Comments on: Wolff claims ballpark could boost A’s revenue almost $100 million annually

By: duffer

duffer — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:53:23 +0000

I’m sorry -, some giants fans (also the giants owners group) are so pathetic and insecure. Selig has already said that the bay area is a two-team market. (The gnat’s owner’s group’s fantasy of the A’s relocating to Portland, etc. is not going to happen.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:57:29 +0000

The A’s will thrive in SJ. Which is exactly why the Gints are fighting so hard to keep it from happening.
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$100m is not such a reach when you consider all the luxury suites and club-level seating. They will sell quite a bit more merch as well.
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The South Bay is hungry for a team of its own.

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:57:34 +0000

same old argument before the Sharkie landed in SJ. Remember, hockey in SJ ? You must be nuts or drunk but somehow, 17K come and still coming

By: Tony D.

Tony D. — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:53:20 +0000

@fc,
Could not have said it better myself.
@liberty,
The A’s are planning a move from Oakland to San Jose, not Omaha to San Jose! That “new customer” stuff is nonsense. You’ll get many A’s fans from Union City South, Tri-Valley and right here in the South Bay. There are a lot more A’s fans down here than you think (this fella included). Build it and we will ALL come (not just 2-3 times a season).
(FWIW, all that “Giants fanbase” down here only average about 2-3 games per season at AT&T Park. It’s not legions of season ticket holders down here. And they’re not changing their allegiance to the SJ A’s; don’t need to)

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:50:22 +0000

Briggs, excellent and appropriate use of pig latin, if ever there was one.

By: fc

fc — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:30:17 +0000

@Ethan,
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Better ballpark + better location = greater fan interest
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Greater fan interest means the A’s will be in a better position when negotiating with Comcast and KGMZ.

By: Briggs

Briggs — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:24:56 +0000

So, I’m as pumped as anyone about taking in some Playoff baseball at the Coliseum but since it’s the Playoffs, the issue of its location is amplified. I want to party before (and hopefully after) the Playoff games there. But, it’s in the middle of no where so you’re either stuck in traffic or dealing with the BART platforms. I know, I know. This is nothing new, but it still sucks. Et’slay aysay ethay Athleticsway inway ethay Orldway Eriessay at the Coliseum… that party ends the minute you hit the concourse. The dead horse says the A’s needs to be in a downtown area.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:55:23 +0000

@lonestranger I can’t take Lieberman seriously after he spammed warriors world forum for a couple weeks constantly all day. I believe up until he got banned.

By: LoneStranger

LoneStranger — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:46:39 +0000

And Rich Lieberman is seemingly drunk. The last couple hours have been filled with Anti-Wolff/Anti-SJ tweets.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:36:18 +0000

Yay Papa is going on his rant of no chance in hell San Jose ever happens. The Giants are one of the strongest teams in baseball, there is no chance baseball hurts them for a struggling team. He even said why should just the A’s be allowed to go there. No owner will say yes because every owner would want to go there, you dont think the white sox don’t want to move there also because of the money.
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Just what I want to hear the day after A’s clinched a playoff spot is Papa’s stupid I hate the A’s rants on the A’s station.