John Fisher is a notorious media recluse. So reading Fisher’s words for the first time since he bought the Oakland A’s 18 years ago felt like a fever dream. His canned comments in a Q&a…
John Fisher is a notorious media recluse.
One answer to a question by NBC’s Raj Mathai — a TV interview that Fisher oddly mandated not air him actually speaking — was particularly illuminating in light of Fisher’s attempts to relocate the A’s to Las Vegas after decades of operating an unnecessarily low-budget operation.“I don’t think being an owner of a franchise is like being a politician,” Fisher said.
Team president Dave Kaval pointed to the Raiders and Warriors departures from Oakland and the 49ers departure from San Francisco as indications the local governments are to blame for teams abandoning their homes. It’s fair to bring to light the complex hurdles Bay Area cities have to get anything built. It’s also worth noting which ownership groups and presidents had the pull to get it done without a tantrum.
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