The Oakland A's and the Seattle Mariners have never been great friends; the teams have been division rivals in the AL West since Seattle became a team in 1977.

With the A’s having played their last game in Oakland, many reporters outside of the Bay Area have taken to social media to criticize the team’s impending departure

A's fans packed the house for the team's last hurrah and celebrated with the team afterwards in what was an emotional farewell. Manager Mark Kotsay delivered a moving speech to the faithful supporters of the team, making clear that he felt this whole situation was unjust.