I’m paraphrasing here, but here’s a common refrain I’ve read lately: Why can’t we have owners like the Haas family, who respect the tradition of the Oakland A’s and are willing to spend money? Why not indeed? These damned money grubbing owners, all they want to do is (insert conspiracy theory here – apparently the [...]

Not to be left behind, the Yorks and Santa Clara are back pumping up the 49ers stadium plan. While the basic structure of the arrangement is the same, the numbers have changed a bit. The vote was to be either binding or advisory based on the availability of a completed EIR. By pushing the referendum [...]

The gloves are out. The line in the sand has been drawn. Honestly, I’m hoping for a Hamilton-Burr duel. Then again, maybe not. Andrew Baggarly reported today that the San Francisco Giants have just purchased a 25% stake in their high-A little brothers, the San Jose Giants. The Giants will claim one of four seats [...]

In light of the news emanating from San Jose’s Redevelopment Agency yesterday, I figured it was time to do another mockup. This time, the ballpark has a ENE orientation, almost the same angle as the Coliseum.The yellowish area to the left is the PG&E substation parcel. Its irregular shape is caused by the easement that [...]

For the 4th and hopefully final post today, we have several opinion pieces. Let’s start off with Monte Poole’s feeling that Oakland fans have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray: Selig, then, is here to take some of the heat off his buddy. With Uncle Lew playing “bad cop,” Bud sees an opportunity to pose as [...]