Former Oakland A’s outfielder Reggie Jackson hoists the 1973 World Championship trophy at the Oakland Coliseum during the reunion of 1973 World Series A’s players on Sun Apr 16, 2023 (@Athletics photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

Former Oakland A’s superstar Reggie Jackson addressed the future of a baseball in Oakland before Sunday’s 1973 reunion here at the Oakland Coliseum saying having 3,000 to 6,000 fans a game in attendance isn’t going to quite get it and that the way Reggie saw Oakland is not going to have a team.

Jackson said that the A’s have no suites sales, no revenues to impact the team budget. The team is not marketing the team and that the team is not making profit in like 20-30 million a year saying if the A’s can’t compete they won’t be able to contend.

Other A’s players who came out for the reunion Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris, Rollie Fingers, Dick Green Darold Knowles, Ted Kubiak, Bill North, John Blue Moon Odom, Joe Rudi, and pitching coach Wes Stock. Family representatives: Sandy Bando (Sal Bando), Keisha Conigliaro (Billy Conigliaro), Carol Fosse (Ray Fosse), Helen Hunter (Jim Catfish Hunter) Kathy Lindblad (Paul Lindblad), Debby Noren (Irv Noren), and Kathi Williams (Dick Williams), and staff and executives: Jimmy Bank, Paul and Nancy Finely, Monte Moore, Ron Pieraldi, and equipment manager Steve Vucinich.

The Golden State Warriors who won who have won 11 road games all season out of 41 and won their last two road games only because their opponent the Sacramento Kings on Apr 7th rested their starting players or the Portland Trail Blazer were going down hill at the end of the season.

The Warriors are good enough to win this series against the Kings but must win on the road. The Warriors in past post seasons regardless how they did in the regular season always had break out playoff games but this series could be a real test for Golden State who is suffering from a mental block in winning on the road or the fans just get into their heads everytime they go out on the road.

Amuary Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play announcer for the Oakland A’s on the A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 The KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com