"The Class C minor league Baseball team Oakland Ballers, founded largely out of inspired spite toward the Oakland A's for leaving town, are such an unapologetic troll of the A's franchise that their baseball hats say they're the B's, and their mascot is a possum, a direct insult to the myriad feral wildlife problems the A's would encounter when they played at the decrepit Oakland Coliseum."
"But they've had more success on the field. In just their second season this year, the Ballers posted a 7323 record, the best record ever in the modern era of the Pioneer League in which they play. And last month, they won the Pioneer League Championship in a five-game series against the Idaho Falls Chukars, and the celebratory bedlam from that game can be seen below."
"The parade route was really just a victory lap around Raimondi Field. But it also started with a rally at City Hall, celebrating what KTVU calls Oakland's first baseball title since 1989, referencing the Mark McGwire/Jose Canseco A's team. 36 years! That's how long this city has waited, waited for a baseball championship, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee declared at the City Hall rally, according to KTVU."
The Oakland Ballers are a Class C minor league baseball team founded largely out of spite toward the Oakland A's after their departure. The Ballers use intentionally provocative branding, including hats that read B's and a possum mascot referencing feral wildlife at the Coliseum. The team plays at 4,000-seat Raimondi Park in West Oakland and has achieved notable on-field success. In their second season the Ballers posted a 73-23 record, the best in the modern-era Pioneer League, and won the Pioneer League Championship in a five-game series over the Idaho Falls Chukars. The team held a championship parade and City Hall rally attended by Mayor Barbara Lee, who noted Oakland's first baseball title since 1989.
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