The Oakland A’s released their 2018 schedule on Tuesday, so let’s have a look through to find anything of note. They will play, hold on let me count ... 162 games, with exactly half coming at home in the Coliseum.
Some more observations below. The full schedule is posted at the bottom.
1. Opening Day, during the day
For the first time since 1994, the A’s will open their season with an afternoon home game, as opposed to a night and/or road date. It’ll be 1:05 p.m. on a Thursday, specifically March 29, so start thinking as early as possible about getting the day off work.