A group of A’s fans attempted to stage a protest at the ASG in Seattle. The goal was to get everyone to stand silently in the 5th inning and then chant “Sell the team”.
It was a pretty lame response but probably not unexpected given that we’re not in Oakland. I didn’t see anyone stand, at least not for the protest. There was some chanting in the 5th and then again when Rooker was up in the 8th. Not enough to make a dent in anyone’s opinion I’d guess.
What was surprising was the negativity from some Seattle fans. I heard from many locals something like “Oakland sucks, move to Vegas”. Surprising because you’d think Seattle sports fans would get the pain of losing a team given the ‘Sonics.
I get the desire to try and get a national platform, but at this point, protesters really need to focus their efforts where it matters most, in Oakland. Otherwise, as on Tuesday, it looks like the baseball world is apathetic to the A’s plight.
I wonder if you got a skewed sample of ASG-attending (read:wealthy, maybe lots of transplants) Seattleites. You would think that longstanding Seattle sports fans would have sympathy for having a beloved team moved to another city…
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Yeah good point on the potentially skewed demographics. Hundreds of $$ per ticket are gonna price out most baseball fans. Also priced out many families. The HR Derby is a perfect event for kids but my guess is about 5% were kids. My boy was getting elbowed out of getting autographs by some thirty-somethings in Birkenstocks. Backing up your point.
Feel bad for Oakland fans, can’t imagine losing my team.