Oakland A’s to Las Vegas

Chop

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It’s happening. Binding deal for $1 Billion stadium signed. City of Oakland just threw in the towel. The announcement has been made this morning.

Meet the Las Vegas A’s
 
I doubt the Athletics will find success in Las Vegas. They're too late to the party. The Golden Knights have the first mover advantage, and the Raiders are a team in the most popular sport in the nation. A's will be third fiddle.

I'm surprised they didn't target a city with less competition like San Antonio or Portland or a bigger market like Charlotte, Nashville, or San Antonio (again).

Now that the Raiders and A's are gone, how long before the Giants and 49'ers leave that cesspool of an area.

Why'd you leave the Warriors off your list?

Giants have awesome water front property. They aren't going anywhere soon.

49ers are in Santa Clara, which I understand is still a pretty safe place, so they already left SF!
 
Why'd you leave the Warriors off your list?

Oh, that's right the NBA still exists. My bad.

Giants have awesome water front property. They aren't going anywhere soon.

The water may be awesome, but that walk to the stadium has to be one of the worst ever now. it wasn't awesome when I went about 8 years ago.
 
A's may play fifth fiddle behind the Aces AND the Aviators...but they will still draw better than in Oakland. Provided, of course, that they have a roof on the stadium...but I wouldn't put it behind the organization to screw even the stadium up...
 
Should have happened years ago! Oakland has been a DUMP for years.

Wishing the former Philly / Oakland A's success in Vegas baby, yeah!
 
Now that the Raiders and A's are gone, how long before the Giants and 49'ers leave that cesspool of an area.
49ers are in Santa Clara so relative speaking they are ok.

Giants are on the water away from the worst areas, but still in the city. Newer stadium so they are not going anywhere either. However if they want to move to Addision, we will start the land clearing tomorrow.
 
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Triple A park in Las Vegas that might get some use before they can build a new stadium. Put up some tall bleachers in Right Field and get it up to around 20,000 seats. Good enough for a year or two while they build the stadium. They don't average 20,000 fans in Oakland. Either that, or use the football stadium if it can be appropriately configured.

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I doubt the Athletics will find success in Las Vegas. They're too late to the party. The Golden Knights have the first mover advantage, and the Raiders are a team in the most popular sport in the nation. A's will be third fiddle.

I'm surprised they didn't target a city with less competition like San Antonio or Portland or a bigger market like Charlotte, Nashville, or San Antonio (again).



Why'd you leave the Warriors off your list?

Giants have awesome water front property. They aren't going anywhere soon.

49ers are in Santa Clara, which I understand is still a pretty safe place, so they already left SF!
Long-term, San Antonio would have probably been the best market they could have moved to.
 
I know he's been gone for a long time, but can you imagine Charlie O running his circus in Vegas? Hookers as DH, sending dealers up to bat with cards rather than a bat. That midget he had bat in KC wouldn't even get a mention.
 
And speaking of moving cities, both Florida teams need to move to cities that will support MLB.

San Antonio
Indianapolis (the Reds and White Sox might not like that)
Charlotte (within Braves' country)
Portland (maybe not enough of a market?)
Salt Lake City (and in a small homerun ballpark :D)
New Jersey (Yankees and Mets will throw a fit)
Nashville (more Braves' country)
Mexico City (maybe not anymore--too much crime and cartels these days)
 
Seems that the Culinary union may hold up some of the closing. The A's apparently have 90 days to close or they can back out with a penalty...
 
I see the A's triple A team is in Vegas. Is that why moving there is easier than some place larger? Will they relocate the AAA team to Oakland?
 
Vegas & Nevada will give the A's all kinds of tax incentives that Oakland, Alameda County, and the Bay Area will not/cannot provide. They also got assurances that the homeless, crack dealers, et al have a "no admission zone" for a couple of miles around the stadium.

What's left in Oakland is a lot of unemployment and crime, people that can't afford to park much less buy a ticket. I'll be interested to see how well Henderson will support MLB.
 
I see the A's triple A team is in Vegas. Is that why moving there is easier than some place larger? Will they relocate the AAA team to Oakland?
Nah. Remember that a number of clubs are now co-located with the AAA affiliate. Houston is the same with Sugar Land in the area.

And, one COULD argue that the A's will be the minor league team in Vegas...just sayin'
 
Another one of the grand old classic teams of baseball is struggling mightily at the box office:

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Smallest crowd in 21 seasons.
 
The Reds have a natural solution in Mr Personality Johnny Bench. 2/3 of those not showing up probably got pissed off or pissed on by Bench in his playing days. Has there ever been a super star that was ruder to little kids than Bench?
 

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