On July 16, the Oakland A’s Friday night home matchup against Cleveland resembled other night games played at the Coliseum in every way except one. The place was cold and canyon-like. The A’s played admirably. Their fans cheered hard. Fans were dogged by a sense of gloom, or weariness. Earlier that day, Oakland City staff had previewed its new plan for the $12 billion stadium-anchored development project at Howard Terminal first proposed by A’s owner John Fisher in April.
