The funniest part about the team just going by “Athletics” for the next few years is how it’s going to affect their merch sales.

Now that the team has officially dropped Oakland from its name and just going by Athletics it’s going to hurt their merchandise sales not because they aren’t tied to a specific city, but because their name is rather generic. Say you want to buy an A’s sweatshirt and go to google and type “Athletics sweatshirt” there are a few that pop up, and then there’s a ton of literal athletic wear hahahaha.