Green Day to host Fireworks Night at the Oakland Coliseum this August

[jetsrule128]

I wonder where Jason w Jason f and Jeff were.

[jetsrule128]

Who sang the national anthem ? Someone on twitter said they were in American idiot.

[Heather.]

Who sang the national anthem ? Someone on twitter said they were in American idiot.

That would be really cool if it was one of the actors!

And not that this would ever happen but lmao can you imagine Billie Joe belting the national anthem? Lots of diva hand motions

I'd actually just be curious to see how he sounded doing it. He's a great singer but he only ever sings his own songs, I'd like to hear him attempt to just "sing" something. His moving rendition of Take Me Out to the Ball Game does not count!

[GDLoT]

Who sang the national anthem ? Someone on twitter said they were in American idiot.

National Anthem: Taylor Jones

Is what it says here:

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130830&content_id=58998196&vkey=pr_oak&c_id=oak

[jetsrule128]

Taylor jones well that's interesting. Rumor is she is going to be Whatsername on the next tour.

[KilltheDJ23]

Aaaww Tré looks so little

Mind you that particular A's player is about 6' 8" LOL

[lizziebix]

Who sang Take me out to the Ballgame? Or was it just a group sing by all the fans?

[Heather.]

Who sang Take me out to the Ballgame? Or was it just a group sing by all the fans?

That's pretty much a Cubs tradition. Most other teams don't have someone sing it.

[lizziebix]

That's pretty much a Cubs tradition. Most other teams don't have someone sing it.

Oh. Happy the Cubbies do it but too bad no only team/stadium does. It's so much fun!

[nothing_wrong_with_me]

I found a video where Billie Joe thanks the fans for coming out and supporting children's hospital:

http://instagram.com/p/dtf7BgGMuy/#

[Heather.]

Aww, Ollie was wearing "The Boo" hoodie to the game!

I can't imagine how proud she must be. Jesus.

Is it a trick of the eyes or am I only now realizing that Billie Joe has a slight widow's peak?

[tdlyon]

Damn, Billie is looking gray.

[belinda jane]

is it just me or does billie look super tanned? haha.

[Heather.]

Damn, Billie is looking gray.

As most men and women his age and younger naturally are.

[MaraGreenDay]

Damn, Billie's hair look amazing in that picture!!!

[belinda jane]

scruffy billie is the best

i wish i could like this more.

[Heather.]

This is the most incredible (or perhaps only incredible) baseball game recap you will ever read, as it attempts to make 80 Green Day puns throughout:

Recap: Welcome to Paradise! Gray and Crisp beat Rays.

By Alan Torres  @cuppingmaster on Aug 31 2013, 10:00

Kerplunk! - Thearon W. Henderson

STAY CONNECTED

On the strength of 6.2 shutout innings from Sonny Gray, the A’s put away the Rays on Green Day Fireworks night at the Coliseum. He bested Alex Cobb, who pitched well, but the Rays offense has mostly taken a Deadbeat Holiday during an important time of the year for them. Here’s how it happened.

Warning: I was aiming for 80 Green Day puns in this piece, In The End. Sorry, but I have No Pride and you're Stuck With Me on this one.

The opening game of this series featured what most people thought would be the premier pitching matchup, with David Price facing off against Jarrod Parker. With two of the hottest pitchers in the American League, it turned out that it was almost 2000 Light Years Away from the one tonight. Sonny Gray and Alex Cobb faced off, and it would be Cobb who was the Fashion Victim (though neither was a Chump). The two runs scored off of him would be a lead the A's would Hold On to, and crown Gray King For A Day.

Both pitchers were lights out early on, allowing a Minority of baserunners. Gray would strike out 5 of the first 6 batters he faced, showing that the Basket Case of an outing he had his last time out was more of a fluke than anything. Cobb actually did the same, matching Gray's 2nd inning, where both struck out the side. Both traded zeros on the scoreboard through 5, despite the Nimrod double allowed by Daric Barton. Like a Brat, he let an easy groundball by Jose Lobaton go under his glove, and tripped over his feet doing so. Lobaton would advance on a balk, but would be stranded Waiting there after David DeJesus grounded out to Barton to finish off the inning. Gray would have an uneventful 6th, making a fine play to Reject Evan Longoria's bid for a swinging bunt to the left of the mound, falling backwards to make an underhanded throw to first to end the inning.

The A's first run came in the 6th, as Stephen Vogt hit a triple just out of Wil Myers' reach in right field leading off the inning. Coming Clean, with Coco Crisp coming up, A's fans probably had a good feeling. With Android-like precision, Crisp singled past the drawn-in Rays infield, giving the A's a 1-0 lead, and the fans the Longview of a victory.

Gray would end his night in the 7th, having Scattered 5 hits and one walk, and mostly turning the Rays lineup into Brain Stew. He had quite the Homecoming, actually, getting a standing ovation as he left for his great work. Sean Doolittle came on to finish off the 7th, as A's fans stirred uncomfortably in the seats, some thinking to themselves to Give Me Novacaine, as they ground their teeth in angst when he walked Lobaton. They exhaled, though, as Jennings would flyout to end the inning. He also began the 8th by walking pinch-hitter Sean Rodriguez, and then got lucky on Yunel Escobar's high chopper, as Josh Donaldson made a wild throw to second that Eric Sogard somehow corralled with his Geek Stink Breath to keep the force play. Doolittle would then get Ben Zobrist to fly out for the second out, ending his night, but keeping the Panic Song playing softly with one runner still aboard.

