Everyone knew the selloff was coming, just like in 2006 and 2014. In pro sports

Sep 26, 2024
2:17:32pm

BerkeleyCoug All-American

you need players to cheer for. John Fisher spent 15+ years trading away the best players as soon as the fans started to get to know them.

And... they never spent a cent on improving the Coliseum. It has been a rusting rotting dump for 20 years.

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It is a shame that MLB is losing Oakland. Shame on anyone involved in the franchise leaving.

TCuz Coastal Elite

Sep 26, 1:46pm

well, sure, but shame on the fans too for not showing up

Bob Vance

Sep 26, 1:47pm

The fans didn’t show up because the ownership tanked the team. 100% on ownership.

TCuz

Sep 26, 1:48pm

The Jazz have been tanking for years now and fans still show up.

Jdoc

Sep 26, 1:50pm

Imagine if they played in a dump and the NBA allowed them to spend only ~$50m on salary

TCuz

Sep 26, 1:53pm

Fair point. Do you believe that Oakland has no blame? They have lost the

Jdoc

Sep 26, 1:57pm

Oakland is clearly very difficult to deal with.

TCuz

Sep 26, 2:03pm

That's true. There are probably a few groups in the Bay Area that would have

Jdoc

Sep 26, 2:06pm

Years ago Joe Lacob was publicly very interested in buying the A’s.

TCuz

Sep 26, 2:08pm

What a pisser. I went to my first MLB game in Oakland before the Raiders ruined

Jdoc

Sep 26, 2:13pm

The city of Oakland clearly sucks to work with and deserves plenty of blame.

JuicyJam

Sep 26, 2:04pm

This is what we have in Colorado, but somehow fans still keep showing up. Mostly opposing fans, but Monfort doesn't care

cougfanblue

Sep 26, 2:06pm

At the very least, the Rockies have a beautiful stadium, and their payroll is near league median

TCuz

Sep 26, 2:13pm

I agree it sucks, but it says something about the state of affairs in Oakland

Jdoc

Sep 26, 1:52pm

The city, fans and Fisher are all to blame. They’ve been among the five worse

califcougar

Sep 26, 1:59pm

The Raiders and Warriors didn’t have any attendance issues. It’s not a fan issue, it’s a city and owners issue

Mike Honcho

Sep 26, 2:01pm

They had mediocre attendance before John Fisher bought the team, despite winning

califcougar

Sep 26, 2:11pm

That's what the data show

Bob Vance

Sep 26, 2:19pm

That may be true. It’s not like the previous owner group invested in the team or the experience either, and the Giants

Mike Honcho

Sep 26, 6:16pm

Yeah, as I’ve said multiple times, he’s terrible. Doesn’t mean it’s easy to run

califcougar

Sep 26, 7:55pm

Who do we blame for the extraordinarily bad attendance? I note that the Rangers and Angels both struggled at about

Bob Vance

Sep 26, 2:12pm

Have you been to an A’s game? Just curious if you know where the stadium is

777

12:19am

They used to before Fisher purposefully decided to tank the team to help justify his move.

Mike Honcho

Sep 26, 1:54pm

The ownership group intentionally did everything possible to kill the fanbase.

BerkeleyCoug

Sep 26, 2:07pm

They didn't have good attendance in 2019 or 2020 though

Bob Vance

Sep 26, 2:13pm

Everyone knew the selloff was coming, just like in 2006 and 2014. In pro sports

BerkeleyCoug

Sep 26, 2:17pm

Super sad for those fans. In unrelated news, can’t wait for the Utah Hockey

DieHarder

Sep 26, 1:48pm

All 23 of them. So sad.

bulletproof

Sep 26, 1:53pm

SLC/Ryan Smith:

Pete

Sep 26, 1:48pm

Along with the Millers and a $billion from the state and a site ready to go

Ojiisan

Sep 26, 2:01pm

John Fisher is a terrible owner.

Texas Hammer

Sep 26, 1:51pm

He’s terrible for the San Jose Earthquake too. I’m betting they try to move in the never 5 years as well

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