BURGER SCOOT

Here’s a fuller transcription of May’s choice words on John Fisher.

“Now that it’s official to the A’s organization and every single person part of it, I love all of you,” May said. “Every single one of you. Except for one guy and we all know who that guy is. Sell the team, dude. I tried to get a Sell shirt. I didn’t get here fast enough. Just sell it, man. Let someone who actually takes pride in the things they own, own something. There are actually people who give a shit about the game. Let them do it. Take mommy and daddy’s money somewhere else. Dork.

“And also, if you’re going to be a greedy fuck, own it. There’s nothing weaker than being afraid of cameras. That was one thing I struggled with this year was just not eviscerating that guy. Do whatever you’re going to do, bro. You’re a billionaire. They exist. You have all this power. You shouldn’t have any because you haven’t earned any of it. But whatever. It is what it is. Reality is you got handed everything you have. And now you’re too soft to take any responsibility for anything you’re doing. Yeah, whatever. Oakland is Oakland. You can make all the cases, ‘It’s not a great city.’ But you’re putting hundreds, if not thousands of people out of work that have worked somewhere for decades and you haven’t acknowledged that at all.

“So, just be better. That’s all we’re asking. Just be a human being. Because this is just a billionaire keeping up with the Joneses. He sees all the billionaires’ big yachts and he wants a yacht too, and that’s what this is about. And it’s that stupid. It’s that dumb. It’s that dumb. Don’t spend money on your team. Do whatever you want with your team. It’s your team. But own it. You don’t have to rationalize things. Just own it. That’s all I want. Just own this shit.”