across the bay converted quite a few people I know during their World Series runs in the early 2010s.

But where the previous owners felt more incompetent and cheap, Fisher has felt purposely antagonistic and accelerated the decline. The way he “negotiated” in bad faith, by all accounts, with the city was really slimy too. He doesn’t know how to be a succesful team owner. There were rumors of Joe Lacob putting together a group to buy the A’s… bummer that never happened.