Schaaf, Libby (1965- )

The Oakland Athletics are the Loneliest Team in Baseball

OAKLAND, Calif. — On one quiet night earlier this month, fewer than 3,000 fans attended an Athletics game. It was so vacant and tranquil at the bulky, old coliseum that the visiting Tampa Bay Rays players could hear the crisp enunciation of every taunt flung their way. Brett Phillips, a Rays outfielder, said one of […]