{"id":316861,"date":"2024-04-09T23:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T04:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=316861"},"modified":"2024-04-10T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:57:17","slug":"reggie-jackson-embarrassed-for-baseball-by-as-vegas-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/reggie-jackson-embarrassed-for-baseball-by-as-vegas-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Jackson ‘Embarrassed for Baseball’ by A\u2019s Vegas Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Oakland A\u2019s slugger Reggie Jackson says he\u2019s \u201cembarrassed for baseball\u201d by the Oakland Athletics\u2019 planned relocation to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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Reggie Jackson carries his 1973 World Series trophy during a pregame ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1973 World Series team at the Oakland Coliseum in 2023. (Image: Sports Illustrated<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The five-time World Series winner and two-time World Series MVP shared his distaste for his former team on the New York Post<\/em>\u2019s \u201cThe Show\u201d podcast this week.<\/p>\n

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John Fisher. (Image: Sports Illustrated<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI feel terrible for the city,\u201d he told hosts Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman, referring to Oakland, going on to say that, though he doesn\u2019t know current team owner John Fisher personally, he thought that when he bought the team, he did so to save it for the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’m so disappointed in the way the family has interacted with the city and just let the team go to shambles,\u201d Mr. October said. \u201cThey’re a 4-A team. They’re not a Major League team.<\/p>\n

“They’ve abandoned the city.”<\/p>\n

Jackson also noted that he spoke with Fisher, whose wealth derives from his parents\u2019 co-founding of the GAP chain, in person about purchasing 20%-25% of the team for $300 million. That offer would have purchased Jackson a stake in the team, but no decision-making clout.<\/p>\n

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During his career with the Oakland A’s, Reggie Jackson batted .262 with 1,228 hits, 269 home runs, and 776 RBIs. (Image: baseballhall.org.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was while Jackson was in Oakland helping the team celebrate the anniversary of its 1973 World Series win against the New York Mets.<\/p>\n

Jackson said Fisher\u2019s rebuff of his fair valuation for the team, which Forbes<\/em> says is worth $1.2 billion, hurt. But it didn\u2019t hurt as much as learning later on that, by this time, Fisher already knew the team was abandoning Oakland for Las Vegas and didn\u2019t let on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fisher is currently fishing for investors to fork up half a billion for a team share that would help finance its proposed $1.5 billion ballpark on nine acres of the soon-to-be imploded Tropicana resort casino site on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n

Fisher has said that in a worst-case scenario, he and his family can pony up that amount themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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