Wow - the irony of FIsher being part of that SF group...
by Irish2003 (2024-04-10 15:05:27)

In reply to: I was jealous of A's fans when I was growing up  posted by jt


No dog in this fight for this Braves fan, but it is sad seeing a team with rich history move to Vegas, especially after the Raiders just did the same. I'd certainly defer to you, my fellow 49ers (Montana!) fan, but man, I'd think there would be some deep pockets in the Bay Area who could keep them local. Like you said, the Giants reboot has worked out very well, and as a neutral, I'd rather see a catalyst for Oakland rather than one for a city that is already red hot.

"In 1992, John purchased a stake in the San Francisco Giants with his father, as part of a locally-formed investment group's effort to prevent the franchise from relocating to the Tampa Bay area.[1] His father's memoir describes John as having been anxious about rumors in the early 1990s that the Giants could move to Florida. He told his father: "I think we ought to try to put a deal together to keep the Giants here"