Oakland Athletics fans flocked to the Coliseum on Tuesday to hold a “reverse boycott” against the franchise’s plans to move to Las Vegas … and the movement got support from one major supporter — Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong!!
More than 27,000 supporters — the biggest crowd of the season — filled the stadium to prove to A’s owner John Fisher they still support the ball club … and many wore shirts calling on him to sell the team.
Of course, A’s fans have been fed up for years … with the A’s front office seemingly giving up on any hopes of being legit contenders by shipping away young stars and having the lowest payroll in the league — resulting in poor attendance records at home games.
ARE YOU LISTENING @MLB
SELL THE TEAM! #RootedInOakland
— Amazin’ A’s Craze (@AmazinAsCraze) June 14, 2023
@AmazinAsCraze
Now that Fisher has kickstarted the relocation process, the larger-than-normal crowd of A’s fans showed their disproval as their beloved team played the Tampa Bay Rays … chanting “sell the team!” and, at other times, giving the silent treatment altogether.
Armstrong — an Oakland native and longtime A’s backer — was among the fans in attendance … and he was all-in on the cause, posting his support on Instagram.
“Oakland forever, Vegas never,” the rocker said. “#selltheteam.”
BJA was super friendly with his fellow A’s fans … posing for selfies and chatting amongst the crowd throughout the contest.
The A’s continued their current winning streak by winning the game, 2-1, but things got ugly shortly after the final out … with some spectators throwing trash onto the field.
It seems like it might be too little, too late for the fans … as the A’s appear to be full steam ahead on Sin City.