We’ve been told Oakland’s going to release some information this week in conjunction with a renewed show of support from the City of Oakland, business leaders, and fans. Matier & Ross have the sites, two of which are completely new. The current Oakland Coliseum site. Oak and Third streets, just south of Jack London Square. [...]

As I mentioned in the last post, we now have a forum/bulletin board on site. The forum can be found at newballpark.org/forum. Four main categories have been created, with others possible as needed. Categories are as follows: Ballpark Sites – Discussion of any and all potential homes for the A’s. TV/Radio – Coverage of media [...]

Many of you provided lots of healthy feedback when the blog underwent a reskinning several months ago. Despite the excellent response, I’ve felt that the Blogger platform was somehow holding the site back. The Thanksgiving weekend seemed like an good time to make another move, and so I’m moving the blog to the WordPress platform. [...]

Joe Stiglich has a follow-up from yesterday’s article, consisting of a sitdown with Lew Wolff. Wolff still puts out the 32,000 ballpark capacity (though I have heard otherwise). He refutes much of the criticism he has received: “It isn’t like, if we had a winning team, we would have had double the attendance,” Wolff said. [...]

The media blitz has begun. The Trib’s Joe Stiglich references a feature piece in the December issue of San Francisco Magazine. In it, writer Steve Kettmann, a San Jose native who spent a few years as the A’s beat writer, gets the clearest statements yet from Wolff and more surprisingly, “silent” partner John Fisher. One [...]

Yesterday, the Sacramento Bee reported that River Cats owner Art Savage, who successfully brought pro baseball back to Sactown after a long absence, suddenly died over the weekend. Savage, who was a non-smoker who had successfully fought off lung cancer, was consistently hailed throughout the Central Valley and the baseball world for running the River [...]

Just got this from the City of San Jose: In February 2007, the City certified an EIR for the Baseball Stadium in the Diridon/Arena Area Project (2006 Stadium Proposal), which included a maximum seating capacity of 45,000 and a maximum height of 165 feet, with scoreboards up to approximately 200 feet and lights approximately 235 [...]

After a 12-year run as a charter franchise in the WNBA, the Maloof family suddenly closed up shop with the Sacramento Monarchs, citing financial concerns. This leaves the WNBA at least temporarily with 12 teams, and the Maloofs with one less loose end should they try to bolt from Sactown. At least one player learned [...]

In what can only be described as a major bid for stability, the A’s extended their deal with upstart AM sports station KTRB through 2019. We’ve been crying out for some semblance of consistency since the KSFO days, so it’s nice to know that we’re getting it. The long-term deal should also propel KTRB towards [...]

The Raiders’ quarterback situation may be in flux, but their home for the next three seasons isn’t. Officials from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority and the team jointly announced an extension of the Raiders’ lease through 2013, which puts the team in line to leave for newer digs at the same time as the A’s, [...]