[C19fan]

I was invited to a A's v. Yankees game at the Oakland ColiseumMausoleum back in the first decade of the 2000s. The place was a soulless dump. I cannot imagine how bad it has gotten now. The Oakland Mausoleum along with the Sky Dome in Toronto are the last two dual purpose stadiums in operation. There is no way the City of Oakland was ever going to pony up money they do not have. San Francisco has been adamant about protecting its rights in San Jose. Las Vegas has been very willing to spend money on luring pro teams. Las Vegas, with its tourism industry, has funded the stadiums and arenas on the backs of tourists.

[zeestephen]

Maybe they should move back to Kansas City?

[T.B. Yoits]

Go to Vegas and change the name to the Las Vegas Aces.

There is no future in Oakland.

[pepsionice]

Part of this story is that the teams have evolved in terms of ‘cost’ and the Oakland doesn’t have enough people who are willing to pay out $300 for two people to attend a game, park their car, or take care of beer/food. I could have told you that back in the late 1990s when cost was ramping up.

Vegas? If they are smart, there will be over 300 party rooms on the main deck areas...with guests to lounge around and watch the game.

[BBQToadRibs2]

Professional sports have been pricing themselves out from the average person. Ticket prices are ridiculous along with the food. You want to take the family to a game? It’s a couple hundred bucks. Pass.

[Dan in Wichita]

I'm old enough to remember the A's winning the World Series in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, Joe Rudi... they had great teams.

What memories!

[V_TWIN]

Who wants to take the family to a ballpark that has a high probability of some sort of crime being perpetuated against them?

Druggers and muggers......where do I sign up for that?

Vilify the police and this is what happens.

[noiseman]

If they move to Vegas they’d better build an indoor stadium. The ubiquitous nostalgic old-timey brick ballpark would keep the paramedics busy treating heat stroke.

[glennaro]

When the A’s traded away nearly all of their starting players at the start of this season, I knew then I was watching the stage-play version of “Major League”.