Ant C.

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

The Oakland A’s were killed by greed. Do not allow the people responsible for this to spin it any other way. John Fisher did not have to move this team. Major League Baseball and its owners did not need to be complicit in it. This was a choice. A wrong one. History will sneer.

[Justice For Oakland Fans @jvb43]

The final series of the A’s playing in both Oakland and the Coliseum begins tonight.

Here is what EVERYONE needs to remember ⬇️

Never forget the A’s would’ve had a new stadium in Oakland 20 years ago had Bud Selig not blocked the sale of the A’s to Andy Dolich and Bob Piccinini in 1999.

Never forget Selig also blocked sales to Joe Lacob, Peter Guber, Reggie Jackson/Bill Gates, etc.

Never forget Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann made zero effort to build in Oakland from 1995-2005. Instead they commissioned a study on Vegas and then invested all their time in Santa Clara.

Never forget the A’s are only owned by John Fisher because they were sold to him and his business partner Lew Wolff only because Wolff was a college buddy and old friend of Selig.

Never forget Lew Wolff’s 2005 plan for a ballpark in Oakland was nonsensical and would’ve required evicting 80+ tenants and building a new BART station. The plan was immediately abandoned by the A’s.

Never forget the A’s wasting the remainder of 2005 all the way to 2009 on Fremont and then 2010 to 2016 on San Jose.

Never forget the A’s nonsensical Peralta site plan in 2017 where the A’s failed to talk to the college board prior to the announcement.

Never forget the A’s choosing Howard Terminal in November 2018, and insisting on the most complex project possible ($12 billion with TONS of ancillary development). Oakland did everything that was asked of them, yet the A’s moved the goalposts every time. The A’s also dragged their feet and missed deadlines. The A’s also refused to compromise on anything, including with their potential maritime neighbors.

Never forget the Coliseum site was an “assured backup route for a ballpark in Oakland”, and MLB threatened to relocate the A’s if Oakland didn’t sell their half of the site and didn’t drop their lawsuit against Alameda County (who had violated Surplus Land Act with their sale of their half), but when Oakland dropped the suit, Oakland began talks to sell their half with the A’s, and Alameda County’s sale went through, the Coliseum was suddenly “not viable”.

Never forget there is PROOF the A’s made up their mind to go to Vegas in 2021, and wasted 2 years of Oakland’s time and money on the Howard Terminal project. When the A’s realized Oakland was close to a deal, thanks to Oakland’s hard work on the project, the A’s ran away from the negotiating table and did so in the most unprofessional manner possible.

Never forget ancillary development was always a must for a Oakland ballpark, but it isn’t for them in Vegas.

Never forget the A’s had to own the site & ballpark for a Oakland ballpark, but they don’t need to in Vegas.

Never forget Fisher wasn’t willing to sell a stake in the team in Oakland to get a ballpark done there, but he’s willing to do so for Vegas.

TLDR: It’s always been John Fisher, other A’s owners, and MLB at fault. Theres MOUNTAINS of evidence! If you are still blaming Oakland or A’s fans, you are being willfully ignorant!

[Last Dive Bar 🏟 @LastDiveBar]

Currently on tour with @GreenDay, A’s fans and rock & roll legends, @Rancid have a message for the @Athletics John Fisher:

“John Fisher is a piece of shit and he should #SELL the god damn team!!!”

[Last Dive Bar 🏟 @LastDiveBar]

What happens when you get Kaval on FJF Radio with a couple of Damon’s???

Magic happens!

Last Dive Bar Studios Presents another @tmsaran original.

[Dan Clark @DanClarkSports]

𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 (𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟵 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺)

• crowds hit rock bottom
• owner wants to relocate the team
• to tank, a shit roster is compiled
• dominant rookie pitcher, 100mph+
• team over-achieves, crowds return

𝗢𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)

• see above.

[ProLine Mockups @ProLineMockups]

BREAKING: The Oakland A's have unveiled their long-awaited City Connect jersey!!!

The design is mostly green to symbolize the color of money, with gold accents to symbolize even more money.

For the main logo, the team really wanted to create something to send a clear message to the city of Oakland and its fans to thank them for their decades of support and loyalty.

[munetaka murakami stan account @MrJayBenz]

There has never been an American professional sports franchise is a more dire situation than the Oakland A’s in every facet: current talent, future outlook, farm system, stadium, revenue, morale, ticket sales, TV ratings. I can’t believe it’s gotten to this point

[Sanjit T. @Sanjit__T]

This short video by CBS on #Raiders Al Davis is super cool

[Last Dive Bar 🏟 @LastDiveBar]

📻EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW🚨

John Fisher & Dave Kaval sit down with an exclusive interview with Joe Rogan!

[Ten Toes Down In The Town @Oakland_1st]

1/11 THE ATHLETICS & THE CITY OF OAKLAND: THE RECEIPTS🧾

Many newer/younger Oakland residents have no idea the A's have been deceiving both Oakland & A's fans for DECADES.

The City of Oakland first proposed Howard Terminal(HT) to the A's over 20 yrs ago in 2001.

A Thread...

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Insane: Since 2015, 27 NBA games have drawn over 14M viewers… Steph Curry played in all 27. 🤯

(via @Boardroom)

[David “The Great” (Blue Check) @Dtgreat13]

The @Athletics and @MLB are proud to announce the A’s City Connect jersey!

This may be the best one yet!

[Ant C. @antcerv08]

@MadScientistFF John Fisher

[Mark Purdy @MercPurdy]

Reminder: Giants had a signed & sealed deal to move to St Petersburg/Tampa, but MLB owners stepped in, nixed the deal, then forced Giants’ owner Bob Lurie to sell the team to a local group for a lower price & keep team in SF. The owners could do the same with A’s. If they care.

[🇺🇸𝒦ℯ𝓃𝓏𝒾 🇺🇸 @shelton_kenzi]

Is this younger generation really that fucking stupid? 😂😂

[Ant C. @antcerv08]

@MadScientistFF Crocs

[Damon Amendolara @DamonAmendo]

The potential A’s move to Vegas would be one of the biggest scams in sports history.

[Raiders Beat @RaidersBeat]

“When Bo Jackson first came into the league, I went to Al Davis to go play football and he was going to let me be a two-way player. The Oakland A’s said, ‘Oh, no way. You’re not going out there. That’s not going to happen.’”

- Rickey Henderson

[NBA Memes @NBAMemes]

These two have been avoiding each other for half a decade lol

[Damon Bruce @DamonBruce]

A’s drew their smallest home crowd since 1980 last night. And it probably shrinks today & tomorrow. John Fisher should be run out of baseball forever. Without him, the A’s would be a thriving, wonderful franchise. With him they’re the biggest disgrace in American sports. @mlb