Oakland details A's relationship, Las Vegas & Howard Terminal Status

[@brodiebrazil]

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[@chrismiller755]

I hope it does

[@Brian-qe3ys]

A's ownership is not a trustworthy business partner. Feel bad for Oakland and fans.

[@michaeltamares7974]

Even if there was new ownership,, A's would still move.. Oakland city council won't get a deal done for a new stadium.. Oakland lost Seals, Radiers, and warriors.. hmmmm.. common denominator??? City council

[@deanwille334]

@@michaeltamares7974 this is why San Jose should’ve been opened up 10 years so they stay in Bay Area market

[@dogcowrph]

MKB should just take ownership for the A’s by hostile takeover and get a new owner who wants to field a competitive team and keep the team in Oakland. Probably pie in the sky but…

[@markbennett1210]

Hey Brodie, just want to say thanks for putting these videos out. I had been searching for info on the possible relocation and found your videos. Now I feel that I am completely in the know about what is going on. Like you I want the A’s to stay. Been an A’s fan my whole life. I was born in ‘72. Having been a fan all these years I’m used to disappointment. So many good years and some bad losses. The first time I heard they were going to Vegas It felt like a gut punch but the way the team has been treating its fans lately we’re used to getting punched in the gut. Unfortunately if the team does move I’ll be done with the A’s and probably MLB altogether. I can’t have loyalty to a disloyal team. I know Oakland shares the blame but obviously this could be done. If the team didn’t sell off every year we would be a constant contender because our scouts and farm system is always good. We’d Also have 20-25,000 fans on average. I’d like to pay my respects to each and every player and coach that has made this a magical organization over the years. I’m still holding on to hope that they can stay and I would forgive all if they did.

[@elisemariecollinsyoga5905]

Well said!

[@smokey5100]

I have faith that this can still get done. Let's GO OAKLAND!!

[@chrismiller755]

Please we dont want them here in vegas

[@michaeltamares7974]

@@chrismiller755 why?? I bet if the team had a better record, would u have a different opinion??

[@davesteelss3454]

​@@chrismiller755YES WE DO

[@nadaesfacil]

​@@michaeltamares7974They only have a bad record to move. The As are historically winners. They'll be fine.

[@deanwille334]

@@chrismiller755 People I know that live in Vegas want their own brand

[@everettkincaid3388]

If Oakland invest in the infrastructure surrounding Howard Terminal, the I-880 Oakland-Alameda Access Project (OAAP), and planned development at the West Oakland BART station are completed, I think there is a good chance that someday some form of sports facility will be constructed around Howard Terminal. Oakland does have a very good track record spurring development and bringing in investers. While the A's fiasco was unfolding, Oakland successfully fulfilled large scale development plans such as the Broadway Valdez District Specific Plan and Brooklyn Basin project, both very large projects. Oakland, San Diego and LA added the most housing in California and Oakland is much smaller than the other two. Also, Oakland managed to pave 121.2 miles of streets between June 2019 and June 2022, roughly meeting the 125-mile goal outlined in the city's three-year paving plan and completed the Lake Merritt improvement plan. Oakland does get things done.

[@26sniff]

The big question for me. Does the City and A's have an agreement on affordable housing in the project? Wasnt that the stumbling block? Big missing piece of discussion

[@ronyjackie]

One last thing , Oakland is not broke. They own the Port of Oakland. This means , Oakland owns the the property of the Oakland Airport all the way down to the shipping port in West Oakland. This mean all those companies pays rent to the city of Oakland.

[@DominikHernandez-yn8xx]

The mayor is speaking my language. A's should not be welcomed back if they continue to go along with Las Vegas. If the new Jack London Waterfront ballpark is planned to be built anyway, then hopefully Oakland can get a baseball team that would actually be considered "Rooted in Oakland", and hopefully a team that knows how to win games, and at least have winning seasons. I'm not saying be like the Golden State Warriors (even though that would be great), but to at least put in enough effort to win a game.

[@ronclark9724]

The Warrior are NO longer rooted in Oakland... They have crossed over to the other side of the bay...

[@forumcelebritypodcast]

problem is it's hard to see MLB granting Oakland a team. The MLB has said they support this move to vegas and when the A's wanted to rebuild at the Oakland Coliseum MLB said no way.

