John Fisher MURDERED the Oakland A's | Ann Killion

[@Dr.VonBraun]

Born into it, back in '72. Been a lifelong A's fan. Baseball died for me yesterday. RIP Oakland A's.

[@artistxwade]

Rip dude. No idea what this feels like but baseball fans around the league feel for your fanbase. Mets fan here.

[@pheuphoric37]

​@@artistxwade💯

[@Robb912]

where are all the season ticket stubs?..... that's right there arent any

[@chrisbacos]

I'm a native Angeleno and a lifelong Dodger fan. I watched the game on TV yesterday and really liked it and glad the A's won. I can't see East Bay folk support the Giants and you obviously know what I think of them. Fisher took a proud institution and destroyed it for his own agenda. I hope you get an expansion team. Hang tough. Good vibes from Tinsel Town.

[@elisemariecollinsyoga5905]

Well said, thanks for getting it & not believing the MLB hype. No I will never be a Giants fan.

[@michellesakura1]

hold Rob Manfred and the other owners who approved the pointless move accountable as well.

[@ChristopherX30]

Manfred and the owners just wanted this nightmare to end. That plan for Howard Terminal started happening a little too late, TBH.

[@805fillmore]

All 30 owners? You have no clue how private businesses work. Imagine me throwing you out of a party and you keep coming back.

[@Johnfisher12345]

More like hold the city of Oakland and the voters accountable for letting the whole joint to go to hell, pushing ALL the sports teams out.

[@08jag81]

The A's should now be allowed to move to San Jose CA, everyone supports it! Fans, SJ mayor. The 49ers moved there. It would be great. Even fans from central CA could go to games. Only those who oppose are Giants owners and Manfred. No other area in the major leagues has this kind of territory rule as the Giants now do. The MLB decision was appealed to the US Supreme Court and they dismissed the case a few years ago.

[@positively_broad_st3780]

I thought the approval vote should have either been denied or at least postponed due to the lack of a detailed plan/contracts/renderings in place. It's like they're just crossing their fingers that everything will work in getting the ballpark in Vegas built...

[@willgoins218]

It's bad for baseball how Fisher has abused the A's franchise and moving them out of Oakland. There were decades of record growth in the Bay Area and finding a solution to build a new stadium in the current market was and still is possible. Fisher and his ownership group lacked the will.

[@WMusick]

Manfred allowed this

[@Robb912]

What do you say about the Raiders and the Warriors? Were they wrong also?.... go woke go broke

[@Darknightdriver1]

I've been an A's fan for most of my life. Ofcourse, I'm sad they left. There are may questions left unanswered from John Fisher. Will I still root for the A's? I don't know. I really dislike John Fisher. How can you still support a team who has a terrible owner and has no connection with the fans. Other owners interract with fans and show up to team events. This guy never showed his face. I'm sad and don't know what I will do after this season is over....

[@greetingsmars]

After the Chargers moved out of San Diego a lot of us gave up on the NFL altogether because all the owners & commissioner are Dean Spanos’ accomplices. If you do want to keep watching baseball, the friar faithful welcome A’s refugees with open arms because we know how it feels to lose a team

[@ec1628]

Remember, every cent you spend goes into his pocket. Root for them but keep your money.

[@arcas8423]

Did Fisher kill the A’s, Raiders and Warriors? What common denominator links all three teams…terrible city and state officials elected by dumb voters year after year with no foundational knowledge of business or economics.

[@SergioGomez-fl1wz]

I’ve been telling myself the same thing about what I will do after the season. I’m still a baseball fan but just won’t be a fan of the A’s anymore as long as fisher is there

[@ryanbros99]

I’m a jays fan who grew up in the bay (fell in love with Jose Bautista) and love the A’s! Personally, it’s really hard for me to still support the league. To me, it’s INEXCUSABLE to blame your failing product on its customers

[@DANIMAAAAL]

Baseball died yesterday. Never watching another game ever again. FJF and F*CK MLB

[@dpelpal]

Give me a break, dude. Nobody in Oakland even went to games. YOU probably haven't gone to an A's game in YEARS. Oakland is now 50% transplants from other states....most people who live in the East bay don't even know the A's exist. Without paying fans, teams move. Period.

