Athletics' success on the field helps boost foot traffic for local businesses in West Sacramento

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:26]EDIE LAMBERT I’M KURTIS MING.

[00:00:27]THE A’S ARE.

[00:00:27]THE A’S ARE GOING TO WIN TODAY NO MATTER WHAT.

[00:00:29]WE’RE HUGE IN THE CITY.

[00:00:31]BASEBALL FANS ARE FLOODING WEST.

[00:00:33]SACRAMENTO COMING TO SEE THE A’S BEAT THE MARINERS TONIGHT, SUPPORTING THEIR TEAM WHILE SPENDING THEIR DOLLARS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE DRAKE’S.

[00:00:39]IT’S GOING TO BE WAY BETTER GOING TO A LOCAL SPOT THAN GOING TO SOME CORPORATE RESTAURANT OR BAR OR WHATEVER, SO YOU CAN HAVE A BETTER TIME.

[00:00:46]WHETHER IT’S THIS FAN FLYING IN FROM SEATTLE OR A’S FANS DRIVING UP FROM THE BAY AREA, I’M SURE MOST OF THESE FANS, EVERYBODY’S CHILDHOOD IS LIKE, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US, LIKE GROWING UP A’S FANS.

[00:00:55]AND LIKE, NOW THAT WE’RE GROWN, WE HAVE OUR OWN MONEY TO COME SUPPORT THE TEAM.

[00:00:59]AND NOW THAT THEY’RE GOING TO MOVE AWAY, IT’S A LITTLE HARD.

[00:01:00]SO IT’S LIKE WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM ALL WE CAN.

[00:01:01]THE MORE THE MERRIER.

[00:01:03]ONE OF OUR GOALS MORE HEADS IN BEDS AND BEING ABLE TO GET OUR HOTELS FILLED UP.

[00:01:10]I SEE THAT LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE DOING A LOT BETTER.

[00:01:13]THEY’RE GETTING THEIR MESSAGE OUT AS TO WHERE THEY ARE.

[00:01:16]THE OWNER OF BIRDIE SAYS THE A’S ARE BRINGING THEM 2 TO 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS, AS THEY WOULD SEE ON NON-GAME DAYS.

[00:01:24]CUSTOMERS LIKE KEITH LEE, WHO STOPPED BY BEFORE HEADING TO THE STADIUM.

[00:01:27]I THINK IT’S GREAT FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

[00:01:30]IT BRINGS BUSINESS TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND KEEPS THEM THRIVING AND KEEPS THEM AVAILABLE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN SACRAMENTO TO HAVE A NICE PLACE TO GO, HANG OUT AND ENJOY THE GAME.

[00:01:42]AND OF COURSE, NOT THE ENDING A’S FANS WANTED TONIGHT, BUT JUST THE FIRST OF THIS SERIES MATCHUP.

[00:01:47]NOW NEXT UP, IT’S A BIG WEEK FOR THE A’S.

[00:01:50]THE YANKEES COME TO TOWN ALONG WITH, OF COURSE, LINDEN NATIVE AARON JUDGE.

[00:01:56]SO MORE OBVIOUSLY THAT’S ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE SPORTS FRANCHISES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

[00:02:00]SO BUSINESSES HERE HOPING THAT YANKEES FANS ALONG WITH OF COURSE, A’S FANS KEEP SPENDING THEIR MONEY HER