[@dorothygale1104]

The A’s relocation is based upon a premise that the $500M MLB relocation fee would be waived. Recent reports characterize this waiver as doubtful, which is obvious to me. Since 75% of MLB ownership has to approve the relocation, why would the 29 other owners vote to give up the $500M relocation fee ($17.2 per team) and give up a potential expansion market and its $2B expansion fee and receive nothing in return.? Also, waiving the $500M expansion fee sets a bad precedent in being able to collect a relocation fee for any future team(s) seeking to relocate. Waiving this fee for Oakland effectively waives it permanently for any other owner seeking to relocate, as it would be unjustified to waive the fee for Oakland and not future relocations. Even if SB 509 is passed by the Nevada legislature, the A’s ownership will still have to convince at least 23 other MLB owners to waive $17.2M of their share of a $500M relocation fee and let the A’s take up an expansion market for free in order to get MLB approval to relocate. Call me skeptical, but I don’t see that happening. We know that A’s ownership doesn’t have the financial capacity to pay that $500M fee. So, passage of SB 509 doesn’t ensure the A’s will relocate to Las Vegas at all. Anyone who thinks I’m wrong, please explain why you would give up $17.2M in relocation fee revenue and let the A’s take an expansion market for free if you were one of the 29 other owners!?!?!?! For the record, I’m not an A’s fan and have never lived in Northern or Central California. I’m a baseball fan and following this story as such.

[@TheDanLovallo]

Because some of those owners might be in a similar situation someday and would want their relocation fee waived.

[@ivannevarez8478]

Don’t forget due to revenue sharing most of this owners are paying the A’s to tank games. With the relocation fee they can recoup some of their money given to the A’s over the years. I also have a hard time believing that the Dodgers, Padres,Diamondbacks, and, Angels are going to let the A’s just take a piece of their pie for free. The A’s organization and Manfred are a total embarrassment to baseball. Name 1 big name player the A’s have signed to a multi-year deal in the last 30 years?

[@forumcelebritypodcast]

MLB has already agreed to waiving the relocation fee AS LONG as the deal includes public money. This is why the A;s are so obsessed with getting people to pay for it.

[@VoteAdnanShahab]

If Oakland and the A's were truly as close to a final deal as many are claiming they supposedly were, Oakland/Alameda County/the Port should go ahead and give final approval to the A's last negotiating offer. That would basically throw all of the onus on the A's to outright admit if they would rather stay in Oakland or move to Las Vegas. That is the quickest, most efficient way to get a final resolution. That would be a Hail Mary move to prove Oakland is serious. If all final approval is given and the A's still decide to move to Las Vegas, that is a clear indication that the A's no longer want to be in Oakland and would end all discussion about what possibly could or could not have been.

[@alfredoescalante7418]

You didn't cover the affordable housing issue . The Athletics met the state, but the City was wanting more that legally required, and that was a major issue

[@mesa620]

Both are at fault. Kaval and Fisher are complete scumbags but the city also made it very difficult to deal with. This is them trying to save face. They made it difficult for multiple owners of the A’s.

[@sjsharksfan8573]

The City of Oakland never put anything in concrete. No formal votes or guarantees on the project. No binding agreements. If you were going to build a house and chose a spot and worked with the holder of the land how long would you work on that project without that binding agreement? It irritates me that the city is playing the victim card when all they did was casually test the waters.

[@ronclark9724]

Not even a loose agreement...

[@aar1843]

You can tell...They would have been doing "fact finding missions" Funded usage studies..."These people are not serious at all"..."Raider... Warriors.... Athletics...🎯✔️🙈👀

[@DusTeeJones99]

The current Mayor was not in office. Stop placing blame on people that were not in charge today. Blame Jerry Brown and Ron Dellums

[@fernandobriseno4412]

Have you seen what the A's have been doing with "binding agreements" even as they try and move to Las Vegas? This ownership group is not serious about staying in Oakland...Oakland has secured almost as much money as the A's are now asking for from Nevada and Clark county...they are only getting 9 acres vs. getting 55 acres in Oakland...Oakland is the 12th largest t.v. market where Las Vegas is 40th on that list...now you tell me, "binding agreement" or not...does any of that make sense if you are "Rooted in Oakland"??

[@sjsharksfan8573]

@@fernandobriseno4412 I'm not saying that the A’s are innocent in this. My honest opinion is neither the city nor the organization truly wants the team in OAKLAND. The city should have done more and the A’s should not have begun the search for other cities so early on.

