Oakland Ballers Opening Day - with JT Snow, Kelsie Whitmore, Austin Davis and Mayor Thao

All of my live coverage from Oakland Ballers Opening Day at Raimondi Park.
The Ballers raced to convert an unplayable field -- even for little league standards -- into a Pioneer League Baseball stadium that holds 4,100 fans. The Home Opener was sold out despite the Oakland A's also playing a game across town and the vibes were immaculate.
I caught up with Ballers Bench Coach JT Snow, Ballers Pitcher Kelsie Whitmore, Ballers Outfielder Austin Davis, and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
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[@adamhazel8365]

Let’s go Oakland!!!

[@vincevargas7892]

Luv these Ballers ⚾ Rooted in Oakland. San Jose fan spreading the word on this Movement

[@blakeb965]

Love following you on Twitter and happy to see you have a KZbin channel!

[@evilamo]

Seen you out there..fun evening

[@TommyD1213]

That guy took a Randy Johnson fastball to the eye.

[@justin_Sa]

JT !!!!

[@edwardscissorhands4007]

I got Curt Flood's autograph on my glove at the Coliseum in 1977...took pictures with Frank Robinson at the Coliseum in 1993....Are there banners of Flood & Robinson at this ballpark?

[@CaseyPrattCreations]

They named the two main parking lots after them.

[@nfalls75]

So, if Vegas happens, the A's are requesting to play 8 home games away from their new ballpark?? What the hell is going on here?

[@CaseyPrattCreations]

The usual shenanigans.

[@805fillmore]

Maybe they’re volunteering for overseas games. Kinda like how Jacksonville always plays in the UK

[@findawayormakeaway8857]

Seems weird that the owners of the Ballers also own the rival Yolo High Wheelers. Maybe the Pioneer League required another California team before they would expand their intermountain region footprint. If this works out maybe try to get a California League franchise those stadiums like San Jose and Stockton seat about 5,000.

[@CaseyPrattCreations]

Couldn’t have an odd number of teams. So they formed 2 to get Oakland ready in time and will grow and hopefully pass off the other team when it’s established.

[@findawayormakeaway8857]

@@CaseyPrattCreations Thanks for the explanation Casey!

[@jonnyt16]

2:11 first ever game in Ballers history? Didn't JT Snow say they were 7 and 5? I'm confused.

[@jnsboi6377]

It says home opener

[@zcorpalpha2462]

What league ❓✅

[@HarrisonPeloso]

lets go ballers, fisher this is your fault

[@robertmikinka]

And the cities' fault. Don't get it twisted

[@robertcortez1109]

I live here in west oakland I'm not sure if I want to go to a ballers game. I'm an mlb fan

[@evilamo]

Baseball is baseball and it’s cheap!

[@someguy7222]

​@@evilamoBaseball is not baseball. Semi pro baseball isn't the same as MLB baseball. It's like saying the the Golden Gloves in boxing, while can be fun, isn't pro level style boxing

[@evilamo]

@@someguy7222 yeah we all know pro baseball but baseball is baseball. Bat, ball, glove.

[@TommyD1213]

This is a girl’s team?

[@TheRaginCajun6]

Oakland went from four professional sports teams to this.

[@victordiaz4282]

Four ? I thought only 3

[@TheRaginCajun6]

California Golden Seals NHL (1967-1976)

[@DieYuppiieSkum]

Let's see how long the minority baseball team last. 🤔🤨

[@someguy7222]

They've got at least 1 season...maybe even 2 #OaklandInvaders

[@kevinluckow8788]

A prominent sports columnist said the same thing about the St. Paul Saints in 1993. The rest as they say is history.

[@someguy7222]

@@kevinluckow8788 I hope you're right

[@DieYuppiieSkum]

@someguy7222 just take the American Alliance Football for example. They didn't last very long and abruptly shut down, due to financial issues and lack of direction.

[@someguy7222]

@@DieYuppiieSkum I'm old enough to remember the Oakland Invaders (actually went to a game as a kid).

[@ronclark9724]

Whoopie! Oakland has gone from the WORST ballpark in the American League to the WORST ballpark in the Pioneer League..

[@RobustArid379]

Sad