May implored Fisher to “Sell the team, dude. 7, 2018.Īfter the season, A’s pitcher Trevor May ripped Fisher during a video message announcing his retirement. A season-best crowd of 27,759 was the largest for an A’s game on a Tuesday since they drew 33,654 against the Dodgers on Aug. Thousands wore green “SELL” T-shirts and chanted “Sell the team!” throughout a 2-1 victory against Tampa Bay. On June 13, furious fans showed up at the Coliseum and implored owner John Fisher to sell the team with what they called a reverse boycott. The A’s reached a tentative agreement for a new stadium in Las Vegas in May, spurring outrage and frustration during what may have been a lame-duck season in Oakland. MLB owners are expected to vote on the proposed relocation Wednesday or Thursday during league meetings, to be held this year in Arlington, Texas. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution that reaffirmed its support of the A’s staying in Oakland. Some 200 people crammed the Oakland City Council chambers for a standing-room-only meeting last Tuesday and chanted “Stay in Oakland!” in yet another unified effort to keep the team from moving. “The box is everything that’s been done before in Oakland and why they should vote no,” explained lifelong A’s fan Stephen Lucero, an artist and firefighter in nearby Alameda who made the custom cards for each owner. The boxes were sent from her office address. Oakland clothing company Oaklandish provided the hats, while the box also features a DVD created by “The Summer of Sell” group, a USB flash drive and a personal letter from Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao along with a photo of her in an A’s jersey.

“This project has been a culmination of our collective works and we hope it shows the owners what we all know to be true,” Paul Bailey, one of the three owners of Last Dive Bar, said in a message to The AP. It made the boxes and a snazzy, colorful “Keep the Athletics in … OAKLAND” postcard. This last-ditch effort includes a big assist by clothing company Last Dive Bar, a loyal A’s supporter. The devoted fan group chose 15 owners to receive the box, selected because maybe - just maybe - there’s one more chance to keep the A’s in Oakland. Maybe the Seattle Mariners’ John Stanton.

Or perhaps Ray Davis of the World Series champion Texas Rangers. They hope Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno might be an ally.

Drinking card game buzzed