Oakland A's to play in Sacramento for a few years while Las Vegas stadium is built

[GoldenSeal]

She's not doing much for the safety and well-being for residents of Oakland to begin with. The A's are the only team that really wanted to stay in Oakland and the City of Oakland turned around and threatened to sue them for that effort and then complain about a budget crisis lol. The city will continue to be in this state until a flatlander is elected mayor. These 'Oakland Hills' wannabes and folks need to not be in Oakland's politics.

 

[GoldenSeal]

I would imagine they won't play in Oakland for a few years before leaving like the Raiders did. Probably best to get away ASAP.

I am looking at A's attendance. They were a dynasty in the 70's and didn't draw well. They never drew 3 million fans in a large market area. I think the support has been a bit overstated. Otherwise, they don't lose the Raiders twice and A's.

A large number of the A's attendance comes from out of town and places like San Jose. Even back when I went to games with my grandfather in the 70's-2000's it was like that. I think they ended up with somewhere between 2-3 million attendance per season at their high point.

I remember the tail end of the Seals and the truth is the Bay Area just didn't 'get' hockey. While I'm not a Sharks fan, I do have to say that I'm glad the NHL waited until a time it could work and then found a place in the Bay where it would.

Oakland is very much a basketball town. The Warriors could be the worst team period and they were for long stretches and they had no problem selling out what became Oracle.

The Raiders have a very strong presence in Oakland and even today you can't wear certain jerseys in certain parts of Oakland. Ask my brother, who is not a sports fan whatsover, what happened when he wore a Bucs jersey because he 'liked how it looked'.... in Deep East Oakland. It was hilarious how many cars honked and dudes yelled 'TAKE THAT FKIN S#IT OFF!!'. It really could have been worse. But the Raiders always had a strong Oakland fanbase who tailgated with the best of them.

 

[LadyStanley]

Nevada Supreme Court rejects 2024 ballot measure on A's Las Vegas stadium funding

The Nevada Supreme Court on Monday struck down a proposed ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide whether to repeal up to $380 million in public funding for a new MLB stadium in Las Vegas.

www.cbsnews.com

Nevada Supreme Court stuck down proposed ballot measure to end/reduce stadium subsidiary

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

I've proposed that UC Berkeley purchase the Coliseum and nearby arena, renovating the latter into a more intimate venue for an NCAA D1 men's ice hockey team, and reserving the Coliseum site for a new MLB-caliber baseball stadium that can be used by both an Oakland expansion team and Golden Bears baseball, the latter moving out of their current venue which was built in 1933.

So yeah, if Oakland wants any chance of an MLB expansion team, they need help from UC Berkeley.

 

[Headshot77]

I agree with the basic sentiment but 2-5% seems a bit low.

it's also important to note that the A's are the bottom of the league in payroll and would struggle to convert any existing fans of another team to their perennial shit show.

 

[KevFu]

A large number of the A's attendance comes from out of town and places like San Jose. Even back when I went to games with my grandfather in the 70's-2000's it was like that. I think they ended up with somewhere between 2-3 million attendance per season at their high point.

Oakland is very much a basketball town. The Warriors could be the worst team period and they were for long stretches and they had no problem selling out what became Oracle.

In my time in the area, it just never occurred to me to consider "out of town, like San Jose."

The Bay Area is different from a lot of places simply because having something in San Jose, San Francisco or Oakland simply isn't an obstacle.

It's not like "Oh, the Copa America tournament is in the US, but it's at the 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, not the Oakland Coliseum. Maybe next time." It's "Copa is coming HERE!"

I went to see Chile pistol-whip Mexico 7-0 in Santa Clara. The Islanders in San Jose, Mets in San Francisco, Knicks in Oakland, Manchester City in San Francisco, NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, IndyCar at Sonoma.... I never considered myself an "out of town fan" at any of those events.

 

[GoldenSeal]

In my time in the area, it just never occurred to me to consider "out of town, like San Jose."

The Bay Area is different from a lot of places simply because having something in San Jose, San Francisco or Oakland simply isn't an obstacle.

It's not like "Oh, the Copa America tournament is in the US, but it's at the 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, not the Oakland Coliseum. Maybe next time." It's "Copa is coming HERE!"

I went to see Chile pistol-whip Mexico 7-0 in Santa Clara. The Islanders in San Jose, Mets in San Francisco, Knicks in Oakland, Manchester City in San Francisco, NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, IndyCar at Sonoma.... I never considered myself an "out of town fan" at any of those events.

If you didn't grow up in Oakland, I don't think you'd understand. And you sound like one who is constantly an out of towner through your life, and that's not a knock on you. Most flatlanders don't leave Oakland and we have a very odd way of looking at things and those from outside our city, especially with how those not from here view us and the fact that economic and social gentrification is at war here. I grew up at a time when Oakland had a major rivalry with Richmond and that's a whole lot closer than San Jose. And don't get me started with how we feel about the folks from the "Oakland Hills".

It isn't insomuch how you look at it, its how we look at you, if that makes sense. No offense to you on any level. Travelling is good for the soul.