The Biggest Rebellion In Baseball History Is Happening Right Now
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- Опубликовано: 25 фев 2024
- The Biggest Rebellion In Baseball History Is Happening Right Now In Oakland
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They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
That's a lot of people showing up for an unofficial fan event.
Hats off to the A's fans for coordinating such a large event
Baseball really brings people together, i think ive hugged more strangers at a ball game than my own family
When the Tigers and Max Scherzer beat CC Sabathia and the Yankees to go to the 2012 World Series my hand was so sore from high fiving strangers. Complete strangers. I know the feeling. Baseball is awesome.
They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
@@walterwhite1acting like vegas isn’t full of nasty bums and lowlifes is crazy☠️☠️
Sports in general do that
This is facts
Thank you for highlighting our work and #FansFest2024. This was a magical day but it was a celebration of Oakland sports and featured many teams of Oakland in attendance such as the Ballers, Roots, Soul and many more. Now let the #SummerOfBoycott begin!
Congratulations on being awesome! Love from Phillies land! GO A's Fans! Y'all are awesome!
You guys putting this event together for A’s fans is awesome, keep it up from a cubs fan!
They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
@@walterwhite1 ya they can still stop it, nothing has been finalized bro they are fighting for what is right
@@alexanderescobar6863 IT OVER DUDE ACCEPT DEFEAT! IT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE MLB YOU 🤡
The people of Oakland deserve a better owner for their baseball franchise
The issue is you can’t bring a bunch of people to Oakland. The city is a shit box, riddled with crime and closed business. Most of the other small clubs have created cultural districts. Who the hell would do that in Oakland?
Unfortunately the fans nor the city get to choose who the owner is... You either support the team or you don't... There is no middle ground... The A's aren't the only team to leave Oakland...
@@yaboyleroy69 You don't know shite about oakland moron
This is the biggest rebellion, even bigger than the 1950s Brooklyn
@@yaboyleroy69That has little to nothing to do with it. It all had to do with them wanting to get to Las Vegas to get more money. They're just greedy, and spouting that bs about the city just helps them, the crime rate has been going down for the last ten years contrary to what the rich people want you to believe. If it was so dangerous do you think all those people would've shown up for the backlash? lmaooo
Thank you for highlighting the Athletics and the struggles the fans have to enjoy their team. Hope that fisher can get out of there and we can get a good park in Oakland area.
Sorry but we all know that will never happen, honestly Oakland is a shithole. There’s a reason Oakland lost Al their other sport teams. And it’s going to get worse, sorry that has to happen to you guys though. At least you guys aren’t as much of a joke as the Angels.
That ship sailed last year... The A's are relocating with the approval of MLB...
@@fredyuen2489 Sounds like you don't know shite about oakland. So keep your mouth shut moron. And we have 9 World series, second only the the Yankees in the AL. angels have nothing
@@ronclark9724 Keep dreaming. Idiot fisher will fail
Oakland absolutely doesn’t deserve the A’s. But media and RUclips channels like this know nothing
Now thats a fan base right there. Showing the pride and dedication to being a fan in the good and bad times.
I rather have sell outs at the Coliseum... That would guarantee the team won't leave...
@@ronclark9724 A's ownership has the worst park in MLB, of course it can't sell out. A new park will completely change that. Try using your brain instead of spewing ignorant hatred of Oakland. You obviously don't know shite about it
They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
@@ronclark9724Ah yes, pay to watch your team being shit for 10+ years because the owner doesn’t want to spend money on good players (and trade the good players you do have). Make sure you zip it back up when you’re done.
@@desertlightning4200padres were trash for years and years we still never had empty stadiums like you bums lmao Oakland does not deserve anything thanks to all the crime that goes unpunished
I will start by saying I am a lifelong Giants fan who was born in Oakland, CA. What I see A's fans going through right now and for the last few years brings tears to my face that are two-fold. The first is in watching the destruction that Fisher and Kuval have brought to this organization for no reason other than their own greedy gain while having no care for the organization, its fan base, or baseball as a whole. The second is in watching Oakland and its fan base rise up and say we aren't gonna be depicted as the low lives that made this happen and that everyone will remember who caused this and why Oakland is one of the most amazing fanbases in all of Baseball. Even though they aren't my team, thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this a topic that you've highlighted over the last year plus for a city that brought me life. To the A's fans I do and don't know, you don't deserve this and here's hoping the deal falls through and we can find some light at the end of the tunnel for a proud Bay Area franchise.
