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Fisher unlikely to spend on roster in Vegas
Good luck getting crowd in.
Fisher unlikely to spend on roster in Vegas
Nearly 2 months later the renderings never game.A's to release new renderings of planned Las Vegas baseball stadium
The Oakland Athletics say they will unveil new renderings of a potential stadium in Las Vegas next week.The renderings will be revealed as part of an event on Mnews3lv.com
New renderings coming
Could the A's Really Disband for Three Seasons Before Landing in Las Vegas?
Recent rumors make sense for John Fisher and nobody elsewww.si.com
One low possibility option is for MLB team to go dark for 3 seasons while new park being built. Lots good for owner, but union loses 40 members, etc.
Considering it wouldn't solve anything regarding the gap before the new Vegas ballpark is built, it's definitely expansion fodder.
If it weren’t for the timing of it, I’d venture that this would be considered expansion fodder more than anything. But the timing…
…BTW, my traffic situation will go to poop if this somehow clears all the hurdles.
No, it really isn't. Not just because they wouldn't be able to get enough games in, but because they can't have a team off every day. The NBA, NHL, and MLS can do that. Even the NFL. But MLB can't. Teams play basically 6 days a week. They need an even number of teams. There's a reason every expansion since 1961 has been two teams together (or four in 1969).Is that even possible in a 162 games in 185-day season from a schedule making standpoint?
No, it really isn't. Not just because they wouldn't be able to get enough games in, but because they can't have a team off every day. The NBA, NHL, and MLS can do that. Even the NFL. But MLB can't. Teams play basically 6 days a week. They need an even number of teams. There's a reason every expansion since 1961 has been two teams together (or four in 1969).
Yeah, I'm with you and on top of the whole even numbers thing, and the "basically no."
My brain was going for the actual math problem of it all:
There's 181 playing days to a season (not counting the ASB). Every team has 19 off-days outside the ASB. There's way more individual team off days than playing days; so making a 30-team schedule with "games vs As" are a bye; and schedule no offdays surrounding each teams series with the "Phantom A's" (so that you're adding in 2 extra off-days per series, not 3)...
There's totally enough space in the schedule to do that.... if MLB's schedule was balanced.
The complex math problem is "you have to schedule everyone to 162 games... without playing the A's." You have four groups of teams needing more games to play instead of playing the A's.
- 14 teams (NL but not SF) need 3 more games each
- 7 teams (six in the AL East/Central, plus SF) needs 6 more games each.
- 4 teams (in the AL East/Central) need 7 more games each
- 4 teams (AL West) need 13 more games each.
And THAT'S when my head exploded.
Does Oakland have any reason to say anything BUT "if you're willing to talk about staying in Oakland and doing the Howard Terminal deal, we can talk. But if not, then GTFO" ?
Does Oakland have any reason to say anything BUT "if you're willing to talk about staying in Oakland and doing the Howard Terminal deal, we can talk. But if not, then GTFO" ?