Sick of A’s fans being called “disgraceful” for the low attendance. You can’t have 20 years of being told your town & stadium stink, trading all your best players, having a low payroll...and then expect everybody to jump onboard when they start winning. It’s ownership’s fault.
Never forget that John Fisher was the only owner who refused to pay his minor leaguers during the lost season of 2020. He only relented after public outrage.
A real commissioner would have stepped in by now to stop the
@Athletics
ownership from poisoning themselves and making a mockery out of one of the greatest franchises in history. But nowadays the commissioner is an employee of the owners who does their bidding. It’s a disgrace.
I just talked with him a couple weeks ago. I can’t believe he’s gone. Childhood idol to adult friend. Here we are goofing on a golf course. One of the greatest guys ever. RIP Vida 🙏
“You’d better win while you’re cheap! We’ll never pay you!” - A’s ownership to their players.
The fact that Chavez’s ‘04 contract for $66m is still the largest in franchise history is humiliating. Zero ambition.
Just lost, baby. You guys have zero concept on how the NFL works. What a sad, sad day. Can’t wait to see the lousy players you draft with these picks. You had Mack but you were too weak to man-up and pay him. Any fan who thinks this is good doesn’t understand football.
If you’re going to embrace losing 100 games, then there’s no reason to play Andrus at short - put Allen there. And please play kids instead of Lowrie and Vogt.
Love watching the
@Athletics
win again at Fenway...but this dark cloud is weighing heavily on me. It’s hard to simply dismiss the thoughts of a move away from Oakland. 😞
No matter how negligent the owners of the
@Athletics
are, I’ll always be proud to be a lifelong fan. We’ll probably lose 105 games this season, but tomorrow IT’S OPENING NIGHT. 👊🏻⚾️🐘
I don’t believe the Mack trade rumors. But if the
#Raiders
actually do trade him, they are stupid beyond belief. Only a complete idiot would trade Mack. Period.
I’m not excited about these first-round picks because I know Gruden will blow it. But even if he gets it right, it will all happen in Vegas. I don’t care about Vegas.
Are we surprised???
Don’t worry…us at LDB and the
@Oakland68s
got you covered this year.
No giveaways by the A’s in 2024…man they hate baseball, the fans and the kids. Shame on
@MLB
for allowing Fisher/Kaval to ruin the game so many love.
A’s promotional schedule:
Losing Drake’s beer is like a Cordon Bleu restaurant losing Pop-Tarts. No one will miss them. And their rep just took a massive plunge. We still win. They lose.
Normally the GM of an MLB team with the trajectory of being the worst-ever would be nervous about their employment. In Oakland, the GM has the job security of a Supreme Court Justice.
A couple Bay Area media greats will be your hosts for the February 24th FansFest at Bloc15, Jack London Square!!! 🎤 🎙️
On behalf of the Oakland 68’s and us at the Last Dive Bar we are very excited to announce Casey Pratt & Rick Tittle will be your MC’s for FansFest!
Thank
#BART
is the Wild West. You can sleep all day on it, urinate/defecate on it, and smoke on it to your heart’s content. Bring your gas mask. It’s a toilet on rails - a Bay Area humiliation. Oh, and it’s always broken, too.
"If I'm an owner of another club, (Oakland) is an embarrassment to our industry."
@Ken_Rosenthal
wonders why MLB hasn't cracked down on A's owner John Fisher 🤨
Yeah, this is probably their last season here, and they fired Papa, and they made the stupidest trade ever, etc...but they’ll always be my team. I have to wipe off my sour face - we have a game tonight. Let’s win it. 💪
Introducing a new team for The Town 🌳
The Oakland Ballers ⚾️
Our team was ripped away from us. Now we’re stealing baseball for the people of Oakland.
Built by Oakland. For Oakland. Forever Oakland.
#OaklandBallers
Moving the start of the game up to an impossible hour for most people less than 24 hours before first pitch? Mission accomplished,
@Athletics
- you got the low attendance and bad publicity you craved.
Ralph generously got me an interview with KNBR in’88 when I was a kid fresh out of St. Mary’s College. 30 years later he called me to say he thought I was doing a great job on 95.7, and it meant the world to me coming from him.
‘Twas Opening Day
& all through the stands
Not a creature was stirring
Not even the fans
The gloves were hung in the dugout with care
In hopes that a vaccine soon would be there
Things looked sad
Til Oly's ball took flight
Happy baseball to all
& to all a good night
To the moron who thinks Sec. 149 drums are part of a potential conspiracy to tip pitches: I’ve been on that drum a few times and I never got any call from the CIA, etc. 🙃
The
@OaklandBallers
just finished the first half of the season at 27-21. Pretty remarkable for an expansion team who built a stadium in less than six months. Well done. 👏