Athletics

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Mon, Aug 31L 1-8@ TEX—
• Tue, Sep 1L 5-8@ TEX—
• Wed, Sep 2W 9-2@ TEX—
• Thu, Sep 3W 7-4@ SEA—
• Fri, Sep 4W 7-6@ SEA—
• Sat, Sep 5W 6-2@ SEA—
• Sun, Sep 6L 0-2@ SEA—

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

What fans said

• “Yes, because bud selig and rob Manfred hate oakland”

  u/keaneonyou▲ 129rage

• “It was all a charade to move the team.”

  u/TaxCPA▲ 57betrayal

• “Nope. FJF and Manfred colluded, along with Giants owners, to get the Athletics out.”

  u/NitroBike▲ 33rage

• “the team NEVER had any true intention to stay, and definitely not over the final 5 years. The decision to move was made A LONG TIME AGO.”

  u/Defiant_Knee_9915▲ 24betrayal

• “Sorry to ruin your day but the autographs aren’t real.”

  u/hit_it_steve▲ 18frustration

• “May be stamped according to *anybody with working eyes”

  u/barry_vyolent▲ 9sarcasm

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