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New York Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
A's fan wearing ‘Sell' t-shirt swarmed by stadium security in wild live broadcast scene
Now you see him, now you don't. It took just one commercial break for an unhappy Athletics fan to be told to move on. During the NBC Sports California pre-game show Thursday at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, a fan wearing a green shirt with the word 'sell' on it was spotted in the background. Advertisement 4 Multiple security guards came in to speak with the fan regarding his 'Sell' shirt. NBCSports California A few moments later, the show took a commercial break. When the show returned, the fan was swarmed by stadium security. The fan in question is Joe Horton, and this wasn't the first time he'd done this type of stunt. Advertisement On Wednesday night, he was in the background of the Athletics' pre-game show with his infamous shirt. Even after the significant response by security on Thursday, Horton took to X. 4 Multiple security guards came in to speak with the fan regarding his 'Sell' shirt. NBCSports California Advertisement 'They let me stay!,' he wrote. 'Had a great chat.' Horton is far from the first A's fan to speak out over the team's direction from the top. Owner John Fisher has long been the subject of criticism from fans as he moved the team to Sacramento with an ultimate destination of Las Vegas. Advertisement The A's have been quick to stamp out anti-Fisher sentiment. In April 2023, some fans found out that their signs were edited out of replay of former first baseman Ryan Noda's two-run home run. After blowback, MLB quickly deleted and then reinstated the unedited version. 4 The fan, identified as Joe Horton, also wore the shirt earlier in the week — and managed to get on-air. @joebhorton/X 4 Athletic's owner, John Fisher. Getty Images Horton, meanwhile, was able to see Oakland get its first win since May 25 — and much like his baseball team, he isn't giving up either. 'Keeping up the fight,' he wrote on X.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Fan's wild dive for foul ball a lone highlight for dreadful Athletics
Sometimes the best moments of a game do not happen on the field. That is precisely what occurred in the Athletics' game Wednesday night. In the bottom of the sixth inning, a foul ball was hit just above the safety netting at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, on the path to land right on top of one of the dugouts. Advertisement That is when it was one fan's time to shine. One fan at Wednesday's A's-Twins game went all-out for a foul ball. Without hesitation, she dove on top of the dugout, trying to secure the souvenir. Advertisement While she initially could not come up with it, the woman still got the ball in the end. NBC Sports California announcer Chris Caray had a hunch that this wasn't the first time she dove like that. 'She has to be a former volleyball player,' Caray said. '[The dive], it's like a pancake when you are trying to dig out the ball.' Advertisement The woman might have been the only Athletics fan going home happy, as they lost to the Twins, 6-1, and watched their losing streak extend to nine games. During the skid, the Athletics have let up double-digit runs five times. Not only did this fan come away with the foul, but she got the picture to prove it. Advertisement This poor run of form is nothing new. The A's only won a total of seven games in May and sit at the bottom of the AL West with just 23 wins. Maybe this heroic dive by the fan can spark the Athletics to break their winless skid.
