The Chron’s Ray Ratto weighs in with his opinion of the latest ballpark site: Anyway, when you get right down to it, the A’s aren’t being held down by their ballpark much at all. Fact is (and who doesn’t enjoy a good fact now and then?), they’re probably better off staying where they are than [...]

The latest tidbit from Matier and Ross concerns the old Coliseum Drive-in/Swap Meet lot just north of the Coliseum: A birdie tells us that Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff does have his eyes on a location he’d like to explore for a new ballpark — and no, it’s not the waterfront — it’s the privately [...]

Not to beat a dead horse regarding seat licenses, but a new article from the Trib shows that there continues to be much that can be learned from the Raiders’ PSL woes. The Giants’ charter seat program, while successful, does not lack nuggets of wisdom either. The main lesson is, “Provide value above and beyond [...]

The Trib reports that a meeting between members of the Coliseum JPA and Wolff/A’s VDC is scheduled for sometime next week. The VDC will likely present its “wishlist” containing site details and requirements. In the article is a quote from Ignacio De La Fuente, who “showed frustration that talks have not progressed since Wolff announced [...]

“Blez: At least you’re getting a lot of walk-ups lately. Wolff: That’s the worst thing that could happen to us. Blez: Really? Why? Wolff: Well, let’s think it through a little bit. We have the highest walk-ups in Major League Baseball. That is a big black mark against us with the league. Say you’re trying [...]

In today’s post, I’m going to cherry pick some of Wolff’s stadium-related quotes and analyze them. There’s much to glean from the interview, so if you haven’t read the entire transcript yet, check it out. Wolff: “We have something like 7,000 season ticket holders and the Giants have 25,000. We have comparable records, comparable division [...]

Lew Wolff sat down with Tyler Bleszinski of the Athletics Nation blog to discuss Wolff’s first few months as an owner, and to talk stadiums. Wolff gave more details, but I’m not going to recap them here. It’s best that you see for yourself. Share this:

The Sacramento Bee’s Marcus Bretón wrote a column last week encouraging the A’s to move to Sacramento, where they would receive more fan support and greater attendance than they are currently getting at the Coliseum. He cites the four-county Sacramento Valley area’s projected growth numbers, while also getting a few digs in regarding the A’s [...]