Steven Leighton

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@RBoaz 9 күн бұрын

This was a really good documentary and needs to be made into a feature film. My wife and I traveled to Oakland for the last series against Texas. I loved meeting the fans. They were friendly and welcoming to two South Carolina travelers. I remember rooting for The Swingin' A's during their 1970s dynasty (I still have the refrigerator magnet to prove it). What a great team with so many special memories. I'll miss the Oakland A's.

@stevenleighton97 5 күн бұрын

@@RBoaz thank you for your kind words!

@lisalanza8365 9 күн бұрын

You did a wonderful job researching this history. Let's make it go viral!!

@stevenleighton97 5 күн бұрын

@@lisalanza8365 thank you!

@brianprichard1058 22 күн бұрын

Just came to say FJF!!!🖕🏻🖕🏻

@justinpridham7919 Ай бұрын

The A's have the most walk offs in MLB since they moved to Oakland. A tradition no more...

@michaelscott358 Ай бұрын

4:20 some things never change

@prestonsstuff9515 Ай бұрын

Jesus loves you all forever, and he is King!! God bless you all, and have a blessed day!!! You are loved, and you are worth it!!🙏❤️ God woke y'all up for an amazing reason!!

@prestonsstuff9515 Ай бұрын

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Romans 1:17

@craigalden6476 Ай бұрын

Dedicated fan since Swinging A's Dynasty of the early '70s.... 😭

@RobRochon 2 ай бұрын

No level of government should ever subsidize major professional sports teams or organizations period. People and corporations who want to support are free to support out of their own pocket. It is stupid for government to support organizations owned by billionaires who employ millionaires and pay all the support staff peanuts.

@JeffroGraham-Massengill 2 ай бұрын

His name was pronounced "Bouy" not Bowie Kowne, I may have even misspelled his last name! But I am 55 urs old andd I remember ole' "Bouy" ask around! Other than that you are great writer and and hopefully a baseball fan and that's alright with me! I was a full-time Groundskeeper with the Baltimore Orioles for the 2000 season and got to set up the batting cages for each homegames, and got to watch the guys hit from right behind the cage! And shag balls with them ect... Cal Ripken retired the next year It was definitely a very fun experience but a very hard job, tons of hours. great job young man...

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@JeffroGraham-Massengill my apologies! He was commissioner well before I was born so I don’t think I’d ever heard his name pronounced before. That’s an awesome baseball experience it sounds like you had! What a great story to be able to tell. And thank you!

@AdrianScottty 2 ай бұрын

Taylor Frank Martinez Sarah Davis Donna

@andrewelderkin1486 2 ай бұрын

It is you, though. You voted for political leadership that has allowed your streets to be lined with homeless encampments and garbage. Oakland was never going to get public funding from a corrupt leftist city hall. You reap what you sow.

@gtcreels532 2 ай бұрын

Unless the A’s get sold I’m no longer a baseball fan

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@gtcreels532 same here

@gtcreels532 2 ай бұрын

@@stevenleighton97EXCELLENT JOB You poured your heart into this thank you

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@gtcreels532 thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@DeanFamily-rw7mn 2 ай бұрын

It would have been perfect to watch if the video was the same speed as the music 🎶 I would have loved to be able to watch it...but with epilepsy it was so freaking fast I almost had a seizure was there for the last game would have liked to watch and see if I could see me and my 2 boys but again toooo freakn fast to watch let alone enjoy 😢

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

Try adjusting the playback speed to 0.25

@DeanFamily-rw7mn 2 ай бұрын

@@stevenleighton97thank you 👍 that helped. I am really going to miss my Oakland A's 😢 it still feels so sereal. Let's go Oakland!!! F*** John Fisher !!! Just hold on to all your memories..he can't take that away from us.💚⚾💛

@paulstamp7586 2 ай бұрын

You're the man, Steven! Great job recapping the order of events and how they unfolded. Oakland A's fans are the most creative, passionate and driven fans in the world. I've never seen a fan base do what A's fans do, from making documentaries, creating merchandise brands like LDB and organizing a highly attended Fans Fest earlier this year. Wow is all I can say. Be proud A's fans. All you ever wanted was to be shown the same loyalty and love in return. Sadly it never came. Forever Oakland.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@paulstamp7586 thanks Paul!! Glad you enjoyed it! And well said, every word! OAKLAND FOREVER!!!!!!

