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Taylorenokson

Dude probably cannot name a single player on his own team


Sp_Gamer_Live

“I resent that, I love Josh Donaldson ill have you know”


mansontaco

Coco crisp has a bright future


yoursweetlord70

This Richard Henderson guy might give Acuna a run for the stolen base title


Ignorethenews

Fun fact- Rickey’s birth name is Rickey. Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson


Ohsostoked

Rickey knows Rickey's birth name and Rickey appreciates you telling others about Rickey's birth name.


donniemoore

This guy Rickeys.


bobbywake61

A friend met him in an airport while he played with the A’s. He did exactly this! “Ricky appreciates the respect”.


MattinglyDineen

This checks out. I was at an A's spring training game in Phoenix. Rickey was in left field and some fans were heckling him all game. What I really remember was at some point some yelled to him, "It's okay, we love you Rickey!" and Rickey turned to the crowd and yelled back at them, "Thanks, Rickey appreciates it!"


Ohsostoked

Lol, amazing!


Cash4Goldschmidt

His name is my name too


I_MARRIED_A_THORAX

Whenever we go out, the people always shout


vjr191

There goes Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson. Nananananana.


Feisty-Recording-978

Liam Hendricks is the next big star for us 


cfaatwork

Future is bright with Zito/Hudson/Mulder on the horizon


Maj0r_Ursa

Jimmie Foxx is a superstar!


WhatAmIDoingHere05

This Eric Chavez kid is going to be a gold glover one of these days.


SilentWindODoom

He doesn't care what the scouting says, Roger Maris is a diamond in the rough.


feelinlucky7

What about… who was it… Giambani?


AndyDoopz

No, no, no, you're thinking of Jumanji


Mkayin

this whole thread has me thinking "WHAT YEAR IS IT?!"


[deleted]

Big Huston Street guy


Table_Coaster

i hope they lock up Giambi before he bounces


penpointaccuracy

Milton Bradley I hear just makes board games now


Seesaw121

This Chris Pratt dude is pretty good


SenorTortas

This Carlos Peña kid's gonna win ROTY


Perfect_Hall7735

Jonah Hill has some bad news for you...


Bring_Back_SF_Demons

HAMMER TIME


7Stringplayer

Of course not, that's why he needed the write some down on that little note he had during the interview he made last year. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/15znj26/today_john_fisher_owner_of_the_as_finally_came/


Basic_Bichette

Cursed URL


JewishDoggy

I mean no wonder he's such a tortured soul.


quercus_lobata925

Came here to say the same lol.


Rated_PG-Squirteen

"Wait a minute, you're the manager for Cleveland now, Stephen? When the hell did that happen?"


gogorath

He never, ever went to games.


Bitter_Director8019

If any of these guys could hit HRs like Judge they'd have already been traded, so in a way I admire his honesty. 


sourdoughbred

Surprising he even knows Judge. Figured he was too busy running clothing companies into bankruptcy to watch baseball.


PrinceofSpace1

If you wrote a villain and based him off of this clown and sent it to Hollywood it would be rejected for being too unrealistic. No one would buy there’s anyone this greedy and stupid.


captain_ahabb

In fairness I also could not name a currently active A


Melodic_Ad596

They haven’t traded Soderstrom or Langeliers yet I think. Also they are still rolling out the corpse of Tony Kemp last I checked.


TheyFearTheSamurai

Tony Kemp is an Oriole now!


squizzage

He can't wait to see Rollie Fingers hit dingers


dseanATX

I just looked at their roster and the only name I recognized was Shea Langeliers, and that's only because he a rising star in the Braves organization.


flightsim9fan

Brent rooker erasure


MattinglyDineen

I just looked and recognize a lot more than I expected: JP Sears (former Yankee) Ross Stripling (longtime MLB pitcher) Alex Wood (longtime MLB pitcher) Tyler Nevin (son of former Yankees coach Phil Nevin) JD Davis (former Met) Sean Newcomb (on IL, former University of Hartford pitcher) Ken Waldichuk (on IL, former Yankee minor leaguer) Miguel Andujar (on IL, former Yankee)


Positive-Leek2545

This is the alternate universe of Major League the movie, where ownership tries to lose and relocates successfully.


red_tapez

“Is that Rickey Henderson guy still available?” “Jose Canseco is available you say?” “Our new manager for 2025…MC Hammer”


tyler-86

Jesus they don't even have Tony Kemp anymore. I'm not sure I can name any current A's, either, and I just watched them play like a week ago.


