https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/07/25/killing-lacobs-deal-to-buy-as-just-one-of-seligs-costly-decisions-for-as/ > To many A’s fans, team owner John Fisher is the ultimate villain. > Fisher has slashed the team’s payroll in half while increasing ticket and parking prices for a dwindling fan base to watch his last-place team careen toward the second 100-loss season ever in Oakland. But a recent revelation from one of the richest and most successful owners in sports points the finger for the A’s woes at none other than former baseball commissioner Bud Selig.