@ronclark9724 2 ай бұрын

The Oakland A's bandwagon fans didn't do one thing, show up in enough numbers to support the team... That is why ALL of your major league teams LEFT. The Golden Seals, the Warriors, the Raiders, and the A's... We shall see whether the Roots can draw 20 thousand fans too soon...

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@ronclark9724 say what you want about A’s fans, but Warriors and Raiders fans in Oakland were known as some of the best fans in sports! You don’t know what you’re talking about! And bringing the Golden Seals into this is an unbelievable stretch!!

@alexspendlove98 2 ай бұрын

Well done Steven. Even though I’m not an A’s fan like you, I freaking hate John Fisher but your documentary is gonna keep gaining more views and I’m proud of you! Corporate greed has been hurting many things this year I am pretty upset and angered over.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@alexspendlove98 thank you!

@MessOfThings 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this. My video making creative juices didn't start flowing until after the final game, making a lap was one of my ideas, so thank you for doing that. My other idea that I thought of too late was getting selfies with people who were there representing teams from all over the country. There were a lot of visitors wearing other team colors.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

No problem!

@mlbjmaur 2 ай бұрын

💚💛

@J-Roy 2 ай бұрын

I’ll miss the Coliseum. Lots of great memories in there, especially at Raider games.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@J-Roy same man. I grew up there!

@tim9817 2 ай бұрын

Typical little hats, not working a day in their lives, while exploiting-and having contempt for-the working folk

@jcorona984 2 ай бұрын

Shit like this is why I consider Bud Selig to be far more bad and evil a commissioner than Rob Manfred.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@jcorona984 Bud Selig is probably one of the worst commissioners in the history of pro sports.

@troyhoffman6012 2 ай бұрын

Most walkoffs in baseball during the Oakland era.

@gb69-38 2 ай бұрын

1:52:03

@meekoolini 2 ай бұрын

Great video, Sir. I just subscribed to your channel. Awesome knowledge of my favorite baseball team the Oakland A's.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@meekoolini thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing!

@meekoolini 2 ай бұрын

@stevenleighton97 Yes Sir, I have to check out the rest of the A's videos. I will watch every Oakland Athletics video you complete. Please do more videos on the seasons like you done for the 2012 and 2018 Oakland Athletics seasons . I will make sure I watch it and give it the like 👍🏿 button.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@meekoolini thank you!!

@wubranch1 2 ай бұрын

Now they’re gone, and dummies from other cities, who know nothing, continue to blame the fans and the city.

@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040 2 ай бұрын

Screw you John Fisher!!

@gboyce975 2 ай бұрын

Incredible video. My big takeaway is that Fisher has had high cover from both commissioners during his tenure as owner. Almost seems like hes conducting himself exactly as they wish. MLB does not want anorher franchise in the bay area, for whatever reason. I have no confidence Vegas will ever happen, and the Sacramento deal seems to be on shaky ground. I feel this story is far from over.

@stevenleighton97 2 ай бұрын

@@gboyce975glad you enjoyed it! You’re right, still a lot of the story left to tell!

@distantgalaxymusic1447 2 ай бұрын

The A’s were so talent rich in 1909 that they traded rookie Shoeless Joe Jackson to the White Sox.

@paulamcdonald5446 3 ай бұрын

I deeply regret not becoming aware of this Masterpiece Master Class sooner. My deepest gratitude for the humans like you in the world! The only way I can truly heal from this is to remind myself to push myself to uncover people like this and fight for more common good in our world. We can all do it as long as we dig our heels in and do the work.

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@paulamcdonald5446 thank you and well said!

