A's Poke Fun At Inauguration Crowd on Social Media
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – The Oakland Athletics decided to have a little fun with its annual Fanfest celebration and spread a little "alternate truth" about the gathering.
So when they took to social media over the weekend, the team could not help but take a shot at the White House.
Report: More people attended A's FanFest than the Inauguration. #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/sfS5REfQaZ
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) January 28, 2017
Reliever Sean Doolittle joined in the fun, writing "Thank you so much A's fans! A million, a million and a half people showed up! Largest crowd to ever witness an A's Fan Fest."
Thank you so much A's fans! A million, a million and a half people showed up! Largest crowd to ever witness an A's Fan Fest. Period. pic.twitter.com/hGjuC1jsdb
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) January 28, 2017
In reality, a crowd estimated at 15,000 fans turned out for the annual pre-season event held in Jack London square.
Official: Today, we were lucky enough to hang out with 15,000 of our closest friends ????????⚾️ #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/BdK8ydmbb1
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) January 28, 2017
There has been no response yet from the White House, but given President Donald Trump's fondness for Twitter, it may only be a matter of time.