Draconator Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) https://www.mlb.com/athletics/news/a-s-buy-land-in-las-vegas-for-future-ballpark Quote The A’s have signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres of land in Las Vegas, which they plan to utilize as the site of their future new ballpark. Looking to finalize a stadium deal by the January 2024 deadline imposed by Major League Baseball, A’s team president Dave Kaval said the club is directing its full attention to Southern Nevada after the process to build a new waterfront ballpark in Oakland has stalled over the past year. Expand Las Vegas is always a fun time and the A's will add to that, but damn. So many friendships are more were made in Oakland at A's games. It's a shame both sides couldn't get the Howard Terminal deal done. Edited April 20, 2023 by Draconator Quote
Gregg Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 First the Golden Knights, then the Raiders, and now the A's. Only a matter of time before the NBA goes there. 1 Quote
BillsPride12 Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 How come Oakland can't hang on to any of it's teams anymore? Quote
Draconator Posted April 20, 2023 Author Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 8:11 PM, BillsPride12 said: How come Oakland can't hang on to any of it's teams anymore? Expand The mayors of Oakland wanted to keep the Raiders and the A's. Outside interests file lawsuits against the stadium projects for environmental and other BS reasons, which delays the negotiations, and extremely draws out the process. Then the Raiders and now the A's get love from another city, and the Mayor badmouths the teams. The A's and the City had a solid agreement to build a new stadium on a city 2-year college campus about 3 or 4 years ago. Then at the last minute, the board of directors at the college shot that deal down after they had originally agreed to it. So like I said, some other entity outside of the teams and the city leaders screw this up. 2 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 Oh, the Raiders will eventually be back. They're the NFL's version of Halley's Comet. 😁 4 Quote
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 Would they still be called the Athletics? Quote
Augie Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 9:27 PM, Johnny Hammersticks said: Would they still be called the Athletics? Expand I just looked, and they are 3-19. Maybe they should be the “Not Very Athletics”? How is the NBA team in Utah still the Jazz? Utah is more like Anti-Jazz. 1 1 Quote
DrW Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 9:41 PM, Augie said: I just looked, and they are 3-19. Maybe they should be the “Not Very Athletics”? How is the NBA team in Utah still the Jazz? Utah is more like Anti-Jazz. Expand Because the name "Utah Tabernacle Choir" is too difficult to spell. 6 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) On 4/20/2023 at 9:41 PM, Augie said: How is the NBA team in Utah still the Jazz? Expand ⬆️He bought the team. Edited April 20, 2023 by Ridgewaycynic2013 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 ***** the LASS Vegas A's! "Show business kids making movies of themselves (Go to Las Wages, Las Wages) You know they don't give a f**k about anybody else (You go to Las Wages) You know you gonna..." On 4/20/2023 at 8:11 PM, BillsPride12 said: How come Oakland can't hang on to any of it's teams anymore? Expand Because S.Francisco right across Bay? On 4/20/2023 at 9:41 PM, Augie said: I just looked, and they are 3-19. Maybe they should be the “Not Very Athletics”? How is the NBA team in Utah still the Jazz? Utah is more like Anti-Jazz. Expand Why is LA still The Lakers? Quote
DrW Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 11:01 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: Why is LA still The Lakers? Expand That is easy. They wanted LA in the name, but LAers is too difficult to pronounce. Thus, they tried all possible consonants between the A and the E. "Lacers" sounds like a company producing ladies' underwear, "Lagers" would be a beer. The exclusion of "Lamers" or "Laters" is self-explanatory, "Laxers" is a good name for constipation remedy. Thus, "Lakers" was the best choice left. And nature seems to help them, if some of the results of the recent torrential rains in California stay permanently. 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 11:16 PM, DrW said: That is easy. They wanted LA in the name, but LAers is too difficult to pronounce. Thus, they tried all possible consonants between the A and the E. "Lacers" sounds like a company producing ladies' underwear, "Lagers" would be a beer. The exclusion of "Lamers" or "Laters" is self-explanatory, "Laxers" is a good name for constipation remedy. Thus, "Lakers" was the best choice left. And nature seems to help them, if some of the results of the recent torrential rains in California stay permanently. Expand Lasers... 😏 Or more stylized: Lazers Quote
