MLB Twitter furious with Rob Manfred's comments defending John Fisher on Oakland A's relocation: "The dumbest thing you’ll ever see a human say"

Rob Manfred's comments about the Oakland Athletics moving to Las Vegas have attracted quite the attention. He issued an apology to fans in Oakland after the Athletics bought land in Las Vegas for a new stadium. However, fans didn't like his statement one bit, as they considered it to be fake.The A's for a long time have looked to secure a replacement for the aging Oakland Collisuem. However, plans have been stalled by the city, who haven't given the nod for the construction of a new stadium. So, the league in 2021 permitted the Atheltics to look for land in other cities.When John Fisher bought land in Las Vegas, quite unsurprisingly, fans in Oakland were pissed. To fuel the fire, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's apology hasn't sat well with fans. He talked about the league's efforts to secure the city of Oakland with a proper stadium. He defended Fisher and maintained that blaming the owner isn't fair.“I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I really do. But for the city of Oakland to point fingers at John Fisher, it’s not fair. We have shown an unbelievable commitment to the fans in Oakland by exhausting every possible opportunity to try to get something done in Oakland,” he said.Fans took to Twitter as they voiced their displeasure and dismissed Rob Manfred's words. One said:&quot;the dumbest thing you’ll ever see a human say. Disgraceful&quot;Here are the top reactions on Twitter:Francisco Morales@roosterclan89If he really felt this way he’d make fisher stay or sell to someone that would. Manfred is full of . He’s really punishing a city and fan base more then he did a certain team that got caught cheating twitter.com/lindseyadler/s…Lindsey Adler@lindseyadlerMLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly spoke today about the A's potential relocation to Las Vegas. apnews.com/article/rob-ma…22MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly spoke today about the A's potential relocation to Las Vegas. apnews.com/article/rob-ma… https://t.co/VMiBEzP4wWIf he really felt this way he’d make fisher stay or sell to someone that would. Manfred is full of 💩. He’s really punishing a city and fan base more then he did a certain team that got caught cheating twitter.com/lindseyadler/s…rick goodman@ricK_Dic_Ulous_the dumbest thing you’ll ever see a human say. Disgraceful twitter.com/lindseyadler/s…Lindsey Adler@lindseyadlerMLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly spoke today about the A's potential relocation to Las Vegas. apnews.com/article/rob-ma…118MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly spoke today about the A's potential relocation to Las Vegas. apnews.com/article/rob-ma… https://t.co/VMiBEzP4wWthe dumbest thing you’ll ever see a human say. Disgraceful twitter.com/lindseyadler/s…serenity67@serenity67@lindseyadler “Manfred refuted that, saying owner John Fisher negotiated exclusively with Oakland from 2014-21 before beginning to look elsewhere.”🤔 doesn’t tell the ENTIRE STORYa) the #Athletics spent 2006-2015 trying to LEAVE Oakland b) earnest efforts didn’t begin in Oakland until 20175310@lindseyadler “Manfred refuted that, saying owner John Fisher negotiated exclusively with Oakland from 2014-21 before beginning to look elsewhere.”🤔 doesn’t tell the ENTIRE STORYa) the #Athletics spent 2006-2015 trying to LEAVE Oakland b) earnest efforts didn’t begin in Oakland until 2017 https://t.co/4mHZNeZunWKennyGoo@mastodon.social@KennyGoo@lindseyadler So what's Manfred's excuse gonna be when this team still doesn't win in Vegas, Fisher still refused to spend, and the stadium is as empty as Oakland within a few years?4@lindseyadler So what's Manfred's excuse gonna be when this team still doesn't win in Vegas, Fisher still refused to spend, and the stadium is as empty as Oakland within a few years?David Halcon@DavidHalcon3@lindseyadler So the A’s beak off negotiations and walk from the table, just 90m away from closing it? None of this makes sense or does it sound ethical. Manferd is just a mouth piece for Fisher.232@lindseyadler So the A’s beak off negotiations and walk from the table, just 90m away from closing it? None of this makes sense or does it sound ethical. Manferd is just a mouth piece for Fisher.Tempotrainer@Tempotrainer@lindseyadler What a joke @MLB! Fisher is doing to Vegas/Nevada. What he has been trying to do to Oakland/Alameda Co., extract $500 Million from them. That is what he's asking with a June 5, 2023 deadline, Manfred is just capitulating to him. Fisher just makes $$ on the A's for doing NOTHING.7@lindseyadler What a joke @MLB! Fisher is doing to Vegas/Nevada. What he has been trying to do to Oakland/Alameda Co., extract $500 Million from them. That is what he's asking with a June 5, 2023 deadline, Manfred is just capitulating to him. Fisher just makes $$ on the A's for doing NOTHING.Matt in the Hat@mattinthehat209@lindseyadler If Manfred cared about the sport, he’d say that what the A’s owner is doing to the team is unacceptable. The fact that he won’t speaks volumes12@lindseyadler If Manfred cared about the sport, he’d say that what the A’s owner is doing to the team is unacceptable. The fact that he won’t speaks volumesK. C.@kc_dos_siete@lindseyadler The billionaires should invest in their own stadiums instead of asking the taxpayers to foot the bill811@lindseyadler The billionaires should invest in their own stadiums instead of asking the taxpayers to foot the billJoe Carretta@Joe_Carretta@lindseyadler LMAO how dare anybody expect this guy to pay for stuff494@lindseyadler LMAO how dare anybody expect this guy to pay for stuff https://t.co/tL4Br26cLsRob Manfred says Atheltics owners 'want to win'In his comments about the relocation to Las Vegas, Rob Manfred said that the John Fisher and the Athletics ownership have a will to win. However, that has been evidently absent from them who have refused to spend virtually anything to improve the team's condition.“To me, it ought to be all positive on the competitive front,” he added. “You got really smart baseball operations people. You got owners that want to win, and I think Las Vegas will present a real revenue enhancing opportunity. So I think you’re going to have a good product.”The Athletics, like every other season, have one of the lowest payrolls. That has translated to them sitting rock-bottom in the standings with the worst record in the MLB.

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