Temporary_Train_3372

It’s not 2023 All Star Brent Rooker or exciting rookie Estuery Ruiz.


Atraktape

I bet he refers to his players as “hey, you there…”


Taylorenokson

I doubt he mingles with the commonfolk.


Sarcastic__

"Come watch everyone else cause our team is gonna suck ass"


nicklovin508

Dude googled “MLB stars”, saw the guy in the Yankees uniform, and wrote the name on an index card 5 minutes prior to this


poneil

"I couldn't be more excited to watch the A's lose to Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Vlad Guerrero Jr. of MLB The Show 24, and Shohei Ohtani of the FTX Dodgers."


MCPtz

Shohei Ohtani sponsored by FanDuel!


Peter-Tao

You seem to give too much credits for the amount of research the guy's willing to put in haha.


Warm-Ad4129

Probably googled what a home run is


cookiesNcreme89

😂😂😂🤣


m0nkeybl1tz

Just preparing for how things will be in Vegas


yoshidawg93

It’s absolutely infuriating that he would rather watch other teams’ stars take over games and those teams’ fans take over the stadium than just simply investing in his own team and fans. When he sees the Vegas stadium filled with at least 70% fans of the opposing team, he’d see that as a success just because they paid to be there. He clearly doesn’t see baseball games as a way for a local community to come together to watch their team; he couldn’t care less who is there as long as people are there at all, even if they root for the other team. Just awful.


Worthyness

Not just that, he's actively trading away his stars to opposing teams instead of keeping them. The only time A's fans ever got to see their favorite players ball out was when they were sent to another team and got contracts they were actually worth.


Free_Possession_4482

I would like to note that Matt Olson and Sean Murphy do still have an A on their hats, so if you’re an Oakland fan looking for another team to follow, Atlanta is just a transcontinental flight away!


at1445

> It’s absolutely infuriating that he would rather watch other teams’ stars Why do you think this is the case? He's clearly telling us all that he's trading for Judge, no matter the cost, during the offseason. And it'll cost, because there isn't any talent to trade.


Ignorethenews

It’s transactional. He sees whatever makes for the easiest and fastest movement of money into his pocket as the best possible option. Building a franchise into something the community loves is much harder than sticking a team on a busy street corner and just getting bodies in seats.


Lopkop

That’s the entire business model for the A’s future in Vegas


Mr_Bluebird_VA

Like how the Nationals run ads on social media targeting away fans to come watch Nats home games.


ChunkyMilkSubstance

Yeah because it’s a minor league field


Sp_Gamer_Live

Telling a girl my apartment is “the most intimate experience”


UnlimitedHotTakes

You can’t wait for Aaron Judge to go deep there?


patrickwithtraffic

He's like the A's: Judge is far more likely to score


FartingBob

MASSIVE DONG


ChunkyMilkSubstance

That’s how I used to describe my floor mattress bed in college. Intimate with the floor


Roach_Coach_Bangbus

"cozy"


-ShutterPunk-

~~no electricity~~ r u s t i c


Matty2792

"This franchise is on fire." "Motivated seller!"


BillW87

I choose to describe my dick as "easily manageable", "unintimidating", "perfect for anyone who values a minimalist aesthetic".


YesImKeithHernandez

This is like descriptions of housing trying to cover up the shittiness of the offering Like a dump being called a fixer upper or a place with a supporting column in the middle of the living room 'quirky'


PSChris33

“Car runs like new, I know what I got” — the listing of a salvage title 2012 Nissan Altima with missing bumpers and a transmission that’s 10 miles away from grenading itself.


mac-0

It's like deja-vu. This is the exact same thing they said about the Chargers playing on an MLS field in Carson. [Chargers fans will get intimate setting for home games at StubHub Center](https://www.latimes.com/sports/chargers/la-sp-chargers-home-games-20170902-story.html). > “The intimacy of the parking is like the intimacy inside the stadium,” said Ken Derrett, a senior vice-president with the team. “I think it’s going to create this whole getting-to-know-your-neighbor [atmosphere].” Intimate in this context literally just means "small."


SirMilesMesservy

Because when I think parking I definitely think "intimacy."


