Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas thread: Move to Vegas approved by MLB owners - Will play in Sacramento for 3-4 years

[LightningStorm]

It’s not practical at this point for many reasons. The city is also still paying for it despite the Raiders being gone for years.

No surprise there. I'd imagine a lot of the Coliseum becoming decrepit would only complicate tearing it down. Along those lines there's no use in taking on that expensive of a project on a stadium that might only be around short term.

 

[Terry Yake]

Yeah I've always liked the look of it pre Mt. Davis. But with the Raiders gone, has there been any contemplation of removing Mt. Davis? Or do other factors make it too complicated a move?

i believe i read it'd cost somewhere around15 million to completely remove it. and like @Quid Pro Clowe said, they're still paying for it almost 30 years later so it wouldn't be worth it at all

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Oakland A's stadium proposal clears another hurdle thanks to City Council vote

It's far from a done deal, but odds that the Athletics stay in Oakland are far better right now than they looked a week ago.

www.knbr.com

A win today for Oakland. This vote prevents a stall attempt that would have ran the clock out on this mayoral regime. Now the council just has to schedule the vote for the stadium and get it done.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Oakland Athletics – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

Articles from the category: Oakland Athletics

www.nbcsports.com

Selig screwed the A’s over in every possible way. Not allowing the Giants to move in the 90’s when Loria had a deal to buy and move them to Florida, siding with the Giants when they wanted to move to San Jose, then choosing who buys the A’s based on who was his frat buddy in college.

This league is a f***ing joke.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Letting the Giants leave the Bay would've been a huge mistake, just as letting the A's would be.

It's a stronger league with it as a 2 team market.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Happy the A's fans finally get some positive news.

Still think the new stadium drawings look horrendous, but better than playing in the coliseum or worse, Vegas.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Letting the Giants leave the Bay would've been a huge mistake, just as letting the A's would be.

It's a stronger league with it as a 2 team market.

As do I, but it just shows how differently Selig handled each team case by case depending on his own interests. You would think the Giants would have been a precedent on how to handle the A’s, but Selig (and now Manfred) do what they please.

Happy the A's fans finally get some positive news.

Still think the new stadium drawings look horrendous, but better than playing in the coliseum or worse, Vegas.

I don’t think I’ll buy another ticket until Fisher sells. I’ll go to SF or somewhere else on the road before giving that greedy prick any more of my money.

 

[John Price]

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Simply putting pressure on the board to get the vote done. This is like the 10th time they’ve used this from their playbook.

 

[John Price]

 

[Fenway]

I can not see anything happening in Tampa as the Governor is on record “I don’t support giving taxpayer dollars to professional sports stadiums.”

I have major doubts about Vegas supporting 81 MLB openings a year.

 

[These Are The Days]

As a Rays fan that would be news to me. We're going on like 15 years of this shit. They need to build it in Tampa. Not across the damn bridge to God's waiting room. Tampa. This is literally the same problem the Coyotes and Senators have. Just build the damn thing already.

Tropicana Field is a f***ing dump 40 minutes away from where the population is and the team is blown up every year and rebuilt on a shoestring budget. It's not a wonder no one goes to the games

 

[These Are The Days]

And my heart goes out to the fans in Oakland losing two teams in such short order like this

 

[GKJ]

Not putting that out there unless it's happening

 

[Terry Yake]

 

[GKJ]

Has there been anything about Vegas building a stadium?

 

[Cas]

Has there been anything about Vegas building a stadium?

The A's ownership has been talking about a few possibilities for a specific location, but nothing has actually been officially approved.

 

[GKJ]

The A's ownership has been talking about a few possibilities for a specific location, but nothing has actually been officially approved.

I get that, but the city has to be in on building a stadium before they can get a team.

 

[These Are The Days]

Imagine going from having zero of the "Big 4" ever to having the Raiders and Knights and now the NBA talking about expanding there too along with an Oakland A's relocation all in a span of like 5-6 years. Vegas being a 4 team market is a genuinely absurd concept given that most markets sustain 3 teams "well enough"

Nah dude. If San Diego can't have the Chargers then to hell with Vegas snatching up another team they did nothing to earn without even having a stadium to play in. Especially when the NFL reasoned it was perfectly acceptable for them to play 3 years in a soccer stadium. Expand SnapDragon to the 55,000 and get your team back.

 

[SSF]

San Diego wanted the Chargers but the Spanos' and the NFL didn't want SD.

 

[Voight]

Has there been anything about Vegas building a stadium?

There’s something missing from this rendering of a possible Las Vegas stadium for the A’s

What could it be? Think for a moment.

www.bleedcubbieblue.com

We'll see how much public money they get. City/State governments forked over a good chunk for Allegiant Stadium so there may be less of an appetite.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

There’s something missing from this rendering of a possible Las Vegas stadium for the A’s

What could it be? Think for a moment.

www.bleedcubbieblue.com

We'll see how much public money they get. City/State governments forked over a good chunk for Allegiant Stadium so there may be less of an appetite.

A Cubs blog asking where the parking is? That's rich.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

I prefer the A's stay in Oakland, and that Las Vegas get MLB through expansion. Las Vegas is one of the 8 cities that I see getting a team when MLB goes from 32 to 40 all at once.

As for what the Coliseum site should be used for, UC Berkeley should purchase the Coliseum complex, renovate the arena into a more intimate venue for an NCAA men's ice hockey program, and build a new NFL-quality stadium for their football team, which could be used to get another NFL team in Oakland in the future as long as it keeps getting upgraded regularly. Memorial Stadium would then become the home to Cal's soccer teams (it is already home to their women's lacrosse team).

If the A's do move, then Oakland should get an expansion team.

 

[KevFu]

All of this was headline editors not knowing how commissioners work.

#1 - it was the World Series "State of the League" address, not like, a new development to talk about.
#2 - he's clearly saying whatever he can say to get Oakland to approve. The whole thing reeks of the Penguins and Kansas City. Everyone knew the teams belongs there, and needs to stay there, but politician need to make it happen, and politicians don't act proactively, they react. Manfred is saying whatever he can to get the Oakland shovel in the ground.

#3 - Manfred has been jonsing for expansion before the pandemic wiped away billions in revenue that expansion fees can replace. He needs Oakland or Tampa to make a stadium deal for "musical chairs" purposes before he can expand. If he tries to expand before OAK/TB have stadiums, there's 2 teams and 1 city to steal them, so no one HAS to build anything. If OAK or TB get a stadium, he has 4 cities for 3 teams and MLB can force city's hands.

Much ado about nothing.

 

[MMC]