Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the option of a San Jose ballpark off the menu, the future of the Oakland Athletics facility needs still remains unclear — a situation that probably won’t change until next year. (more…)
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Supreme Court: No reexamination of MLB antitrust exemption
Not a surprise: the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear San Jose’s appeal of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, which should end any chance of the Oakland Athletics moving to a new Silicon Valley ballpark. (more…)
Could Supreme Court take on MLB antitrust exemption?
Today marks the opening day of the new U.S. Supreme Court term, and a matter potentially up for consideration is San Jose’s challenge to Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption. (more…)
Athletics: Not interested in Coliseum City
Oakland Athletics co-owner Lew Wolff has no interest in participating in a development at the O.co Coliseum site, preferring instead for the existing layout of open parking surrounding a new ballpark. (more…)
San Jose Giants discussing new ballpark
The San Jose Giants (High Class A; California League) are discussing a new ballpark at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, replacing Municipal Stadium as the team’s home. (more…)
San Jose to appeal A’s rulings to US Supreme Court
San Jose will appeal its antitrust lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court, as the city attempts to reverse two lower-court losses in its quest to land the Oakland Athletics. (more…)
Business leaders to A’s: Sell team
After walking away on an option to develop a new Howard Terminal ballpark, local business leaders are calling for Athletics ownership to either commit to a new Oakland ballpark or sell the team. (more…)
Selig visits Oakland on farewell tour
Bud Selig was at O.co Coliseum last night on his Farewell to Major League Baseball tour and expressed regret he was leaving office without a final solution to the Oakland Athletics ballpark situation. He was blunt in an assessment of his performance regarding the A’s, where there’s been a lack of concrete new-ballpark developments in […]
The Week That Was: August 17
Summer-collegiate attendance, Sir Paul McCartney closing down Candlestick Park and financial issues faced by several teams were news in the work of baseball this week. The top stories on Ballpark Digest this week, as measured by page views. The big stories this week all centered around summer-collegiate attendance, with readers eager to see the numbers […]
Judges skeptical of San Jose’s claims against MLB
It sounds like San Jose’s day in court did not go very well, as a three-judge federal panel sounded very skeptical of claims that the city would be harmed if the Oakland Athletics were not allowed to move to the Silicon Valley. San Jose has pursued a questionable legal strategy in attempting to overturn Bud […]
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 […]