With Authority

The Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants are rivals on the field during the Battle of the Bay, but they are united behind the scenes in the battle against ALS. A’s right fielder Stephen Piscotty is leading the charge. His mother Gretchen passed away in 2018 after fighting ALS. Led by his father, Michael, the Piscotty family has championed the cause of finding a cure. “My mom frankly suffered for quite a while and it was really hard to watch,” Piscotty said on The With Authority Podcast. “One thing she kind of said is ‘do what you can, so that no one else has to suffer like this.’” https://alscure.net/alsbay/ This weekend during the Bay Bridge Series, the ALS Cure Project is holding a virtual fundraiser. In addition to a massive collection of A’s and Giants memorabilia up for auction, you can also purchase beer, wine, and whisky and then take part in virtual tastings with Piscotty and a host of other guests via Zoom. The events are scheduled around the Bay Bridge Series games this weekend. “We’r