Reaching the end of the bridge

Giants 4, A's 2

I never hated the A's. It never felt right to hate the A's.

They're the Bay Area's own. They're the baseball version of a little brother.

They're the team that spends so little and plays in a ballpark so big. They're The Little Engine That Could, always.

The Giants played their last game against the Oakland A's on Sunday.

The rivalry will live on in a new form, with the A's settling into Sacramento for at least the next three years. Someone will inevitably come up with a clever name for the new series. The baseball will continue.

But the fabric of Bay Area sports will forever change.

I'll miss the supercharged atmosphere when both teams are vying for a pennant. I'll miss the cutaway shots of the Coliseum during Giants games. I'll miss the Giants and A's battling for attention, relevance, and supremacy on the same stage.

I'll miss the Oakland A's forever.

Up next: The historically bad Chicago White Sox (30-95) come to San Francisco for three. The Giants would do well to win these games. It’ll be Kyle Harrison (6-5, 4.14 ERA) against Jonathan Cannon (2-6, 4.02 ERA) at 6:45 p.m.