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A's for effort: McAfee Coliseum and 40 years of baseball

By Anna Katherine Clemmons
Special to ESPN SportsTravel

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

• Photo gallery: McAfee Coliseum When Oakland natives Nate Houghteling and Ben Rosenberg heard rumors a couple of autumns back that the A's were leaving their hometown, the team's nerve center since 1968, to head almost 30 miles south to Fremont, Calif., they were angry, confused and ready to protest. "Oakland is the cultural epicenter of the Bay Area and has a history rich enough to  merit a baseball team," Houghteling said. More on McAfee Also see our Stadium Guide and g ...

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