New Low's In Oakland

This is something that's really worth noting. It's been well documented how bad things have gotten for the Athletics out in Oakland. Stadium is falling apart and they've been putting bad teams out on the field for quite some time now. It has hit a new low last night. Oakland drew 2,064 fans to their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, a 9-8 win for the A's.

The 2,064 fans was the lowest crowd for a game in Oakland since 1979.

Yikes!

There's good reason why the numbers are diving in Oakland, and its in the owners box. John Fisher, a man who's estimated net work is around $2.4 Billion, has owned the team since 2005. They made it to the ALCS in his first year as owner in 2006, but the team hasn't come anywhere close to that since. Prior to last season, the A's had four straight winning seasons.

Last year they won only 60 games, and as of this writing, they are 10-34 on this season. Ownership seems like they don't give a crap about investing into their club and putting a winning product on the field. Part of that may have to do with the fact that the stadium is falling apart and Fisher has shown signs of trying to possibly move the club to Las Vegas.

That's the biggest factor keeping fans away from the Coliseum. Bad play is a factor too, sure. But nobody wants to come out and watch a team that has a threat of moving soon. That's a great way to alienate your fanbase is to basically tell them that you don't care and you want out. And to make matters worse, the team has just a few weeks left to try and get something put together to show the league and Vegas that they have a plan for the ballpark. If that doesn't get done, its going to look really bad for the franchise and its already plummeting numbers.

Bad product on the field, bad attendance at home games and ownership that doesn't seem to give a crap about what's going on in the park is a receipt for disaster for the 2023 Oakland Athletics