[@SergioGomez-fl1wz]

That’s is the most retarded reason I’ve heard. Come back when you actually understand what the actual fuck is going on

[@SergioGomez-fl1wz]

FJF and we will miss you Oakland A’s

[@GiffyLube]

Lol appears in every comment of an A's fan being sad about whats going on and not wanting to watch anymore comes in some idiot running their mouths like they know how it feels to be in our situation. FJF FDK FRM FMLB

[@smokey5100]

Like Mets fans wouldn't morph into Yankees fans if they were relocated OAKLAND A's fans will not morph into SF Giants fans. Especially when they couldn't even vote no on relocation in good faith. We gave them the territorial rights to the South Bay & the Fisher saved the Giants but would never return the favor when we needed it other than granting them amnesty at Sutter Health Park. With how rhis organization went to GREAT LENGTHS to drag their fans thru the mud I sincerely doubt any significant portion will follow them besides keeping up with the players we love like all the others who got traded or let go before them.

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

Good point. People forget how close the Giants were to moving from San Francisco in 91-92 (to Tampa Bay!) and how Haas allowed Giants' ownership some territorial flexibility to keep them in San Francisco or at least the area. Years later, that good will was not reciprocated by the Giants. No good deed goes unpunished, I guess.

[@odhutch5806]

Murder . . . excellent description, Ann.

[@andrewheitmeyer9945]

Born in 88, been going to the coliseum since 88. The Oakland coliseum is my second home. This whole saga is an absolute travesty. I WILL NEVER BE A GIANTS FAN, most of us never switch. I live in the Sacramento area now and I honestly have no idea if I will go to a game, the price of tickets are already outrageous. I’m just sad my 2 year old will never experience the coliseum like me and my dad watching McGwire hitting moonshots and Henderson stealing 2nd. My last hope is John Fishers Vegas plans falling apart and him forcing to sell the team. Fuck Manfred and Fuck Fisher, I’m out.

[@omorales81]

The food vendors told me all debit/credit “tips” were going to John Fisher and were subtly asking for cash tips. Begging for a few dollars that Fisher wouldn’t let them have. True or not, this is what the poor employees were reduced to. I’m devastated.

[@brentduanefoster]

Are you serious??? God, that man is despicable.

[@MGAF688]

Rob Manfred is a horrible commissioner. So was Bud Selig.

[@ChairmanMo]

They killed Baseball. Baseball is no longer America's Game because of them.

[@MessOfThings]

The property at the current site is so big that you could literally build a new stadium there without ever interrupting what's already going on.

[@rapalbumdepot2660]

I could see this potentially turning out ok for Athletics fans in Oakland. Look- back 15-20 years ago the Athletics ownership were eager to build a ballpark in San Jose and they even had a corporate sponsorship and the park was to be called Cisco Field. My point is that Sacramento is roughly the same distance from Oakland as San Jose- or at least in the same ballpark. My final point is that if Sacramento can keep the A's and build a nice retractable roof ballpark- I personally like the design of Chase Field and would use that as inspiration- this could be a WIN for everybody involved. I just really hope they stay in Northern California for my own personal best interests tho also because ALL of California is baseball hotbed and has been for years

[@GiffyLube]

I've always told my Giants "fans" friends that I'd much rather not watch baseball than be a Giants fan and here we are, I sadly get to prove it

[@Johnfisher12345]

You’re not a baseball fan if this makes you stop watching baseball. You’re a bandwagon fanboi.

[@GiffyLube]

@@Johnfisher12345 and you're just a troll, your words mean nothing. Move on keyboard warrior

[@GiffyLube]

@@Johnfisher12345 actually wait, what in the flying fck do you mean bandwagon fanboi? In what world is being an A's fan being a bandwagon? Jesus that was incredibly stupid lol

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@Johnfisher12345 She didn't say she'd stop watching baseball, she said she'd not watch baseball over being a Giants fan. She could continue to be an A's fan, or a fan of any other team.

[@georgem3673]

Something was wrong when every network in the bay area was anti-Oakland, even the network that was in Oakland (KTVU 2). It was like the whole bay area was working to get every team out of Oakland.

[@joshuaguste6883]

Unfortunately this is just a symptom of larger problems in MLB and professional sports in general.

[@georgem3673]

I think the explosion of sports betting has something to do with pro sports wanting to move to Las Vegas. Hockey, football, and now baseball. Basketball will eventually move there.

[@Robb912]

Franchises are more valuable than ever in 2024

[@TheOtherGygax]

John Fisher bought the County’s half of the Coliseum property. And never thought once to build on the most logical place in the East Bay. It is all on A’s ownership.

[@aaronblaylock2092]

Exactly. It's the perfect spot for a stadium, they didn't need a fancy waterfront stadium, that's not Oakland's style anyway.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@aaronblaylock2092 “That’s not Oakland’s style” that’s exactly the point! Modern baseball is moving on from ghetto stadiums in ghetto neighborhoods and is building beautiful new stadiums that people en masse actually want to go to. The only people who actually liked the coliseum were the obnoxious bleacher creatures and people looking for a cheap baseball game. I went to hundreds of games in SF from 2000-2016, and only stopped because I finally moved out of that awful state. I went to three A’s games during that time span and that was at least five too many. That’s how bad the coliseum was.

