Slap Hitter: Wait Til Next Year A’s by EastBayExpress Archives Jul 21, 2008 Last year we didn’t quite make it until Independence Day to call it a season, this year it looks like Oakland can throw in the towel shortly after the French celebrate their Independence day. Facebook Twitter Previous articleThe East Bay Today: July 21, 2008Next articleDellums, Truckers Push Port on Labor Fight 18,639FansLike0FollowersFollow67,429FollowersFollow Newsletter sign-up eLert sign-up Local Weather Oakland broken clouds enter location 60.6 ° F 64 ° 57 ° 63 % 0.3mph 56 % Sat 60 ° Sun 55 ° Mon 54 ° Tue 53 ° Wed 52 °