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New Product Spotlight: New Era Rifle Green Team Snapbacks
Ever since the Oaklandish design team was able to work alongside New Era on Oakland’s home team snapbacks, we have been excited at the opportunity to deliver something special to the best fans in the world. We might be in the heart of summer, but our eyes were set on the coming fall season with our […]
- Tags: A's, New Era, nubuck brim, Other, Raiders, reflfective, rifle green, Team snapback, under brim, VVVVV LIT, warriors
Weekend Recap: Sept 25th-27th
It was the final weekend in September, and the first weekend of fall. The weather was perfect! Not too hot, not too cold. And it ended with a spectacular eclipse. This weekend, Oakland hosted a ton of top tier musicians. The Oakland Music Festival brought acts like Anderson Paak, BJ The Chicago Kid and Goldlink. […]
- Tags: A's, Athletics, Grace Jones, Klay Thompson, Oakland, Oakland Music Fest, OMF, Other, Raiders, Shooting
Weekend Rewind: July 17-19
This past weekend, a heatwave hit The Town! Temperatures topped 80 degrees, and stayed warm during the evening on Sunday night. And it looks like this flash of summer will last all week. The A’s are in the middle of a six game home stand. The guys in green and gold won in a wonderful […]
- Tags: A's, Athletics, Baseball, East Oakland, Heatwave, Homicide, Oakland, Oaklandish, OPD, Other, Pete Escovedo
John Oliver talks Pro Sports in America
Did you catch John Oliver’s segment on American sports last week? If not, you missed a brilliant breakdown of the professional sports industry we love. Oliver digs into racist logos in professional and college sports, highlighting high ranking officials’ money motivated moves and how they impact the cities in which these teams play. Then, John […]
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Hairs vs. Squares: the 1972 Mustache Gang
In the early 70’s, the Athletics were the pioneers in a “hair revolution” that swept the major leagues. For decades, baseball had been a clean-shaven sport. The ban on facial hair was an unwritten rule of the game, and many teams expressly forbade their players from sporting scruff during the season. Then one day in […]