Hollywood weighs in on the A’s: Sell the Team!
Ryan Fleck is a screenwriter/director whose credits include Captain Marvel, Oscar-nominated Half Nelson, and the baseball film, Sugar. He received an Emmy for his work on ESPN’s 30 for 30 series about the 1989 World Series. His latest movie, Freaky Tales, was filmed entirely in the Bay Area and will be released in 2024.
I didn’t understand baseball yet but it didn’t matter. I leaped to my feet with everyone else when some guy named Rickey got on base. I knew stealing was generally frowned upon in the real world, but when Rickey stole we cheered. Rickey stole 130 bases that season . The Black Panthers started in Oakland as a party for self-defense against police brutality. Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee took the lone vote against authorization of military force in Afghanistan in 2001 .
There were the legends on the field— guys with wild names like Catfish, Fingers, and Blue. There was a dynamic duo known as The Bash Brothers. One-name wonders like Reggie, Rickey, and Stew . Remember that allergy to injustice? Oakland knows a rat when it smells one . Fun fact: the A’s average attendance in 1990 was over 35,000 per game . And though the view was still lovely from the third deck, I assure you we were not there to watch the sunset.
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