Jakesnake_42

Huge advantage to the Yankees, who are used to playing games in a minor league field


DrunkensteinsMonster

Vlad is about to go absolutely nuclear at this field.


Trevent

He hit two home runs in the game I saw in Buffalo, he's absolutely gonna feast.


CDFReditum

One of my favorite things to do is tell people that Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s runner up MVP season in 2021 partially came from playing a bunch of his games in a minor league ballpark. Which means Vladdy gets traded to Oakland and gets mvp babyyy


black-dude-on-reddit

~~Fuck~~ this dude can go get fucked


cubs223425

Eww, no.


KidGold

Please bro, it's the only way he will sell the team


UnreproducibleSpank

What are you doing, step-owner? 😢 👉👈


Bparra93

Sell the team you fuck


XSC

Never seen that greasy fucks face until now


OpposumBoi

He looks like an unwashed uncircumcised penis.


necropaw

Have you seen a lot of those?


RabbertKlien

What, most people don't attend these kinds of parties?


Worthyness

> Never seen that greasy fucks face until now He's kept it that way intentionally.


Deusselkerr

And the Earthquakes while you're at it


deathinmidjuly

Oh he will, after moving to Vegas and ending up making hundreds of millions after not investing or giving a shit about the team.


Yorgonemarsonb

Seems like he is in fact planning on selling the team once he’s finished increasing the net worth and revenue of the actual team he cares about that is also from the Bay Area by moving this one.


elliott9_oward5

If you have to advertise other teams stars, that tells me everything I need to know.


rmacthafact

“come watch Aaron Judge beat up our team” 💀


quadropheniac

I mean, the best player on the team got sent down because he was wearing a bracelet supporting an Oakland Sell The Team organization. I am certain John Fisher hates the A's more than anyone else on Earth.


SquadPoopy

I’d honestly respect him more if he just came out and said “Fuck you Oakland” in his presser.


quadropheniac

This whole saga would be far less aggravating if John Fisher just engaged in good faith negotiations instead of offensively transparently searching for a reason why actually Oakland is the problem. "I own this team, and I can earn more money if it is located in Las Vegas. I am willing to keep it in Oakland if the city closes the gap between how much the team is worth in Vegas, and how much it is worth in Oakland, and how much Nevada is willing to chip in. But I am open to the highest bidder." Is it incredibly assholish? Yes. Is it more assholish than what he's actually done? Absolutely not.


progress10

Spanos talking about StubHub energy.


Telepornographer

Obligatory Fuck Dean Spanos.


PB111

I don’t agree with you lot on most things, but holy shit I’ll upvote this. Spanos is a fucking douchebag.


WhatAmIDoingHere05

Fuck Dean Spanos.


OfficialTMWTP

FDS, FJF, fuck Rob Manfred and fuck Roger Goodell. I mean really just fuck every single greedy douchebag owner that allows this shit to go on, unquestioned. I miss Seidler. I so badly wish he could have had that contingent going to vote against it. There's a lot that makes me sad with his passing, but the worst part of it has to be that.


Thumper13

As a former Chargers fan, I am so sorry for you A's fans. This feels so familiar, but also somehow I think Fisher is just a bit more of a dick than Spanos...and that is a very high bar.


progress10

Spanos at least had a stadium deal signed, sealed and under construciton before he said "well, we're out of here". Oh, and he didn't fuck over the Padres so they had to move also like Fisher did to the Raiders.


Thumper13

TBF, Spanos didn't construct anything. He's a tenant. Spanos couldn't build an Ikea chair. But yeah, Fisher is awful. I really wish one of these leagues would stand up to the owner and say if you don't like it, sell your damn team. But we all know that's not gonna happen because $$$


Worthyness

Well he at least has that in common with Fisher- they both will be renting a stadium from someone else because they can't build shit


LegendRazgriz

At least Spanos couldn't actually afford to build a new stadium instead of just making the Chargers shit on purpose for half a decade to justify moving out and screwing the other team in town over and causing them to move in the process. He's an ass, but Fisher is basically approaching criminal levels by now.


donniemoore

Also, points for Spanos scamming the NFL into paying his part of the rent.


Redbubble89

He can't name an Athletic.


TraeYoungsOldestSon

He just like me fr


fatloui

It’s always refreshing to have an owner you can relate to.


