OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 09: A detailed view of the tarp displaying the Oakland Raiders logo that covers mount Davis seen prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at O.co Coliseum on November 9, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
The Oakland A’s former co-tenants at the Colesium, the now Las Vegas Raiders, actually left behind something useful.
The Oakland A’s and the soon to be Las Vegas Raiders shared the Colesium for 37 years, with the Raiders being the last football team to share a stadium with a baseball team. The scars of the Raiders could be felt from time to time – the yard markers and gridiron on the diamond, Mount Davis, and the loss of the outfield bleachers which were replaced by a four tier grandstand.