‘Family Guy’ Roasts the Oakland A’s With a Really Sad Joke
The Oakland A’s have had a rough go of it so far this season, with small crowds at home games and a league-worst 18 losses. This comes after a dreadful 2022 season that saw them win just 60 games.
All signs seem to be pointing to a move to Las Vegas, which would be devastating for a fan base that deserves so much better from the team’s owner.
Things have gotten so bad for the A’s that they were actually roasted in this week’s episode of Family Guy on FOX. The show has had some legendary zingers over the years but this one about Oakland just felt sad:
John Fisher and Dave Kaval have made the Oakland Athletics Organization an EPIC JOKE. Check out this Family Guy Episode that just ran tonight ⬇️… and yes, it’s real. #SELLTHETEAM #OaklandForever pic.twitter.com/NJNNZ1tZvo
— (Un)Rooted In Oakland - Sell The A’s (@OaklandRooted) April 24, 2023
Ouch.
A’s fans sounded off—not about the joke but about the team’s owner:
Yikes! Thanks Fischer! Thanks @DaveKaval You're literally the worst thing to happen to not only Oakland, A's Baseball, but baseball period! #WeHateYou https://t.co/7fC9Gcslhn
— Thadd Allen (@thaddy25) April 24, 2023
John Fisher got the A's on family guy for all the wrong reasons ???????? https://t.co/SEKUKgaFZW
— dsrxandy (@dsrxandy) April 24, 2023
@MLB you are facilitating #JohnFisher making a mockery of #MLB by his treatment of the #Athletics franchise.
— serenity67 (@serenity67) April 24, 2023
The greed of the billionaire owners has been laid bare for all of us to witness & it’s revolting. This greed is what is destroying the game.
The end. ???? https://t.co/NCRV35enJv
Damn…they made the big time and not in a good way. Thank you John Fisher you ran this franchise to the ground! ???????? #athletics #RootedInOakland https://t.co/r9Lltu8MyM
— Edgar (@Nelli47SLB) April 24, 2023