abc seven sports anchor casey pratt is there and joins us now live. casey, i saw your tweet a little while ago. it looks like they opened up the parking lot a little early. >> yes. obviously, a's fans are frustrated by the circumstances. this is supposed to be a happy day. it's supposed to be opening day. hope is supposed to spring eternal. but now the parking gates are open and people are a little happier because they're inside amongst themselves. you can hear the crowd getting fired up as they know we are live. they are giving away over 5000 of these sell flags, and this is looking like reverse boycott 2.0. i'm going to bring in anson casanas, one of the board members of the oakland 68. anson, how bittersweet is this day for you? >> it's bittersweet, but it's a celebration of this community, this beautiful fan base, the beautiful city of oakland, the east bay community. we are still here showing the world that we are still here. we still care. oakland a's fan base is one of the most unique fan bases in the universe. you here right now sell, sell out.

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that must mean one thing it's casey pratt's time. away. >> tell the team. >> yeah, larry the cell. the team chants were preceded by an uproarious laughter as they watched you read the giants highlights and saw that they did not win, this crowd not bitter at all. they're happy out here. it's opening day. despite the fact that this might be the very last opening day at the oakland coliseum for the a's, the fans are sending a very loud and clear message. you can see through a sliver behind us what's happening inside the coliseum, and the fans are loud and proud out here. they're hoping that not many people show up inside. larry, you can hear this crowd go, well, i'm glad that i could entertain them with some humorous highlights, casey, real quick, you think more fans outside or inside for tonight's game with the a's? >> the security guards have told me that there's going to be around 13,000 to 15,000 people inside. i'm not sure i believe that that's a projected attendance figure. most people are hanging out out here with me. larry let's

there is going to be the block party boy scott, in the parking lot a couple hours before the game, casey pratt will be here. i'll be here. we'll have all the coverage thursday night. obviously a baseball game, but a whole lot going on with the a's and their stadium situation. larry beil has more on the stream tonight. also talking warriors basketball and i'll be back at 650 for sports. talking baseball. and why these two sides the bob melvin he gets a little fired up when the giants and a's take each other on. >> yeah a lot of people do chris thanks so much. >> well san francisco 40 niners ceo jed york is set to become the football team's primary owner, according to the sf chronicle. york has purchased enough equity from his mother, who currently owns the team. york has overseen the franchise for the past 13 seasons. this move is part of an effort to keep ownership in the york family's name, which currently owns 95% of the 40 niners. the nfl is expected to approve the change in title this week. >> all right, well, while we're talking change, the weather is about to take a bit of a turn. yes. >

. >> and i'm casey pratt, live in the parking lot at the oakland coliseum during the fan protest. louder and louder out here, guys. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> it's opening day, but for fans of the a's, it's all about the letters s, e, l, l l. you know what that spells sell. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm j.r. stone. >> this might be the final first day for the a's in oakland. game starts in around an hour. >> that's right. fans are protesting outside the coliseum. sky seven has been overhead for hours as they gathered and started to fill that parking lot. >> and abc seven news sports anchor kate. todd out there, casey here. >> it is raucous. first pitch is well over an hour away and it is going to keep getting more crowded. but j.r, as you pointed out, i was driving in today and it really hit me that this could be the very last time the a's have an opening day at the oakland coliseum. and this is supposed to be a happy day. this is supposed to be a day where hope springs eternal. but we're looking at

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abc seven sports anchor casey pratt joining us live at the coliseum right now. hi, casey. >> hey, larry. and yes, this is new for me, a live shot right outside the parking lot gates is a bunch of cars are lined up waiting to get into the oakland coliseum. i do hear that gates will open at 415. so right after this live hit, the gates are actually going to open. so people will be able to get in early. but it's a really bittersweet day out here. opening day is supposed to be a day where hope springs eternal. everybody's on the same page. everybody has a chance to compete. the a's enter the year lowest payroll in baseball by $25 million, coming off being the worst team in baseball last year. so so it's a very tough day for a's fans. they're going to have fun though. they're going to find a way to make this a good time. they're giving away those cell flags. they're giving away a bunch of things. this is the most respectful boycott i've ever experienced. i'm going to bring in one of the co-founders of last dive bar, brian johansen, who is one of the organizers of this

that designed the howard terminal ballpark, plans in oakland, again, if anything, as you follow casey prattaction giants and brewers from scottsdale, a slogan webb tuning up for opening day and webb looking good. struck out the side in the second three and a third struck out six. but he did give up five earned runs. i mean spring training, they're working out a lot of things. new edition matt chapman didn't play today, but another giant did. jorge soler r.b.i. single thairo estrada scores giants down five two and then in the fourth, mr. reliable wilmer flores finds the gap in right center and two runs score part of a six run frame for the giants. they win it 13 to 8 and the a's did not play today. abc seven sports is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers whose ready for election pizza. yeah we are we are an election coverage. but the pizza is not. >> yeah, that helps with the coverage. >> what's your favorite pizza? >> it propels us through. yeah, absolutely. absolute old school. just pepperoni okay. i like a good combo. if you're asking. vegetarian. okay. yeah. >> all of them

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