?All They Did Was F*ck the Bay Area…?: Long Before the Historic Reverse Boycott Began, Billionaire Raiders Owner Strongly Condemned Oakland A?s Las Vegas Move

Be it the team relocation move or recent performances in the game, Oakland Athletics have been facing heat from the fans. Regarding the former, fans even underwent a Reverse boycott to keep the team from relocating to Las Vegas. Additionally, the A’s are currently struggling to find their footing in both their division standings and overall performance. Adding fuel to the debate, Mark Davis, the owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, has recently weighed in with sharp criticism against the proposed relocation.

Multiple breakthroughs in the negotiation for the new stadium have happened over the past weeks. The Athletics? move to Vegas seems to be inching closer to being confirmed despite the protests by fans. Amidst this, the Raiders? owner has made his displeasure at the deal known.?

Raiders owner Mark Davis will not let go of what A’s did!

Before moving to Las Vegas, the Raiders had a not-so-pleasant relationship with their neighbors in the Athletics. During an April interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Raiders owner Mark Davis recalled how the Athletics didn?t allow his team to improve the Oakland Coliseum, which they once shared. The stadium had deteriorated and become unusable in football games. Davis also condemned the Athletics? planned move to Vegas with some harsh words.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he said, ?I won?t forget what they did to us in Oakland. They squatted on a lease for 10 years and made it impossible for us to build on that stadium. They were looking for a stadium. We were looking for a stadium. They didn?t want to build a stadium, and then went ahead and signed a 10-year lease with the city of Oakland and said, ?We?re the base team.? While in the conversation, Davis revealed A’s mantra behind this entire move.

?They marketed the team as ?Rooted in Oakland,? that?s been their mantra through the whole thing. The slogans they?ve been using have been a slap to the face of the Raiders, and they were trying to win over that type of mentality in the Bay Area. Well, all they did was f*ck the Bay Area,” he added.

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Furthermore, this came months before the?fan ‘Reverse Boycott’ protests.?But he is not the only one against the move. A well-known MLB insider also spoke against the Athletics’ ownership.

MLB insider Ben Verlander is against the Athletics’ ownership!

The Athletics’ ownership has frustrated fans with a lack of investment in recent years and the plan to move to Las Vegas. Joining the fumed fans, the top MLB insider Ben Verlander spoke against the team’s ownership in May. In a Tweet, he emphasized?that 1/3rd of the season had passed and that the Athletics had only won 10 games. Following that, he heavily condemned the ownership and urged them to sell the team if they didn’t care about winning.?

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With the statement from Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, the Oakland Athletics are also facing condemnation from team owners. This is on top of the fan protests and regular media coverage of the poor investment in the team in recent years. What do you think of the statement by the Raiders’ owner?