After Doolittle was lifted, Bob Melvin came out to make the pitching change, giving the Westbound Sign to bring in Dan Otero. He would send Evan Longoria packing as a Jackass riding along the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, as he struck him out on a high fastball. To complicate matters for the Rays, the A's would get a much-needed insurance run in the 8th as well, as Coco Crisp sent a Letterbomb over the right-field wall to make it 2-0. As he was Walking Alone during his home run trot, the fans could smell a victory.

Grant Balfour, the Walking Contradiction, came out for the ninth, and of course it couldn't just be Uno, Dos, Tre. After he got Matt Joyce to flyout to Moss in RF, he grooved a 3-2 fastball to Wil Myers who smashed it off the scoreboard in right for a double. Balfour would then walk James Loney, get Jose Lobaton to lineout to Eric Sogard for the second out, and allow a two-out RBI single to Desmond Jennings. Oh, Dookie, but the A's actually caught a break there. During Jennings' PA, Balfour bounced a pitch up there, and while Myers broke to 3rd immediately, James Loney did not. With runners only at 1st and 3rd, instead of at 2nd and 3rd, Jennings single could have tied the game. Instead, adding to the Rays' Misery, it still left them down by 1. I suppose Nice Guys Finish Last, right Loney? Balfour would get some help again from the next hitter Kelly Johnson, who like an American Idiot, swung at the first pitch. He would groundout, Daric Barton to Grant Balfour covering. Ballgame, folks, and Good Riddance to any worries of a Rays series win.

Well, I Had The Time of My Life writing this, even though there are some Words I Might Have Ate in retrospect. Tomorrow, instead of Church on Sunday (or in addition to?), the A's will begin the final month of the season. I know I'm Having a Blast, but for the A's, the last month could really be Pulling Teeth to take the division. No One Knows the outcome, but it'll definitely be (Hitchin' A) Ride. Gametime is at 1:05, and Nico will have your game thread. Goodnight, Insomniacs, and No Burnouts, please.

[Annie, get your gun]

Love to see the pics and vids from the boys And love to see them so happy

And Tré rocked throwing that first pitch

[desertrose]

The game was fun. I got my hats along with my hubby and then we had seats right behind homeplate, through a friend who has season tickets. I'd already pruchased my special tickets and yesterday they said they had 2 extra seats, so there we were about 4 rows up. I saw Billie joe and Tre and their family and friends. It was great. They both were having a great time. Billie Joe interacted with the crowd. Waved to us, it was fun! Tre was having fun and just being Tre.

I have some great photos, but I don't have instagram or twitter or any other photo account, sorry I can't post them. My husband did take some video.

The fireworks were awesome, then again all the firework shows are great at the games. I go to A's games alot and Green Day made this game one of the best.

[lizziebix]

The game was fun. I got my hats along with my hubby and then we had seats right behind homeplate, through a friend who has season tickets. I'd already pruchased my special tickets and yesterday they said they had 2 extra seats, so there we were about 4 rows up. I saw Billie joe and Tre and their family and friends. It was great. They both were having a great time. Billie Joe interacted with the crowd. Waved to us, it was fun! Tre was having fun and just being Tre.

I have some great photos, but I don't have instagram or twitter or any other photo account, sorry I can't post them. My husband did take some video.

The fireworks were awesome, then again all the firework shows are great at the games. I go to A's games alot and Green Day made this game one of the best.

It's really easy to set up a photobucket.com account and upload them there. You have save them to your computer first and then upload them. If I can do it, so can you!!

Would love to see your photos and videos!

[spark in the night]

The game was fun. I got my hats along with my hubby and then we had seats right behind homeplate, through a friend who has season tickets. I'd already pruchased my special tickets and yesterday they said they had 2 extra seats, so there we were about 4 rows up. I saw Billie joe and Tre and their family and friends. It was great. They both were having a great time. Billie Joe interacted with the crowd. Waved to us, it was fun! Tre was having fun and just being Tre.

I have some great photos, but I don't have instagram or twitter or any other photo account, sorry I can't post them. My husband did take some video.

The fireworks were awesome, then again all the firework shows are great at the games. I go to A's games alot and Green Day made this game one of the best.

That sounds great!

If you don't want to create an account, you can upload them to tinypic.com and it will provide the urls that you can post here.

If you want to

[Ritz]

Can somebody rip this video?

http://www.news10.net/video/2641103839001/1/EXTENDED-Green-Day-Honored-at-Oakland-As-Game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ8AVAuXvJo&feature=youtu.be

The quality is shit, sorry.

[tdlyon]

As most men and women his age and younger naturally are.

My dad is 48 and he's not gray...

[Heather.]

My dad is 48 and he's not gray...

Good for him. Most people get their first gray hairs in their 30s.

[desertrose]

adrienne armstrong ‏@mnnesotagirl 19h

Thank You @Athletics!! What a great night #goA's #favoriteteam

Natalie Nesser ‏@natnesser 31 Aug

Okay, just have to say it! Having the best time at the A's game thanks @GreenDay and @mnnesotagirl and @BJAofficial.