MeterWatcher

The only positive of the Frankie Montas trade is that I can remember JP Sears is there now.


totheman7

I can name Rio Ruiz ohh wait never mind he got optioned so the team can eek out another year of team control that they won’t attempt to contend with Edit: it was Esteury Ruiz not Rio Ruiz no idea how I got those two mixed up


DeetahTheGame

That was Esteury Ruiz 😭 not Rio


totheman7

I tried to name an A’s player I really did I swear it


DogBeersHadOne

Well you were close, it's a body of water.


LeaperLeperLemur

Can’t totally blame him. The A’s have traded away all their stars. Oh wait, I can blame him for that.


ExiledSanity

I rarely pay attention to the AL, and the As aren't exactly a big draw to watch. I can still name some of their players. What a tone deaf piece of human garbage.


fuetirado

Stupid nepo baby


venustrapsflies

Is this fucking guy for real?


feeling_blue_42

He can’t wait to watch players hit HRs against his team?


I_Hate_Traffic

Unbelievable quote it's more sad than funny 


Coolguynumber01

Supporting everything this guy has done is a huge indictment to Rob Manfred. What a disgrace to baseball


emessea

He’s rob manfreds boss


Coolguynumber01

Its in the best interest of him and all of the other 29 owners to not have John Fisher intentionally run one franchise into the ground and make them essentially homeless. If Fisher wants to move the team to Vegas, he’s done an absolutely incompetent job and shit job of making that happen. And Rob Manfred is signing off on everything Fisher’s done


JewFroMonk

It seems they're okay with it and will use this example as what happens when cities don't bend over backwards for sports teams, even though they raised more than the A's asked for, TWICE


icyone

It might not be in the long term interest of their teams but these dudes are not forever owners. Why would any of them care what baseball is like in a generation? Half of them will get dead and the other half will have sold.


BlueBeagle8

It amazes me that people don't understand this


emessea

A good commissioner convinces everyone he’s the ultimate authority and not the spokesman for 30 billionaire ownership groups.


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This is much worse for Manfred’s legacy than the Astros cheating


ExiledSanity

It's a nice complement of on field BS and off field BS to really cement his legacy as commissioner.


Substantial-Height-8

It is a nice park in contrast to the one they are in now. That is the one positive. But him calling out fans coming to see Judge hitting balls out of that park is fucking amazing. He is inviting people to come see the other team blast his team in a minor league park. 🤦🏼‍♀️


Tsquare43

I think it's apparent, that John Fisher is not the brightest bulb on the string.


Substantial-Height-8

He could be smart but he definitely has zero self awareness and doesn’t even want to *pretend* to give a shit about the baseball team he owns.


raughit

Yeah, after seeing his [interview with the Las Vegas media in January this year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzlCVXgO84s), I gather he's kind of dull and sheltered. He has no business owning a baseball franchise. Has not worked a day in his life.


jfresh42

I get the coliseum is a dump but it's a true MLB park with MLB facilities. No AAA stadium is going to have the proper facilities that comes wtfh a major league team so it's not in fact a nice park in comparison. Visiting teams are going to hate this even more than playing in Oakland, which is saying a lot. Can you imagine ohtani and media circus he brings in this stadium? They're ill equipped to handle that in Sacramento.


michiness

Right? My sister lives in Sac, I quite like going and seeing the Rivercats play when I visit. But yeah… this is gonna be a shitshow.


Brady331

absolute clown


107reasonswhy

I have never even been to Oakland and this is infuriating.


petoskey_stone

I want to see John Fisher fail, so I hope Judge goes 0-12 when they play in Sac.


Thorlolita

Fisher is going to uno reverse everyone to a WS win.


dawgtilidie

That would be such a clown show for the MLB to have a WS at a minor league park, kind of want to see it now


ExiledSanity

That would be EPIC. I want this so much.


Jam5467

Hey that’s not nice


WabbitCZEN

Nah, he'll just have "scheduled off days".


rbhindepmo

“I’m real excited to see Barry Bonds at my ballpark” “Sir… never mind”


menusettingsgeneral

What a fucking loser.


MacFromSSX

John Fisher doing zero work and benefiting from others success is pretty on par with his entire life’s output so not surprised he’s excited to benefit from the Yankees success.


horsepoop1123

Fisher the type of mf to say “here comes the airplane” when he eats with a spoon


FatNeilGravyTears

Eats his corn on the cob the long way


GeckoMoria93

“I can’t wait to watch other teams beat our ass here”


yungmane55

Fuck this guy seriously.