[@TheOtherGygax]

@@Johnfisher12345 So NYY, NYM, PHL, MIL, TEX, CHW, StL, SEA, PIT, and CIN all got it wrong by building in the parking lot of their past ballpark? Atlanta moved to the suburbs. If the coliseum property was “worthless” to the A’s; why did they spend $85M to buy AlCo’s half? And sorry you couldn’t have fun. And I have done the opposite; over 100 games in Oakland since I moved to the Bay Area; 5 games there. And the other ballpark is nice. But the crowd there isn’t into seeing baseball, but to say “look at me, I’m at a baseball game in the City.” Did the Coliseum need work, of course. But, it was Baseball’s Last Dive Bar. Welcome to everyone.

[@aaronfindora3397]

This isn't true. The A's offered 100 million for the city's half. The city turned it down. They just sold it for 100 million dollars.

[@smokey5100]

I was a fan in attendance yesterday and I talking to folks from AP and offering to speak to them and let them take a picture of my Oakland Forever sign and they told me as media they can't do that. Apparently there are things they aren't allowed to report or capture accurately. So you did get a watered down version of the raw emotion yesterday at the Coliseum.

[@JoeyCrackization]

That absolutely sounds like our cowardly corporate media.

[@Johnfisher12345]

Where was all that emotion the other 80 home games every year? You only showed up for the last game, but none of the others. You aren’t true fans, you’re just complainers and whiners. You should have supported your team by showing up. Your actions speak way louder than your words.

[@smokey5100]

@@Johnfisher12345 Bro you shouldn't pop off and give your lil 2 cents when you have NO idea of what you're talking about. I went to 3 games alone just this week. I feel bad for people like you who haven't experienced something so great, just save it.

[@smokey5100]

@@Johnfisher12345 One more thing I've been riding with this team since I was a kid. Fighting every step of the way. Go bother some people who don't really care about their team & community 💯

[@joesaiditstrue]

​@@smokey5100 ignore the dude, he's ignorant as fuck. he was praising John Fischer in another comment.

[@leonardsr.1389]

People that ask if we will just become giants fans is fucking stupid. I’m done with mlb forever

[@matthew7491]

Sacramento is free. Oakland is not. That's the only reason they're playing there until Vegas. Fisher is a cheapskate.

[@jpmarshall]

Sac is indeed free, but the main reason Fisher is there is because he would lose tv money if he went anywhere else.

[@snarfsnarf3062]

thanks guys

[@evilamo]

Thank you for covering this story...I was there and when the 7th hit I lost it 😢 Where else will MLB get such a diverse set of fans? I also go to handful of Giants games right across the Bay, the stands are filled with people on their phones. MLB is already losing inner city kids like the next Ricky Henderson or Bip Roberts...Curt Flood!

[@makeplaysmedia]

RIP to one of baseball's best brands. Unfathomable

[@gregorycoan8871]

John Fisher killed the A’s, but many others have blood n their hands - Manfred, the San Francisco Giants, the other owners, and the national baseball media all helped kill baseball in Oakland. I have walked away from baseball after being a life long A’s fan, after baseball walked away from me. For the rest of you, remember, it was my team today - tomorrow it can be your team.

[@someguy7222]

I cannot continue on with MLB after this. That's just me. I'm an Oakland native and this insult of allowing the bad guy to win...too much. Too much. Cannot forgive it. I haven't watched football since the Raider left and same for NBA. It sucks but I won't allow this punch to the gut to just be, "ok"....no. Done. Out. If the A's ever came back (not counting on it) sure I would be head over heels...but...Bye MLB..FJF and Manfred and the Billionaire Bros who consented to it

[@smokey5100]

Oakland A's fans still supporting John Fisher and this organization once they leave is like visiting your once favorite restaurant and the chef welcomes you back, looks you in the face and spits into your food as he serves your plate. Bon appetit 😦

[@Chris-i9f6q]

You can continue to support the A's without supporting Fisher. I'm not talking about supporting with money, but with your heart and fandom. The A's aren't John Fisher.

[@smokey5100]

@@Chris-i9f6q What makes it hard is we love the players. Billy Beane is a genius at finding talent. It just sucks that things are going down like this. They pretended to be "Rooted in Oakland" and if we just hung in there that we would get a new stadium and finally be able to retain our players. Then parallel paths happened, ticket prices went up, relocation fees were waived.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@smokey5100 That rooted in Oakland phrase made me really nervous. It seemed phony and suspicious. I think if ownership had taken a chance and spent money to keep players, combined with upgrading the coliseum, or building a new stadium on the same site, combined with better PR, then fans would come in droves and we would stay in Oakland. Fisher wants people to give him the money before providing the product. If he had taken a chance and invested in the team, I think it would have paid off.

