A group of Athletics fans are staging a reverse boycott to try to keep the team in Oakland. They will attempt to get fans to sell out Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Organizers are calling on A’s supporters to stage a “Reverse Boycott” at the Coliseum on Tuesday. They plan to give away T-shirts to the first 7,000 fans to arrive and are hoping to make a statement with the biggest, most spirited crowd of the year when the A’s host Tampa Bay. The goal is a sellout for a team with dismal attendance all season that has regularly been topped by most Triple-A franchises.

The bright green T-shirts made by local company Oaklandish read “SELL” — a message for owner John Fisher to give up the team to someone who might keep it here. Nevada lawmakers, meanwhile, are discussing the A’s proposed financing plan to build a new ballpark in Las Vegas.

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Of course, if fans had been showing up for the last 20 years, the team might have stayed. The last time the Athletics did better than league average attendance was in 2003. The last year they were even close was in 2014.

I hope they get a sell out on Tuesday, but those fans need to come out like that every day for the rest of the season if they really want to make a point.

P.S. The Rays will also appreciate playing in front of a full house.