Japan the opening series that was...

     Opening week of Major League Baseball has come and gone. At least in the eyes of west coast baseball fans, specifically for the Mariners’ and A’s fans. You see there weren’t many people able to watch the two game series from Japan, because of TV black out rules. Thus fans listened to the radio, downloaded video streams online, or waited for the MLB Network to broadcast the game at six am, though the game started at three am Wednesday and two am Thursday.

     Apart from when or where you could watch the game, it was great to have baseball games that matter in front of our eyes. It was a split series as the Mariners won game one behind Dustin Ackley two for five night. Which, featured a massive home run off of A’s starter Brandon McCarthy. The A’s then evened the series in game two with a flex of home run power and amazing pitching from Bartolo Colon. The A’s posted three big home runs from Josh Reddick, Jonny Gomes and a two-run bomb from Cuban sensation Yoenis Cespedes. Add that to eight innings of three hit ball from Colon and the A’s are looking very strong heading into the home opener in Oakland on Friday April sixth.

     As a whole, many showed their fandom with out cries of support for the Athletics. Allowing fellow fans to watch them live in the second game. They stay up until the wee hours of the morning and cheered as load as they could .You see being a fan means withstanding the long nights, the losing streaks, and the seasons without championships or playoff berths. It’s about enjoying the moment that you gather with friends and family cheering on the team you love, even if that means waking up at two am to watch a game. Even though it wasn’t televised by our own channel Comcast Sports Net California.

     Even with all the uncertainty of this season of A’s baseball, this series has me very hopeful about the things that the green & gold can do. As I predicted in an earlier in a blog, I see the A’s playing hard and earning a wild card. So I say to my fellow Athletics Fan’s: “Get ready to get loud and rock the house as the boys take on the Mariners at the O.Co!”