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SF Giants-Athletics rivalry has devolved into the battle for Yolo County
- The Athletics entered 2025 with a 36-53 record and a.404 winning percentage, trailing 17 1/2 games in the AL West while playing home games in West Sacramento’s minor-league stadium.
- Owner John Fisher’s withdrawal of support after 2020 and the team's relocation from Oakland to a small, inconvenient ballpark have fueled fan frustration and low attendance.
- Athletics players like Luis Severino describe games feeling like spring training due to poor atmosphere, while the team struggles with a 5.67 home ERA and league-worst home record of 15-27.
- Severino holds a 2-9 record with a 5.09 ERA, while attendance averages 9,722, the lowest for the franchise since 1979 in a non-pandemic year, prompting concerns about a potential 100-loss season.
- This ongoing instability and fan malaise suggest prolonged struggles for the Athletics unless the team resolves its stadium issues and rebuilds local support.
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SF Giants-Athletics rivalry has devolved into the battle for Yolo County
The Athletics have fallen and can’t get up. The Giants, even after splitting a four-game series in Arizona, are nine games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their once-burgeoning National League West hopes have been relegated to a fringe wild…
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