It appears that Nate and Ben’s protest of the Oakland Athletics’ move to Fremont by “Ghostriding” was unsuccessful. Oakland’s owner, Lew Wolff, along with Cisco and ProLogis, have signed a land agreement that confirms that the A’s will soon play their baseball at Cisco Field in Fremont, California. (via The Biz of Baseball)
I think the reason for this move is obvious: Al Davis paid them off because he wanted to limit the fans of Oakland to only being able to support his Oakland Raiders. Joe sports fan is considering purchasing season tickets, but can only afford one sport. Would he rather see the Oakland Athletics win 90 games and make the playoffs, or would he rather piss away three grand to watch the worst franchise in sports compete for the number one draft pick every year?
Since Billy Beane basically runs every facet of this organization, it is about time he steps up and puts a stop to this move. I think the way for Oakland fans to keep their only successful franchise at home would be for Billy Beane to catch a ride with Nate and Ben the next time they Ghostride their Volvo to Fremont:
Check out New A’s Ballpark to follow the construction of Cisco Field.
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