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The A’s Leave Oakland, ESPN’s Latest Shocker, and Million-Dollar Picks With Logan Murdock, Bryan Curtis, and Joe House

2024/9/27
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Logan Murdock: 奥克兰失去运动家队标志着这座城市失去了一支具有悠久历史和深厚感情的球队，这不仅是体育的损失，更是城市身份认同的丧失。球队所有者约翰·费舍尔的行为令人愤怒，他多年来没有对球队进行投资，反而从中获取巨额利润，最终导致球队搬迁。这反映了现代体育中球队所有者与城市之间的权力失衡，球队利用城市对体育的需求进行勒索，获取巨额公共资金用于球场建设，而城市却得不到相应的回报。奥克兰的案例也凸显了城市发展与体育之间的复杂关系，体育固然能提升城市形象和经济活力，但如果球队所有者缺乏社会责任感，则会对城市造成严重的负面影响。 Bill Simmons: Murdock的观点揭示了现代体育中球队所有者与城市之间权力失衡的严峻现实。球队所有者拥有巨大的权力，他们可以利用球队的价值来威胁城市，迫使城市提供巨额资金用于球场建设，否则球队就会搬迁。这是一种体育勒索，损害了城市的利益。同时，球队所有者的行为也反映了现代体育商业化的弊端，过分强调商业利益而忽视了球队与城市之间的感情联系。奥克兰运动家队的搬迁案例，为其他城市敲响了警钟，提醒城市在与球队进行谈判时，要充分考虑自身的利益，避免被球队勒索。 Logan Murdock: 奥克兰失去职业体育队是城市身份认同的丧失，也是球队长期以来对城市资源的剥削。

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Logan Murdock and Bill Simmons discuss the emotional impact of the Oakland A's leaving their longtime home. Murdock shares his personal sadness and the anger felt by fans towards owner John Fisher. The conversation touches on the loss of Oakland's sports identity and the broader implications for the city.
  • The A's are the last of Oakland's major sports teams to leave in recent years.
  • John Fisher is considered one of the worst owners in sports.
  • The A's move to Las Vegas is seen as financially motivated, with the city of Vegas not particularly interested in baseball.
  • Oakland's identity is strongly tied to its sports teams, and their departure raises concerns about the city's future.

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Logan Murdock to discuss the Oakland Athletics' final home game at the Oakland Coliseum, the gradual loss of Oakland's major sports teams, the concept of "sports extortion," and more (2:36). Then Bill talks with Bryan Curtis about ESPN letting go of senior NBA writer Zach Lowe, as well as what this and similar layoffs signal about the direction the company is trying to head (29:54). Finally, Bill and Joe House run through the week's slate of NFL games before making their Million-Dollar Picks for NFL Week 4 (1:01:31)

Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Logan Murdock, Bryan Curtis, and Joe House

Producer: Kyle Crichton

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