Oakland Supporters Intend To Reverse Boycott The Rays Game In June
The Oakland A’s are presently in last place in all of Major League Baseball with a 3-13 record so far in 2023. Some A’s supporters are so disgusted up with the team’s current course that they no longer attend any of the games, and the ownership is considering moving the team to Las Vegas.
Oakland Supporters Intend To Reverse Boycott The Rays Game In June
However, some Oakland supporters want to stage a “reverse boycott” and pack the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Tuesday, June 13, when the club hosts the Tampa Bay Rays. The aim is to demonstrate to the club and the league that the supporters are not the problem.
A’s supporters are hopeful that attending a game on an arbitrary weeknight would put that fact on full display.
THE “HERE WE ARE” REVERSE BOYCOTT!!!
Come join us at the Coliseum on June 13 as the A’s face off against the Tampa Bay Ray’s. The idea is to pack the stadium and show the owners our frustration (shirts, signs, etc). Together, we can show the most dedicated fans in the MLB. 💚 pic.twitter.com/K96ZOfOIA6
— (Un)Rooted In Oakland – SELL THE TEAM (@OaklandRooted) April 14, 2023
“So this is something I’ve been thinking about for a while and I mentioned it in reply to a tweet from the “Rooted in Oakland” Twitter page. Things kinda took off,” former A’s season ticket holder Stu Clary told Sports Illustrated.
We are going to work on creating a promotional video for our Reverse Boycott on June 13th. We need multiple A’s fans for this video, all taken on your own time. Please DM us if you are interested and feel comfortable being in a video. #PackTheColiseum #Athletics pic.twitter.com/NDTw8MZzQl
— (Un)Rooted In Oakland – SELL THE TEAM (@OaklandRooted) April 17, 2023
“Then I mentioned it to Jefferey August who put together a group of people to discuss it and the ball was rolling. We picked June 13 because we wanted to come up with a random weeknight game vs someone other than Giants, Yankees or Red Sox – in other words a game that would be poorly attended ordinarily. Also we wanted it to be on a non school night so during summer vacation. The goal is to simply show Major League Baseball, local media and the nation that we can and will support the team. That the fans are not the problem. It occurs to me that staying away just drives the narrative that Oakland doesn’t support or deserve the A’s.”
Some #Athletics legends were in the house yesterday 💚🏆💛 pic.twitter.com/GxWAsUjcNs
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) April 17, 2023
The A’s had the lowest average attendance in the league through the first month of the 2023 season, with just 11,580 spectators each game. The fact that the A’s just traded franchise pillars like Matt Chapman and Matt Olson is one factor contributing to the decline in interest. Oakland had the lowest MLB payroll going into the 2023 season.
MLB teams visiting the Oakland A's have been unable to use the visiting broadcast booth.
A possum is "living inside its walls", and has been since last season. pic.twitter.com/0x60DKf3Wc
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) April 15, 2023
When the Oakland A’s hosted the New York Mets over the weekend, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum made news. Gary Cohen and Ron Darling, the Mets’ announcers, were compelled to utilise an alternate booth to call Friday’s 17-6 victory against the Athletics because the regular visiting broadcast booth had just been inhabited by a possum.
This guy knows what he is talking about! Join us June 13th at our Reverse Boycott. Make signs, voice your frustration about the A’s ownership. #RootedInOakland #SellTheTeam https://t.co/G9KPDava5q pic.twitter.com/aLbUb1G5BO
— (Un)Rooted In Oakland – SELL THE TEAM (@OaklandRooted) April 16, 2023
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