SJ Mayor to make pitch for A's

Ron Gonzales, the mayor of San Jose, is scheduled to have a press conference before a spring training game between the A's and Giants to let as many media people as possible know that he is serious about getting the A's in San Jose. He will trumpet many of the arguments put forth by the Baseball San Jose group.

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The next several months are all about positioning and posturing for both Oakland and San Jose. Oakland assembled a public/private group to work on a financing plan for a new ballpark at the Coliseum, only to get a "don't call us, we'll call you" response from Wolff. San Jose has been waving its arms in air to get attention, but has been rebuffed by Wolff not just based on technicality (A's are focused on Oakland only right now) but also as a matter of principle ("I promise you, we will not write a check to the Giants."). It's not really worth trying to read too much into all of the public statements, because there's nothing behind them yet. When real plans and proposals become available, the debate can begin in earnest.