[@smokey5100]

@@Chris-i9f6q 💯

[@exmachina41]

Major sports league commissioners and board executives should really start vetting who they allow to own/buy a team. Fisher literally destroyed two historic teams (the other being San Jose Earthquakes) and he does not care. The A's are literally part of Oakland identity and MLB allowed Fisher to do what he did. I bet you that he wasn't even at the final game.

[@phredroq]

Damn. I'm so heart broken. John Fisher didn't care about the fans. I mean c'mon the fans had to put on their own Fan Fest, book the event, bring in ex players. We did not deserve this. I hope John Fisher fails.

[@puregamemusic]

We lost the A's but we still have baseball! We have the Ballers they play right here in West Oakland at Ramandi Park and they are GOOD their inaugural season they came within one game of going to the pioneer league championship! They have true talent so much so the Red Sox bought one of their pitchers earlier this season. The tickets are inexpensive roughly 25 bucks and the crowds in true Oakland fashion are rawkus and fun. So yeah we lost the A's but now it's on to plan B! Go B's! See you at the ballpark!😊

[@christinehazarian]

Boycott Sacramento games. Do not give John Fisher a cent. A beautiful venue and a legendary team gone, 600 people out of a job. Shameful!

[@MJBCal53]

rumor has it the projected ticket prices right now, River Cats seats behind home plate are $40, but are $80 and up for the A’s.. that was reported in May 2024

[@pauldavis4287]

Fisher, The Last Four Mayors, Oakland City Council, MLB AND the fans (avg attendance: 10K/game.) are all to blame…

[@theb3654]

Finally someone putting blame on the city like they deserve. Oakland is dump because of the incompetent leadership.

[@georgem3673]

Sacramento doesn't even have a major league minimum stadium, but MLB is still letting them move there. Good call on blaming the right people!

[@Its_Steeeve]

As a resident of Sacramento and a lifelong A’s fan (40), there is a HUGE. A’s fan base here in Sacramento. Although I do 100% agree they should stay in Oakland, but the A’s will have support here in Sacramento. As fans, we are not too happy with watching a major league game in a minor league ballpark. But there won’t be any fans jumping to Giants fan base.

[@optimisticasfan]

They’re gonna come crawling back in a couple years watch

[@philsims8655]

AND I WOULD TELL JOHN FISHER TO GO TO HELL AND MAKE HIM SELL THE TEAM TO JOE LACOB.

[@805fillmore]

Maybe if Oakland cleans itself up.

[@optimisticasfan]

@@805fillmore0/10 rage bait I get it you’re a bot and not a real person

[@805fillmore]

@@optimisticasfan Did you know in n out/Denny’s/ Taco Bell/ Target/ CVS have also left Oakland due to crime? Or do you believe everything these clowns at foul territory say about their beloved Oakland?

[@805fillmore]

@@optimisticasfan Why’d in n out and Dennys and target etc leave Oakland? They don’t like money? Or is it the crime? Google that Oakland Bot..

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

The other owners approved it because they themselves like having a license to exploit markets and go unchallenged if they feel a need to do so.

[@lbennhtx6072]

Sad situation especially since Oakland lost all three of their professional sports team. Hopefully the city can get their act together. 😢

[@MrSpeedracer510]

Thank you foul territory for covering our story the OAKLAND ATHLETES story. Ann killion is right about John Fisher as we all know, he has been trying to get the A’s out of Oakland since he bought the team and he is a piece of you know what for doing so but I hope he fails whatever he does in his life for doing what he did. OAKLAND ATHLETES FOREVER. Let’s go Oakland!!!

[@Be_a_Pineapple]

Hard to build new fan bases when tickets are unaffordable. Majority of a team’s current fans are generational family affairs not because they grew up going to a lot of games.

[@sffan10]

An embarrassment for MLB to allow this to happen.

[@AgavePiper]

This has chargers playbook written all over it

[@edwinfolk8090]

Owners have shown no backbone on this issue. Fisher should have the franchise taken away from him full stop. He is a cancer on the game and how the other owners have allowed this to fester is so messed up.

[@danreal52]

Will never be a giants fan, and won’t be a A’s fan till Fisher is long gone!!!! 48 year fan !!!

[@theprismaticbee]

I am guessing that if there are fans in Oakland who adopt a new MLB team immediately, it would likely be in the National league such as the Dodgers or Padres, but not the Giants. It won't be easy to go to another American league team from the same division with the A's either.

