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 […]
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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, […]
Appeals court puts San Jose antitrust lawsuit on fast track
San Jose won the right to fast-track an appeal of its lawsuit against Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig over the lack of permission for the Oakland A’s to move there. Viewed by many observers to be a very weak argument, San Jose lawyers said MLB illegally colluded to keep the Athletics from building […]
San Jose to appeal A’s ballpark ruling
San Jose will appeal a federal court decision denying the city the chance to host a new Oakland Athletics ballpark near the Diridon rail station. San Jose and the A’s had worked on plans for a privately financed ballpark, but Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig have refused John Fisher and Lew Wolff permission […]
Wolff expected to meet with Coliseum City developer UPDATE
Another sign that Lew Wolff and John Fisher are warming to a commitment to Oakland: Wolff is expected to meet with Colony Capital officials about the proposed Coliseum City development. Coliseum City has been proposed by Oakland officials as a redevelopment of the current O.Co Coliseum/Oracle Arena site. It would contain new facilities for the […]
San Jose, Giants extend Municipal Stadium lease
Once a punching bag for San Jose politicians frustrated by MLB, the lease of Municipal Stadium to the San Jose Giants (High Class A; California League) has been extended to 2018 in harmonious fashion. The deal gives the San Jose Giants to sell ballpark naming rights and continue to pursue on-site development options to fund […]
Wolff warming to new Oakland ballpark?
While flatly rejecting the idea of a waterfront ballpark, Oakland Athletics co-owner Lew Wolff said there is the potential to do a deal at the current Coliseum site — quite a reversal from his previous opposition. Oakland officials are pushing two viable sites for a new A’s ballpark: the Howard Terminal site on the inner-harbor […]
MLB told A’s no move to San Jose: Report
The San Jose Mercury-News is reporting Major League Baseball officially turned down Lew Wolff’s request to move the Oakland Athletics to San Jose last July, a day before San Jose filed suit against MLB. A letter from MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was filed as part of court documents Friday outlining why San Jose should not […]
Will numbers work for new A’s ballpark at Coliseum site?
An ambitious plan to make over the current Coliseum site with new Oakland A’s and Oakland Raiders facilities is hitting some political turbulence over the financials. Oakland officials are pushing a Coliseum City plan for the current site of the O.Co Coliseum and Oracle Arena; it calls for a new A’s ballpark, an Oakland Raiders […]
Judge: San Jose has no right to Athletics
A lawsuit attempting to force Major League Baseball to allow the move of the Oakland Athletics to a new downtown San Jose ballpark was mostly tossed by U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte, who ruled the sport’s antitrust exemption was still law of the land. Viewed by many observers to be a very weak argument, San […]
Selig: We’ll solve Oakland ballpark situation before I leave office
With the Oakland ballpark situation highlighted in the American League playoffs, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig pledged a solution before he leaves office in 2015. No one sees O.Co Coliseum as the future of pro sports in Oakland — the NFL’s Raiders are seeking a new facility as well — but the issue is the location […]
Selig: Oakland Coliseum a pit, but it’s our pit
So the man with the power to change the fortunes of the Oakland Athletics went on national radio to call their home “a pit,” but then backed down and said the situation was “complex.” MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was on CBS Sports Radio to discuss a variety of topics, including his own impending retirement and […]
Legal settlement could pave way for new Oakland waterfront ballpark
The settlement of a lawsuit concerning Howard Terminal on downtown Oakland’s waterfront could clear the way for a new Oakland A’s ballpark near Jack London Square — if Lew Wolff is interested. Oakland officials had pitched MLB on the desirability of a waterfront ballpark, and now the way is cleared for it to happen — […]