Almost as far off as your take that 82-80 was somehow proof of the Yankees being good due to some oddball .500 streak. Spoiler alert: they stunk.
Do you watch baseball or just the Yankees? The A’s never had fans??? Shirley. Without even going into the glory days any actual baseball fan will remember the raucous crowds they had with their marginal playoff teams not all that long ago. Their big “star”? Coco. Crisp. Yet somehow the house was packed and rocking. If you were making this claim about the Rays, I get it. Rays and A’s rhyme so maybe you’re just making a mistake????
Sadly, IMO, with a lot of water under the bridge, the state of 2020’s Oakland, the run down stadium an other factors, moving to Vegas is probably the right move. It’s still sad though. And none of that, even when combined with ignorant fan bases of “marquee” teams, erases what the Oakland A’s and their fan base once were.