Unicorns exist too? Your wet dreams are over...
Giants have been pushing to destroy the A's for two generations. And with help from MLB and our own stupid owner, they are about to succeed. FTG
@NeiJiaQuanBook sorry but blaming the giants for the a's not making a deal with the city they were in is not the giants fault and is just saltiness being flung at the other local fan base out of anger. It's been 9 years since San Jose fell apart and in those 9 years there have been 3 agreements on different plots in Oakland that have all fallen apart. Go find the right people to be angry at. Also remember we went through the same thing and are one of the few fan bases that are likely to stand for your plight.
@@NuggyRC For real. It's not the Giants fault the A's didn't want to build in Oakland... Also, would San Jose have worked out for the A's anyway?
@@NuggyRC Sorry but the Giants spent the last 20 years taking over all of Nor Cal and completely taking over the A's territory. Giants and MLB conspired to drive our team away and destroy our fanbase. Our garbage ownership stood by watching. FUCK the giants.
The 30 for 30 is gonna be crazy if they keep the team somehow
They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
If California wasn’t so trash teams would stop moving to Nevada. Heck it feels like half the population of California is moving out of there
@@walterwhite1 Hey cool I'm a thug!
@@ianbent0n most people are in that liberal lunatic city 💩
@@JPPSrules Which Southern California team has moved? We don’t claim nor cal down hereS
Product on field > Profit. Make these owners spend with a competitive minimum salary cap.
If I'm reading this right, what you are insisting is that MLB adopt a *salary floor* . Bringing this up for clarity since it's kind of the opposite of a *salary cap* .
@@T_K7There should be a salary cap and salary floor. It helps keep sports like Football unbiased financially wise. Cuz if not for their salary floor and cap KC def wouldn’t be winning year after year.
The MLB's luxury tax is a joke... It doesn't seem to affect the Dodgers any whatsoever...
@@ronclark9724 They managed to use the "Cohen Tax" to their advantage, ironically, while Cohen is fielding a team that's probably going to end up third place in its division despite the second-highest payroll in baseball.
@@T_K7salary floor would prevent teams like the As to be as wildly uncompetitive as they are. Currently the As are paying $42 million in salary this season. For reference Aaron judge makes $40 a season on his own. They aren’t even attempting to field a competitive team
Respect and empathy to all the great A's fans. That was a great show of support. The reverse boycott and this shows everyone that the problem is with the owner and not the fans.
If the Coliseum was sold out for every game the A's would not have left...
hard to do with the disrepair disseray and sewage problems that plagues the colisium. did i mention the feral cats and oposums that keep multiplying in there? @@ronclark9724
@@ronclark9724they are STILL there silly man
A’s fans deserve so much better
Don't be surprised when your major league team leaves when it draws a smaller crowd than a minor league team...
@@ronclark9724did u completely ignore the entire video… or?
@@ronclark9724 Yes, ownership has spent 30 years trying to destroy their own fanbase and neglected their ball park until it's the worst in the league. With a new east bay park A's will outdraw the giants. But media-programmed idiots will keep spewing hate at Oakland, just like they always have and always will.
team owners deserve doing whatever they want too. consumers arent owed a damn thing
@@nomercyinc6783 either this is john fishers side account or u just took home the biggest boot licker of 2024 award
As a lifelong A’s fan and who spent my entire childhood in that stadium thank you for this video. We are one of the most loyal and diehard fan bases out there. LETS GO OAKLAND 👏🏼👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’m with you… loyal. But not in numbers. Sorry.
@nickmalone. Being a White Sox fan in the Chicago area, I can relate to you. In which you probably know what it's like for your team to be second fiddle to the Giants, I feel the same way taking a back seat to the Cubs.
Great video as always. I went out to the Coliseum last year and saw the passion the fans had for their team. It breaks my heart to see what they're going through but happy that they were able to rally and put together Fans Fest. Much love, Oakland!
You need to attend more games. Selling out the Coliseum is the only guarantee the team will stay...