[@donaldhermann2121]

I’m not excusing the pos owner. But I think it’s very disingenuous now all of a sudden beat writers, columnists, advocates ALL OF A SUDDEN are coming out with ALL THE HEAT, now that they have nothing to lose with the team leaving. Why wasn’t this energy consistent the whole time. I wish everyone was up their asses the whole time, brought national attention all damn day every day. But no, now that the team is gone, everyone’s all sassy?

[@tigertank06]

You’re right. It’s very performative.

[@Johnfisher12345]

Exactly!! Bunch of badwagon hypocrites who have bought into the gaslighting against John Fisher. It’s hilarious, yet sad at the same time. Such total ignorance.

[@brentduanefoster]

Right! The accomplices are trying to hide their hands.

[@tstidm4]

I think what happens to the Athletics is that Sacramento and Las Vegas don’t work. By the end of the decade, they are contracted. It would be the first time that the players would allow it. With the changes in regional sports TV, it may not be in the first team to contract by 2025.

[@77Cardinal]

The Montreal Athletics. Try that on for size.

[@kevinvonderscher3971]

You all throw the blame on fisher but MLB, the owners , along with the county & city of Oakland have to get their fair share of the blame ! People didn’t want to admit that for the older fan that cess pool of a stadium was a major drawback. You locals are so smug! You just have a shut up & come out to the games anyway attitude. That’s a being so close to the trees you can’t see the forest mentality.

[@deeduran4508]

So do you think that riff raff people only go to A's games? Come on bro the cubs ,Red Sox ,Yankees are always at the top of the league every year in stadium fights. Your comment is without proper league wide knowledge. People just like to shit on Oakland ...seems racist to me.

[@kevinvonderscher3971]

@@deeduran4508 used to live there - not racist. The gal being interviewed doesn’t realize it’s more then just a greedy owner who messed things up ! It was ALLOWED to happen.

[@theb3654]

The city is a complete mess homeless everywhere doing drugs crime is everywhere and the infrastructure is terrible people like to ignore all this.

[@jayrub33]

Side not that she’s part of the SF media who went hard against the A’s getting a stadium in Oakland

[@kurtis-codes]

It was affordable because they have been terrible and the stadium is terrible... And you can bring food into any mlb stadium. Just pointing that out

[@georgehand]

We fans are going to get the blame but John Fisher is the one responsible for taking a well established and respected franchise and turned it into a laughing stock and whilst I have managed to move on to better teams (Phillies & Ballers) I will never forgive or forget and my job going forward is to keep the Oakland legacy alive

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

I read the title and lost my mind! Then I got past the third word.

[@jasonvoss6559]

It was a celebration of life i went to college at Holy Names University it went under last year now my baseball team is gone too. Hugging friends cheering meeting with Dustin hughes pregame and 17 years of my life for a kid from Jersey who grew up loving the team. You guys have covered this well thank you fuck john fischer you guys should have bip roberts dave Stewart brodie brasil get the oakland 68s on and the last dive bar guys. Let's Go OAKLAND spent 6 days round trip on an amtrak train to watch the last 3 games to say goodbye. RIP OAKLAND 68-24

[@fortherestofmylife66]

Look I'm not absolving Fisher or Manfred but if people want sports in Oakland, clean up the city and vote for better politicians... 24th st in Oakland is an abomination of humanity and that's not the only place in the city that has turned into a mad max movie

[@Chris-i9f6q]

That isn't why they left. All big cities have the same problems.

[@fortherestofmylife66]

​@@Chris-i9f6q Oakland lost the Raiders, Warriors and the As... You think that's just a coincidence?

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@fortherestofmylife66 Yes. A's ownership didn't invest in the team by keeping good players, didn't accept the ton of free money the city offered for a waterfront stadium, nor did they rebuild the coliseum.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

Ownership didn't understand public relations and the concept that you have to spend money to make money.

[@fortherestofmylife66]

@@Chris-i9f6q Fisher had nothing to do with the Raiders and Warriors leaving... The city is an absolute disgrace, that's why teams in all sports don't want to be there

[@wonglee2424]

Guys here's another nugget the concession people and the people who prepare the food for the fans at the Coliseum did not get their health benefits package and are without health benefits from the contractor Aramark. The A's are supposed to pass down the money to pay Aramark to cover the health benefits. The union most likely will end up having to litigate to get the employees their health benefits package not to mention all of them are out of a job.

[@cpta03]

We have been A’s fan since 1985 living in San Jose. No way we’re going to be Giants fans. The Giants blocked the A’s move to San Jose. I don’t know about my sons and grandson, but Go Dodgers!

[@brentduanefoster]

"Nobody wants to hear from the murderer at the funeral." That was such a bar!!!

