Remember this? Well, I just received word that the site’s slated for some new construction along with new construction already present (perhaps the Acura dealership?). So a ballpark is not going to happen along Auto Row. That’s one less option. As far as Wolff’s Coliseum North plan goes, apparently the analysis is still in progress. [...]

There are some mighty eyebrow-raising quotes from Lew Wolff in John Shea’s Chronicle report on Barry Zito’s status: The payroll is increasing about 10 percent, Beane said, and Wolff, whose focus is building a new ballpark, confirmed it’ll go deep into the $60 million range after the A’s signed Esteban Loaiza to a three-year, $21 [...]

Buried in a MLB.com article about Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria’s economic justifications for conducting a fire sale of his roster is a tasty little nugget about Las Vegas. The quote comes straight from MLB COO Bob DuPuy. Las Vegas is ripe for relocation, but there are concerns from the league regarding betting on baseball. When [...]

Merc reporter Barry Witt corrected an assumption I made on an earlier post’s comments page, and he was also nice enough to alert me to some preliminary environmental review efforts that San Jose is undertaking regarding the ballpark. So far the city has published a “Notice of Preparation” and a “Scoping Meeting Notice“. The latter [...]

I’ll start off with the graphic. To help you with your bearings, south and I-280 are to the top. Downtown and CA-87 are to the left. The ballpark is on the now familiar Diridon South site. Across Park Avenue is the fire training center, which is should be converted into a public park, perhaps with [...]

Numerous San Jose Earthquakes fans are expected to attend tonight’s San Jose City Council session. Towards the end of the proceedings will be an open hearing, when Quakes proponents will make their desire to keep the team in town loud and clear. Today, reports emerged that the fire training was too small to hold a [...]