The future of baseball in Oakland

[CATS44]

Never been to Portland or Vegas, so I have no idea about which would be a better overall market.

But while Portland is very concerned about public expenditures and things like environmental factors, the people in Vegas don't give a rats butt about spending money and cacti in the desert.

And the Latinos in Nevada...a now important consideration...make up 30% of Nevadas population.

 

[Randolphkeys]

As a guy who goes to Oakland As games, Vegas has been the plan for a long, long time. The ownership doesn't meet with the public or city government anymore. The negotiations with Oakland were a sham. As soon as the Knights were viable, the Oakland teams were one foot out the door.

 

[jup]

As they should be

As a fairly frequent attendee of A's games, you realize they have a wonderful base of committed fans. But they will never gain the traction they need in that city, in that stadium. If they were going to, they would have already. To many good teams over to many years to not have

 

[Lee]

Has to be a dome in Vegas right? No way you can play outside in the summer.

 

[Criznit]

Has to be a dome in Vegas right? No way you can play outside in the summer.

Those summer nights though.....

I anticipate a retractable roof - but who knows how clever they try to get with the design.

 

[MadThinker88]

Serious question: Are the expansion fees a standard amount or can MLB get more money with Vegas as an expansion spot??

If location of expansion doesn't matter I could see Vegas (being the current AAA spot of the Athletics) having the inside track..
If the value of location could increase the expansion fee charged, MLB might push the Athletics towards other western spots so everyone gets more $$$ once expansion happens.

 

[bigfoot5415]

No way LA gets a 3rd team.

I imagine Portland has the inside track over Nashville just because it's west coast but it's got to be those two cities

...or Vegas

 

[bigfoot5415]

Sports teams moving cities is such bull shit.

 

[bob2the2nd]

...or Vegas

Or apparently Vegas.... if only because there is lots of money in vegas

 

[sportscoach]

Sports teams moving cities is such bull shit.

Problem is if the city isn't supporting the team it's hard justifying that they stay there...

 

[macbdog]

Problem is if the city isn't supporting the team it's hard justifying that they stay there...

Looks like one undersupported MLB team down, two left to go to find new homes.

 

[sportscoach]

Looks like one undersupported MLB team down, two left to go to find new homes.

Rays and Marlins I am guessing? Marlins won't be able to move for awhile since they just got a new stadium... if the Rays don't get a new one, I know they are going to swim to someplace different even if it's in Canada...

 

[Benway]

If Portland fields a Major League team with any name other than "Beavers", it will be to my great dismay.

 

[Ravennod]

If Portland fields a Major League team with any name other than "Beavers", it will be to my great dismay.

Well, they’ve also been the Portland Ducks and the Portland Mavericks, so there is that.

Heck, they could “steal” the old Seattle moniker, and be the Portland Pilots!

 

[Criznit]

If Portland fields a Major League team with any name other than "Beavers", it will be to my great dismay.

That was the name of the AAA club.. Personally I like the "Homers" (think more Simpsons than baseball) but it will never happen I think.