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Coffey: A’s could lose Trevor Rosenthal for months, Matt Olson is day to day and John Fisher’s team is… – The Athletic
A’s owner John Fisher’s unwillingness to spend has his battered and bruised team in a tough spot.
It was 1983, and Don Fisher knew something was amiss. His business – Gap Inc. – had recently topped records for sales and earnings, posting the highest numbers in the company’s 14-year history. In theory, Fisher should have been pleased, but when he walked into his stores, he saw chaos. Yellow-tag sale signs were littered all over the place; the advertising methods seemed cheap, emphasizing discounts more than they did quality.Fisher wanted to run a classy, full-price business, not some bargain…
