Multiple reports suggest that MLB has given the Oakland A's the formal go-ahead to relocate to San Jose—50 miles south of AT&T Park in San Francisco. With a much bigger and more diverse population in the South Bay than in Oakland, the A's (with the brand new Cisco Field) can legitimately start a re-building process that could take hold in the late teens. The new jewel of a stadium (the latest in a long line of 21st century parks that we don't have) will be able to draw a fan base that can help fund a Renaissance of A's baseball. Good for them. Finally, the Red Sox can play them in something other than the late Al Davis' concrete football bunker.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A's To Move To San Jose, Get New Stadium
Multiple reports suggest that MLB has given the Oakland A's the formal go-ahead to relocate to San Jose—50 miles south of AT&T Park in San Francisco. With a much bigger and more diverse population in the South Bay than in Oakland, the A's (with the brand new Cisco Field) can legitimately start a re-building process that could take hold in the late teens. The new jewel of a stadium (the latest in a long line of 21st century parks that we don't have) will be able to draw a fan base that can help fund a Renaissance of A's baseball. Good for them. Finally, the Red Sox can play them in something other than the late Al Davis' concrete football bunker.