Many of you have asked for it, I never got around to it. Until this week.
A timeline. That’s right, a timeline. Point your browser to https://newballpark.org/timeline and off you go.
It covers the years from when the Mack family sold the team to Arnold Johnson until now. It covers 60+ years and is 4,500+ words long, requiring a lot of curating and editing to get it down to that length. For the most part, I’ve included important events in the stadium saga. I’ve excluded much of the posturing and back-and-forth that, while entertaining, is ultimately unproductive.
I hope that this timeline helps you in terms of understanding the full scope of the struggle the A’s have always had in trying to finding a permanent home. Links are provided to my articles or outside articles. For now I’ve kept it to a simple bulleted list format. That may change to a linked list or an interactive format. For now I’m forcing you to scroll all the way down if you want to reach 2014. It’s worth reading the whole thing if you can. Appreciate the struggle.
If you have suggestions or you feel I’ve missed anything, comment away or send me a tweet.
OT: What the hell is this?!! Shots of Downtown San Jose during breaks in the Pac 12 Championship? No Coit Towers or Golden Gates? There’s hope for the world after all 😉
BTW RM, nice timeline…
Switching topics – Mark Purdy says the Raiders chances of staying in Oakland are 25%? WTF?
Yeah, because Mark Purdy would know.