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John Fisher and the A's Are Cowards Who Quit On Oakland
Published 3 years, 2 months ago
Description
Well, it’s happening. Alex and Bobby react to the late-breaking news that the Oakland A’s are purchasing 49 acres of land on the Las Vegas strip to build a stadium. They break down the ways in which the team failed their fans over the past few years, contextualize how the media has been covering this, try and determine what it means to be a free agent fan, and just generally work through a lot of emotions.
Links:
A’s enter agreement for Las Vegas ballpark site
Nevada lawmakers on board with Vegas baseball stadium
Marc Carig on where the blame falls in Oakland
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Songs featured in this episode:
The Coup — “The Guillotine” • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”