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Thursday marks the last time the Oakland Athletics will play a game in the city they’ve called home for close to 60 years, and some fans who attended the second-to-last contest were able to take advantage of the employee discount code one worker who figured they had nothing to lose decided to share with the world.
By this point, I assume most sports fans are at least somewhat familiar with the circumstances surrounding the demise of the Oakland Athletics, who will be relocating to Sacramento next season as they await the construction of a stadium that will facilitate an official move to Las Vegas.
The vast majority of the blame rests on the owner of John Fisher, the penny-pinching billionaire who made a number of half-hearted attempts to keep the A’s in the city they’ve called home since 1968 before eventually deciding to pull the plug while rebuking the fans who mounted a public campaign to pressure him to sell the team.
On Tuesday, the A’s kicked off their last-ever homestand at Oakland Coliseum against the Rangers—a contest that spawned a clip of some fans who tried to secure a memento in the form of the seats they tore out of the stands (a move that has apparently sparked a bit of trend).
The A’s departure is not only impacting fans of the team but plenty of people who are employed by the franchise—including one stadium employee who is seemingly a member of the grounds crew who hopped on Twitter ahead of their showdown with Texas on Wednesday night to share a QR code that could be used to secure a 30% discount on food and beverage at the concessions stands.
LOL have at it pic.twitter.com/xvnPvBnCOH
— Dr.Goon @ noon (@FieldsNcoffee) September 25, 2024
According to the comments, the code was eventually disabled, but at least one person confirmed they were able to successfully use it before that development.
Not all heroes wear capes.