They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
someone in the baseball community with this following covering this "rebellion" is great to see. The people of Oakland deserve this coverage and I would love to see more
Oh my gosh...Way to go, Oakland fans! I seriously applaud you and can tell how much you care about the team by how well you pulled that thing together!
such a bizarre saga, the majority of As fans don't want the team to leave and the majority of Vegas residents don't want the team to move here, yet they're still going to force it to happen lol
They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
@@walterwhite1 How come their logo still says Oakland? How come all their home games are being played at the Coliseum this year?
@@walterwhite1 Yeah, the people in that video really looked like a bunch of dangerous thugs lol.
@@VisibilityFoggy a story by the New York Times, said Oakland, California has now officially been ranked the worst city in all of America just surpassing Detroit you tell me what person in the world would want to play in that crap 💩 city !!! they don’t deserve Jack Diddley shit
@@walterwhite1Buddy, Vegas is the reason pro sports is sinking into the toilet. Sports betting has sunk its parasitic claws into every facet of presentation, even the jerseys are made (fucking poorly, might I add) by a company with a betting arm. You're in the biggest glass house ever built and throwing stones.
PS. Breaking Bad was an overrated TV show.
I'm a Dodger fan, and my wife is an A's fan. She loves going to games, so of course I tag along because I'm obsessed with baseball. I've been to many games in Oakland and I love it every time. A's fans are cool as hell and very passionate. Sell the fucking team. Keep the Athletics in Oakland.
LOVE the comment No truer words spoken
Awesome job covering this.
As a UK fan of the Padres (for my sins 😅) the US franchise model is frankly just mental. The idea of being able to just move a team to a new random city is just mad.
Yet even in the UK a Wimbledon team left for Milton Keyes... The truth is American professional sports don't have regelation. The Oakland fans would be just as angry being demoted to the minor leagues...
@@ronclark9724 Relegation in baseball would be kind of interesting (and would light a fire under the asses of some of these owners), but I think it would bankrupt the sport outside a few very major markets with fanatical fanbases. Americans would probably not attend what they would view as a "minor league" team that is still charging "major league" prices that, in some ways, have to remain fixed because of some of the hard costs. Also, American baseball fans tend to be from a wide geographical area and don't always have the connection to a particular city like UK fans do. I'm a Mets fan who has never lived in New York, for example. My allegiance is with the team and fellow fans more than the city itself.
The Oakland Coliseum is AWESOME. It’s the most alive ballpark in baseball. When it’s at full capacity, it has a unique echo that can be heard for miles. The deafening drums and fans stomping sounds like a legit Gladiator arena. It’s insane
This hands down is one of the best on your channel. Good job!
Thank you!
Mad respect to A's fans for not going down without a fight. Reminds me a lot of Supersonics fans that fought tooth and nail all the way to the supreme court to try to save the team, only to be sold out by our government officials at the time. Hope that doesn't happen to the A's too. They have much history and tradition in Oakland, same as the Supersonics in Seattle. They even have the same colors. Hope you guys can keep your team, and hopefully the Supersonics will be back soon.
This video and the one about the child labor camps (MLB academies) are my most recent favorites you’ve done!
I’m a Phillies fan but have been following this disaster for the past year. This whole situation makes my blood boil and also gets me emotional. There’s so much blame to go around but the fans aren’t one of them!!
Obviously, Fisher takes majority of the blame. A guy mooching off his family GAP money & holding a team/city hostage since he bought the franchise. MLB, Selig, Manfred and other franchise owners need to be accountable for allowing this deadbeat billionaire to get away with not spending on salary, increasing ticket prices, trading players for cash, moving to a small market & not having to pay a billion for relocation, will be able to collect revenue sharings from teams that actually do spend but make the McCourts sell the Dodgers. MLB also allowed this to happen to Montreal & the Expos. Lastly, the elected Oakland city officials are to blame. Most of them pretend to care but if you watch interviews, you would know that the A’s situation will blow over. They also made it nearly impossible to build the new ballpark at Howard Terminal (look at the rules, regulations and the ridiculous requirements that they were asking for when building!) If city officials really cared, there would have been at least one lawsuit against Fisher or MLB… but not even a threat of one!
Oakland is way better off as a city if there’s a Major League Baseball team. Soccer or the WNBA (some city officials have said this could be even a better solution 🤦♀️) won’t feel the same.
I really hope MLB comes around and sees what damage Fisher is making & makes him sell the team to someone that wants to keep the team in Oakland!!
