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3 MLB owners who should sell their teams after Arte Moreno

By Mark Powell

Sep 23, 2018; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2018; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports /
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OAKLAND, CA – JULY 19: Owner Lew Wolff and Owner John Fisher of the Oakland Athletics talk in the stands during the game against the Houston Astros at the Oakland Coliseum on July 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Astros 4-3. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – JULY 19: Owner Lew Wolff and Owner John Fisher of the Oakland Athletics talk in the stands during the game against the Houston Astros at the Oakland Coliseum on July 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Astros 4-3. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) /

MLB owners who should sell: Athletics owner John Fisher

Fisher, much like Nutting, is regularly featured among the worst owners in professional sports. He knows he’s cheap, and doesn’t seem to mind.

The Athletics may not be long for Oakland, and Fisher would much rather move the team to Las Vegas instead. Doing so would increase his revenue and likely his spending habits, though there’s no reason he can’t do that in Northern California instead.

Fisher is a billionaire, but a thrifty one at best. His team ranks last in payroll this season, playing in an abomination of a ballpark that draws among the least number of fans every season. A’s supporters have given up, and for good reason — there is not saving the A’s. Fisher doesn’t want them to be saved, and won’t improve the team enough to do so.

Moving the team, in this day and age, ought to be a prerequisite to losing the team, anyway. The Bay Area has plenty of potential — look no further than the San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors. The Dubs packed Oracle Arena for decades. Why can’t the A’s do the same in Oakland?

Because Fisher doesn’t want fans to come to the ballpark. He’d rather move to Vegas and pocket the money.

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