tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post280566013560512573..comments2023-10-16T03:27:54.609-07:00Comments on new A's ballpark: Coyotes sale struck down, pro leagues can exhale nowMarine Layerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-52955529588381134882009-06-21T18:03:37.887-07:002009-06-21T18:03:37.887-07:00That's enough.That's enough.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-50578901288220262352009-06-21T11:22:40.311-07:002009-06-21T11:22:40.311-07:00Anon 8:38. Yah, it's pretty obvious you don&#...Anon 8:38. Yah, it's pretty obvious you don't care anymore about the A's. If you loved the A's so much then why would you care where they play? I'd just be happy that the team gets to stay in the Bay Area. By the way, the people of San Jose have greatly supported all the Bay Area sports teams for many years. Why can't you do the same?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-57673270236732332112009-06-21T10:52:54.727-07:002009-06-21T10:52:54.727-07:00Anon 8:38 and 11:29---oh well---your emotional ran...Anon 8:38 and 11:29---oh well---your emotional rants that defy logic are always amusing. Don't let the door hit you on your way out---if the A's are successful in staying in the Bay Area and moving to San Jose there will be plenty of fans to make up the blowhards like you that are not true A's fans--but rather Oakland fans---btw--where is the cry of the '9er fans that they will no longer support their team if it moves to Santa Clara---real fans support their teams regardless of which local they play in--no different than me supporting the A's in Oakland all of these years--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-31650800220943449422009-06-21T04:38:10.287-07:002009-06-21T04:38:10.287-07:00ML,
I think there's been more A's fans at ...ML,<br />I think there's been more A's fans at Petco Park this weekend then at the Coliseum. Its amazing what a new yard in a downtown setting will do for attendance, even if its 400 miles to the south. 35 miles south will work just fine; delusional blowhards be damned!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-48725858555511773082009-06-20T23:29:29.365-07:002009-06-20T23:29:29.365-07:00anon 8:38 I couldn't agree more. Uou made some...anon 8:38 I couldn't agree more. Uou made some valid points. I'm glad I'm not the only one on here who is against them moving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-44618559620171083442009-06-20T20:38:01.915-07:002009-06-20T20:38:01.915-07:00What really gets me is the arrogance of some of th...What really gets me is the arrogance of some of the San Jose types. It goes something like this. "We have more money than you therefore we should have your team." "Please hand it over, it will be good for the Bay Area." Go take a hike! <br /><br />Since when has the "Bay Area" given a rat's ass about Oakland? San Jose is being an opportunist in trying to snatch a neighbor's team in order to enhance its weak National profile.<br /><br />If, and when, the OAKLAND A's no longer exist, I will be done with Major League baseball. I will never set foot in any ballpark in San Jose. In fact, I've already lost a lot of loyalty and respect for Lew Wolff's vagabond team. <br /><br />Frankly, I no longer consider them the "OAKLAND A's." As a matter of fact, a few years ago, being swept by San Francisco would have bothered me for a month. Now, I view it as San Francisco sweeping San Jose and it doesn't really bother me. Thanks Lew for all you've done in destroying this once proud franchise. Thanks to you, not many people care anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-245544848415923592009-06-20T20:34:35.025-07:002009-06-20T20:34:35.025-07:00I think both sides are pretty annoying and arrogan...I think both sides are pretty annoying and arrogant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-60674116383217877492009-06-20T17:51:48.728-07:002009-06-20T17:51:48.728-07:00Yeah Jeffrey I agree.Yeah Jeffrey I agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-30329039207581569322009-06-20T16:36:15.095-07:002009-06-20T16:36:15.095-07:00It's not bs when your a fan of the legacy of t...It's not bs when your a fan of the legacy of the Oakland A's. It's disrespectful of the fans and the city to move em. If the A's leave Oakland, they leave there legacy in Oakland. Yes anon 1:16 your a fan, but theres different types of fans. Im for tradition, and keeping the team where it won 4 world series. You like the team, but are more for a new venue than preserving the history in Oakland. You clearly don't give a shit about preserving the Oakland A's history. Cause a nicer ballpark is more important to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-85625599486344677412009-06-20T15:21:32.535-07:002009-06-20T15:21:32.535-07:00Anon 11:51