I expect without a tenant the city of Oakland will demolish the Coliseum and the adjacent Arena... The city isn't going to spend maintaining or sustaining either without a tenant...
@@ronclark9724 The Coliseum hasn’t been maintained in over a decade and I doubt things would change. I suspect it will take forever to do anything with it because some city officials are so inept
@@ronclark9724Oakland Arena has actually made the most money in its history since the Warriors have left: more prime available dates, charging higher rent than what the NBA pays, and getting money from parking and concessions where the NBA teams keep that money. It's actually been such a boom for the city there are videos about newly vacated arenas experiencing financial booms once their NBA/NHL tennants leave. This is why Glendale, AZ unexpectedly evicted the Arizona Coyotes; they had done the math and realized that 3 concerts generated way more revenue for the city and arena than 3 Coyotes games and there were more events that could be held in total with the NHL gone. The City of Glendale has been thrilled with the results as well. So no, the Oakland Arena won't be demolished any time soon; it's not sitting vacant collecting cobwebs, it's hosting A-list concerts and other major events, just not the NBA anymore. The Outdoor Coliseum is a whole nother issue...
I'm a Mets fan and when they did interleague play last year, the Mets broadcasters had to do the first portion of the game from a conference room somewhere because there was a rat running around the press box and the maintenance staff was trying to catch it. It doesn't sound like things can get that much worse lol.
I personally dont think the MLB cares... theyre just desperate to get in bed with Vegas like the rest of sports leagues did.
It doesnt help the officials in Oakand are corrupt and useless as well.
Good job A's fans- From an Angels fan
I've been to a lot of A's games, while we as fans may be rowdy we are not hostile, we are polite. The only time I've seen an issue with fans at the Coliseum was when Dodgers fans started a fight that took down 4 different security guards. Dodgers fans are crazy.
Frisco and LA fans are violent lunatics. But the TV says that Oakland is a shithole filled with scary black people and dumbasses belive it
The Warriors moving to San Francisco, the Raiders to Las Vegas,
Oakland only have the As
Not for long... The A's are relocating as soon as their new stadium is built in Las Vegas... Oakland could have done the same thing, but refused during the past two decades to do so...
@@ronclark9724 Can you shut up with your idiotic ignorant comments about Oakland? You obviously missed the last 20 years of garbage ownership destroying the team and the stadium, Oakland literally did EVERYTHING asked of them. this is 100% on fisher. But ignorant morons will blame Oakland because your tv told you to
@@ronclark9724”past two decades” but the team only started trying to build in Oakland in 2018. Before that all their efforts were in trying to move to San Jose or Fremont and they had no talks with Oakland at that time. If you’re gonna be loud be correct
The A’s have been trying to get a new stadium for 30 years and the Oakland politicians and fans keep telling the owners (multiple) to F off. So they are… to Vegas with your team. Great job
Denny’s won’t even stay open in Oakland 😂😂😂
California is a sinking ship get out now!
Wow! 💚💛You were not there (and that's ok) because you pulled coverage from local media, but because you weren't there, you did your homework and nailed every detail with proper shoutouts to who was there , locally and nationally and summarized brilliantly what has happened and did happen at the Fans Fest. For that, I subbed. Much appreciated
I follow more than a few baseball related youtube channels and I have to say that I think yours is my favorite. You highlight stories that not many outside that particular region may not know and I enjoy how simple and reasonable your presentation is. It's not overly hyped or dramatized but you still manage to get the information across in an interesting way.
Keep doing your thing!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate the kind words and support more than you know.
I’m not an A’s fan,I’m a Dodgers fan.This is hard to watch because seeing the A’s players and fans put through hell is hard to watch
Yet you squeal with delight when the Dodgers BUY pennants without any regard to the luxury tax...
Been a die hard a's fan through my childhood and into adulthood, thank you for covering this
ive seen many games across 7 different stadiums so far. as someone whose first mlb game was an a’s game at the coliseum, let me say the fans are no joke and still to this day one of the most passionate crowds ive ever been in. its not the fans and im tired of people saying it is
Right on man, this is a great video! I love baseball
Thank you!! Great video! Lets go Oakland! 💚💛
FANStastic video! and thanks for highlighting my impersonation of Dave Kaval!
Fans Fest was amazing!