@dillinghamerboy25 3 ай бұрын

RIP to my favorite team ever

@kpeters964 3 ай бұрын

The whole tenure has been sabotage

@kpeters964 3 ай бұрын

How repetitive is history its been the a’s history of poor ownership thats been consistent and has dampened the reputation despite its on field success

@RRAMOS95076 3 ай бұрын

Great work Steven.

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@RRAMOS95076 thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

@heynowls3058 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Well done. As a Yankee fan, who always liked the A’s way back to Reggie… this sucks. F Fisher.

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@heynowls3058 thank you! FJF!

@francismcquade4620 3 ай бұрын

Take blame,Oakland. You’re a failed city. Many Californians are leaving that failed State. Oakland is a crime ridden sad place. I would move, too

@snarfsnarf3062 3 ай бұрын

FJF!

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@snarfsnarf3062 forever and always!

@RUNPMC 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for such a great video on this matter! Being a lifelong A’s fan it saddens me to see them leave. Only 2 weeks until the final home game

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@RUNPMC glad you enjoyed it! Yep, it’s hard to accept we’re almost at the end.

@RUNPMC 3 ай бұрын

@@stevenleighton97 Yes so many good memories from there with family. Most vibrant one was being able to attend game 1 of the 2003 ALDS vs Boston with my Dad, Hudson vs Pedro Martinez, walk off bunt by Ramon Hernandez to score Chavez in the 12th. The A’s will be sorely missed and I truly don’t think I will watch or follow the MLB really anymore

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@RUNPMC I’m with you. I’m done with MLB.

@RUNPMC 3 ай бұрын

@@stevenleighton97 If I’m being honest before this video I wasn’t as informed as I should’ve been throughout this time, but seeing how the MLB and A’s ownership worked together for decades to block the A’s staying in Oakland makes me not want to support them in anyway. The steel corporation at Howard terminal revelation in your video was very telling and how some Nevada legislators flipped within a few hours just highlights a few backroom deals that went on, who knows how many occurred that we don’t know about. Anyways, thank you for this! I hope you enjoy the last 2 weeks.

@stevenleighton97 3 ай бұрын

@@RUNPMC thank you! It’s insane how many groups actively worked to undermine Oakland here. Nobody wanted the A’s in Oakland except Oakland and A’s fans. Everyone else was working to get the A’s out of here. Incredibly sad. And it’s also very sad that people out there blame A’s fans and the city.

@FairfaxRailfan2005 3 ай бұрын

Mmmm Mmm The The Big Lie was the most important story in this series and it

@dubras1 4 ай бұрын

God bless you! CELEBRATING IN OAKLAND FOREVER

@michaelbacchiocchi8111 4 ай бұрын

I honestly was only mildly aware of this situation. I had my doubts about profitability given the product on the field but your commitment to provide such in-depth information and historic timeline has given me a new perspective. Hope your efforts are rewarded by keeping the team you love in Oakland.

@stevenleighton97 4 ай бұрын

@@michaelbacchiocchi8111 thanks for the kind words!

@uttermanbo 4 ай бұрын

Hey Oakland still has the Warriors.

@richatlarge462 2 ай бұрын

The Warriors moved to SF a couple of years ago. The Raiders, Warriors, and A's have all left.

@gerrythrash6563 5 ай бұрын

The Athletics have to be the most snakebitten franchise in the history of MLB.

@Mitch-z1t 5 ай бұрын

A’s best and most dramatic walkoffs of any team. Great memories

@kingphillieman 5 ай бұрын

This Fisher guy really needs to be banned from baseball. This is the definition of tanking over years. Tanking in the city and tanking on the field. Raising prices and firing people, while putting an intentionally bad product on the field. I just wonder what's really going here..now the Oakland mayor is being investigated by the FBI for corruption. Both teams should have never left. They will both fail tremendously. Raiders and A's. No one will go and see the A's in Vegas. They won't even own the land...what a joke..

@rudedude985 5 ай бұрын

Great documentary. Be sure to update this when more news and information come out. Like the move to Sacramento and John fisher saying about Aaron Judge hitting home runs and not mentioning anyone on the A’s.

@rudedude985 5 ай бұрын

Also how the city sold its half of the site.