The proceedings started almost 10 hours ago. After a full day’s worth of explanations and grandstanding (I didn’t tune in until an hour ago), it appears that the Marlins ballpark plan at the Orange Bowl passed with a 10-3 9-4 vote. I say “appears” because the webcast was so prone to breaking up and losing [...]

I’d like for you, gentle reader, to read the line below out loud for maximum effect: San Francisco Athletics No, this is not about Lew Wolff changing the name of the team in a brazen LAAoA way. It’s about the team actually moving to San Francisco, which, had one particular event transpired with a different [...]

First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price? – Billionaire S.R. Hadden in the film “Contact“ In the past, Lew Wolff defended the now-dead move to Fremont as staying within the market, claiming “We’re not going to Omaha.” Funny that he brought up Omaha, as area [...]

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It’s a “quiet period,” so you know what that means. It’s time for the seasonal ballpark progress report. First up, the home team. All of the indicators have been reset back to zero, with the exception of funding. Cisco’s continued pledge to provide naming rights for a new ballpark in the Bay Area is the [...]

Update 3/17 8:30 AM: Chip Johnson rips both City of Oakland and Wolff, suggests keeping team colors and history in Oakland. Update 3/16 10:30 PM: Wolff apologizes, acknowledges season ticket sales are down. Or rather, the soap opera’s already here. Between the gamesmanship displayed by two somewhat grumpy old men over the weekend and reporters [...]

Update: Matier and Ross speculate further. I do believe Ron Dellums just said, “IT’S ON.” We’ll see if he’s going to bring it.Oakland’s mayor indicated that he will seek congressional help in an effort to keep the A’s in town. Immediately, that means Barbara Lee, Dellums’ protege and successor in the House of Representatives. What [...]

Last night, the office of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson released a statement confirming KJ’s interest in bringing the A’s to Sactown. The catch? He’s serious only if the A’s are too: “Sacramento will only pursue a team like the A’s if the A’s are serious and not looking to negotiate one community off of another [...]

I take the dog for a long walk on a day off and something big happens. Go figure. Credit to those who felt yesterday’s letter from Oakland was a thinly veiled piece of CYA – that’s exactly what it will end up being. I certainly didn’t expect a response this quickly, but it happened and [...]

I have to say that I’ve found Oakland’s letter to Bud Selig the most fascinating news of the week. In it, Mayor Ron Dellums and Council President Jane Brunner implore Commissioner Bud Selig to appoint a point person to work with the City. They cite Oakland’s great history of support for the A’s. The letter [...]