Monday night, the Oakland Athletics played their third home game of the season. And there were seats available!

Thousands of them, in fact!

It is biting at the lowest of low-hanging fruit to criticize fans — the ones not in this picture from MLB.com's Jane Lee — for not spending their money and time to see mediocre teams in person. Instead, consider asking the converse: shouldn't professional sports organizations try to put together teams that are impossible for fans to miss seeing in person?

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