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Associated Press Oakland Athletics pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter, right, is congratulated by catcher Jim Pagliaroni and third baseman Sal Bando, center, on the pitcher's mound after Hunter pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on May 8, 1968, in Oakland.

Associated Press Oakland Athletics pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter, right, is congratulated by catcher Jim Pagliaroni and third baseman Sal Bando, center, on the pitcher's mound after Hunter pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on May 8, 1968, in Oakland.

June 20, 2021

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MOMENTS, MEMORIES and MADNESS with STEVE CAMERON: Except for one perfect memory ... good riddance to the Oakland Coliseum!
June 20, 2021 1:20 a.m.

MOMENTS, MEMORIES and MADNESS with STEVE CAMERON: Except for one perfect memory ... good riddance to the Oakland Coliseum!

Now that the A’s have made it official that they want a new stadium — in downtown Oakland, at the current Coliseum site, in Las Vegas, Portland, Charlotte, Nova Scotia or Kathmandu — I can finally think of the Oakland Coliseum as a dead venue walking.