Tokyo eerily quiet, bracing for worst typhoon in 6 decades

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Tokyo eerily quiet, bracing for worst typhoon in 6 decades

2019-10-12 09:13 Last Updated At：09:20

Tokyo and surrounding areas are bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades with streets and trains stations unusually quiet as rain poured over the city.

Store shelves are bare after people stocked up on water and food. Nearby beaches have not a surfer in sight, only towering dashing waves.

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People walk through a quiet terminal at Haneda airpot in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, as it swerved northward over the Pacific toward Japan Saturday. (Masanori TakeiKyodo News via AP)

Tokyo and surrounding areas are bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades with streets and trains stations unusually quiet as rain poured over the city.

A man talks at a counter at quiet Haneda airpot in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, as it swerved northward over the Pacific toward Japan Saturday. (Masanori TakeiKyodo News via AP)

Rugby World Cup matches, concerts and other events are canceled, flights grounded and trains halted.

A man shops near empty shelves at a supermarket in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (31 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous. (Naoya OsatoKyodo News via AP)

Shelves are empty at a supermarket in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (31 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous. (Naoya OsatoKyodo News via AP)

A man walk his dogs along the beach as waves batter the shore Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A man on a scooter watches as surging waves hit against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Surging waves hitting against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Waves crash against a bridge connecting to Enoshima Island, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A boat is anchored as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. The powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A ferry station shows a sign that cancels boat trips at the Shigu port in Fukuoka, southern Japan on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon was forecast to bring 2 feet of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area this weekend, and Japan's government warned people Friday to stockpile supplies and evacuate before it's too dangerous. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

A man walks along the bridge connecting to Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon was forecast to bring 2 feet of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area this weekend, and Japan's government warned people Friday to stockpile supplies and evacuate before it's too dangerous. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

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Tokyo and surrounding areas are bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades with streets and trains stations unusually quiet as rain poured over the city.

Rugby World Cup matches, concerts and other events are canceled, flights grounded and trains halted.

A man shops near empty shelves at a supermarket in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (31 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous. (Naoya OsatoKyodo News via AP)

Shelves are empty at a supermarket in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (31 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous. (Naoya OsatoKyodo News via AP)

A man walk his dogs along the beach as waves batter the shore Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A man on a scooter watches as surging waves hit against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Surging waves hitting against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Waves crash against a bridge connecting to Enoshima Island, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A boat is anchored as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. The powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A ferry station shows a sign that cancels boat trips at the Shigu port in Fukuoka, southern Japan on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon was forecast to bring 2 feet of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area this weekend, and Japan's government warned people Friday to stockpile supplies and evacuate before it's too dangerous. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

A man walks along the bridge connecting to Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A powerful typhoon was forecast to bring 2 feet of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area this weekend, and Japan's government warned people Friday to stockpile supplies and evacuate before it's too dangerous. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

Typhoon Hagibis is expected to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain in the Tokyo area, including Chiba to the north that suffered power outages and damage from last month's typhoon.

Rugby World Cup matches, concerts and other events are canceled, flights grounded and trains halted.

Authorities acted quickly with warnings issued earlier this week, including urging people to stay indoors.

Athletics express sadness, some relief at moving out of Oakland at the end of the season

2024-04-06 01:24 Last Updated At：01:30

DETROIT (AP) — The Oakland Athletics no longer have to wonder where they'll play the next few seasons. That won't make the long goodbye any easier.

The A's reacted to the announcement that this will be their last year in Oakland with a mixture of sadness and relief.

“At least as a player, you know where you’re headed,” outfielder Seth Brown said Friday before a game against the Tigers in Detroit. “There’s obviously a lot of moving parts, a lot of stuff we’re not privy to, so it’s just been kind of a waiting game on our end. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to be? So I think just having that knowledge -- at least we know where we’re going to be playing next year.”

Vivek Ranadivé, who owns the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, and Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher announced Thursday that the A’s will temporarily relocate to West Sacramento's Sutter Health Park for at least three seasons. The A's are moving to Las Vegas after a new ballpark is constructed.

The River Cats, who are affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, will continue to play at the same facility.

Fisher was unable to reach an agreement with Oakland city officials on extending the lease at Oakland Coliseum, which expires at the end of this season. The A's have played in the city since 1968.

“There's direction now, which we've talked a lot about,” Oakland A's manager Mark Kotsay said. “We've got time to kind of reflect on what this really means from an organizational standpoint, the history that we've had in Oakland, with this being now the final season. There's a lot of emotion that goes behind this.”

It will not only cause some upheaval for the players and staff but also members of the organization that work behind the scenes.

“At the end of the day, we know where we're going to be for the next three seasons after the finish this year and that in itself gives a little bit of stability,” Kotsay said. “At the same time, in the present, it's challenging in certain ways to think about the finality of this organization in Oakland.”

Sacramento will be a much smaller environment to house a major league team. Ranadivé said the River Cats venue currently seats 16,000 when counting the stands, the lawn behind center field and standing room only.

First baseman Ryan Noda is concerned with the facilities. He's hopeful that significant upgrades will be made, much like the Toronto Blue Jays did at Buffalo's Triple-A facility. The Blue Jays played at Buffalo's Sahlen Field in 2020 in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“New walls, new dugouts, new locker rooms — everything they needed to become a big league stadium,” said Noda, who played some games in Sacramento as a minor leaguer. “As long as we can do something like that, then it'll be all right. But it's definitely going to be different than playing in stadiums that hold 40,000 people.”

Kotsay is confident the upgrades will occur.

“I know it will be of major league baseball quality,” he said. “It's has to be of major league baseball quality. I know the Players Association will make sure that takes place, as they did in Buffalo.”

For the rest of this season, the A's will have to deal with small home crowds and disappointed fans.

“We’re sad for the fans, the diehard fans, who always come to our games, always support us, always support the boys wearing the jersey,” Noda said.

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Tokyo eerily quiet, bracing for worst typhoon in 6 decades

Tokyo eerily quiet, bracing for worst typhoon in 6 decades

Tokyo and surrounding areas are bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades with streets and trains stations unusually quiet as rain poured over the city.

Rugby World Cup matches, concerts and other events are canceled, flights grounded and trains halted.

A man walk his dogs along the beach as waves batter the shore Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A man on a scooter watches as surging waves hit against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Surging waves hitting against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Waves crash against a bridge connecting to Enoshima Island, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A boat is anchored as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. The powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

Tokyo and surrounding areas are bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades with streets and trains stations unusually quiet as rain poured over the city.

Rugby World Cup matches, concerts and other events are canceled, flights grounded and trains halted.

A man walk his dogs along the beach as waves batter the shore Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A man on a scooter watches as surging waves hit against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

A local television crew reports on the surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Surging waves hitting against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoToru Hanai)

Waves crash against a bridge connecting to Enoshima Island, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

A boat is anchored as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Fujisawa, Japan, west of Tokyo. The powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

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