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Tell me, what is so "special" about baseball compared to any other sport, or any other business for that matter? That's what professional sports are, you know - business. They're not in the memory making business, they're in the money making business. What's your fandom worth? Nothing. It may have sentimental value to you, but it's not worth anything to anyone else. You want warm fuzzy feelings, make your own; it's not up to a sport or team to give them to you.
Visit Oakland and find out. Or just keep asking stupid questions and making excuses
Being from Georgia, the A's are my second favorite team, Braves being my favorite. I hate what's going on with the team and the city. The fans deserve way better.
Thank you for keeping the A’s alive
LET'S GO OAKLAND
I appreciate you shining light on this issue!
Great content; thumbs up & thank you
Right now I would call A’s Fans the best in American sports, they truly deserve better. MLB needs to step in. John Fisher is grossly incompetent and bringing down every owner by association and having to deal with his never ending stupidity.
Also, I hope John Fisher is somehow getting the message that people realize he is an incompetent business owner and truly despised, even by other owners who are probably embarrassed.
Scott Braun hit the nail on the head too when he was speaking there. He said that Fisher is doing MLB’s dirty work. The A’s have to move in order to get other cities to pay for stadiums and upgrades. Other owners can use that threat if the A’s move. Really… this rebellion is for all fans when you look at it through that lens. If you do not care about the A’s moving then what about Arizona? Milwaukee? Kansas City? Tampa? White Sox? This is all without looking at how much this move really doesn’t make sense. For those whom pay attention to all the details.
D-backs want a new toaster oven... Miller Park is apparently in poor state... Rays need to be in TAMPA -proper... South Chi is dead... KC is in the middle of a concrete jungle
Honestly, Vegas is/was the only threat. MLB can't pull this move til' Nashville or Charlotte os ready
Happy Monday yall
Happy Monday! Let's have a great week
@@iTalkStudios They are officially in Las Vegas and there is nothing you OAKLAND thugs can do about it 😂
I’m subbed to iTalk 💯! So does this mean the A’s are gonna pump some $$$ into the team after they officially move to Las Vegas?! Keep up the great work bro!!
This is definitely your best video. I love content like this.
I dont see how the league owners can let Fisher get away with this crap. Good for Oakland, hopefully this support will open the door for an expansion team to come back one day.
When MLB has been extorting minor league cities to build new stadiums or lose their teams, why did you think MLB wouldn't do the same with major league cities? No one in Oakland shed a tear when they stole the A's from Kansas City. No one in Oakland shed a tear when Amarillo lost the Gold Sox because their old stadium, Potter County Memorial Stadium, didn't meet new MiLB standards. Amarillo spent 38 years in purgatory without affiliated minor league baseball until a new stadium, Hodgetown, was built... Go Soddies! Nor was Amarillo the only victim...
Get away with what? The league was trying to get a new stadium for over 20 years. The league is literally tired of dealing with that city also. They want nothing to do with the leadership in that city anymore. You even pay attention to it?
The A's are iconic, hope MLB does the right thing and tells ownership that they can't move.
Nice job!
The biggest thing for me is that the Athletics are a historic franchise that has had history, World Series championships, in Oakland. Had players like Ricky Henderson play in Oakland. It just doesn’t fit Vegas. Vegas needs a team with a fresh new start like the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL and create their own history.
If the A's can't stay in Oakland. Sacramento would be the best relocation. Think about it. Hour and half drive from Oakland is all it takes for Oakland fans. Perfect scenario imo.
They originally planned to go to Fremont in 2011 but the fans kept them in Oakland
The ship has sailed, the A's are relocating with the approval of MLB as soon as the new stadium in Las Vegas is built...
@@FigureFarter No, the Giants kept them out of the SJ area.
@@ronclark9724 not a soul in Vegas cares about the athletics
You think this isn't being felt across MLB fans? Here in Baltimore I'm hearing Orioles fans talking about what Oakland is going through!
Baltimore plays in a larger more lucrative market.
It's one of the Angelos brothers who was "contemplating" moving the O's to Nashville [he lives there btw] and has been holding out on the lease agreement.