[@karenredgreene2498]

A's Fans! U R ALL Fan Free Agents now! pick a new team if u want 2 get over your sadness...

[@xian3303]

Fisher left for Sac because he was getting free rent and Oak wanted to charge rent.

[@aaronblaylock2092]

He should be charged rent, he's going into a minor league stadium that's going to piss off the other MLB teams that come to play there. What can you charge for that, seriously?!

[@Heezydoesit167]

A’s fan in Sacramento. I won’t be giving John Fisher a dollar. Done with mlb. I’ll go to Rivercats games.

[@Mario-Loco683]

I thought we couldn't say 'murderer' on YT?!? wish people would make up their minds.

[@Mechaxthemaskedgamer]

As a Red Sox fan I feel sorry for the A's......but if you have dough then ig you can torture your community to the point the team moves out of the area..... I hope Oakland doesn't get catastrophically worse in Oakland cuz I never seen a team move affect thousands of lives as bad as Oakland's move to Vegas. Jesus Christ

[@smokey5100]

John Fisher wants to play in Sacramento because the Giants/Vivek worked it out so they could play there FREE because they're desperate for MLB which put Oakland at a disadvantage during negotiations because they were asking for a little more than what Fisher was previously paying but still less than market value and John Fisher decided to turn his back on this fan base to crash on Sacramento's couch not just for free but to also pocket more revenue because he is a cheapskate who can afford but apparently can't afford his spherical armadillo in the desert.

[@Dweller415]

🙄

[@smokey5100]

@@Dweller415 It's true

[@smokey5100]

@@CHAPELSKILLS Non-fiction

[@smokey5100]

@@CHAPELSKILLS Scary people smh... You should get out more and enjoy life.

[@Motozstu]

Well the MLB just lost thousands of fans Brilliant marketing maneuver

[@Johnfisher12345]

Lost thousands of fairweather bandwagon fans in Oakland, gained tens of thousands of new real fans in Vegas. Definitely a smart move!

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@Johnfisher12345 You clearly didn't experience being an A's fan. Fisher has abused the fan base for years, and hasn't invested in his team. He just wants money before providing a good product. Vegas doesn't appear very interested, and they won't become interested if Fisher continues to neglect the team.

[@theblackhood4812]

Perfect Headline 💚💛 #FJF #OaklandForever #Sell

[@CKO92]

No disrespect to Ann, but I think it would be more accurate to describe the end of Oakland baseball as a suicide. John Fisher metaphorically hung himself with nearly two decades' worth of bad business decisions and even worse PR blunders.

[@stephengarfield4691]

Did the A's leave because of the looney California politics? No one has touched this idea.

[@deeduran4508]

No please keep childish politics out of this it's all about greed

[@theb3654]

Yeah its played a part people like to forget about what an awful city Oakland is homeless everywhere doing drugs out in the open and the infrastructure is crumbling and terrible.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@theb3654 Every major city has the same things, so no, that wasn't the issue.

[@theb3654]

@@Chris-i9f6q Yeah but not in the abundance that Oakland has, there is a reason all the sports teams left and being in denial isn't going to fix anything.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@theb3654 Chicago is worse, but that's beside the point. The A's aren't leaving because of crime in the area. I've been to hundreds of games in the coliseum, and it's incredibly safe. I haven't heard about hardly any violence or crime at the complex itself. The neighborhood around it is a different story, but you are isolated from that at an A's game. Social issues like crime and homelessness and crumbling infrastructure have nothing to do with the A's leaving. Fisher could have fixed the infrastructure of the crumbling coliseum, though.

[@joesaiditstrue]

Jerry Reinsdorf is the next John Fischer.

[@wizll]

yea.. not watching baseball anymore (cept ohtani doing crazy things). although i pretty much haven't watched since the team decided to part ways with all their young star players in 2021.

[@kingkrom4033]

I am very bitter and mad at the greedy owner, all MLB owners who voted to move out of Oakland, the sf giants who blocked A's from moving to San Jose (much farther from sf than oakland). I am done with Major League Baseball. You all ripped my heart out of baseball! I am so mad, I just cannot watch MLB anymore, this is the end of baseball for me. NFL, NHL, NBA, you have ALL my attention, never MLB.

[@Not_a_smart_man]

Bros, can someone explain to me Scott’s shoulder proportions? I don’t understand how a human can be built like that. He doesn’t look like he fits through doorways

[@darylwille4878]

I think MLB wanted Fisher out of Oakland not baseball! Too good of a market to just want Giants there!

[@Chris-i9f6q]

Why do they have to put artificial turf in Sacramento?

[@thoughtfulbobcat1872]

Lol, both Oakland and the A's murdered baseball in Oakland. That stadium is a dump, the city let Al Davis play them.

