Non-Sharks Bay Area Sports Thread XXVII

[Bizz]

The Dodgers are pulling a 2014 A's and I'm loving every minute of it.

 

[DrFeelgood]

Looks like the A's have settled on a desired location for their new ballpark in Oakland

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-s-want-to-build-new-ballpark-next-to-Laney-12193239.php

Pretty good location if you ask me, assuming they are able to iron out all of the wrinkles involved.

Google Maps link to the location

tl;dr of details:

- $500m privately financed
- Right down the street from Lake Meritt BART station
- Would need to build new offramps from 880
- Hoping for first game in 2023 after all of the environment reviews, permits and other things get taken care of
- A's on the hook for finding and building a new location for Peralta HQ
- Concerns from locals about increased traffic and gentrification (not surprising)
- Want to turn current Coliseum site into a mixed use development for a community sports park or urban youth baseball partnership with MLB

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Was my 3rd favorite choice out of the 3. This location will potentially move out a college headquarters and an immigrant neighborhood. Not a fan.

 

[Celebrini]

Cal beat Ole Miss. Stanfurd lost. All is good.

 

[DrFeelgood]

I'm glad he's out of Seattle and i'm free to enjoy Marshawn Lynch without feeling gross about it

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Lebanezer]

What's a pirate's favorite letter?

It's not R, it be the C.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://sports.yahoo.com/president-...ite-house-invitation-withdrawn-140122622.html
Warriors will not visit White House after Trump tweets that Steph Curry's 'invitation is withdrawn'

Not addressing the politics, team says they'll use time in DC to promote their values.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

They weren't going anyway. Trump is a bitter idiot. Can't uninvite those who never wanted to go in the first place.

 

[The Nemesis]

Standard warning that politics only belong on the politics board.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/...Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

Nice. Congrats SJSU!

 

[Bizz]

if the A's get themselves some pitching help they'll be a very good team next season

 

[SJSharksfan39]

if the A's get themselves some pitching help they'll be a very good team next season

Until they trade everyone away.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

They already said with a stadium plan in place that that won't be happening anymore.

Plenty of room on the bandwagon with the Giants lacking prospects and an aging, flawed roster if you wanna hop aboard.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

They already said with a stadium plan in place that that won't be happening anymore.

Plenty of room on the bandwagon with the Giants lacking prospects and an aging, flawed roster if you wanna hop aboard.

That's good news. A's need to be good and viable again.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

They made the playoffs 3 years ago. That's hardly a drought in baseball.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Nice round of applause for Matt Cain in what is his final MLB start

 

[zombie kopitar]

Nice round of applause for Matt Cain in what is his final MLB start

That was awesome. 5 inning shutout, they better freaking keep him that win.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Well, there goes that. The Giants can't do anything right this year.

 

[zombie kopitar]

Well, there goes that. The Giants can't do anything right this year.

They've been basically cursed with bullpen choices for 2+ seasons now.

I'm sure Cain would have been game to pitch a bit longer but oh well.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

I was at the Giants game today. we almost had it til the top if the 9th

 

[rangerssharks414]

Pablo Sandoval hits a walkoff home run. That, combined with the Tigers loss means that the Giants have the 2nd pick in June's draft. If the Giants lost, they would have picked first.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Haha. Pablo screws the Giants over once again

 

[Bizz]

meh, the talent dropoff between the #1 and #2 picks in Baseball is minimal anyways.

 

[Bizz]

Joey Bats now a free agent. I can see the Giants targeting him. The A's have enough power in their lineup right now.