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

[John Price]

 

[KevFu]

All the people who considered The Las Vegas Athletics inevitable based on a land deal need to understand that the Athletics bought land in Fremont (From Cisco, and signed a naming rights deal as part of it) like 20 years ago, and bought the Coliseum site land like two years ago.

 

[MMC]

 

[Unholy Diver]

Maybe they can get a better deal on the land if they go a little further out like where they did the H-Bomb testing

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Maybe they can get a better deal on the land if they go a little further out like where they did the H-Bomb testing

Confirmed...the Vegas H-Bombs

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

All the people who considered The Las Vegas Athletics inevitable based on a land deal need to understand that the Athletics bought land in Fremont (From Cisco, and signed a naming rights deal as part of it) like 20 years ago, and bought the Coliseum site land like two years ago.

As insider Casey Pratt pointed out the other day, the A’s have been using land sites as leverage the same way they’ve used the cities. They expected Oakland and the other Vegas sites to come in and try to offer more after their land announcement and both decided to just leave the A’s alone. Now they just look like stupid assholes with no actual deal in sight.

 

[Unholy Diver]

maybe deep down they really don't want a new stadium or to move, maybe the A's are just like the girl or guy who just enjoys the flirting part and being fawned over and really don't want to commit to a relationship

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

maybe deep down they really don't want a new stadium or to move, maybe the A's are just like the girl or guy who just enjoys the flirting part and being fawned over and really don't want to commit to a relationship

I think Fisher is just trying to advance any deal he can far enough to sell. He doesn’t care about Oakland or Vegas, he only cares about getting paid.

Once they announced the binding land deal in Vegas they expected Oakland to come back and offer more. Instead they lost all their leverage at the land site in Vegas when Oakland told them to eat shit.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Well, if it's gonna happen...

Bummed in 2 ways:
1) Wanted them to stay. Bay Area should be a 2-team market
2) If/When Vegas did happen, I was hoping for the Tropicana site. MGM Grand, NY/NY, Excalibur, and the ballpark on 1 corner would've been epic.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Just another erratic move where they’re trying to get something better somewhere else. They don’t want to play at that site for multiple reasons.

This ownership group is clueless and so is the guy working for them.

 

[Terry Yake]

Just another erratic move where they’re trying to get something better somewhere else. They don’t want to play at that site for multiple reasons.

This ownership group is clueless and so is the guy working for them.

yeah, the whole sticking point for fisher was the entertainment district surrounding the new ballpark. if that's no longer on the table, then it's pretty obvious this is just another leverage ploy

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

yeah, the whole sticking point for fisher was the entertainment district surrounding the new ballpark. if that's no longer on the table, then it's pretty obvious this is just another leverage ploy

That and those guys at Tropicana don’t have nearly the political influence as those who run the site they couldn’t grift the public for.

 

[NewMuzu24]

This would be hilarious if I weren't an A's fan. I've accepted the cycles of selloffs and rebuilds and prayers of success; I love the Coliseum for no good reason; and I don't want them to leave.

But F me, this is embarrassing. I'd kill for the Arizona Coyotes' owners to buy the A's at this point.

 

[EpochLink]

A's need new ownership, Fisher is a clown and he's trying to get the best bid possible then sell.
Screw that.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

A's need new ownership, Fisher is a clown and he's trying to get the best bid possible then sell.
Screw that.

Yep. You nailed it. Nothing they say at this point means anything until they sell, then we’ll know where the A’s are actually going.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Drellich: As A's pursue Las Vegas, John Fisher puts a price on his memory

There’s no guarantee the $395 million in public funding will even be available. Either way, the payoff for being despised keeps falling.

theathletic.com

A’s lower their asking price from the public to 855 million in Oakland, to 500 mil from the first Vegas site, to 395 from the Tropicana. This guy just keeps trying to get that public money that he doesn’t need. I really hope the Vegas lawmakers tell the A’s to eat shit if they try and haphazardly submit paperwork within the 30-or-so day window remaining.

And it’s funny how both Vegas proposals pretty much add up to the 1 in Oakland. And yet people wanna pretend like the A’s were negotiating in good faith in Oakland and that it’s the California government’s fault.

 

[KevFu]

I do agree that Fisher is a clown and the A's need new ownership.

But I also agree that the A's need a new stadium in the East Bay 30 years ago, and the sooner they get a deal done the better.

 

[Headshot77]

The best possible bid would have been the damn Howard Terminal location though! Lock that in then sell the team for $1billion and everyone would still not completely despise you.

 

[John Price]

 

[TheTotalPackage]

30,000 seats? What's the point of that.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

30,000 seats? What's the point of that.

Only 11 teams averaged more than 31 per game last year. Gate #s are mattering less and less. Plus they'll have more expensive than average tickets.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

30,000 seats? What's the point of that.

Because they know Vegas isn’t a real sports city. The A’s have gotten almost double that capacity at the dump of a Coliseum many times.

Hope a couple extra million a few years before death is worth all the shit on your grave, Fisher.

Only 11 teams averaged more than 31 per game last year. Gate #s are mattering less and less. Plus they'll have more expensive than average tickets.

Which is (only lol) almost 40% of the entire league.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

People in Vegas are already thrilled.

 

[kingsholygrail]

This whole thing is going to have drama all the way until opening day at the new stadium and then something will happen on opening day.

 

[Terry Yake]

so like the same binding agreement they signed with red rock? or the one they signed in fremont? seen this episode a few times already

and yeah, good luck building a f***ing ballpark on the strip. i was there a couple months back and it took 20 minutes just to uber from the mirage to t-mobile arena. now imagine when there's an A's game and a raiders game on the same day? lol