It’s been a rough year in Oakland.
The A’s are an AL West-worst 15-23, the attendance at the Oakland Coliseum is dismal, and oh yeah, a possum is taking over in the area where announcers and reporters sit.
A couple of beat writers captured photos of the creature coming in through the ceiling, and on top of that, Minnesota Twins play-by-plan man Dick Bremer told the world that he had to leave the booth so that an exterminator could come in on Monday night. Yikes! Not good.
Here are some photos snapped, along with a video from Dallas Braden of the possum:
Possum creeping into the press box through the ceiling at the Coliseum pic.twitter.com/euNfeXfgi2
— Michael Wagaman (@MWagaman) May 16, 2022
writing my story, look up and pic.twitter.com/zzB1S5xFkn
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) May 16, 2022
Comin’ into the office today & just gathering some paperwork & I caught the “tail end” of the stay of our little visitor. What does a possum in the press box mean? Don’t sleep on the A’s , THATS what that means! #PlayinPossum pic.twitter.com/qKnK0lYwgb
— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) May 16, 2022
I've just been asked to leave the visiting broadcast booth so an exterminator could come in to try to catch a possum…a series of words that, I'm guessing, has never been connected before. Hope you can join @LaTroyHawkins32, me and ????? for Twins/A's tonight from Oakland.
— Dick Bremer (@dbremer_pxp) May 17, 2022
All facts #Possum https://t.co/ZtSpoDaTTQ
— LaTroy Hawkins (@LaTroyHawkins32) May 17, 2022
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