Oakland/Sacramento/Las Vegas A's (9x World Series Champions)

[ScriptOhio]

Nevada passes $380M bill to fund A's stadium

The Nevada state Senate passed a $380 million bill Tuesday to help fund a new stadium for the Oakland A's in Las Vegas, the first step toward the expected move of the franchise.

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Nevada Senate passes $380M bill to fund new A's stadium in Las Vegas​

The Nevada state Senate passed a $380 million bill Tuesday to help fund a new stadium for the Oakland A's in Las Vegas, the first step toward the expected move of the franchise.

After days of questioning from lawmakers about the wisdom of using public tax dollars to support a team owned by billionaire John Fisher, two amendments to the bill added Tuesday morning prompted a 13-8 vote in favor of the project.

While multiple steps remain to finalize the A's move, the passage of Senate Bill 1 -- in a special session called by Gov. Joe Lombardo, a proponent of Las Vegas adding a baseball team to the NHL's Golden Knights and NFL's Raiders -- paves the way for it to happen. If the 42-person Nevada Assembly approves it by a majority vote and Lombardo signs the bill into law, MLB owners plan to authorize the A's to relocate and end the team's half-century-plus-long tenure in Oakland.

 

[ScriptOhio]

OK, who can name all 8 of the A's players?

Spoiler

1974: Oakland A's Owner Charlie Finley poses with the core of his 3-time World Championship club: RP Rollie Fingers, LF Joe Rudi, P Vida Blue, RF Reggie Jackson, C-1B Gene Tenace, 3B Sal Bando, P Catfish Hunter, SS Bert Campaneris

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

Pissed off A’s fans outside of the ASG

 

[ScriptOhio]

Sources: Owners greenlight A's move to Vegas

MLB owners voted to allow the Athletics to move to Las Vegas, sources told ESPN, a significant step toward Oakland losing its last major men's professional sports team.

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MLB owners approve Athletics' planned move to Las Vegas, sources say​

Major League Baseball owners voted Thursday to allow the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas, paving the way for the second relocation of a baseball team in the past half-century, sources told ESPN.

The potential move, which comes after more than two decades of failed efforts to secure a new stadium in the city to replace the aging Oakland Coliseum, needed backing from three-quarters of teams at the quarterly owners meetings. It received unanimous support despite unanswered questions about the team's near-term future and stadium plans.

Legal challenges from a teachers union in Nevada regarding the $380 million the state has committed to the construction of a $1.5 billion stadium on the Las Vegas Strip still could scuttle the move, but winning approval from owners marks a significant step toward Oakland losing its last major men's professional sports team.

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

Sucks Oakland is losing another franchise but I guess it’s on them for not doing more to keep them there.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Sucks Oakland is losing another franchise but I guess it’s on them for not doing more to keep them there.

Probably better to wall off the place and turn it into a free prison, walking dead zone!

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

Add “Sacramento” A’s to the thread title now too

 

[NFBuck]

Add “Sacramento” A’s to the thread title now too

They're gonna play in a 14K seat minor league stadium for 3 years. What a joke. They will officially be known simply as "The A's" in all branding, no city name. So, do they plan on retaining or signing any free agents over the next 3-4 years? Good fucking luck. What an absolute clown show. This makes the Arizona Coyotes look like a well run organization.

 

[buckeyemania11]

They're gonna play in a 14K seat minor league stadium for 3 years. What a joke. They will officially be known simply as "The A's" in all branding, no city name. So, do they plan on retaining or signing any free agents over the next 3-4 years? Good fucking luck. What an absolute clown show. This makes the Arizona Coyotes look like a well run organization.

A joke but very fitting for that franchise, the are essentially a minor league team.

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

They're gonna play in a 14K seat minor league stadium for 3 years. What a joke. They will officially be known simply as "The A's" in all branding, no city name. So, do they plan on retaining or signing any free agents over the next 3-4 years? Good fucking luck. What an absolute clown show. This makes the Arizona Coyotes look like a well run organization.

Even the LV mayor thinks the A's should stay in Oakland?

Las Vegas mayor says Athletics should not relocate despite plans: 'Figure out a way to stay in Oakland'

Mayor Carolyn Goodman has since clarified that Vegas would be a 'spectacular market'

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[Bestbuck36]

They're gonna play in a 14K seat minor league stadium for 3 years. What a joke. They will officially be known simply as "The A's" in all branding, no city name. So, do they plan on retaining or signing any free agents over the next 3-4 years? Good fucking luck. What an absolute clown show. This makes the Arizona Coyotes look like a well run organization.

Might be able to actually fill half of that one!

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

 

[ScriptOhio]

'We tried': A's owner pens apology letter to fans

A's owner John Fisher apologized for the team's impending departure from Oakland in a letter addressed to fans Monday.

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A's owner's letter to fans: 'Failed' in mission to stay in Oakland​

Athletics owner John Fisher apologized for the team's impending departure from Oakland in a letter addressed to fans Monday.

Fisher issued his letter one day before the A's open their final home series in Oakland, where they have spent the past 57 seasons.

The team will move to Las Vegas in 2028 after Fisher failed to agree with the city of Oakland on a deal to build a more modern stadium. The A's will have a temporary, multiyear stay in Sacramento until their new Las Vegas stadium is built.


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[calibuck]

Truly an end of an era. Remember taking BART from SF, and getting off the train right at the stadium. Getting there about 15 minutes before gametime, and purchasing seats 6-10 rows up from field on first base side. And that was during the second of three World Series championships. Buying a 'bucket' of beer for a couple of bucks. Food was better than Candlestick, and warmer in the stadium as well. Someone showed me a trick after the game. Get up to the Bart station, and board the train going South! for a stop, exit, go to other side of tracks, and board the train going back toward the City. You could get a seat before you got to the clot of folks boarding to go back to SF. Back in the days of Reggie Jackson, Blue Moon Odom, Catfish Hunter, the under-handed thrower Eckersley, Ricky Henderson, and others in my dim memories.