'We will fight to the end to keep our team in Oakland': A's fans plan 'Reverse Boycott'

Dawn Pieper will show her love for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night in the spirit of her late husband, Jay, who is the reason she became such a loyal supporter. Lifelong fan Gabriel Hernandez will cheer his heart out in hopes everyone in attendance can make a meaningful, monumental statement that they are far from done fighting to keep their team in the East Bay.

Fed-up fans in Oakland have hatched an unusual plan to protest the A's despised ownership group.

They're buying tickets.

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.

<a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a>’s first ever fan funded giveaway! Provided to the first 7K fans in attendance at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReverseBoycott?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReverseBoycott</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Athletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Athletics</a> game June 13th. Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/Oaklandish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Oaklandish</a> and the most wonderful fan base in the world! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OAKtogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OAKtogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/gSjsHj9yjC">pic.twitter.com/gSjsHj9yjC</a>

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