“The Oakland Coliseum is cold??? Have you ever been to AT&T Park???? It’s cold AND windy. I can’t imagine why anybody is willing to sit through that for a baseball game.

I work in the Financial District, not too far from AT&T and where the proposed new Warriors arena will be. Trust me: that new arena on the Waterfront will be colder than a witch’s tit, especially during the evenings of the fall/winter NBA season. Yet, I’m sure they will still sell plenty of tickets. ”

Firstly, of course SF is also cold, the whole region (by the coast) is cold during summer (and really, most night games except a few, usually towards the end of the season.) That doesn’t change the fact Oakland is cold at night for most games.

Secondly, i’m not saying that’s at all a reason to move the team. I’m simply saying i would appreciate viewing my favorite team in every other MLB region’s weather. Hey, i love our weather overall, but for nighttime, outdoor activities, there is no comparison, it isn’t nearly as pleasant as the rest of the country during summer. We have great falls. Great daytime weather (even if then too it’s often too cold.)

If you haven’t existed in warm night summer weather, try it. It’s truly nice. We get one or two, maybe, per year, and not really the same, gets cold fairly quickly into the night.

And as to the larger point, i know i’m not attracting new fans (who care about being warm and comfy or not,) by “going here,” but all i was trying to do is keep things honest. We all know bay area baseball night games means bring layers, many usually.

And hey, if anyone reading this doesn’t get cold easy themselves, or loves wearing lot’s of clothes, more power to ya! Most of us do get cold in the kind of marine layer, to your bone cold we get during summer.

Come on, you saying Jack London is a wuss? Let’s just be honest about it, the A’s PR staff doesn’t need to be to sell tix.

And oh yeah, LakeshoreOAK, what does it matter how cold it gets at the Warriors new proposed arena? They’ll be, um, playing inside, with heat (and air conditioning which they’ll rarely have to use.)

Both cities are in SF’s shadow but I think only Oakland actually cares … I don’t get that vibe from SJ.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner….maybe its because of our distance and our distinct suburban culture, but all the people i’ve met in school, work, church, etc. don’t want to be S.F. Heck, I think we’d rather live in SD (or even LA), then SF. :X

“having traveled the world to such places such as London, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Taipei, Beijing, Paris, Berlin…only peeps who’ve never set foot outside the Bay Area would call it “world class”….”
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I have been to all of those cities except Taipei, and SF stacks up nicely against all of them.In fact, I’d rate SF in the top three along with London and Paris.Beijing?Seriously?

I said i have traveled to such places and not necessarily that Beijing ranked higher. My personal top 3 would be Shanghai, NYC, and London with Hong Kong and Tokyo rounding out the Top 5.

…Wow. I’ve been to all 3….