Remembering Berkeley’s own Glenn Burke: First openly gay man in MLB
Manfred Guttenberger/Creative Commons
Although he wasn’t accepted during his playing days, it is important to remember and appreciate Glenn Burke now.
Read More…
Decommissioned BART cars to receive 2nd lives
At least eight BART train cars may receive a second life as a part of BART’s Legacy Fleet Decommissioning project. Some will be used to train local firefighters, while others may become a time capsule fit with a retro videogame arcade. And if all goes to plan, several others may be preserved in a railway museum for future generations to admire.
Read More…
BART offers free rides from Oakland COVID-19 vaccination site
BART is offering free rides home to users of Oakland Coliseum’s mass COVID-19 vaccination site, which opened Tuesday and is accessible from the Coliseum BART station.
Read More…
Cal bear to columnist: An interview with San Francisco Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins
Since graduating from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in journalistic studies in 1971, Jenkins has covered more than 25 World Series and 19 Wimbledons, among many other major sports events. In this interview, Jenkins reflects on his time at Cal and discusses the return of sports amid the pandemic.
Read More…
Cal baseball alumnus Marcus Semien finishes 3rd in American League MVP race
Cal baseball alumnus and Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was one of baseball’s top rising stars this season, producing a .285/.369/.892 slashline while playing all 162 games in 2019. Semien’s breakout campaign landed him a spot amongst the best in baseball, as the former Cal star finished in third place
Read More…
Oakland A’s aim to continue development in 2018
This year’s team doesn’t scream “playoff contender,” but there’s definitely a glimmer of hope.
Read More…
Brett Lawrie: enigma
“We’re not selling jeans here.” Five fateful words in Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball” have encapsulated Billy Beane’s managerial philosophy of the Oakland Athletics for over a decade. No matter how fat you were, old you were, funny you threw or how many strip clubs you were spotted at, if you could
Read More…
Still Here: Fate brings Mark Canha back to the Bay to save his baseball career
Mark Canha’s days start the way most people would expect they would for a professional baseball player. The Oakland Athletics’ first baseman/outfielder starts his days at the crack of dawn, quickly gets dressed and prepares for the red-eyed, traffic congested commute from his San Francisco home toward the East Bay
Read More…
Dying in slow motion
The dissolution of the Kevin Durant – Russell Westbrook Thunder has caused visceral reactions all over the league, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Fans hate when great players leave their first team, and they hate it even more when those players join a team that looks like
Read More…
From Cal to the Coliseum
In an otherwise lost season for the 2016 Oakland Athletics, the team has found a shortstop for the future in former Cal star and East Bay native, Marcus Semien. For Semien, it has been a season of redemption. After a shaky first season with the franchise, the insatiable work ethic
Read More…
