OAKLAND -- Matt Chapman's earnest appeal for a boost in support at the Coliseum is all over the internet. The more views, the better, Chapman maintains.
"I got some text messages from friends and people that I haven't played with in a long time that live in the Bay Area and said they saw it and they loved it and they're coming to the game," Chapman said. "Every little bit helps."
Unprompted at the conclusion of his postgame interview with NBC Sports California following the A's 7-6 win over the Mariners on Monday night, the team's third baseman used the platform to send a pointed message:
"I just want to use this time also to just encourage people in Oakland to come out, man," Chapman said.