Three yards and a cloud of dust
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:00 pm
Ends this Sunday.
The end of an era.
When the Raiders host the Chiefs Sunday, it will be the last time the Coliseum has an NFL game with a dirt
baseball infield. The Raiders leave town after Week 2 and aren’t back until Nov. 3 against the Detroit Lions.
The World Series concludes Oct. 30, so even if the Athletics were to win at home in seven games, there would
be enough time to get an all grass field ready for the remainder of the Raiders’ NFL home season.
Which to Chiefs coach Andy Reid is kind of sad, although he may have had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek
when talking to Bay Area reporters on a conference call.
“You still have the baseball infield,” Reid said. “These guys can tell their grand kids, `You know what? They
used to play...
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/11/ ... s-rivalry/
I'm starting to tear up a little bit.
The end of an era.
When the Raiders host the Chiefs Sunday, it will be the last time the Coliseum has an NFL game with a dirt
baseball infield. The Raiders leave town after Week 2 and aren’t back until Nov. 3 against the Detroit Lions.
The World Series concludes Oct. 30, so even if the Athletics were to win at home in seven games, there would
be enough time to get an all grass field ready for the remainder of the Raiders’ NFL home season.
Which to Chiefs coach Andy Reid is kind of sad, although he may have had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek
when talking to Bay Area reporters on a conference call.
“You still have the baseball infield,” Reid said. “These guys can tell their grand kids, `You know what? They
used to play...
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/11/ ... s-rivalry/
I'm starting to tear up a little bit.