Luckily, now!... Rubenstein just them for $1.7B; also signed the lease agreement😊
as a born and raised san franciscan i'm a giants fan, but I knew and everyone else knew that the A's fans were more passionate, more die-hard than giants fans. Oakland and the Bay Area as a whole loves the Athletics. What fisher is doing to one of the most successful and storied franchises in baseball, from the $100,000 infield to the 3-peat in the 1970s to moneyball and the 20 game win streak, is a disgrace! Connie mack is rolling in his grave.
very impressive job releasing a video everyday of the off season
Gabe the A's fan has a great channel. Followed him all last year through out the season
I love the A's. My electronics teacher worked the scoreboard back in the 80s and he would routinely get us into the game and into the press box. It makes me sad they are leaving and that the state of Oakland is so bad that no teams want to be there.
More videos on the situation in Oakland. That’s everyone’s second team 🖤🔥
Thank you @italkstudios
Oakland Will Never Quit
#FansFest2024 #SellTheTeam
Get Tower of Power to perform at the fan festivals. They're an Oakland based band who had the A's stadium on an album cover. The cover came out in 1974.
angel fans need to do this
As someone who has lived in Oakland most of their life and The East Bay their whole life, the stripping of all of our teams is utterly devastating. Im a huge raiders fan and the move to vegas is still painful, and with the As moving its sort of kicking somebody when they are down. Im not even a baseball fan at all, but oakland sports is still something near and dear to me.
It goes hand in hand with how the Tech industry completely took over the bay area and it economy, only to leave to pillage another area like austin. People will blame a lot of things (political parties, police funding, etc etc) the main issue with the Bay rn is that the people in charge of anything in the Bay dont care about the community and culture. No matter how much money or policies our local government, sports org, or companies try to throw out, it will always fail if the love of the bay isnt there.
American sports needs more community ownership of teams
From a lifelong baseball fan, way to go Oakland fans!
Strength in Numbers!!! Oakland Fans!
It's so fascinating watching what is essentially a cold war between a team and its fans
This M’s fan is absolutely with the the Eastbay Baseball FAM!!!
#KeepFightin #NeverGiveUp
The city of Oakland has absolutely no excuse to lose 3 sports teams. It’s actually egregious. Those sports teams aren’t just silly entertainment, they actually bring economic value and development to the city. Clearly the city is run by people who never cared for it and don’t know what’s best for it. It’s not even a joke to say they helped destroy the city but letting their sports teams move out.
I'm an Astros fan with lots of family who are from the Bay and love the A's. The A's have always had a soft spot in my heart and it hurts seeing what the ownership has done. The issue is for sure not the fans.
The bottom line is owners and players, throughout MLB, are disrespecting the fans. Ridiculous ticket prices. Ridiculous player salaries (come on - $20 million plus a year to hit catch or throw a ball). Over-priced concessions. Playoff games scattered all over different networks, many of which you cannot access without a cable subscription. No games broadcast on local TV - Cubs used to broadcast 150 games a year on FREE WGN broadcasts, which actually built a huge fan base throughout the Midwest - not anymore thanks to the Marquis Network. Ridiculously priced licensed apparel and souvenir crap. Players rarely signing autographs for kids at the ballpark, unless it a retired player getting paid to sit at an autograph booth. The problem with baseball isn’t that the game is too slow or boring. It is that the owners, front office management and players have totally disrespected and exploited their fans.
We must keep the battle going, the A’s have always been in my life. I wished I could’ve showed up at Fans Fest to meet Grant Balfour and Khris Davis but I had to work.
Love, love, love this. A's are not my favorite team, but I am becoming a big fan, just because of their fans!!!
I wooda showd ifn I new. CONGRATS to all those fans - you are the glue of that community
Rooting for Oakland man. I live on the other side of the country and I’m pissed for them
My first base ball glove was a Joe Rudi glove and I am a A's fan starting with the cat fish Hunter days. With that said, Oakland is a hell hole with corrupt politicians, it will never ever get better. I do not blame the owners for getting the hell out of there, no way would I invest in that city.
I absolutely adore this scene. And I'm honestly rooting for the Oakland fanbase because this fan fest shows that they have a real passion and it's a great thing that all the fans are coming together for a common cause.
Not end the movement to keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn was this big. I hope the move doesn't go through....
I know Oakland has already lost their football team, and as a Native San Diegan I know how hard it was to have a team just leave you like the Chargers did.
Hopefully they get to keep the A’s. It’d be a nice story to watch unfold..
