The Oakland A’s are on the move—not to Las Vegas yet, but the 2024 season will be their last in Oaktown. Owner John Fisher has received significant criticism over the handling of the move, and so has Commissioner Rob Manfred.
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, criticism over the move and the handling of the move doesn’t just come from the corners of rightfully jilted fans or informed pundits. The criticism also lies around the league.
“Within other organizations, there is a lot of disgust with how the A’s have handled the ballpark situation,” Olney wrote on X. “Especially when there’s an actual ballpark plan settled in Las Vegas. And there is an assumption the A’s will tank in the next few years, because their revenue stream will be down to a trickle. ‘This makes us all look bad,’ said one person”
Within other organizations, there is a lot of disgust with how the A’s have handled the ballpark situation — especially when there’s no actual ballpark plan settled in Las Vegas. And there is an assumption the A’s will tank in the next few years, because their revenue stream will…
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) April 5, 2024
Of course, while executives and potentially owners around the league may find disgust in this situation now, it’s true they could have avoided it in the first place. They unanimously approved the move. Nobody objected or intervened. So it’s tough to find sympathy.
Some in the MLB world agreed with that thought.
They literally voted unanimously to approve the move. That even includes the teams that would have had self-serving reasons to vote against it.
— Michael Dixon (@MDixonsports) April 6, 2024
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only League Where This Regularly Happens https://t.co/9IYLVhgQdJ
— jesse spector (@jessespector) April 6, 2024
As if they aren’t complicit https://t.co/vn0bT2QWD3
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) April 6, 2024
wow if only this was remotely predictable when he demanded the rev share status be restored and codified in the new CBA. I wonder if any business visionaries amongst all those owners could have seen it coming. https://t.co/L9v9WCYHQZ
— Marchioness of Craigmondeley (@cdgoldstein) April 5, 2024
They knew who John Fisher was when they approved the move unanimously https://t.co/6wLE6WIEoE
— Fernando Gallo (@FernandoRGallo) April 6, 2024
whomst of us could have seen this coming https://t.co/MCx0rII4fh
— Grant Brisbee (@GrantBrisbee) April 5, 2024
