Posted on 04/21/2023 8:30:55 AM PDT by McGruff
OAKLAND, CA — A historic change is set to take place in the landscape of Major League Baseball, as the Oakland Athletics announced plans to purchase land in Las Vegas, Nevada to build a new stadium and relocate. Insiders report that the final decision was made after yet another homeless camp appeared along the first base line during the team's most recent homestand.
"There's just no way we can keep playing here," said A's Executive Vice President Billy Beane. "I've been a part of this organization for a very long time, and I've come to love the city of Oakland…but, man…trying to play baseball under these conditions is brutal. Our first base coach just contracted hepatitis, for crying out loud!"
The team hopes relocating to Las Vegas will both give the organization a fresh start as well as light a fire under the struggling team. "I think it's a chance to turn things around," said Manager Mark Kotsay. "This environment was really creating some weird challenges. Poor Tony Kemp was picked off of first base last week after he slipped on a pile of human feces. A change of scenery could really help us out!"
City leaders are considering allowing the entire Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to become one giant homeless colony.
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This is really funny
Hilarious!
“City leaders are considering allowing the entire Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to become one giant homeless colony.”
Yeah!
That’s the ticket!
California, be there or...
Stung again. Only later did I notice it was the Bee.
The homeless can’t get passed first base.
Brilliant!
Once the A’s vacate their digs and move to Vegas this could easily become reality.
Plans in place to move to LV—MLB
commissioner Rob Manfred supports
the move. They have till Jan of
next year to get stadium deal in place
then could take awhile to build.
Vegas has gained a hockey (Golden Knights)
and football (Raiders) team, baseball
could be next...despite major league
sports distancing itself from gambling
in the past.
Technically one MLB team called
“Oakland” home: Pirates played at Forbes
Field in Oakland part of Pittsburgh
As for Oakland CA they may soon have
zero major league teams—lost Raiders,
Could lose A’s
...years ago had hockey Seals.
Not sure where Golden State Warriors
play
So where in Oakland will folks go to get their hummers now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnn21mWnhvY
You know things are bad in Oakland when the NFL and MLB want to get their asses out of that RAT hole.
Philadelphia Athletics, 1901–1954
Kansas City Athletics, 1955-1967
Oakland Athletics, 1968-2026 maybe
Lost Wages Athletics, 2028-Who knows? At least until they need another new stadium.
😄🤣
*ouch*
Next will be the Area 51 Athletics, the only team to never play a home game...
Stung again. Only later did I notice it was the Bee.
BOL! They got me, also.
What a great website.
Warriors play in San Franchithole.
Thanks—so, not Oakland but in area.
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