The Oakland A's officially play in the crappiest stadium in sports...

[TheGreatShowtime]

Sewage problem puts Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners in same locker room - ESPN

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A sewage problem at the Coliseum forced the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners to use the same locker room after Sunday's game.

The pipes backed up on the lower levels of the stadium during Oakland's 10-2 victory, creating a stink and pools of water in the clubhouses used by both teams and the umpires.

The A's and Mariners moved to a higher floor and cleaned up postgame in the locker room occupied by the Oakland Raiders during NFL games.

Coliseum officials said the six-day homestand, which drew 171,756 fans, overtaxed the plumbing system at the 47-year-old stadium.

"Make sure everybody finds out about this sewage thing," Oakland starter A.J. Griffin said. "We need to get a new stadium."

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that leaking pipes and backed up drains occur often, even on days when the Coliseum is empty. The field is 22 feet below sea level, and the clubhouse level is 3 feet below sea level.

A's team president Michael Crowley told the Chronicle, "It's clear, right? This isn't the first time this has happened."

Several Mariners left without showering. Towels were used to block sewage from running into the players' general dressing area.

Seattle manager Eric Wedge's office had about a foot of liquid, forcing him to hold his postgame news conference in the hallway.

The A's, who start a road trip in Texas on Monday night, likely will have new carpeting when they return. The extent of the damage isn't known yet.

There were visible wet spots around every drain on the ground floor, though the main damage was to the locker rooms and storage areas.

First place team playing in a cesspool

 

[ThaBronxBully]

I Remember I Went To Shea Stadium For A Mets Vs Yankees Game And I Sat UpTop And There Was A Pipe Over My Head Dripping Like An Inch Away From Me

 

[pete clemenza]

Damn the Coliseum is that fukked up

 

[yseJ]

I wont even ask you how

seriously tho, its a fukking disgrace

 

[K-Apps]

No wonder they want to move to San Jose so badly

 

[Tide Run This]

It's Oakland

 

[LezJepzin]

They had over 200K in attendance in the past week.

It was only a matter of time before it got clogged up


But they either need to build them a new ballpark next to the current one once the Warriors move across the Bay Bridge or a long shot, somewhere near Jack London Square

 

[Sunalmighty]

Been there since 1968 smh. Now AT&T Park, that's a BALLPARK!!!. The food and atmosphere!!!

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

They had over 200K in attendance in the past week.

It was only a matter of time before it got clogged up


But they either need to build them a new ballpark next to the current one once the Warriors move across the Bay Bridge or a long shot, somewhere near Jack London Square

No way in hell they move near jack london. I see them moving away before any of those options happen honestly. Hell the niners are moving to fukking santa clara I think the easiest option is renovations in the off season.

 

[jerniebert]

The Coliseum is crap. Between that and Candlestick Park the bay area has the two worst stadiums anywhere.

 

[SoulController]

Reddikk aka shyt Beast had his best game of the season

 

[mastermind]

you dont know crappy until you have been to RFK Stadium

 

[dennis roadman]

you dont know crappy until you have been to RFK Stadium

that was lovably awful tho

now it's just awful

this shyt in oakland is just

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Oakland needs to stop bulshytting, they've stalled so hard on the redevelopment of jack London, put the a's down there or in west oakland on those parts of the port not being used. Realistically, wee need to get rid of that wack ass ice skating rink or sears and put them downtown, but Oakland city planning officials are fukking failures, no way we should be losing the dubs

 

[NSSVO]

The Coliseum is crap. Between that and Candlestick Park the bay area has the two worst stadiums anywhere.

Because Cali doesn't pay for shyt, they have to get private investors.