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As the Oakland Athletics prepare for their final weeks in the city they have called home for 56 years, former owner Wally Haas has spoken out against John Fisher's decision to move the franchise.
Speaking to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Haas called it "unforgivable" and "indefensible" what Fisher has done with the club:
"I think what makes it so difficult for me and obviously a lot of others to watch is the fact that, unlike my father being the last hope at the time in Oakland, it sure sounds like John has had a number of groups—I know that he has—approach him to buy the team and keep it here, one in particular, which was pretty public and certainly viable, is, of course, Joe Lacob and his group.