Gabe Kapler said he’s sad for Oakland-based fans who now will watch a third professional sports franchise leave the city.
"I do feel bad for the fans over there," Giants ace Logan Webb said."It's tough. I think there have been a ton of efforts for all three teams to stay in the Bay Area and in Oakland. I do feel for them. I grew up going to Raiders games, I grew up going to A's games, I've been to Warriors games over there. It's hard, it's definitely hard for all the fans over there.
Webb's A's fandom ended when he was drafted by the Giants, but he still is a huge supporter of the Raiders, who soon will be neighbors with the team they once shared the Coliseum with. As Kapler digested the major MLB news, he thought back to his playing days with the Texas Rangers, who visited often and would always stay at the Westin St. Francis in downtown San Francisco. Kapler would take BART to games.
"I'll never forget how gritty and tough and raw and just, like, really working class I saw that stadium as being and how important it was to, not just the Bay Area, but baseball in general," Kapler said."I'm sad for Oakland-based fans that want to see their club stay in Oakland. I also know that it's an exciting time for the franchise and for Major League Baseball.
The Giants will face two left-handed starters in this series, which has been a problem. They currently rank 29th in the big leagues in OPS against left-handed pitchers. --- Joc Pederson hit in the cage on Thursday and Bryce Johnson continued to ramp up his activity, but there's no firm timetable for either to return. Johnson was eligible on Thursday and Pederson can return as soon as Friday.
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