“I’m an Oakland A’s guy. I am Oakland. I work for the organization. I’m not just angry with the organization, I’m angry with the city.”
OAKLAND — A warm applause greeted Jason Giambi as Tony La Russa introduced him as the Oakland A’s latest Hall of Fame inductee. It was a bit surprising given the way Giambi left a 102-win Oakland team for the New York Yankees and a lucrative contract 12 years ago.
“I hope all the people that are serious A’s fans will come out. I know they’ll miss their team, but I hope they’ll all stay A’s fans because they’re a special group.” Nothing compared to the two years he was A’s teammates with his brother, the late Jeremy Giambi, who died of suicide in 2022. Giambi, Carney Lansford, Gene Tenace, the late Bob Johnson, and the “voice of god,” PA Roy Steele, were the newest inductees with current Hall of Famers Tony La Russa, Rickey Henderson, Eckersley, Dave Stewart, and Rollie Fingers at the ballpark to celebrate with them.
“It’s saddening, not angering,” Henderson said. “I’m an Oakland A’s guy. I am Oakland. I work for the organization. I’m not just angry with the organization, I’m angry with the city. They can’t get anything together. We lost a lot of professional teams here. It can’t just be the team, it has to be something with the city.”
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