[@lenvm]

Clicked on this vid thinking Fisher had been murdered

[@thesolomind]

Go Mets 💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙

[@georgem3673]

They tried to get a new stadium for 18 years. After they built Mt. Davis, it was no longer a baseball stadium. I blame the city of Oakland, and the women who run it.

[@mshay6190]

I gave up on MLB and NFL with all the owner greed, constant new stadium building(making taxpayers pay for it) , and threats of relocations. I rooted for the White Sox in the 70s 80s and 90s and now worry they will be relocating too.

[@pringlized]

Ann is spot on. I'm a die hard A's fan from 79' as my first memory. Holy Toledo! My Dad was a huge Dodgers fan from Southgate in LA and played at Long Beach State. I got the love of the game from him. My first autograph was Billy Martin in 80. But this whole move has left me apathetic and heart broken. Once last home game was done, I felt a hint of relief I might still follow my life long team. Still don't know. I still need to process.

[@TimedOut...NoWayo]

The Homeless A's. Not in Oak. Not in Sac Not in LV. Team looking for home in 2025.

[@AJStrong]

LOL... anger at the Giants. Puhlease, Ann. That's such a hyperbolic comment. The Giants didn't fail to build a park in Fremont or at Howard Terminal or at the current locale. That was all on Fisher.

[@CHAPELSKILLS]

the giants blocked our move to San Jose. They hate us cause we swept them in the world Series, they are still crying, The giants are the number ONE reason they are moving , think before you post

[@AJStrong]

@@CHAPELSKILLS "Think before you post" nonsense? Are you 12? The Giants retaining the rights the Athletics gave them didn't deny the A's every other option they had. And if you want to be mad about the South Bay rights, be mad at Walter Haas. If Wolff and Fisher had their ish together, there would already be a new park in Fremont... or a new entertainment district with a new stadium and arena at 66th and Hegenberger. Fisher had 18 years and failed at every turn. Blaming the Giants for the Athletics' woes is like blaming a car because you don't know to drive. And you can miss me with that "us" nonsense. What number were you wearing yesterday?

[@CHAPELSKILLS]

So you admit the giants blocked the move to San Jose claiming rights the A's gave them? They gave them those rights to help them when they were planning on moving to St Petersburg florida. Isn't that what i just said ? Good , we are in agreement.

[@brentduanefoster]

@@CHAPELSKILLS They hate it when you bring up that truth. They also don't like to bring up the fact that the Giants were one of the teams that voted for the move to Vegas, and we all know why.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

The Giants blocked the attempt to go to Fremont, even after the A's helped them not move to Florida.

[@garishpatel6254]

Oakland is a dump, so are both its teams, what’s the problem

[@lynnkurumaji2478]

Ownership deserve blame for A's moving, but the city of Oakland needs take some blame. Maybe the team was run very poorly, but where were the fans over the last few years. The cost to attend games has become very expensive.

[@jamespaydo]

If a team's ownership does everything to alienate it's fans for 20 years why should fans want to show up? From the jump they tried to move the team. Yes the A's had a winning season once every 3-4 years, but that was in spite of Fisher's penny pinching which was then followed by a roster fire sale. There was nothing to tie yourself to the team except for the inevitable loss of your NEW favorite player to free agency.

[@steelrain5626]

Oakland is a poop hole. I would have left, too. And people are dumb enough to pay for a billionaires stadium. I have no sympathy for fanatics.

[@kingrama2727]

Oakland has lost 3 professional sports franchises. You can’t just blame the owner, the communists on the Oakland city council that ran off an NFL, NBA and now an MLB franchise deserve 80% of the blame

[@MGAF688]

Golden State Warriors - NBA (1971-2019) Oakland Raiders - NFL x2 (1960-1981; 1995-2019) Oakland A's - MLB (1968-2024) Oakland Seals - WHL/NHL (From 1961-1976)

[@Chris-i9f6q]

Those communists offered the A's millions of free money and were working on dealing with the Oakland port and their concerns, all to help a private business.

[@dangonzalez4335]

Man this show is so one sided, Look at the fact the Warriors left the Raiders left, now the A”. Do you really not see that the City of Oakland did this

[@deeduran4508]

It takes two to tango bro.the city politicians are thieves that got out thieved by a bigger thief.

[@aaronfindora3397]

I ask everybody this and never get an answer.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

The city of Oakland offered a ton of free money and were actively working to get the project going. The Raiders and Warriors were different situations.

[@aaronfindora3397]

@@Chris-i9f6q it costs 1 billion dollars per mile to extend BART. Are you sure about your "ton of money" statement? No offense but I think things cost more than you know.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@aaronfindora3397 No need to extend BART

[@chaosimproved]

I’m walking away from MLB. Never again.