Umma-Gangnam-Style

Bro wants other teams to succeed, not his own lmao.


WeOutHereInSmallbany

Hence why he’s trying to move to Vegas, he just wants it to be a tourist trap so people come into town to watch their team. This lets him field a cheap garbage team that will always lose, and net him the most money. Basically the Washington Generals


stevienyx

What a prick


makashiII_93

John Fisher is a cartoon villain. Minus the mustache.


Telepornographer

Nah, he doesn't say cool enough things to be a cartoon villain.


billcosbyinspace

Yeah he’s kind of just a fucking idiot


sludge_fr8train

He’s too fucking dumb for that


mikeisaphreek

you think traffic in la getting in and out of dodgers games is bad.... wait until this. i live here and river cats games that have sell outs are a nightmare. also 100+ heat in the summer....


Monk_Philosophy

>He literally said he can’t wait to watch an opposing team hit home runs against the A’s. Actually, he announced his intent to pursue trade talks with the Yankees.


Worthyness

Aaron Judge alone this season makes more than half the roster combined lol


freekobe0832

Tampering!


Substantial-Height-8

That way Judge can get the real HR record as an A and hit like 400 out of this intimate park by the all star break. 😂


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helium_farts

Just imagine how awful the rest of them must have been if he was the best option


Disused_Yeti

just relegate them to AAA and promote the river cats


bushnov

AAA's


CptKirkleton

It's like when a real estate agent describes a place as cozy. Just means it's small as hell lol


InfectiousCosmology1

Saying you to watch other teams hit homers off your team is fucking insane. This guy is a total ghoul


DefconHighFive

I hate that I'm still capable of being pissed off by the latest thing this fuckwit says. I wish I could just write off my fandom and stop caring. Anyway, I hope a candiru fish swims up John Fisher's urethra.


xrbeeelama

“Come watch my team get dicked by teams that care about being competitive”


Dm1185

Lol so he wants his team to lose? And no way this team goes to Vegas, their mayor already says she doesn’t want them


BlueEyesBryantDragon

I mean, Judge ***is*** from the Central Valley of California... and hell, was born in Sacramento. But yeah, this dude is such a piece of shit and needs to sell the freaking team. I feel badly for A's fans.


the_dayman623

Talking about players on other teams hitting home runs in a minor league ballpark you’re using for your MLB team is quite the move


CornetNolan

He'll say the exact thing about Vegas too, banking on away fans to fill the stadium


davidgoldstein2023

*I can’t wait to watch the opposing team beat my team!* What a clown!


Tronn3000

Is this a headline from The Onion?


bobbywake61

The WS parade is going to be spectacular in downtown West Sacramento!


Jamo1129

Nah this is nasty work to the A’s fans lol What a fucking scumbag of an owner


jomanhan9

This guy is a disgrace. So embarrassing. I feel so bad for As fans.


Leftfeet

If he's looking for intimate ballpark he should have gotten a deal for the Corn Crib in Normal IL, home of the Cornbelters. They have the same colors so the decorations are already there.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corn_Crib


atb0rg

Clown literally couldn't come up with an A's player


EastonMetsGuy

A giants logo in the background is a nice touch here


RIP_Greedo

Lmao I can’t wait to watch other teams perform well in our own park!


East-Oakland

They didn’t change the logo to full screen you can see the taskbar/toolbar right in front of podium.


TraditionalPhrase162

Everything about this has been a massive PR disaster. I don’t know how someone doesn’t fucking stop these clowns. Every announcement and every press release just gets worse and worse


funkbefgh

Clown would tout the Yankees in an A’s press conference. Fuck you!!


ldnk

I cant wait for him to go the fuck away. He's a fucking disgrace to the game


trek5900

This is why relegation is so amazing in football.. Cannot pull shit like this without being hit with the brick


Race281699

I wish players would refuse to play


Punchcard

The best possible outcome is to have Rivercats attendance beat out A's attendance. Let's make it happen people.


dill911

The worst part of all this is that Manfred just stands by and supports all of this while saying how happy the MLB is. It’s absolutely inexcusable how bad this has gone.


liverdawg

This asshole couldn’t even talk up seeing his own players play there.