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A’s close to lease extension; Wolff confirms interest in new Coliseum-area ballpark
With the Oakland Athletics on the verge of signing a new ballpark lease, managing partner Lew Wolff reiterated his conditional interest in building a new ballpark in the Coliseum area. The 10-year lease is pretty standard: the A’s took control of Coliseum concessions (with Ovations contracted to provide them) and will continue that arrangement, but […]
Wolff: We’d be open to Oakland ballpark site
We’ve been down this road before, but Oakland A’s managing partner Lew Wolff says team ownership would be willing to look at a new ballpark at the current Coliseum site. With San Jose increasingly looking like a spot in the rear-view mirror and prospects for a waterfront ballpark remain in the early planning stages, Wolff […]
San Jose MLB appeal set for August
San Jose’s appeal of a federal court ruling upholding MLB’s right to keep the Oakland A’s from moving to the city will be heard by an appeals court in August. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Monday it would hear the appeal on August 12, later than San Jose officials anticipated when it […]
Feds target MLB teams, interns, clubbies over back pay
Better prepare: the Labor Department is targeting Major League Baseball teams for back pay to interns and clubhouse staff, bringing them to minimum wage. Let’s face it: lowly paid labor is a backbone of all professional sports, and many current front-office personnel spent their time toiling for low wages (or, going back some time, no […]
River Cats, Grizzlies affiliations in play?
Another potential affiliate shift to pass along: there are reports the Sacramento River Cats (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are looking to the San Francisco Giants as a new parent. The report quotes sources as saying the River Cats ownership is openly talking about switching to the Giants as a parent. Now, technically, no future […]
Oakland’s Coliseum City runs into hurdles
A lack of enthusiasm from potential lessees and the rising cost is threatening the proposed Coliseum City development that could house a new Oakland Athletics ballpark. City officials, along with Colony Capital, have proposed using the current 132-acre Coliseum/Oracle Arena site as well as surrounding land for a large development that would include retail, housing […]
Oakland offers A’s ten-year Coliseum lease; A’s reject offer
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority offered the Oakland Athletics a ten-year lease for O.co Coliseum as details of a new ballpark are worked out, but the A’s rejected the offer out of hand. “We wanted to send a clear statement to the A’s, the fans, Lew Wolff, and Major League Baseball that we want the […]
Lashbrook: Hillsboro could temporarily host relocating Oakland A’s
If the Oakland Athletics were to leave the Coliseum for Portland, Hillsboro Ballpark — home of the Hillsboro Hops (short season A; Northwest League) could serve as a temporary home, according to Lynn Lashbrook. Lashbrook, president of Sports Management Worldwide, took a tour of the 4,500-capacity ballpark and proclaimed it could be expanded to the […]
Local business leaders moving forward with Oakland port ballpark plan
A group of local businessmen are working with the Port of Oakland on a set of surveys and land appraisals to determine the feasibility of an Oakland Athletics ballpark on a waterfront site. Two sites have emerged as the possible future home of the A’s: a redeveloped Coliseum complex that could possibly house a new […]
Mesa launches HoHoKam Park renovations for A’s
The city of Mesa has begun renovations to HoHoKam Park and Fitch Park in anticipation of Oakland Athletics spring training in 2015. This is the last spring training for the A’s at Phoenix Municipal Stadium and Papago Park, as the team agreed to a new HoHoKam Park and Fitch Park lease beginning in 2015. HoHoKam […]
Could A’s end up in Candlestick? Here are some unrealistic scenarios
With Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff saying his team could end up playing in a temporary facility after the team’s Coliseum lease ends in two years, speculation ensues as to an actual location. For a threat to be taken seriously, it needs to be credible. And it doesn’t seem credible that the A’s ownership would […]
Giants’ Baer: We’d share AT&T Park with Athletics
San Francisco Giants President and CEO Larry Baer says his organization would be willing to share AT&T Park temporarily with the Oakland Athletics — provided a new ballpark was under construction. Of course, that new ballpark couldn’t be located in San Jose, where the Giants have stuck to their claims of territorial rights. But otherwise, […]