Comments on: Hmmm…

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:01:33 +0000

Here’s a pic from 1975 (Catfish in a Yankee jersey) that shows the box seats with the extra aisles.

http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/U1836640/reggie-jackson-and-jim-hunter?popup=1

By: doctorK

doctorK — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:58:26 +0000

This picture says 1982, and still has the dirt pathways from the dugouts to home plate: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7130215851_38e57c6019_z.jpg

Nice – you can see the old see-through OF fences and the seats that ran all the way down to field level. Also, the sections immediately next to the staircases did not extend all the way down. This was very important to me in 1984, when Dwayne Murphy’s 31st HR of the season landed in the dead area between the fence and the bleachers, and bounced up to a few rows in front of me, making it easy for me to retrieve the ball.

By: captveg

captveg — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:57:00 +0000

RIP iceplant

Reminds me a lot of KC’s Kaufmann pre-remodel. Honestly if they’d remodeled it along the lines of how Kauffman in KC was remodeled (or if the Raiders had never come back) I’d have been happy.

If the Riaders ever leave again, theyr should implode Mt Davis and copy what the Halos did to Angels stadium after the Rams left (sans fake rocks)

By: A's Fan

A's Fan — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:59:07 +0000

@docmeat great pics! Sadly it seems like they could have used the tarps even back then.

By: docmeat

docmeat — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:53:12 +0000

here’s some pics I posted from 1973 and 74, hope they help someone figure it out. The right field scoreboard was not put up until mid season of 1968, the left field scoreboard not put up until 1969.

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/11/25/1174406/random-images-from-1973-1974

By: georob

georob — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:29:49 +0000

From what I can tell, no one has mentioned that there is no advertising in the scoreboard behind the bleachers. During the early 70′s, ARCO was the sponsor, and before that, Richfield Oil (which is the same company, BTW) However, that sponsorship ended in the mid 70′s, and I remember the sign being empty during the ’74 World Series. (The ARCO logo was still there during the ’73 series and I can find a photo to prove it) Therefore, that would place the pic somewhere from 1974 through the rest of the decade.

Unless, of course the pisture was taken just after the signs were erected around 1968 and the Richfield signs hadn’t been put up yet. But I don’t think the pedestian bridge to BART would have been there in ’68 yet, and it’s clearly there in the photo.

By: letsgoas

letsgoas — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:39:45 +0000

even if the coliseum wasn’t renovated and the raiders just gotten a brand new stadium when they came back in 95 as we can second guess now would’ve been the best decision, the coliseum still wouldn’t be the long term venue for this franchise. but hell i think all a’s fans and baseball fans in general over the past 15 or 16 years would’ve much rather attended game in the old coliseum even without the updates of the west side club and etc done in the mid 90s renovation than what we’ve had to deal with for in reality over the years.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:16:50 +0000

Yea when the Raiders had the parking lot re-done they changed the layout of the parking lot. Remember it annoyed the hell out of me.

By: Mmaze

Mmaze — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:22:26 +0000

@hecanfoos: The change in parking space orientation was, 15 years ago? Something like that. I started going to A’s and Raiders games in 1975 so I recall the east-west config. Not really sure why it was changed.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:18:33 +0000

Just for clarification, the orange seats started appearing at least as early as 1976 (the Game of the Week broadcast of the AFC Championship Game, which I cannot find on youtube but have on video, shows this).