From today’s KRON morning news is this report (with video) from Teo Torres. Some of the details are a little off, like the mention of a site at 16th and Oak Streets, which doesn’t actually exist. It’s more likely a reference to the Estuary (Oak-to-9th) site, which extends further east to 16th Avenue. A mention [...]

The always intrepid Phil Matier and Andy Ross spill the beans on sites: Financial hurdles aside, the most pressing problem for the A’s is finding a suitable location. A few weeks back, after the A’s had all but given up on the Coliseum parking lot for a new ballpark because of objections from the Raiders [...]

Tom FitzGerald of the Chronicle recaps the most recent statements by Wolff and has quotes from David Alioto, the A’s VP of sales and marketing. There’s little new except for the following tidbit: The A’s may have been consistent playoff contenders, but one organizational weakness is the lack of season ticket-holders. The club won’t even [...]

During the A’s superb 3-0 victory over the The O.C., A’s managing partner Lew Wolff sat down with A’s TV broadcasters Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse to discuss the team’s resurgence and the recent front office moves. The highlight of the discussion was a new set of details about the new ballpark plans. As usual, [...]

Remember the old term “box seat?” It’s not one that really gets used anymore except when referring to ultra-expensive luxury boxes (suites) or field level boxes, which are little more than expensive field level seats. Box seats at ballparks were usually sold in groups of six and had steel railings that defined them and cordoned [...]

I had been playing phone tag with the folks at NUMMI, and I finally got a reply to my inquiry about the NUMMI property which has been discussed for use as a ballpark site. Follow me on this: According to NUMMI, they have no official position on a ballpark. There is no official position because [...]

The Chronicle’s Chip Johnson writes about the Raiders’ PSL situation, which is not good to put it lightly. The team’s poor on-field performance, coupled with the well-known availability of tickets without hefty PSL fees, makes the likelihood of PSL mass-renewals particularly bad. If PSL’s (personal seat licenses) aren’t bought, the citizens of Alameda County will [...]

Companies are playing hardball with Arena from the SF Chronicle. The article highlights the Coliseum Authority’s continuing struggle to find a naming rights’ sponsor for the Oakland Arena. The Bonham Group represents the fifth attempt at securing sponsorship in eight years. The Warriors tried their hand beginning in 1997 when they signed their 20-year lease [...]

After Sunday’s 7-2 comeback win over the ChiSox (I donned a rally cap in the sixth), I drove around Oakland looking for pieces of land that might be large enough to hold a ballpark. The requirements were: 10 acres or larger Near BART, freeways, or both Ownership by the state, county, city, or 1-2 private [...]