MLB · Week of Sep 21–27
Athletics
3-3 this week · 64-98 overall · vs LAA, vs HOU
Misery Index · Despair
Three wins meant nothing to a room that quit counting games and started counting the cities it lost.
Limited datafewer than 100 comments scored this week.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Tue, Sep 22W 9-7vs LAA—
- Wed, Sep 23W 7-3vs LAA—
- Thu, Sep 24L 5-7vs HOU—
- Fri, Sep 25W 6-5vs HOU—
- Sat, Sep 26L 2-13vs HOU—
- Sun, Sep 27L 0-9vs HOU—
What happened
Two wins over the Angels, 9-7 and 7-3, had the board reminiscing about a "Miguel tejada walk off homer for 18 and walk off single for 19 in a row." Then Houston arrived. The 6-5 win on Thursday was the high-water mark and the turning point; after that came 2-13 and 0-9, and 64-98. The bitterness aimed elsewhere — "Just like the Raiders had season tickets for 5 years. They left us!!!" — curdled into something quieter: depression about Oakland sports, and no expectation of a next team.
What fans said
“Still fuck them. Just like the Raiders had season tickets for 5 years. They left us!!!”
u/Awkward-Mix7160▲ 27rage
“Then my wife showed me a picture of us during the last year. Made me depressed again”
u/ra_god94▲ 22despair
“Haven’t been to a MLB game since September 26th 2024. Never going to one.”
u/ChetTheAnteater▲ 16despair
“I have ptsd honestly. I get moments of extreme sadness like I will burst into tears and then I have to refocus on the game.”
u/YamAppropriate6850▲ 6despair
“I did stop wearing my A's shirts last year, as people kept asking if I was happy they left for LV....ugh.”
u/Any-Leopard-455▲ 3frustration
“I feel depressed about the state of Oakland sports and pessimistic that we'll get the chance to host another major league team again.”
u/jml510▲ 2despair
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