The John Fisher interview: Oakland A's owner talks Vegas, backlash and future plans

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  • @leondarnell1
    @leondarnell1 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    What a COWARDLY way of dealing with this? No video/audio of the conversation? It's his team but have more respect for the fans.

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Inherited wealth, what do you expect?

    • @dougyeefresh87
      @dougyeefresh87 ปีที่แล้ว

      People will be able to read his body language. Once he gets asked a question he knows Raj will keep asking him more. He knows he's a piece of shit.

    • @michaellee860
      @michaellee860 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Coward is right. He knows everybody hates him. Guy grew up here and claims to love the game. What a guy.

    • @jjj1981jj
      @jjj1981jj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kinda like what Shohei did. No questions. Just a statement. No video. No audio.

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@michaellee860If he truly loved the game he would respect the wishes of the diehard A's fans and do everything he could to keep the team in Oakland.

  • @mitroben1976
    @mitroben1976 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    He agreed to this interview because he knows Matthai is a lightweight who never asks hard questions.

  • @kirkangel525
    @kirkangel525 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    yeah, don't video the interview because his insincerity will show instantly

  • @LILDOGGY9922
    @LILDOGGY9922 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As an A's fan, sports history has showed us that it ain't over till it's over. Giants were right on the very edge to moving to Florida and then stayed in San Francisco. The Sacramento Kings were about to relocate to Seattle until ultimately staying in Sacramento. A lot of people thinks its a done deal but we will see. What I will say is that once those shovels hit the ground in Vegas (if they do hit the ground), I will no longer be an A's fan and I will no longer follow MLB. As an A's fan I am just holding onto every single ounce of hope

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what we said about the Raiders. It took a Willie Brown, Jr. to save the Giants and get the new stadium. Oakland has no Willie Brown, Jr.

    • @halomo81
      @halomo81 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stop using the Giants as an excuse the scenario was completely different from the A’s the owner of the Giants was actually trying to sell the team and had the offer from the Tampa Group

    • @fantasticvoyage262
      @fantasticvoyage262 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you dump the Raiders too?

    • @gillroygarlic3616
      @gillroygarlic3616 ปีที่แล้ว

      Although the As owners is a huge joke. The city of Oakland is absolutely in the gutter in terms of leadership.
      They lost the Raiders, Warriors and As. Within a decade because they absolutely refused to budge on their stance of paying.
      I’m a diehard sf fan (9ers; warriors, giants, sharks) but the raiders/as belong in Oakland

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gillroygarlic3616 Well at the very least I heard Oakland may be guaranteed an MLB expansion team in the future. It's definitely not gonna make things right, but it's something I suppose if it ever comes to fruition. All we can hope for is that the A's and Raiders somehow fail in Vegas. Vegas should have been given expansion teams. Instead they stole 2 sports teams. What goes around comes around.

  • @dbsantanapr
    @dbsantanapr ปีที่แล้ว +20

    No video or audio? LMAO.

  • @pacoeltaco79
    @pacoeltaco79 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I quit the Raiders when their move to Vegas was cemented. Why support a team that doesn't support its dedicated fans?

    • @805fillmore
      @805fillmore ปีที่แล้ว

      The raiders moved to LA too. That’s what that franchise does. Wouldn’t be surprised if they end up in San Diego next.

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you support your ex-wife?

    • @805fillmore
      @805fillmore ปีที่แล้ว

      @@harleylawdude Oakland supports the A’s after 2 failed marriages to KC and Philly. Who’s the sucker?

    • @pacoeltaco79
      @pacoeltaco79 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@805fillmore that’s why we called them The Traitors. The Davis family is fucked up.

    • @pacoeltaco79
      @pacoeltaco79 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@harleylawdude which one? There’s a long chain.

  • @marcsonnenberg623
    @marcsonnenberg623 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    After losing the Raiders, you would think that every last string would have been pulled to not lose the A's also. They don't necessarily need to be in Oakland, but I can't believe Gov. Newsom and others can't find another suitable area for the A's. You can't let this happen. The Owners must VOTE NO on the A's relocation to Las Vegas. P.S. - Many Las Vegas residents do not want the A's there. It's already "California East" with the rising housing prices. This will only make it worse.
    #StayInCalifornia

    • @DamitFeelsGoodtobeaRaider
      @DamitFeelsGoodtobeaRaider 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      and it's gonna be a DOMEbut don't count on newsome. that dude couldn't find his @$$ with both hands.

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DamitFeelsGoodtobeaRaiderHilarious 😂😂

  • @InnomineWow
    @InnomineWow 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fisher is THE WORT. However, it is interesting that the Warriors and Raiders both left for greener pastures, yet when the A's try to, their owner is demonized.

