The Oakland Athletics are a member of the American League Western Division. They play in the Oakland Coliseum, making it their home since the 1968 season. They re-located from Kansas City in 1968. The Athletics are one of the original eight teams of Major League Baseball, and have a long and storied baseball history. The best way to see the Athletics play baseball live is to visit Yaytickets.com and browse the huge selection of tickets.
The Athletics, known universally as the "A's", have won the World Series Championship nine times in their history. They've won the American League Pennant fifteen times, and are considered one of the greatest teams in league history. The most recent World Series victory came in 1989. Yaytickets.com makes it easy to find Athletics tickets at low prices.
Four players have been inducted into the baseball Hall Of Fame as Oakland Athletics. Perhaps the most famous, Rickey Henderson, is the all time leader in stolen bases, leadoff home runs, and runs scored. He played for twenty four years and was the most feared leadoff hitter and base runner in the game of baseball.
Other famous A's include Dennis Eckersley and Mark McGwire, who eventually broke the single season home run record. Eckersley was one of the most dominant pitchers of his era, and was instrumental in two A's World Series Championships.
The A's of today are an outstanding team with a host of great players. A few notables are Bobby Crosby, Eric Chavez, and Matt Holliday. The A's are one of the favorites going into the 2009 season. The young pitching staff is one of the most promising parts of this team. Yaytickets.com gives you the online opportunity to watch one of the best teams in baseball play live. |