[@Dee_Rod]

It's like getting a divorce. But cheaper. LOL

[@tonycomer1415]

Please stop just blaming Fisher. Yes, he is a TOOL, but the county SCREWED over the teams (A's and Raiders) almost as much. Typical of only blaming one side.

[@danstovall4424]

The As left for nothing. Not a better city. Not a better field. Nothing.

[@Sac29Gee]

sA'scramento💪😎✅️🫡

[@jjtiffany4879]

Your talking about subscriptions on a day that is sad! That's pathetic. Have a heart and skip it 1 video. Geez.

[@socalairshowreview7410]

well get over it already!!!

[@KadeemG61]

John Fisher didn’t kill the A’s, the A’s were murdered by Fisher.

[@JonathanSpringer]

Hope Oakland gets a team. The MLB needs to do better.

[@mikelfrance-l6x]

John Fisher did not murder the A's. MLB voted for the A's to move -- anywhere -- out of Oakland. They didn't have to. They did it because for 30 years the Coliseum was needing upgrades and maintenance from the City and County and got none. If the Coliseum was reasonable or there was an actual plan how on a new stadium they would never have done it. And there was no credible plan. The Mayor herself said the City was short $300+M to make the area around Howard Terminal viable. Fisher is a terrible owner but the reason they were allowed to leave was horrible government decisions over years.

[@ChristopherX30]

BINGO!!

[@Mykall777]

Fisher has billions. He could afford the renovations himself. Also do you bot see how asinine it is to make a city themselves pay for a stadium? The owner himself is supposed to cover that and in turn he the fans and pay it back through attendance/memorabilia etc. Fisher moved the team because he wants to line his pockets even more than they already are.

[@ec1628]

Kroenke built a stadium on his dime. Fisher could have done so as well.

[@sirchi8731]

​@@Mykall777and that comment right there is why Oakland doesn't have a team. It's a business not a charity case. You have to contribute also. So the owners pay for their own stadium maintain payroll...insurance...workers salaried and pay for top talent? Nothing is free. Either help with these bills or another City will.

[@someguy7222]

John Fisher absolutely murdered the A's for Oakland. The bottom, bottom, bottom line is that there are buyers willing to stay in Oakland. Mr. Fisher never knew what it was to want anything. Born into immense wealth. He didn't need to do this. He could have sold and made a profit if he felt he couldn't have made it work in Oakland. The city and the A's management were in the final stages of finalizing a deal. In the 9th inning so to speak. And....Mr. Fisher bails out. AND Oakland sold him half of the land at the Coliseum because as Mr. Fisher stated it would be something of a back up in case Howart Terminal didn't work out. Well that was a lie. So yes, Oakland is mess. The politicians suck. Still? This was a move that did not need to happen. I don't want ANY city or area to lose a team if there is someone willing to take the risk and buy the team and keep them there. This is on Fisher...may he rot in hell

[@N8Shamrockable]

MLB fans need to organize and boycott the 2nd game of every MLB franchise’s 1st homestand in 2025 to send a message that public funds/corporate welfare for billionaires will not be tolerated

[@ScottyBraun-FoulTerritory]

gross history that we'll never forget in baseball. hit is not how pro sports should operate after taking community tax dollars

[@Robb912]

Meh.... woke lawlessness is to blame look at all the boarded-up businesses in that crappy city

[@Thomas23-tu8gj]

Who cares what Ann Killion says?

[@805fillmore]

Can’t wait until all this crybaby talk ends & A’s are doing better.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

Fisher would have to magically turn into an owner that invests in his team.

[@Robb912]

The owners aren't going to dis themselves to appease a garbage city that could have avoided this

[@Chris-i9f6q]

Cities aren't responsible to give money to private businesses that refuse to invest in their product.

[@Robb912]

@@Chris-i9f6q Thats true but them dont cry when the teams leave

[@Chris-i9f6q]

@@Robb912 That doesn't have to be true either, if cities refuse to pay for billionaires who want free money. In this case, though, Oakland offered lots of free money for the 21 acre project.

[@Chris-i9f6q]

And why would Vegas want a team with an absentee owner? I think the right people were paid off in vegas government.

[@Robb912]

@@Chris-i9f6q Well said but now in the big picture Oakland is irrelevant and what major corporations want to be there to pay corporate taxes and create jobs that help pay for the city's infrastructure?

[@Robb912]

all the teams have left ..... go woke go broke

[@Chris-i9f6q]

That doesn't have shit to do with the situation.

[@Robb912]

@@Chris-i9f6q Defunding the Police and the rise is crime has everything to do with companies leaving that sh!t h0le