MLB is intent on burying interest in Oakland team, one report says
July 19, 2024
MLB is intent on burying interest in Oakland team, one report says
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SF Gate commentary on the Scott Ostler Chronicle column, which was also recently posted in this sub.
*Ostler notes that this is likely a case of preserving the egos of two* [*insecure powerful men*](https://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/cbs-sports-john-fisher-as-season-preview-18892300.php)*. Fisher’s Vegas move, with Manfred’s heavy-handed approval, is predicated on Oakland’s being a bad city for an MLB team. If someone else came along and had even a modicum of success, then they’d look foolish. Manfred can hardly handle the* [*chorus of boos*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htk2HZWoPuc) *he deals with whenever he takes the mic in front of a crowd. Imagine how he’d react if arguably his most consequential move as commissioner were to flop. While it would also make Vegas look like a cash grab, you’d be hard-pressed to find any baseball fan who genuinely didn’t already believe that.*
*Somehow, the A’s Oakland exit got even crueler. It wasn’t enough to strip the city of a proud franchise that blossomed in the Coliseum. The powers that be want to salt the earth so nothing can grow there again.*
3 comments
SF Gate commentary on the Scott Ostler Chronicle column, which was also recently posted in this sub.
*Ostler notes that this is likely a case of preserving the egos of two* [*insecure powerful men*](https://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/cbs-sports-john-fisher-as-season-preview-18892300.php)*. Fisher’s Vegas move, with Manfred’s heavy-handed approval, is predicated on Oakland’s being a bad city for an MLB team. If someone else came along and had even a modicum of success, then they’d look foolish. Manfred can hardly handle the* [*chorus of boos*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htk2HZWoPuc) *he deals with whenever he takes the mic in front of a crowd. Imagine how he’d react if arguably his most consequential move as commissioner were to flop. While it would also make Vegas look like a cash grab, you’d be hard-pressed to find any baseball fan who genuinely didn’t already believe that.*
*Somehow, the A’s Oakland exit got even crueler. It wasn’t enough to strip the city of a proud franchise that blossomed in the Coliseum. The powers that be want to salt the earth so nothing can grow there again.*
Infuriating.
Hang John fisher from mount davis