I was a die-hard Expos fan. It hurts seeing this happen to another passionate fanbase. Don't make the same mistake again MLB. Keep the A's in Oakland where they belong
As a Mariners fan I can endorse that yep, baseball brings people together. Idk any of the names of the people that sit around me, but I see the same faces all summer and we cheer together, laugh together, get pissed that our team melts down after All Star Break together 😂
MY WHOLE LIFE, at least once a week, I remember the fact that I always forget The A's and The Angels even exist.
It's like a reverse mandela effect
4:39. Yeesh. Look at his eyes. He has those Manson lamps.
Totally missed this on the first watch and then clicked this link to start laughing like DAMN that is Charlie.
i love the A's green jerseys. one of my favorites in all of sports
Being a Padres fan and going through the Tom Warner era I can sympathize with Oakland, CA.
The Oaland Coliseum has so much history there it is mind-numbing. Letting the A's leave is a huge mistake. Just like the Raiders leaving.
Almost every sports town but New York or Boston would kill to have the memories that Oakland fans do. Kind of sad to know the people will only have memories to hold on to
That city deserves a ball team
I'm no A's fan, but I remember the story of the Giants in the 70s being maybe days away from moving to Toronto, when at the last minute a group led by Bob Lurie bought out the team and kept the Giants in SF. Maybe someone out there can do the same thing for the A's.
From what I've heard, there IS someone in the Bay Area who is interested in buying the A's. You may have heard of him. His name is Joe Lacob who is the majority owner of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. So, if it is true that Lacob wants to buy the A's, why doesn't he just do so? Because John Fisher, the current A's owner, is currently not interested in selling the team. Pretty difficult to buy something that isn't for sale. 🙁
Rangers fan here from DFW; Hope to see this organization turn around and the fans get what they deserve.
They come come across the bridge and watch a couple Giants games
Lmao no they won’t
FTG
A's fans in Oakland: I have an idea for a protest. Don't buy a game ticket... but show up outside the stadium. Root for the team outside the stadium. Imagine the visual of no one in the stadium but thousands rooting for the team outside. The helicopter shots would be on every news cast, ESPN, MLB, all over the net...
That's already the plan.
As if any of the A's fans desire to spend too much for parking...
@@ronclark9724 They don't need to park there. Just take BART
@@ronclark9724 I sure don't. Parking is a rip off. I'll BART to the game and hang out in the lot.
I wish Montreal did this before they left for Washington. What a crazy time to be alive in Baseball
coming from San Diego where we never got one tear after our clippers, rockets and chargers left, I have no sympathy for Oakland.
Rooted in Oakland sign at the coliseum is getting taken down it’s over. This is a sad day in Oakland.
I feel so bad for the A’s fans, they don’t deserve this
I don’t get it, why do people give the A’s owner a hard time for moving to Vegas when Mark Davis did the same thing with the Raiders?
Because Vegas is just gambling
Why do they deserve a baseball team? They've had one for 56 years.
As a fan that lost my most beloved team for 3 years I stand in solidarity with all Oakland A's fans. Keep on fighting.
What a cool event! Oakland, sadly, is plagued with a lot of problems between crime and government scandals, etc. Not being familiar with the area besides one good friend who lives there and keeps me a little up-to-date, I'd ask whether most fans live in the city center or in the suburbs? If they live in surrounding areas, it's too bad they couldn't do something like the Braves did and move out of the city into the suburbs. My guess is that no city or county was going to hand them land or a financing agreement on a silver platter, though. I also wonder what their TV ratings look like. Tampa Bay, for example, has horrendous attendance at the stadium but good TV numbers that brings in quite a bit of revenue. Ironically, they're a team most people wanted to move INTO the city rather than outside of it.
Oakland colosseum during mob post season is on a different level
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Royals fan here, and we stand in solidarity with A's fans over shitty ownership decisions. Our ownership is trying to shove a new (but unnecessary and expensive) downtown stadium down our throats under threats that they'll move the team if they don't get one. We hope As fans all get the ending they deserve (which is ownership that keeps the team in Oakland and actually cares about it), because the A's fan base is honestly better than the vast majority of other fan bases out there.
We have the most unique fanbase in baseball, and we're damn proud of that fact.
What fan base? When was the last time the Coliseum sold out?
1990 World Series maybe. Horrid fan base. The A’s won the AL West as recently as 2021 and didn’t show up at all.