The Oakland A’s stopped hosting its annual fan fest after the 2019 season, but the fans haven’t stopped showing up. Not when there’s something worth celebrating, that is.
Former Oakland Athletics star pitcher Grant Balfour takes photos with fans during the Fans Fest event hosted by the Oakland 68’s and Last Dive Bar at Bloc15 warehouse in Jack London district in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Hundreds of fans attended the Fans Fest which is a celebration of Oakland sports clubs from the Oakland Roots, Oakland Soul, the Oakland Ballers, Oakland Spiders and many more. The Oakland A’s used to host the annual FanFest but stopped in 2019.
The event was billed as a celebration of sports teams, not an anti-A’s fest, but it turned out to be a little bit of both. Watching it all unfold, event organizer Bryan Johansen, one of the founders of the Last Dive Bar fan group, couldn’t stop smiling. “There comes a time when you have to cut the cancer, that’s my position,” Thao said about getting rid of A’s owner John Fisher. “Keep the A’s branding and name and we get an expansion team.”“Good luck in Las Vegas,” she said. “I know John Fisher is going to do John Fisher things.”
“Hours before the event they pulled out with no explanation given, just unforeseen circumstances,” Johansen said. “We know Aramark is who they report to. The A’s can say they didn’t contact Drake’s, but did they contact Aramark? It’s just unfortunate.” “We’re just here to say thank you to these fans who have been so supportive,” Marks said while standing in front of a sign that read, “STOP THE VEGAS SCAM.”Oakland Fans Fest preview: Former players expected to speak, but ‘this isn’t an anti-A’s fest’
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