out and here, you know, the crowd go wild. it was really cool. >> i mean, it's an honor that i think any, any pitcher would love to have. and, you know, i think just being able to say that and you know, have that for the rest of my career, no matter where it takes me, you know, that's always going to be a moment i look back on and, you know, t

barry zito with the pipes for the national anthem, mark kotsay and the a's emphasizing how important win on this final day and that's exactly what they did. mason miller closed out for a 3-2 victory. their 2,492nd victory at the coliseum. the stadium has hosted 17 world series games, 61 playoff games, and i would say the atmosphere on this day at the coliseum rivaled many of those contests. a final farewell to the oakland coliseum with 46,000 plus on hand to soak it in, including one final chant led by the skipper. >> and i ask you for one more time to start the greatest cheer in baseball. let's go oakland! >> let's go oakland! ♪ >> i got pretty choked up. i didn't really grow up an a's fan or anything like, that but seeing all the staff here and all the people that have been a part of this over the course of years took us all back a little bit. >> reporter: did you expect it to be as loud and as crazy as it was? >> i really didn't know what to expect, especially with the situation, you know, and people running on the field and the smoke things. >> it wasn't a full-on raider game, bu

legends barry zito, another is legend singing the national anthem.s now had a pretty successful music career as well. and then as far as the game itself, the a's holding on for a 3, 2, win over the texas rangers really important. i think to the team and for everyone for them to get that win. and then after the game, just that all the emotions came out, you know, the team stuck around on the field. mark kotsay, their manager came out, grab the microphone, talk to the fans. nobody left early. i mean, we're still, you know, about an hour and a half after the game ended and fans are still sticking around the coliseum. you know, the team saluted the fans. shuman was running around with a big athletics flag and planted it behind home plate. all sorts of emotions from the fans and from the players. we caught up with both brent rooker and nick allen afterwards. and they said that they had those same types of emotions. take a listen. >> that's having kids, especially with people with >> you know what? it was just another reminder what this building can be lik

. >> please welcome number 75, barry zito. >> oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light?the three time all star and 2002 cy young winner barry zito sang the last national anthem at the coliseum before a crowd of more than 46,000 fans. and fans. he's here right now, sang an emotional rendition of take me out to the ball game during the seventh inning speech. many followed this up with chants of sell the team! >> the announced attendance for the last game 46,889. that was the most attendance at a game at the coliseum. this season. attendance was high for these final few home games for the season. the a's had the lowest attendance in baseball, with just about 11,000 fans on average attending each game. now, you can look back on all of our coverage of the oakland a's final home stand, as well as the long history of the team here in the bay area. just download that fox local app available on your smart tv. >> well, now that the a's are gone, we're looking ahead to what's ahead for the team and the oakland coliseum. ktvu sally rasmus joins us live with a look at what's next. go

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem.ng throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely have to win this game for their fans and the did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and the aides go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps, signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the club. the so proud of. it's important >> well, in the east bay, the oakland zoo is saying goodbye to stop her a's mascot. shame pictures of elephant through the years. fun facts. topper first appeared on opening night

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem. tears flowing throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and they did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and the aides go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps, signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the club. the so proud of. it's important >> all right. next to the kron, morning news man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly stealing more than 4 million dollars in his former job. we're gonna ha

. >> please welcome number 75, barry zito. >> oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light. >> this ball and sings too. at the same time, too, right? three time all star and 2002 cy young winner barry zito sang the last national anthem of the coliseum before the crowd of more than 46,000 fans. it was it was nice. fans sang an emotional rendition of take me out to the ball game during the seventh inning stretch. many followed this up with chants of sell! the team! >> well, the announced attendance for the last game, 46,889. it was the most fans have to attend the game at the coliseum this season. attendance was high for these final few home days. of course, for the season, the a's have the lowest attendance in baseball, with just about 11,000 fans on average attending each game. now you can look back on our coverage of the oakland a's final home stand, as well as the long history of the team here in the bay area. you can download that fox local app. it's available on your smart tv and then look for all of the a's news. there hurricane helene made landfall on florida's west coast as a

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem.hroughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and the did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and he is go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps, signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the club. the so proud of. it's important to >> might make me hurt. you might get the pain that you're not gonna break his spirit. >> well, a building dedicated to shine a light on a hope and strength in the bay area. after the br

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem.rs flowing throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and the did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and he is go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the club. the so proud of. it's important to >> still ahead of the problem morning news, we're celebrating hispanic heritage month on kron 4. we're taking a look at a group chicano brewers in california and how they are

and you had former a's cy young award winner barry zito singing the national anthem.he first time he ever sang the anthem. so imagine the nerves in the fifth little coliseum. luck. j.j. bleday fly ball lost in the sun. wyatt lankford dropped it. that made it three nothing. a's three two. in the seventh, j.j. bleday play of the day that ignited the crowd for a few innings there in the ninth. final outs coming up, mason miller gets travis jankowski to ground out. a's win, three two, in their finale in oakland. celebrate good times. come on. three, two. all right, let's head out to chris alvarez for one last moment and some final thoughts at the coliseum. chris >> yeah. cue the song celebration. it was so cool as i watched the highlights again, larry, because i was in the stands to watch the final three outs. but to see all the people on tv standing up and cheering in unison, almost like a playoff or a world series game, was something you won't forget. and the moments after mark kotsay addressed the crowd, the emotion that was felt here at the coliseum after 57 years of

