In a bittersweet farewell, the Oakland Athletics edged out the Texas Rangers 3-2 in their final home game at the Coliseum. The post "Will Never Forget You": Athletics' Skipper Mark Kotsay Gives an Emotional Final Goodbye to Heartbroken Oakland Fans appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The Oakland Athletics are no more. One of baseball’s classic franchises officially bid the city and Coliseum farewell following Thursday’s 3-2 win versus the Texas Rangers. The perpetual anger and heartbreak that fans have been feeling since John Fisher opted to leave Oakland behind was momentarily displaced,

Kotsay fought tears, just like so many others Thursday, as the Oakland Athletics bid an emotional farewell to their beloved Coliseum they've called home since 1968, complete with all its quirks like plumbing problems and rally possums -- and those stray cats who helped inspire Hall of Famer Tony La Russa's former Animal Rescue Foundation.