Oakland A’s manager Bob Melvin, who led his team to a 97-65 record this year, grew up in the Bay Area and attended the Oakland Coliseum as a kid, which he noted when he was asked about memories of the park from his childhood in his pre-AL Wild Card Game press conference today in advance of tonight’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays (96-66).
“Yeah, growing up here, The Who and The Dead in 1975, Peter Frampton in 1976,” he said, drawing laughter from reporters in attendance.
“No, as a kid, probably going to some of the World Series games in the ‘70s across the way with the Warriors.