Update 11:45 PM – Mark Purdy asks questions of both Wolff and Reed. Wolff’s reactions to Townsend’s questions: Not critical about Selig. Is resigned to the length of the process. T-rights isn’t “us against the Giants.” It’s a baseball matter. Washington-Baltimore is not comparable to Santa Clara County, and has not been discussed as comparable. [...]

Update 4:50 PM – The League of California Cities, a redevelopment and city lobbying group, is going straight to the California Supreme Court for a ruling on the constitutionality of the new laws. Update 2:40 PM – Governor Brown has signed the twin kill redevelopment bills. Reminder: Lew Wolff will be on The Chris Townsend [...]

The Merc’s Daniel Brown wrote a bleak article on A’s attendance, grabbing a few choice quotes from Andy Dolich and A’s sales/marketing veep Jim Leahey. Dolich reflected on how the Coliseum used to be packed during the Bash Brothers era, and pointed a finger at how ownership’s constant desire to move out of Oakland has [...]

First reported by BANG Warriors beat writer Marcus Thompson (via David), the Golden State Warriors are buying the D-League’s Dakota Wizards franchise with an eye on moving it to the Bay Area. Both Thompson and Tim Kawakami think the eventual landing spot will be San Jose, which could create a plant-the-flag situation a la Bill [...]

You should be following CNBC Sports Business reporter Darren Rovell on Twitter just for the knowledge drops. Today you get the bonus of all bonuses: Rovell ripped his pants going through an airport security checkpoint and is dealing with the embarrassment. Unlike Rovell, Frank McCourt apparently feels no embarrassment. He had the Dodgers file for [...]

This is the letter I wrote to A’s P.R. man Bob Rose in light of Dale Tafoya being stripped of his media credentials: Mr. Rose: I write tonight in defense of Dale Tafoya and his exemplary podcast, Athletics After Dark. He and his team have done an excellent job covering the A’s with a different [...]

Turns out that Governor Jerry Brown and Lew Wolff may agree on something after all. Too bad it’s not something that can help the A’s anytime soon. Speaking at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference in SF, Brown addressed the equally touchy subjects of CEQA (EIR process) and redevelopment. About the former: Brown spoke about his [...]

Much thanks to Howard Bryant for continuing to publicize the A’s plight. Now he has included Victory Court and the Rays in the situation, pointing the finger at the commissioner and the owners for their collective indecisiveness and greed, respectively. He sums up the state of affairs between Oakland and Lew Wolff this way: A’s [...]

The NFL and NBA are going hot and heavy with CBA discussions. Latest proposal from the NFL (which has yet to be voted on by the owners) would guarantee a straight 48% share to the players, and would create a system in which all teams’ payrolls would approach the salary cap amount every year. The [...]

Buried within Howard Bryant’s excellent ESPN.com column on Friday was a photo gallery. I skimmed through it but didn’t notice the four three new renders (thanks Different James for pointing this out). Without further ado, here are the new renders – and commence the “colonnade” discussion. It’s really amazing how much the San Jose version [...]