On the Bay Bridge Rivalry

Being a huge baseball fan and growing up in the bay area has resulted in my favorite teams being the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The two teams have this rivalry, a friendly rivalry, but a rivalry nonetheless, and many people in the bay area have chosen sides. To the dismay of many of my friends, I am an A's fan first; I'm still a loyal Giants fan (and was unbelievably ecstatic when they won the World Series last year!!), but the A's have always been my team. My mom grew up following them with her brother, and our family had season tickets to the Coliseum for a few years, before I left for college. It's more difficult to be an A's fan now because the team isn't as strong as they were about ten years ago, but they're still fun to watch. I love the way they play ball- their philosophy is very similar to mine when I used to play- balls to the wall and leave it all on the field.

The Giants and A's play a couple of series against each other every year during inter-league play and this year, I get to go to AT&T for the first game of the weekend series (which turns out to be the night they're giving away Giants Snuggies). My mom and I are going with some family friends, and I'm super excited for the game. The only thing is, who do I root for? The A's are my team, but we're gonna be in San Francisco, and we're going with Giants fans. I have hats and jerseys for both squads, but I'm not sure how I'm gonna play this one, and I only have a week to figure it out :/