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

[John Price]

I’m not sure. I saw them in July in Anaheim and got a bunch of Trout bobbleheads.

If they happen to be playing somewhere I’m at (was at Disneyland before realizing they were playing in Anaheim that weekend), I may watch. If I get a free ticket in Sac I may go, but I refuse to put money directly into Fisher’s pocket.

at least the Angels were in your area when you went, when I went to Disneyland / California Adventure in June the Angels were on a road trip or else I would have gone

It's accessible by ART too, good stuff

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

at least the Angels were in your area when you went, when I went to Disneyland / California Adventure in June the Angels were on a road trip or else I would have gone

It's accessible by ART too, good stuff

Only a short 8 hour drive lol.

Most times when I plan a trip it never goes the way I imagine. On this one I just did what I felt like doing and it was fantastic. Didn’t even know there was a bobblehead giveaway, either.

The hotel was just across the street from the stadium and even the fans who were heckling Butler in rf where I sat were tame as hell. It was a good experience, and I’d recommend if you or anyone is ever around again to check one out.

 

[Terry Yake]

Only a short 8 hour drive lol.

Most times when I plan a trip it never goes the way I imagine. On this one I just did what I felt like doing and it was fantastic. Didn’t even know there was a bobblehead giveaway, either.

The hotel was just across the street from the stadium and even the fans who were heckling Butler in rf where I sat were tame as hell. It was a good experience, and I’d recommend if you or anyone is ever around again to check one out.

probably biased since i live 10 minutes away and have been going to games there since i was 10, but angel stadium is easily the most stress-free stadium experience i've had among all the parks i've visited. incredibly easy to access, parking lot isn't a bitch to get out of after the game, ushers don't care if you move into empty seats in the lower bowl, and never had any bad experiences with unruly fans

its certainly doesn't come close to matching the "modern" ballpark experiences you get at parks like globe life or the environment of parks like petco or oracle, but its a great place to take in a game for its own reasons. just wish there was more to do within walking distance of the park

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

[MOD]

probably biased since i live 10 minutes away and have been going to games there since i was 10, but angel stadium is easily the most stress-free stadium experience i've had among all the parks i've visited. incredibly easy to access, parking lot isn't a bitch to get out of after the game, ushers don't care if you move into empty seats in the lower bowl, and never had any bad experiences with unruly fans

its certainly doesn't come close to matching the "modern" ballpark experiences you get at parks like globe life or the environment of parks like petco or oracle, but its a great place to take in a game for its own reasons. just wish there was more to do within walking distance of the park

Yeah, there were a lot of places to eat in walking distance but not a whole lot to do. That is definitely something that can be improved.

Been to over a half dozen mlb stadiums and this one was my favorite for a lot of the same reasons you mentioned.

 

[The Burdened]

When 3 teams in 3 different sports in 5 years bail on your city, maybe it's time to be honest with ourselves. Oakland was no longer a serious city for major sports.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

When 3 teams in 3 different sports in 5 years bail on your city, maybe it's time to be honest with ourselves. Oakland was no longer a serious city for major sports.

Just save everyone the time and say you don’t know what the f*** you’re talking about.

A’s moved both them and the Raiders after they signed a 10-year lease under false pretenses. Warriors were always the bay’s team, and Lacob would have built a new stadium in Oakland for the A’s with his own money, like he did in SF with the Warriors. Butt Selig moved the A’s when he sold them to his frat buddy Lew Wolfe (who ended up selling his majority to Fisher) instead of the much, much MUCH more competent Lacob.

But please, keep regurgitating the same old shit that anyone with a brain can see through.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

John Fisher got his new stadium in San Jose with the Earthquakes, and anyone who follows MLS can tell you how big of a joke they’ve been ever since. Worst team year in and year out and also one of the lowest spending ones.

Good thing for Vegas that all the fans will be there for the road teams anyway, so no one will care about the shit product he puts out every season.

 

[Terry Yake]

Yeah, there were a lot of places to eat in walking distance but not a whole lot to do. That is definitely something that can be improved.

Been to over a half dozen mlb stadiums and this one was my favorite for a lot of the same reasons you mentioned.

a number of new restaurants/bars/things to do will come out of the new ocvibe project being built around the pond and they'll be within walking distance to angel stadium. about time that area finally got an overhaul

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

we've got official plans/images of the park and resort

https://www.8newsnow.com/sports/local-sports/las-vegas-as/las-vegas-strip-stadium-resort-detailed-in-county-documents-new-athletics-ballpark-revealed/

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1847057657133518859

LOL. They’re not confidential when you’re asking for 400 million dollars in taxpayer money, dumbf***.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

https://www.8newsnow.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-john-fisher-pledges-1-billion-to-construction-of-as-stadium-in-las-vegas/

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853498571934294188

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853498571934294188

I wouldn't want to be associated with the shithole of Oakland any longer than I had to be either

 

[GKJ]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853498571934294188

They think they’re being recruited in college football or something?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I wouldn't want to be associated with the shithole of Oakland any longer than I had to be either

Says the worst global Maude on this entire shitstain of a site. I bet you’ve never even been outside mama’s basement, let alone to Oakland.

 

[MMC]

Says the worst global Maude on this entire shitstain of a site. I bet you’ve never even been outside mama’s basement, let alone to Oakland.

Does anyone willingly go to Oakland?

 

[Voight]

Says the worst global Maude on this entire shitstain of a site. I bet you’ve never even been outside mama’s basement, let alone to Oakland.

They're still in denial about Ohtani signing with the Dodgers.

 

[EpochLink]

Does anyone willingly go to Oakland?

I got family in San Francisco, got friends in Oakland. Nothing wrong with Oakland, stop it.

 

[MMC]

I got family in San Francisco, got friends in Oakland. Nothing wrong with Oakland, stop it.

Different strokes for different folks I guess

They're still in denial about Ohtani signing with the Dodgers.

Lol. I was saying the entire offseason that I did not want the Angels to extend Ohtani but sure, go with that. Not that it would make Oakland any less of a hellhole

 

[Cas]

Oakland is a nice city with great weather and charm. It beats a soulless suburban hellhole like Roseville any day.

 

[Terry Yake]

i feel like people who have never been to oakland think that the entire city resembles the industrial wasteland that surrounds the coliseum

 

[SoupNazi]

i feel like people who have never been to oakland think that the entire city resembles the industrial wasteland that surrounds the coliseum

It's like Portland in that some people take a news story about one area and assume the entire city is that way.

 

[John Price]

I drove by oakland once as we were going to berkeley. not a bad area

it was on that highway with 3 numbers, and the raiders browns game was in OT. highway goes right by the coliseum

 

[hangman005]

I drove by oakland once as we were going to berkeley. not a bad area

it was on that highway with 3 numbers, and the raiders browns game was in OT. highway goes right by the coliseum

I drive into Oakland in American Truck Simulator.... get truck jacked every time. j/k it has a charm about it, at 1:20 scale.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Oakland might have the best airport I've ever been to. Granted I've only been there once but we got through the TSA line in like 5 minutes, it was clean, easy to get to and cheaper than flying out of San Fran.

Stayed between Oakland and Berkeley so wasn't a bad area, they have a nature area out there we hiked which I wasn't expecting. Drive down the coast which was a pleasant drive. San Fran was good too, was 10 years ago so not sure they homeless issues then, but it didn't seem worse than any other big city. The coliseum seemed easy enough to get too just wasn't appealing to look at.