    • @juanaceves6363
      @juanaceves6363 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lol the Raiders were definitely criticized too, Warriors wasn’t as big of a deal considering they moved only about half an hour away

  • @alexanderfuchs2361
    @alexanderfuchs2361 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “No question was off limits”
    *INCOMING SOFTBALLS!”

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You know it. The questions were probably given to Fisher weeks in advance as well.

  • @tom_reagan
    @tom_reagan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    After almost TWENTY years of being an owner, he breaks his silence with… silence. The dude is a coward and shady af.

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Goes to show how shady the MLB is as a whole for letting him do this.

  • @startupmindsets
    @startupmindsets 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    when the niners left SF for Santa Clara, I felt sad but this is totally worse

    • @TMC1982Part2
      @TMC1982Part2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a lot different, because the 49ers are still at the end of the day, the Bay Area's NFL team. Just like how the Warriors despite moving from Oakland to San Francisco, are still the Bay Area's NBA team. That is a lot different than the Raiders and the A's deciding to move not only out of Oakland, but to an entirely different state.

  • @Kensf25
    @Kensf25 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Shame on NBC News for allowing Fisher for doing the interview like this. Fisher should have just sold the team.

  • @PastaOfMyDomain
    @PastaOfMyDomain 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Softball questions. Was Raj using knee pads during this interview??

  • @claudegarde1657
    @claudegarde1657 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This comment section is about to have so many positive comments

  • @Mark-r3v6s
    @Mark-r3v6s 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A's fans do yourself a favor and don't show up for a single game this season and give john Fisher any of your money !!!!!

  • @AmericanDegenerate
    @AmericanDegenerate ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Once when the Oakland A's move to Las Vegas I'll be done with the MLB.
    Already got rid of my A's gear.

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gotta hope for their failure in Vegas. Idk if this makes you feel any better but I heard Oakland may be getting an MLB expansion team in the future. Don't know how legitimate it is or when but just thought I would mention it.

    • @michaelleroy9281
      @michaelleroy9281 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Rye-jl2fkThey're not in Vegas until 2028 they could fail before then

  • @jkk2940
    @jkk2940 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    such a sham of an interview, raj is still on his knees.

  • @petedepledge519
    @petedepledge519 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow! nothing like asking the tough questions right ?

  • @glennhubbard5008
    @glennhubbard5008 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The stadium looked fine to me.

  • @805fillmore
    @805fillmore ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Should’ve asked him if he would’ve considered a stadium in NorCal away from Oakland.

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sacto is a logical location, but I have never heard it come up.

    • @themaestro3034
      @themaestro3034 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@harleylawdude the A’s missed the boat on Sacramento when they sold the River Cats to the Giants.

    • @marcsonnenberg623
      @marcsonnenberg623 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly! After losing the Raiders, you would think that every last string would have been pulled to not lose the A's also. They don't necessarily need to be in Oakland, but I can't believe Gov. Newsom and others can't find another suitable area for the A's. You can't let this happen. The Owners must VOTE NO on the A's relocation to Las Vegas. P.S. - Many Las Vegas residents do not want the A's there. It's already "California East" with the rising housing prices. This will only make it worse.
      #StayInCalifornia

  • @WyattDuarte-ky1kn
    @WyattDuarte-ky1kn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know you won’t listen or care nbc but I’m a 13 year old die hard as fans I have gone to a game every single year of my life and I want nothing more than for fisher to sell the team it is unfair that in 1992 the giants tried to leave but the mlb made the owners sell but why not as is it becuase we don’t win well the reason for that is becuase are pay roll has not been over 60 million in my entire life please let me share my message and talk to you about this it’s not fair and there is nothing I can do besides this

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I feel you. Sadly the MLB seems to only care about their bottom line and for some reason they believe allowing the A's to relocate will put more money in their pockets. Meanwhile, diehard fans like you who have supported this team through thick and mostly thin are hung out to dry. Let's just hope their relocation is a disaster because that's what they deserve.

  • @t3hgr3atest
    @t3hgr3atest 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a coward

  • @escoofimpakt
    @escoofimpakt ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Stop supporting the As all your doing is funding the As move to Vegas and paying the owner .....

  • @harleylawdude
    @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว +8

    After Vegas doesn’t work out they’ll move to Sacramento

    • @giftedgreen2152
      @giftedgreen2152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nobody wants to move to Sacramento

    • @TheBayFoto
      @TheBayFoto ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @greglbennett The amount of folks that love to hate on California cities, but are blind to their own state’s issues never ceases to amaze me. Vegas isn’t free of problems either. Just for starters, y’all are last in education.

    • @feints7714
      @feints7714 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You were ultimately correct about the move to sacramento. I'ts gonna be a shitshow

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@feints7714Good. I hope Fisher gets everything he has coming. Coward.

