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MLB Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals or Kansas City Roy- als at Minnesota Twins:10:30 a.m., MLB. New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays: 4p.m., FS1. San Francisco Giants at Ari- zona Diamondbacks: 6:30p.m., CSN-CA (Alternate). Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics: 7p.m., CSN. NBA Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics: 5p.m., ESPN. Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns: 7p.m., CSNBA. Dallas Mavericks at Los Ange- les Clippers: 7:30p.m., ESPN. GOLF Masters, Par 3Contest: Noon, ESPN. NHL New York Rangers at Washing- ton Capitals: 5p.m., NBCSN. SOCCER DFL, Leverkusen vs. Darm- stadt: 11a.m., FS1. EPL, Manchester City at Chel- sea: 11:55a.m., NBCSN. TENNIS WTA, Charleston Open, Early Rounds, Day 3: 7a.m., TENNIS. Ontheair ing,apinchofunderdog with a hint of wildness. This is A's baseball. The attraction is the people and the culture that sup- ports the team. "We've felt the energy in Oakland since Fan Fest," Stephen Vogt said. A's fans know their worth. They understand what they bring to the ta- ble. They relish in their unique identity in the sphere of fandom, espe- cially in their sharp con- trast to their cross-Bay ri- vals. The A's fans aren't de- terred by the lack of suc- cess, or the mediocre pros- pects of their team. In- stead, they are validated by their loyalty through it, relishing in their role in making the franchise rel- evant. The A's have definitely lacquered on the home- town vibe, celebrating and fostering this unique crop. They fancied up the digs with some DIY dec- orations, food trucks and beer. They tarped off the upper deck, cramming in the modest legion. A run down of their special events gives you a glimpse of their keen understand- ing of their base: Town Business T-shirts, Game of Thrones night, a Bay Area Hip-Hop and a Star Wars fireworks show, G-Eazy Bobblehead giveaway and a Sunday brunch. Walking through an A's tailgate is a mini tour of present-day Oakland, the epicenter of the East Bay, and its conglomeration of culture. Not many places you can get cajun fries covered in crab meat for $12 while bobbing to the rhythms of 90s rap legend DJ Quik. Or see a crew of senior cit- izens in lounge chairs re- laxing in the parking lot, unbothered by young dudes in Jordans playing catch under a medicinal cloud. In the B lot behind the Coliseum, a Nissan Sentra was engulfed in flames, torching with it an adjacent Toyota, a tail- gate gone wrong. Nobody flinched as flames swal- lowed the car. It became a punchline, a photo op for social media after the smoke settled. "The party's just get- ting started," one fan said as his girlfriend put on her high heel boots. That's A's fans for you. Down for whatever. Two burnt cars: that's am- biance. Losing seasons: those are stripes earned. Either way, the party doesn't stop. No one knows what this season will be for the A's. They won the opener, which is rare for the A's. But the next 161 games could reveal this season to be another stinker. Or sur- prisingly competitive. Or historic. Either way, A's fans are all in. And now they have a franchise all in with them. The spirit surrounding the A's is palpable, mag- netic. It is diverse, in age and culture and economic status, while A's baseball is cheap enough for all to en- joy. It is energetic — lit, in modern vernacular. It hap- pily rejects sophistication while embracing quality. It takes pride in being loud, edgy and loyal. It robs baseball of its pretentious- ness, swapping it for colle- giate hype. This spirit looovvvves personality and unique- ness. Overachievers like Vogt. Superstar talents like Khris Davis. Generally cool people like Sean Doo- little. Fans cheered like their cousin homered when Vogt went yard to right for the first hit of the season. They danced to DMX after a homer by Davis in the bottom of the sixth inning, then rocked out to Metal- lica when Doolittle came on to pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning. Nothing riles up A's fans like uniqueness. Weird. Swagged out. Nerdy. Out- casts. Especially legends, like Rickey Henderson. The A's couldn't have picked a better player to name the field after. Not just because he is argu- ably the greatest player in franchise history. But be- cause he's the most fitting Hall of Famer to represent the fans. The guy known for speaking in third person. Who