Oakland....ugh, well at least Anthony can see another stadium

So Anthony went to the Bay Area for business and just happened to plan it around Opening Day when the Mariners would begin their 2010 season in Oakland. This is the above street walkway from the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Station to the stadium. Looks like a prison.

As far as the stadium, it was explained by Oakland residents that AL Davis owner of the Oakland Raiders built an addition to this stadium to get more seats for football games. So the addition is all concrete and named "Mt. Davis." Looks ugly, but it does the trick.

The Athletics draw such few fans that they put tarps over the upper deck seats much like the Mariners had to do in the 80's and 90's.

Opening Day! That is our starting lineup. One more year for Junior.

And it was such a treat to see Felix start! He is awesome! Happy Felix Day!

The NCAA Championship was today as well. With Duke winning it all, it was just another thing to make me happy!

Support Duke and the Mariners in 1 night was tough.....

But winning both games was rewarding as well!

The next day Anthony drove to San Jose and Fresno to see customers and then returned to Oakland.

I saw a lot of lush green trees and a lot of water. The Bay Area is awesome!

Along the way, I saw some interesting city names.....

And.....

Heading to the second game of the year, I noticed this dude's jeans.....patterns on the back pockets must be in...in the hood that is.

Another great game, though we lost in extra innings. I took Ken Schulz from Superior Thrift in Stockton to the game. He is a big A's fan so was happy to say the least.