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem. tears flowing throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and the did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and the aides go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps, signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the club. the so proud of. it's important >> all right. still ahead on the kron, morning news, the new laws, california leaders say they are working on to lower gas price. this in today is really gorgeous at th

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem. tears flowing throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and the did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and he is go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps signing autographs. hugs on the fievd. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. >> share this moment. with the club. the so proud of. it's important to >> 10 53 that i will be right back. >> 10 55 is the time and the hello kitty cafe truck is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to celebrate it's going to be making some

legends dave stewart and rickey henderson throwing out the first pitch, and a's former pitcher barry zito singing the national anthem. and when it ended, yes, there were tears and hugs. the team has one final series this season, starting tonight in seattle. the coliseum complex has now gone from three tenants five years ago to none. the warriors, the raiders and the a's are all gone. that's supposed to change again next year when the oakland roots soccer club is committed to playing 17 games there. but the longer term future is less certain. we know it involves the african american sports and entertainment group, which now owns the property and plans to redevelop it into housing and business and sports and entertainment, but those plans are still in the works. the a's will play the next three seasons in sacramento. at that point, the team plans to move to las vegas, although ballpark financing is still coming into place. the new stadium is planned for the site of the tropicana hotel, where a nighttime implosion is now planned for october 9th. there are reports the a's will play some kind

who better to sing it than cy young award winning pitcher turned musician barry zito?> oh, say, can you see w our first date here at the, stadium? >> this is the end of an era. this is a marker of the beginning of our relationship, the continuation and baseball is everything. it's going >> man, i just started a wave and it went around twice. >> the finality of the day was on clear display during the seventh inning stretch, as everyone in the coliseum stood and sang as one for the final rendition of take me out to the ball game >> it's been a good run by a lot of good memories. nice games. >> you giving us all those years now i'm crying. thank you very much to everybody for coming over today. >> let's go. >> the a's played 57 seasons at the oakland coliseum, starting in 1968. they won a total of four world series, three straight during the 1970s. then in 1989, they swept the giants. >> the a's are the only franchise other than the yankees to win three in a row. they also won their division 17 times. there's this bit of history the coliseum has hosted 12 games where a te

three time all star and 2002 cy young winner barry zito sang the last national anthem before an a's game at the oakland coliseum before a crowd of nearly 47,000 fans, all making the journey to help close the chapter on their beloved team. >> the a's are walking away from their hometown with a win. a's legends dave stewart and rickey henderson throwing out the first pitch today. all right, bottom of the third we go. bases loaded in just a moment. jj bleday sends one up the middle for a and east bay native marcus simeon actually makes the stop for the rangers, but brant rooker scores. a's lead one. nothing. to the fifth inning. we go. a's lead two. nothing. lady hits the ball right. ball high to left field. and the left fielder. well, he loses it right there in the sun. a run scores. a's go out with a win. as i mentioned beating the rangers 3 to 2. >> for countless a's fans and even some players, an integral part of going to a's games has been taking part. making that walk across the bridge. >> it's just so relaxing for me. pre game just to come in. i don't have to fight traffic. i don't h

barry zito, who played for the a's and the giants, sang the national anthem.ed their home tenure with a32 win against texas. many fans stayed at the stadium more than an hour after the game was over to really relish in the final game. the athletics final three games of the season are this weekend in seattle. in their 57 season in oakland. the a's won four world series titles. only the yankees won more during that span. our coverage of the a's final game at the coliseum continues on our website. just visit abc7 news.com for a complete recap of yesterday's game and all the special moments there. you can watch interviews with fans as well as look back on the a's 57 seasons in oakland. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings adventure. this is our way of highlighting some things that are happening in the bay area later today. >> first, a commuter alert for bart riders who use civic center station two of the civic center station entrances are closed right now. the daytime closure will impact the south side market and seventh street entrance. they will reopen la

look at barry zito, former ace of the staff. now a country singer. he sing the national anthem. tears flowing throughout the afternoon and the a's absolutely had to win this game for their fans and they did just that. bottom 5, jj bleday with a little pop-up, the coliseum sun giving wyatt langford trouble and the a's go up 3 to nothing reminiscent josh hamilton in 2012 to the 9th is clinging to a 3, 2 lead mason miller gets travis janikowski to ground out and end the game. the a's when they're coliseum finale 3 to 2. afterwards, the team came out paid tribute to the fans raising their caps, signing autographs. hugs on the field. tears all over the place. max schuemann grabbed the athletics flag one point and waved it all around the field. fans were getting dirt from the coliseum and manager mark kotsay grabbed the microphone to address the stadium. with the so proud of. >>itasca player is get on a 10% for each these players. and he fans. >>and that does it here for us at kron. 4 news will be back with the morning news at 5 o'clock. i'm noelle bellow. thanks for watching. ♪ ♪ >>