From a neutral perspective (I sound li...Anon 11:51<br /><br />From a neutral perspective (I sound like a broken record saying I don't care if a new stadium is in Oakland or San Jose), what I meant by "fact based assumptions" is the FACT that the City of Oakland is running out previously dismissed stadium sites. Sites even Doug Boxer admitted had "challenges."<br /><br />If you are running MLB, and you see that, coupled with a potential ticket surcharge that has nothing to do with actually building a stadium how could you not be thinking about moving the Bay Area AL franchise to San Jose?<br /><br />Add to it, San Jose has already moved through several steps in making a ballpark happen. Meanwhile, in Oakland they are dusting off outdated proposals and pitching them as new. But, hey the Mayors guy says MLB is impressed.<br /><br />Those are the facts. There are only two things going for Oakland right now... the team plays there currently and territorial rights are a barrier to the A's moving. <br /><br />It isn't hard to see, all tings considered, that San Jose has a very good chance at landing the A's. Would you not agree that there are better odds for an A's move to San Jose than on a ballpark being built at Howard Terminal, 0ak to 9th or the Coliseum parking lot?Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086938574207856042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-34742107238550612712009-06-20T15:15:50.327-07:002009-06-20T15:15:50.327-07:00When it moves to San Jose?? First of all it's...When it moves to San Jose?? First of all it's not it, it's they. And second who said they're going anywhere?? <br /><br />What's annoying to me are the San Jose types who thinks this is a done deal for them when at the current moment they have a much better chance at staying in Oakland than they do with moving to the South Bay. San Jose isn't even in any position to negotiate anything with the A's and MLB has been meeting with Oakland Officials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-30484241124779076072009-06-20T13:16:27.205-07:002009-06-20T13:16:27.205-07:00What is annoying to me are the Oakland types who c...What is annoying to me are the Oakland types who claim to be fans as long as the A's stay in Oakland but will disown the team when it moves to San Jose---now that is BSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-26346039689984470142009-06-19T23:51:17.801-07:002009-06-19T23:51:17.801-07:00There's a difference between fact based assump...There's a difference between fact based assumptions, and guys who say "can't wait till A's opening day in San Jose" I want the A's to stay in Oakland, but I'm not going "Woohoo can't wait till the Howard Terminal Park opens!" It's just kinda annoying and childish. It is not a fact that the A's are moving to San Jose, and I know a lot on here are pulling for that to become reality, but it's bs how one sided this blog is at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-80106735228381261382009-06-19T14:50:11.672-07:002009-06-19T14:50:11.672-07:00I was thinking the same thing???I was thinking the same thing???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-6283760791261064652009-06-19T13:54:03.236-07:002009-06-19T13:54:03.236-07:00What is this "geographically" comment al...What is this "geographically" comment all about? I don't follow?Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086938574207856042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-54162631083281433122009-06-19T01:38:23.882-07:002009-06-19T01:38:23.882-07:00geographically its the .mlb. american league trian...geographically its the .mlb. american league triangle;<br />oakland, sacramento, stockton.<br /><br /> (A's) (AAA)(A advanced - per milb.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-77120300101263419562009-06-18T11:42:18.735-07:002009-06-18T11:42:18.735-07:00Assuming stuff?
