Senior writer
OAKLAND, Calif. — It was last call at the venerable Oakland Coliseum, but none of the regulars was ready to leave.
Thousands of green-and-gold-clad die-hards remained at their seats and soaked in the nostalgia on Thursday afternoon, long after the A’s notched a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers in what was the franchise’s final game in Oakland.
A man in a Rickey Henderson jersey lit a joint in the right-field bleachers. A group of friends a few rows away stood with their backs to the field and snapped a selfie together.