A's vs. Rays: We found the worst view on Mount Davis. These fans thought it was great.

The view from Section 351, Row 32, Seat 11. It is the worst seat on Mount Davis. The Oakland A's took on the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Wild Card Game at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California on Oct 2, 2019. less The view from Section 351, Row 32, Seat 11. It is the worst seat on Mount Davis. The Oakland A's took on the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Wild Card Game at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California on Oct 2, ... more Photo: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGate.com Photo: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGate.com Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close A's vs. Rays: We found the worst view on Mount Davis. These fans thought it was great. 1 / 28 Back to Gallery

Scroll through the slideshow above to see views from the worst seat on Mount Davis.

To the joy of many A's fans, the tarp came off Mount Davis for tonight's one-off AL Wild Card game against the Tampa Bay Rays. On the bright side, this allowed the capacity of the Coliseum to expand to hold roughly 56,000 people, making it one of the largest stadiums in baseball. On the downside, not every seat on Mount Davis is ideal for watching baseball.

The hulking monstrosity hovering above the centerfield wall — also known as Mount Davis — emerged in 1995 after Alameda County used the promise of extra seating to lure the Raiders and owner Al Davis back to Oakland from Los Angeles. Today, it's mostly known for blocking views of the Oakland hills and saddling the public with enormous amounts of debt. But on the rare occasion the tarp comes off, the dream of the Coliseum is fully realized, if only for a moment. In games against the Giants in both 2018 and 2019, for instance, Mount Davis was opened to the public, and the A's broke the Coliseum attendance record. (For baseball.)

They may have broken it again tonight, but at what cost? We climbed to the farthest recesses of Mount Davis, and what we found was a seat where the visibility left much to be desired.

In the eyes of SFGATE, the worst seat on Mount Davis was section 352, row 32, seat 11. In this godforsaken seat, a fan is sitting in the very back row, a hundred feet or so above the DeWalt sign in right-center field. A fan can turn around and watch A's fans streaming in from the BART station, as well as have unbeatable views of the Oakland hills. Views of the field, on the other hand, are not as impressive.

Much of the deepest parts of right field are obscured. Nearly the entire warning track is invisible, save for the furthest corner of left field, near the foul pole. Worst of all, the angle of the sun is least forgiving, shining directly into the eyes of any fan brave enough to climb that particular summit.

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To the surprise of this reporter, fans on Mount Davis appeared to savor their fate.

"The view is incredible," said Marie Addison, sitting a little lower down on Mount Davis. "You can see everything."

Addison is right — though you might have to squint to see the pitcher on the mound, it's hard to find a place in Oakland with a better view of both downtown Oakland and downtown San Francisco, visible as a fan gazes out west.

"It's a pretty spectacular view," said Anthony Pepperdine, who was sitting in the very last row of Mount Davis. "It depends on how you look at it."

Michael Rosen is an SFGATE homepage editor. Email: michael.rosen@sfgate.com.