Don’t worry, A’s fans, Tony Kemp and Ramón Laureano are totally still bros
Wednesday was a weird one in Oakland, folks.
We woke up covered in orange smoke clouds that persisted all day long, until the A’s and Astros made their Mars landing at the Coliseum for the 6:40 p.m. PT first pitch. Just look at them tangerine skies.
The only Raiders you’ll find here are Tusken #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/dRz5Wx8egJ
— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) September 10, 2020
The game got off to an ominous start, as George Springer belted the fourth pitch of the game for a leadoff dinger. But then rookies Jesús Luzardo and Luis Garcia put on an absolute clinic until Kyle Tucker’s misplay in left field let the A’s tie it up in the seventh.
Kyle Tucker prob shoulda caught this one. All squared up on Mars pic.twitter.com/D5DHkbYyMS
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) September 10, 2020
Such a weird night needed an epic ending and the A’s got one, with Ramón Laureano delivering a walkoff RBI.
WALKIN OFF ON A WEDNESDAY pic.twitter.com/QD7wTQdKTB
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) September 10, 2020
That’s when things got hilarious.
During Laureano’s postgame interview with Dallas Braden, Tony Kemp crept behind him with the Gatorade cooler before dousing him in ice water. On brand, the usually stoic Laureano didn’t flinch. Or smile. Or even turn around to see who got him wet. Just crossed his arms before eventually telling Braden “that’s cold” (I cut this clip off too early to hear his reaction but it wasn’t a lot).
lmao nothing can faze Ramón pic.twitter.com/5QOBSNG6J7
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) September 10, 2020
Some fans were quick to tweet that they thought Ramón was actually pissed — but don’t worry! That’s just Ramón being Ramón. Here’s what he said after his bat-stomp-staredown with the Rangers last season.
Laureano was asked if he enjoyed his home run off Sampson: “To be honest I don’t enjoy anything, it just kind of happens and that’s it.”
— Shayna Rubin (@ShaynaRubin) July 28, 2019
And to remove any doubt, Kemp shared this pic of the two of them smiling before Thursday’s series finale. All good in the hood.
— Tony Kemp (@tonykemp) September 10, 2020
While I honestly think Laureano hated the water because it was simply too cold and it was jarring, it was hilarious to see the club’s most excitable person try to rile up the club’s most business-like.
Plus, the A’s got the first extraterrestrial win in human history.
A’s are 1-0 on Mars pic.twitter.com/RONmDCmJVw
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) September 10, 2020