    • @stephbauer3485
      @stephbauer3485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheBayFotoSacramento is corny that’s why. Thanks for missing the point & writing stuff no one cares about

  • @mylissagibson9397
    @mylissagibson9397 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So nothing new. Same answers he gave to the las vegas media 😂

  • @Rooster4551
    @Rooster4551 ปีที่แล้ว

    His message to the fans. "Fck yall. I'm a cheap ass Vegas will pay for my stadium like Mark"

  • @aeromtb2468
    @aeromtb2468 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    leave!!!! stop stringing oak along they cant afford a new stadium.

    • @Jahn_Pah_Jonz
      @Jahn_Pah_Jonz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They can't afford ANYTHING! 😆

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Gee, maybe the billionaire owner should help fund his own team's stadium!

  • @mikel2343
    @mikel2343 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was very disappointed with the interview. Raj has the golden opportunity to interview Fisher and just lobs him softballs without any intense follow-up questions. Raj proclaims himself as an A's fan that is hurt by the A's potential move and yet, settles on the answers he is given...Fisher continues his campaign on lying to the fans and nobody is willing to hold him accountable when they have the chance.

  • @oversoon
    @oversoon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is embarrassing for RAJ, NBC and obviously John Fisher. You’re a TV station and we don’t get any footage or audio? you’re just reading the interview to us like an audiobook.. the questions are soft and theres zero pushback. Nice puff piece raj and NBC!

  • @le9335
    @le9335 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why should the city buy you a stadium? So you can make even more billions on our dime? This guy is definition of greed. Disgusting

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tbf the city will profit somewhat from hosting the A's but the owner should at least foot part of the bill for the stadium. Maybe even the majority of it.

  • @eastbayarearesident3631
    @eastbayarearesident3631 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fans come to see good players play the game, not admire the new stadium. Fisher is doomed to wreck his team no matter what city he's in.

  • @arroe621
    @arroe621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No city should have to fund these billionaires. Stadiums have never made money for taxpayers.

  • @RudeAwakening1971
    @RudeAwakening1971 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Who wants to stay/live in Oakland? Only dead beats and criminals…and most moved to Antioch…😂

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว

      Oakland is the most integrated city in America. We celebrate diversity in this country because time after time, it is our diversity that has saved us from the rest of the world. Look at the Manhatten Project. What if all of those Jewish (and other) phycisists didn't come to America? Have you ever heard of the Ashkanazi mind? The highest IQs in the world.

  • @Ocedition
    @Ocedition 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy only cares about revenue and how much money he can make instead of investing in good players like la dodgers, mets and Phillies with also Yankees

  • @AnthonyGarcia-hd9eo
    @AnthonyGarcia-hd9eo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fisher is rich an greedy,.. Vagas told him come here cause look what Raiders are making, so he said he'll Yea .. rich gets richer

  • @alhambra1
    @alhambra1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Worst owner in sports history

    • @Rye-jl2fk
      @Rye-jl2fk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      First ballot hall of shame

  • @84willl
    @84willl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Logic for winning doesn't make sense. FJF

  • @ericramirez6195
    @ericramirez6195 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *sigh*

  • @heneleschaaf2490
    @heneleschaaf2490 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    FJF

  • @RobustArid379
    @RobustArid379 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These are rich people playing job and the rest are working class

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว

      The last insult of the billionaire class is to give the working class a dollar store to spend their pittence.

  • @michaelgriffith4110
    @michaelgriffith4110 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He always wants to avoid!

  • @jonnydanger7181
    @jonnydanger7181 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a coward 😂

  • @glennhfriedman4571
    @glennhfriedman4571 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fi$her must go...

  • @Mark-r3v6s
    @Mark-r3v6s 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Boycott the entire season!!!!!

  • @alphaomega7433
    @alphaomega7433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    #DontSell💚💛

  • @bobbylight5165
    @bobbylight5165 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trust Fund Baby needs to sell the team

  • @timw8646
    @timw8646 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He is such a joke

  • @Hawkgoulet
    @Hawkgoulet ปีที่แล้ว

    Bum

  • @antster7
    @antster7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good riddance

  • @spacemansports4129
    @spacemansports4129 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sadly the city of Oakland is to blame the most than john fisher. But however John didn’t do well with this team either by giving away great players.

    • @DMalltheway
      @DMalltheway ปีที่แล้ว

      And he will continue to give away great players if he moves to Vegas. Nothing will change.

  • @Ssd619
    @Ssd619 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back.

  • @giftedgreen2152
    @giftedgreen2152 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who cares about the As?
    We need a WNBA expansion team!!!!!!!

    • @Savi80
      @Savi80 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Jnthncrrll
      @Jnthncrrll ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Savi80 THAT IS SO NOT FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!

    • @harleylawdude
      @harleylawdude ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a bad idea.