Meet the Heartbeat of the Oakland A's | KQED News

On any given Oakland A’s home game — night or day, winning or losing — you’ll find charged-up, colorful and sometime cacophonous A’s fans sitting far out in the right field bleachers at the Oakland Coliseum. You can’t miss them. They bang drums, wave flags, chant, sing and make a lot of noise.

But what they create is more than a big, enthusiastic sound. It’s a pounding beat and jangling rhythm with a point, a mission and a history. Metallic pops, stick snaps and rimshots let radio and TV audiences know immediately. This is Oakland.

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[jersh]

these....are real baseball fans. its one thing to cheer for your team when your franchise is up, but when your down, that's when the real fans are shown in the spotlight. love it

[brendanmacoretta]

I cannot watch the jays tonight because the crowd is making it unwatchable. They never stop it’s so annoying

[gregcubd]

can't help but feel terrible for all the fans who believed that fisher would keep his word, but alas. he hoodwinked an entire city for the 2% chance to line his pockets some more

[LILDOGGY]

This got recommended to me as the A’s just released their Las Vegas renderings. Hearing those drums and seeing the Coliseum with more people than their is currently. Man I’m going to miss A’s Baseball, this ownership sucks

[Kolegate]

I'm a diehard Cleveland Indians fan, but these guys are the reason I watch A's games when I would have a chance to.

[tudormiller]

I'm a MLB fan watching from London UK.

[EradicatorJones]

I'm so glad the Brewers rarely play the A's.

[xRhev]

I'm not even subbed and this is in my notifications box

[bcordell]

I mean it's not just every once in a while, it's the whole fucking game. I guess when you suck and have no fans show up, they have to make some sort of noise.

[superninja]

Just heared the news of moving, i am sad for those guys....

[brockeitel]

Y'all need to give the Astros some fun this year bang the shit out of the drums hahahahaaha

[Erc_]

Oakland Coliseum needs Rodrick Heffley!

[Swedishchef]

One of the most annoying stadiums in baseball

[TheCryptic]

Totally annoying--so glad our stadium has banned air horns and the like.

[wellis]

Wow - I can see what you mean. The drums are incredibly annoying (and I was just watching on TV)! I'm used to drums at High School and College football games - but at least they're usually played in bursts with the band and rhythmically. I'm kind of surprised it's allowed during every single pitch. Maybe that's what is wrong with the A's! They can't concentrate!

[scottreynolds]

I have to turn the volume down on my TV. I cannot listen to this horrible drum noise.... It just sucks. Must really suck to be there and have to put up with that every game... OMG. Just why?

[MrsFogg-lmbp]

I have Misophonia, a strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds! It's a true disorder and I hate the drum and horn noise more than anything!😡😤😩

[zzrsteve]

Our team sucks so lets make lots of annoying noise.

[paultrahan]

It’s not a soccer match! Geez I need to turn up TK and Blummer that is annoying