I am also glad that the A's will remain in the Bay Area. Having to root for the Portland A's or the OKC A's would have been intollerable. I never really make it down to the South Bay, maybe there is a there, there.
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1697/ciscofield2yb0.png
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/oak/ballpark/new/index.jsp
― Boxscore (boxscore), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 05:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 08:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 08:23 (seventeen years ago) link
Neyer on the state of things:
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/1756/oakland-makes-push-to-keep-as
― Feingold/Kaptur 2012 (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 12 December 2009 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Fremont’s chances of landing the Oakland A’s apparently were snuffed out when Tesla Motors, the electric car manufacturer, announced that it was moving into the old NUMMI plant, the Fremont Argus reports. Although Fremont officials were ecstatic about the Tesla announcement, they also had hoped the A’s would be interested in building a new ballpark at the NUMMI site. But with Tesla moving in, it now appears that the battle for the A’s is down to Oakland versus San Jose.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 24 May 2010 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
well this is unexpected
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/11/4/5065194/athletics-stadium-giants-park
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 November 2013 20:08 (ten years ago) link
Not really when you consider the Giants would end up making money off the deal and they are one of the primary reasons Oakland's stadium issues haven't resolved.
― earlnash, Monday, 4 November 2013 23:41 (ten years ago) link
will not happen
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 05:42 (ten years ago) link
But the whole territorial rights issue is about the Giants not wanting to share what it sees as its fanbase with the A's. They won't be able to do that if they're sharing a stadium. It could be especially bad if the Giants finish in last place next year while the A's are winning another division title.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 13:35 (ten years ago) link
if it's expected how come i never heard it mentioned before?
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 15:14 (ten years ago) link
I don't think it was expected! I don't see why the Giants would want this arrangement, unless this is Bud's way of strongarming them into giving up their San Jose rights (which actually wouldn't surprise me).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 15:45 (ten years ago) link
yeah, i think earlnash is wrong if he thinks it makes sense for anybody
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 15:52 (ten years ago) link
All I know is that I might have to quit my job if that happened. Game days destroy my commute.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 17:49 (ten years ago) link
last year til an interim home?
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/3/10/5490580/athletics-rumors-stadium-san-jose-oakland
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 March 2014 21:28 (ten years ago) link
so, 10-year lease with the Coliseum Authority
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 June 2014 14:29 (nine years ago) link
Here's the best website I found for all Coliseum/A's New Ballpark news: http://newballpark.org/
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 28 June 2014 03:21 (nine years ago) link
http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2015/12/28/10343/oakland-sends-as-a-list-of-ten-potential-stadium-sites-half-of-which-dont-totally-suck/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 28 December 2015 16:47 (eight years ago) link
I can't see the Howard/Laney/Brooklyn Basin spots working unless they follow through on getting rid of the 980.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-moving-in-right-direction-with-idea-to-6633056.php
― polyphonic, Monday, 28 December 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
This is not something Billy Beane has said before: pic.twitter.com/tkwH1zTr0W— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 16, 2017
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 July 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
22,691 announced attendance for A's Opening Day at the Coliseum.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 March 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
Clock strikes 2:47 as .247 hitter Khris Davis homers in A's home opener - https://sports.yahoo.com/news/clock-strikes-2-47-247-180050670.html
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 30 March 2019 01:18 (four years ago) link
RIP Oakland A's (1968-2023)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 20 April 2023 05:41 (eleven months ago) link
bummer
― buzza, Thursday, 20 April 2023 05:49 (eleven months ago) link
don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened
https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BNG-L-BANDO-0122-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&ssl=1
― buzza, Thursday, 20 April 2023 05:55 (eleven months ago) link
Sad news whenever a team moves (although it has only happened once in the past 50 years in MLB) but a team in Vegas was basically inevitable.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 20 April 2023 06:39 (eleven months ago) link
lolz. I believe Jesus Lazardo is killing it in Miami or wherever
― brimstead, Thursday, 20 April 2023 15:09 (eleven months ago) link
― na (NA), Thursday, 20 April 2023 16:07 (eleven months ago) link