MLB commish confirms Oakland A’s will be moving to Las Vegas (Update: $1.5B park on Vegas strip on the way)

[murksiderock]

A’s attempted move to Las Vegas is fast becoming the biggest mess in sports

This is blowing up in their faces SPECTACULARLY.

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If the A's Las Vegas stadium deal falls through, could Sacramento be considered?

Does Vegas have the winning hand, or does Sacramento have a seat at the table?

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I hope this Vegas shyt falls thru. Sacramento is just a much better option anyway, it doesn't even make sense to go to Vegas. All Vegas has is the brand of the city and location, literally everything else says Sacramento would be the better play for the A's...

MLB and A’s will make concessions and to turn the No’s to Yes’s

This is how sausage is made, so to speak.

Vegas and Nevada isn’t turning down an opportunity to lure another cash cow to its economic engine

This is the most likely outcome but I do think it's interesting, the A's can generate more revenue in a larger market and city in Sacramento than they can in Vegas. I don't know how large of a baseball market LV is but Sac is a baseball-starved market without the 24-7 energy that Vegas tourism generates. Behind closed doors they gotta be seriously considering a pivot to Sacramento...

 

[The_Sheff]

Let them move to San Jose since they wore out their welcome in Oakland. Let Vegas spend public money on stealing the Rays and move them away from the strip

The As gave San Jose territorial rights to the Giants in the early 90s to help the Giants raise money for a new stadium. When the As wanted to move to San Jose the new Giants owner blocked them since the territorial rights transferred to him with his purchase of the team.

In other words the A’s fukked themselves in helping the Giants.

 

[Spidey Man]

The As gave San Jose territorial rights to the Giants in the early 90s to help the Giants raise money for a new stadium. When the As wanted to move to San Jose the new Giants owner blocked them since the territorial rights transferred to him with his purchase of the team

In other words the A’s fukked themselves in helping the Giants.

No good deed goes unpunished. Guess they need to go to Sacramento. MLB should force a sale of the A's to new ownership. Maybe a new owner could fix that franchise

 

[K-Apps]

 

[ORDER_66]

Just stay in fukking Oakland!!!

 

[KingBeez]

I’m going to the game tonight, it’s about to go up in the town

 

[Rev]

ain't shyt stopping this move to Vegas...sorry, folks.

 

[Spidey Man]

At least they snuck language in the bill stating that the team has to stay here at least 30 years. I still hate 95 percent of this, but at least they'll be here for a while

 

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[Gritsngravy]

well hopefully they build a raw stadium in vegas

 

[Gritsngravy]

And keep the same logo and colors

 

[focusloco]

Looks like it's happening...I switched my allegiance from the Dodgers to the A's this year

 

[ryderldb]

Still mind boggling to me that major cities in America are still helping billionaires pay for their stadium.

 

[calh45]

Still mind boggling to me that major cities in America are still helping billionaires pay for their stadium.

This might be Vegas biting off more than they can chew though. The current A's owner ain't going to be the one to field a proper team. The hockey and WNBA teams at least win. The Raiders are the Raiders.

The team will be there for 30 years and he'll be cashing revenue share checks again (At one point they put it in the CBA that the A's couldn't get revenue sharing because they were leeching and they're about to reinstate them on it again) and not paying taxes. In baseball you have to spend to win and he won't.

 

[K-Apps]

Manfred basically at Oakland