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

[SSF]

I laugh that people believe twerps like the Castellinis yesterday when they come out and say they are losing money on the Reds. And they spend over 100 million on salaries compared to the A's who are going to be under 30 when they deal Montas eventually.

 

[Voight]

I laugh that people believe twerps like the Castellinis yesterday when they come out and say they are losing money on the Reds. And they spend over 100 million on salaries compared to the A's who are going to be under 30 when they deal Montas eventually.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I laugh that people believe twerps like the Castellinis yesterday when they come out and say they are losing money on the Reds. And they spend over 100 million on salaries compared to the A's who are going to be under 30 when they deal Montas eventually.

John Fisher made a deal with mlb. In exchange for conducting studies and financing his own trips to and from Vegas, the league put them back on the small market list and are giving them money. If I’m a fellow owner I’m pissed that a multi-billionaire is crying poor and basically taking money from me.

If the league didn’t want Vegas so much they’d force a sell, which will likely happen anyway once Fisher gets his waterfront park. That’s all he’s done his entire life; take other people’s money and make even more off of it.

 

[Ben Grimm]

A's edge O's before smallest home crowd in nearly 42 years

Seth Brown hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Cristian Pache made another spectacular defensive play and Oakland beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Tuesday night before the Athletics’ smallest home crowd in 42 years. A day after their lowest attendance for a home opener without...

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The Oakland A's (and MLB) discouraged fans from coming to the Coliseum. The people listened.

Oakland's search for a new stadium has been going on for nearly three decades – and things are getting progressively uglier.

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If the second story is true, MLB itself is wrong and should be suspended from making any baseball decisions.

 

[Cas]

A's edge O's before smallest home crowd in nearly 42 years

Seth Brown hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Cristian Pache made another spectacular defensive play and Oakland beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Tuesday night before the Athletics’ smallest home crowd in 42 years. A day after their lowest attendance for a home opener without...

sports.yahoo.com

The Oakland A's (and MLB) discouraged fans from coming to the Coliseum. The people listened.

Oakland's search for a new stadium has been going on for nearly three decades – and things are getting progressively uglier.

sports.yahoo.com

If the second story is true, isn't MLB itself wrong and should be suspended from making any baseball decisions?

There isn't an entity that has the authority to prevent MLB from doing what they're doing.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

There isn't an entity that has the authority to prevent MLB from doing what they're doing.

Quid Pro Quo’s don’t matter when you own the league.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

So is the athletics owner not willing to invest any money in a new stadium?

 

[Cas]

So is the athletics owner not willing to invest any money in a new stadium?

Not unless he can get a ton of free real estate along with it.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

So is the athletics owner not willing to invest any money in a new stadium?

He wants it all public-funded despite being a multi-bullionaire. And it’s not just a stadium, it’s a double-digit billion-dollar neighborhood with a stadium in it.

The city of Oakland is damned either way, and that’s perfectly fine with Manfred and the league.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He wants it all public-funded despite being a multi-bullionaire. And it’s not just a stadium, it’s a double-digit billion-dollar neighborhood with a stadium in it.

The city of Oakland is damned either way, and that’s perfectly fine with Manfred and the league.

And hopefully no other city will want the team unless there are new owners.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

And hopefully no other city will want the team unless there are new owners.

Vegas doesn’t seem to care who owns them as long as they get more entertainment.

I can’t wait until lake Mead completely dries out and they’re all screwed there.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Oakland A's need a change in ownership, not a change in scenery

Oakland A's need a change in ownership, not a change in scenery

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Nice little part in there about how Fisher’s SJ Earthquake got a new stadium 7 years ago and remain bottom of the league in payroll. People really expect this grifter to be any different with the A’s?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[Terry Yake]

just a matter of time before fisher starts charging the cats rent

 

[Cas]

just a matter of time before fisher starts charging the cats rent

Are any of them left-pawed?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

just a matter of time before fisher starts charging the cats rent

He’ll just cook them and call them ‘dollar dogs’.

Most stadiums have feral cats to help naturally control the rat/mice populations. It’s just more noticeable in a stadium run by John Rachel Phelps Fisher himself.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

He wants it all public-funded despite being a multi-bullionaire. And it’s not just a stadium, it’s a double-digit billion-dollar neighborhood with a stadium in it.

The city of Oakland is damned either way, and that’s perfectly fine with Manfred and the league.

I was told the stadium was to be privately funded.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I was told the stadium was to be privately funded.

You were told wrong.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

A’s ballpark project passes major hurdle

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Bay Conservation and Development Commission staff recommended moving forward with the Oakland A’s new potential ballpark at Howard Terminal on Monday. A&#82…

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Word is a yes vote is very probable from city council. This may actually get done after all.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

A’s ballpark project passes major hurdle

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Bay Conservation and Development Commission staff recommended moving forward with the Oakland A’s new potential ballpark at Howard Terminal on Monday. A&#82…

www.kron4.com

Word is a yes vote is very probable from city council. This may actually get done after all.

Good. A's need to stay in Oakland.

Although I still can't see why they can;t build next to current Coliseum site, where public transit actually exist.

 

[Terry Yake]

Good. A's need to stay in Oakland.

Although I still can't see why they can;t build next to current Coliseum site, where public transit actually exist.

because MLB says the coliseum site is not an option

 

[BKIslandersFan]

because MLB says the coliseum site is not an option

On behalf of Fisher, I suspect.

 

[Cas]

On behalf of Fisher, I suspect.

All the owners, I suspect. They all benefit financially from such projects, either in terms of replacing their existing stadiums with lucrative real estate projects (and reaping the benefits of the municipal debt used to pay for them) or in terms of increased franchise valuation to prospective buyers looking for the benefits of stadium replacement.

 

[EpochLink]

A’s ballpark project passes major hurdle

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Bay Conservation and Development Commission staff recommended moving forward with the Oakland A’s new potential ballpark at Howard Terminal on Monday. A&#82…

www.kron4.com

Word is a yes vote is very probable from city council. This may actually get done after all.

Great news to hear.

 

[ognilacc]

im not the hugest baseball fan out there but like i feel bad for oakland sports fans like how bad does it feel to lose 1 team and maybe lose 2 in a 5 year span hope they stay in oakland