The A's would sell out the coliseum if they paid to re-sign their stars, kept up with maintenance and modern renovations like other teams with older parks have, actually invested money in promoting their product, and didn't jack up ticket and concessions prices in the middle of the pandemic at the same time they traded everybody on the team for B level prospects and refused to pay their minor league players. Matt Chapman is the best third baseman in baseball -- he was traded for a AAAA outfielder and 4 pitchers who haven't been heard from since. This isn't just another rebuild -- the team was torn down out of spite. And the feeling is mutual at this point.
This is 100% what John Fisher wanted to happen to sell his move to Las Vegas. Clay Bennett did the same thing right before he moved the Sonics to OKC. If the NBA had wanted a franchise in Las Vegas ten years ago when the Maloofs were trying to move the team literally anywhere but Sacramento we wouldn't have our basketball team anymore either. Unfortunately in this case MLB has already waived the relocation fees and cleared the path for them to move as soon as they secure a financing deal. Fans are showing up to boo Fisher which is awesome but I don't think it's going to matter. I just hope they let us keep the team name in Oakland at this point. Maybe there's hope that we can eventually get our team back like Charlotte and Cleveland did.
