The A's will play their final game in Oakland on Thursday, severing the MLB franchise's 57-year relationship with the city and concluding a bitter saga that resulted in the team's planned move to Las Vegas.
On Monday, A's owner John Fisher issued a goodbye letter to fans. It was not well received on social media, nor by at least one former A's player.
Fisher is largely blamed in Oakland for the team's fall from relevance and, ultimately, its exit from the Bay Area. In his letter, he made his case to fans that "we did our very best" to keep the team in Oakland.