DrW Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 11:23 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: Lasers... 😏 Or more stylized: Lazers Expand Yes, you caught me here. They both would have been acceptable alternatives for my hypothesis. My, admittedly rather lame, excuse is that "lasers" or "lazers" could also be a name representing ophthalmologists doing LASIK surgery. Completely independent of this discussion, but inspired by mentioning "ophthalmologists". I always thought I had good or at least acceptable vision, until last August when the ophthalmologist found cataracts in both eyes, more pronounced in the right. I had surgery on the right eye at the end of January, and the difference is like night and day. My vision is so much clearer now. And the surgery did not even interrupt my work schedule. I was able to give my biochemistry class the day after the surgery. The left eye will follow in June, after the classes for this semester are over. 1 Quote
US Egg Posted April 20, 2023 Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 8:11 PM, BillsPride12 said: How come Oakland can't hang on to any of it's teams anymore? Expand My kid went to San Fran for a job interview a few years back and strayed over to Oakland for a visit. 🫣 …..said he had a better appreciation of Buffalo. He’s been working in Paris since, so what does he know. 1 Quote
Augie Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 11:55 PM, I am the egg man said: My kid went to San Fran for a job interview a few years back and strayed over to Oakland for a visit. 🫣 …..said he had a better appreciation of Buffalo. He’s been working in Paris since, so what does he know. Expand We were in the Bay Area last summer. The people in the wife’s SF office told her to stay the hell away from downtown SF as much as possible. We did. Apparently it’s more like Oakland used to be. Landing in Paris sounds like an great adventure. My son’s crowd all wanted to live in NYC after graduating. It’s a cool dream, I guess, and for some it’s perfect. Just a few are left, but they all had a great life experience. Quote
Beast Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 Philadelphia A’s Kansas City A’s Oakland A’s Las Vegas A’s You can’t kill the A’s. 3 1 Quote
US Egg Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 12:29 AM, Augie said: We were in the Bay Area last summer. The people in the wife’s SF office told her to stay the hell away from downtown SF as much as possible. We did. Apparently it’s more like Oakland used to be. Landing in Paris sounds like a great adventure. My son’s crowd all wanted to live in NYC after graduating. It’s a cool dream, I guess, and for some it’s perfect. Just a few are left, but they all had a great life experience. Expand My kid has been working in NYC since he graduated from college in 2007. Took him awhile to get in a firm. Then, just before Covid he…..whatever. Bounced around stateside doing interviews. Been in France since. 1 Quote
Augie Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 12:35 AM, I am the egg man said: My kid has been working in NYC since he graduated from college in 2007. Took him awhile to get in a firm. Then, just before Covid he…..whatever. Bounced around stateside doing interviews. Been in France since. Expand Good for him! Great experience. My wife is technically based out of NYC. She says she doesn’t feel safe there since Covid. Most major cities have felt some bumps, I think. But bigger cities have the bigger jobs, if that’s what you are looking for. 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted April 21, 2023 Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) On 4/20/2023 at 9:27 PM, Johnny Hammersticks said: Would they still be called the Athletics? Expand The Athletics are a historic franchise; 122 years old. You have to keep the name. On 4/21/2023 at 12:30 AM, Beast said: Philadelphia A’s Kansas City A’s Oakland A’s Las Vegas A’s You can’t kill the A’s. Expand Edited April 21, 2023 by PromoTheRobot 1 1 1 Quote
Draconator Posted April 21, 2023 Author Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 8:11 PM, BillsPride12 said: How come Oakland can't hang on to any of it's teams anymore? Expand 3rd party interests file dumbass lawsuits which greatly slows down the negotiating process. Cities like Vegas come in, and say "We don't have anyone who's going to file a lawsuit over bird migration practices, and we'll give you whatever you want". Done deal. As for the Warriors, the owners funded the $1.4 Billion Dollar Arena. They were dead set against Oakland right from the start. They wanted the arena in the City of San Francisco, and that's exactly what they got. 1 Quote
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