kept the flat top un- til it came back in style 20 years later. Who still rocks sunglasses indoors and walks around like he wishes you would ask him to take them off. Rickey represents the people. And the people are the best thing the A's have going. Thompson FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Colorado 2 0 1.000 _ Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 1/2 Arizona 1 0 1.000 1/2 Giants 0 1 .000 11/2 San Diego 0 1 .000 11/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 1 1 .500 _ St. Louis 1 1 .500 _ Cincinnati 0 1 .000 1/2 Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1/2 Milwaukee 0 2 .000 1 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 _ New York 1 0 1.000 _ Washington 1 0 1.000 _ Miami 0 1 .000 1 Atlanta 0 1 .000 1 Tuesday's games Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 1 Giants at Arizona (n) San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (n) Wednesday's games Chicago Cubs (Lackey 0-0) at St. Louis (Lynn 0-0), 10:45 a.m. Miami (Straily 0-0) at Washington (Roark 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Colon 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 0-0) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-0) at Boston (Sale 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 0-0) at Milwaukee (Peralta 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Giants (Moore 0-0) at Arizona (Walker 0-0), 6:40 p.m. San Diego (Cahill 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill 0-0), 7:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Houston 2 0 1.000 _ A's 1 0 1.000 1/2 Seattle 0 2 .000 2 Los Angeles 0 1 .000 11/2 Texas 0 2 .000 2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 2 0 1.000 _ Detroit 1 0 1.000 1/2 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 1/2 Kansas City 0 1 .000 11/2 Chicago 0 1 .000 11/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 1 0 1.000 _ Boston 1 0 1.000 _ Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 1/2 New York 1 1 .500 1/2 Toronto 0 1 .000 1 Tuesday's games Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland 4, Texas 3 Houston 2, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels at A's (n) Wednesday's games Kansas City (Kennedy 0-0) at Minnesota (Santiago 0-0), 10:10 a.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 0-0), 11:10 a.m. Toronto (Happ 0-0) at Baltimore (Bundy 0-0), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-0) at Boston (Sale 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 0-0) at Texas (Hamels 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 0-0) at Houston (Morton 0-0), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 0-0) at A's (Cotton 0-0), 7:05 p.m. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Golden State 63 14 .818 — x-Clippers 47 31 .603 161/2 Sacramento 30 47 .390 33 Lakers 22 55 .286 41 Phoenix 22 56 .282 411/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB z-San Antonio 60 17 .779 — x- Hou st on 5 2 25 . 67 5 8 x-Memphis 42 36 .538 181/2 New Orleans 33 45 .423 271/2 Dallas 32 44 .421 271/2 NOR THWE ST D IV IS ION W L Pct GB x- Ut ah 4 8 30 . 61 5 — x-Oklahoma City 44 33 .571 31/2 Portland 38 40 .487 10 Denver 37 40 .481 101/2 Minnesota 31 45 .408 16 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB x-Boston 50 27 .649 — x-Toronto 47 31 .603 31/2 New York 30 48 .385 201/2 Philadelphia 28 50 .359 221/2 Brooklyn 19 59 .244 311/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Washington 47 31 .603 — Atlanta 39 38 .506 71/2 Miami 37 40 .481 91/2 Charlotte 36 42 .462 11 Orlando 27 51 .346 20 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Cleveland 50 27 .649 — Milwaukee 40 38 .513 101/2 Chicago 38 40 .487 121/2 Indiana 38 40 .487 121/2 Detroit 35 42 .455 15 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division Tuesday's games Brooklyn 141, Philadelphia 118 Cleveland 122, Orlando 102 Indiana 108, Toronto 90 Washington 118, Charlotte 111 Denver 134, New Orleans 131 New York 100, Chicago 91 Oklahoma City 110, Milwaukee 79 San Antonio 95, Memphis 89, OT Utah 106, Portland 87 Dallas at Sacramento (n) Minnesota at Golden State(n) 741Main Street,Suite#2 Red Bluff, CA 96080 1-800-287-2187 (530) 527-2187 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK www.redbluffcoldwellbanker.com See All Tehama County Listings at IfyouareConsidering Selling Your Home, Now is the Time! 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