Two quick things- first, no one i...Assuming stuff?<br /><br />Two quick things- first, no one is assuming that Oakland is working on Howard Terminal, Oak to Ninth or the Coliseum Parking Lot. Those are sites the inside sources are discussing anonymously through the press.<br /><br />Second- why the hell comment on a blog about things that are in motion if not to speculate about how they might end up? I see nothing wrong with fact based assumptions.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086938574207856042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-21458533211874620322009-06-17T23:33:08.927-07:002009-06-17T23:33:08.927-07:00Well we will all have to watch and see how this cl...Well we will all have to watch and see how this clusterfuck folds out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-30628491287145664922009-06-17T23:17:52.192-07:002009-06-17T23:17:52.192-07:00Cried? Hardly---because I new there was a much be...Cried? Hardly---because I new there was a much better option in downtown SJ---and your right--they won't leave the "C" for a long time--5 years is a long time in my book, before opening day in SJ--<br /><br />Delusional is what the good folks of Oakland have been doing for the past 15 years spinning circles trying to find a ballpark site--while footing a $20M annual bill for screwing up the current one--<br /><br />Stupid? your right---SJ is not a guarantee---but if the A's are going to stay in the Bay Area its the only hope---and a damn good one at that---stupid is believing that Oakland will ever be able to put anything together, find the money to purchase the land, complete the EIR and be prepared to manage infrastructure improvements--<br /><br />Let's all convene next June---and see who is stupid, delusional and who is crying---Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-49119717467307756182009-06-17T22:44:21.590-07:002009-06-17T22:44:21.590-07:00Anon 9:58 its funny how stupid you are. The A'...Anon 9:58 its funny how stupid you are. The A's aren't for sure moving to San Jose. Anything could happen, at the rate it's going they wont leave the coliseum for a long while. Your hoping for a SJ park so much that your delusional. I bet you cried when you found out the fremont plan was a bust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-6822318017129958332009-06-17T21:58:38.844-07:002009-06-17T21:58:38.844-07:00I look forward to the '9ers opening day in San...I look forward to the '9ers opening day in Santa Clara, A's opening day in San Jose--both in 2014--who knows where the Raiders will go--Santa Clara or out of the area---and the Warriors?? My bet is SF will work to build an arena out by AT&T and the Warriors will be back in SF--<br /><br />For those who believe the economy will keep things from moving forward---come on---world is not coming to an end--in fact all predictions have 2010 looking up---and construction doesn't begin for any of these until 2012---by than the economy will be back in full swing--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-50329946702311656542009-06-17T21:45:30.309-07:002009-06-17T21:45:30.309-07:00Ah, wonderful. The delusional, anonymous blowhard...Ah, wonderful. The delusional, anonymous blowhards are back. What would this board be without 'em.<br /><br />The economy will stay terrible forever, San Jose voters will vote against having $500 million of private money pumped into the economy just on general principle, MLB and the other owners will happily continue to spend tens of millions a year subsidizing the A's to stay in a wretched concrete dump where the fans have never supported them, blah, blah, blah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-10379215258074018372009-06-17T21:40:28.234-07:002009-06-17T21:40:28.234-07:00"No one is going to build a ballpark anywhere..."No one is going to build a ballpark anywhere in this economy."<br /><br />Really? That's interesting, because Lew Wolff says he is going to.<br /><br />Love your absolutes there 839; care to back your opinions up with some facts? <br /><br />San Jose land - aquired, zoned appropriately, with an approved EIR.<br /><br />Perhaps you are right, no new ballpark will be built in the Bay Area, but your statement is already incorrect - a new park is being built, as I type this, in Minnesota, and the Marlins new park was approved and ready to begin construction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-43105275297040791892009-06-17T21:28:07.319-07:002009-06-17T21:28:07.319-07:00anon 8:39,
i agree and think that maybe is why fr...anon 8:39,<br /><br />i agree and think that maybe is why freemont backed out. which was a great option for a new high tech cisco field. now cisco field is either oakland or san jose. i do think with money a little tight it can still be build and it definatly is a must because the colesium is way too old. <br /><br />i guess just build it in the parking lot of the current stadium and arena area in oakland. or san jose, or option 3, pleasanton area, waterfront oakland. when blown out of proportion it almost becomes confusing. losing the freemont deal in a bad economy took alot of the momentum away and its time to get that momentum back. its almost like build it 1/2 way between san jose and oakland like originaly planned just not in fremont. maybe like 1/3 from san jose and 2/3's of the distance. or 1/4- 3/4. new 'east bay' ballpark...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-79515349863229524682009-06-17T20:39:17.118-07:002009-06-17T20:39:17.118-07:00No one is going to build a ballpark anywhere in th...No one is going to build a ballpark anywhere in this economy. The city which has the ML venue already built will keep the team. Oakland is way ahead of San Jose in this regard. Oakland has a ballpark. San Jose has dreams, a few separate parcels which need to come together, and a massive budget deficit of its own. No municipality will be allowed to spend a dime on a boondoggle for millionaires in these downtrodden economic times. The citizenry will not tolerate it. The Mayor of San Jose knows this, the Santa Clara County Assessor knows this, and more importantly MLB and Lew Wolff know this. It's time to make nice with Oakland Mr. Wolff. They have a very serviceable ballpark with access to their dwindling but potentially huge fanbase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com