“Well, they’re out of most of the beer. They’re figuring it out. For a little, minor-league ballpark, this is a cool, intimate experience. I love local baseball. To see MLB here, I’m all about it. But when the Padres come to town, I’m wearing my Padres jersey.”

— Joe Hatfield, 42, of Sacramento, said from the grass berm in right field of Sutter Health Park where the Athletics Major League Baseball team opened their first season at their temporary home in the state Capitol where they got crushed 18-3 by the Chicago Cubs.