[@JStrike42]

Thanks for this video and attendant research. I go to a few A's games a year but not anymore. Ownership is disrespectful to the fans. $40 to park in an empty lot because no one goes.

[@jeffreystonehill1356]

Brodie, thank you so much for your excellent work on covering this complex issue.I've tried to gather financial data to compare the Howard Terminal deal to the proposed SB509. Let me add that neither you nor I are ballpark financing experts. I am however involved in Economic Development. The two deals are structured very differently. If you were to try to compare them side-by-side, while they both involve hundreds of millions of dollars, the Oakland deal is radically different from the now tabled Las Vegas deal. In California, all the public money was ancillary to the construction of the stadium and surrounding development. In other words, the pledge to help fund the Howard Terminal development, was limited to infrastructure and transportation. In contrast, it appears the Nevada deal allowed tax credits and absorbing collected tax at the stadium site to directly benefit the development and construction of the stadium itself. In fact the ancillary money was coming from Gaming & Leisure Properties. The direct involvement of financial contributions in Nevada is typified by the fact that the Stadium Authority would own the land under the new stadium. Nothing similar was ever discussed at Howard Terminal. Consider alone the impact on real estate taxes for the baseball team to own the stadium and the neighborhood around Howard Terminal versus the Stadium Authority owning the stadium and land in Las Vegas. California never offered anything close to what was proposed in Nevada. The generous numbers thrown around in Oakland were extremely limited in their potential benefit to the team owners and the development. If you get a stadium financing expert to examine both deals it will become clear why Nevada was much more beneficial to the ball club. If that deal even survives the end of the legislative session. In order to resurrect the Oakland deal the use of public money and tax exemption to specifically build the ballpark facility must be considered.

[@forumcelebritypodcast]

The big question; what exactly is needed to finalize the Howard Terminal Deal. Also the mayor is going to have to try to call the A's because the A's sure in the heck aren't going to call them. Looks like the Port Authority negotiations have to restart with the A's as well. The 8200 page document seems to be more PR to not take any blame when it took them 2 years after agreeing to the Howard Terminal site to even start talking to the A's.

[@jurassicattack01]

if the A's leaves I could see Oakland getting a minor league team for one of the new expansion teams (assuming it's Portland or SLC) maybe at the Triple A level, but I can't say that I see them getting another major league team in the city

[@ronclark9724]

And Oakland will need to build a new minor league stadium AAA for probably less than $100 million... Most likely the minor league owner would prefer a downtown location...

[@aar1843]

Agreed 💯... Oakland would have lost 3 major league teams in Less than 5 -6 Years!!!!

[@JanLarson]

No self respecting owner would ever agree to own a team in a hellhole like Portland and MLB would never expand there, especially with other cities, specifically Nashville and Salt Lake City chomping at the bit for a MLB team.

[@seand1011]

Portland is NOT a hellhole. Get off that shit.

[@stewgotz1]

Oakland will not want a minor league team

[@arthurkorff]

'22 mlb payroll: $4.2B '22 A's payroll: $32M '02 mlb payroll: $2.0B '02 mlb payroll: $40M

[@jay5286]

If the A's leave Oakland.. Oakland will not be getting a professional team ever again

[@CRAIGCORNER70]

Never say never Oakland may lose the A's and all that because of the Las Vegas deal or whatnot but at the end of the day never say never cuz the city of Oakland could get a sports franchise in the near future so never say never it may take time maybe not in our lifetime but never say never

[@Dommy11]

We already have multiple other pro sports teams. If we get a WNBA team, a league that's going up while MLB is clearly declining, and get the Roots to first division, we're back in the ball game.

[@joeblenkle5546]

Unfortunately you are 100% correct.

[@deanwille334]

You maybe correct but there’s no way MLB is leaving Giants as only team in NORCAL for too long. I wouldn’t be surprised if they open San Jose for expansion because the fee would be gigantic. Maybe, Sacramento.

[@CRAIGCORNER70]

@@sirchi8731 I can't agree with you there whatever leadership is in Oakland and in place no matter if it's female or male they're going to get the job done no matter what

[@rickgray5731]

Brodie, why do you feel the A's walked away from a deal that seemed to be at the time 6 months from putting a shovel in the ground in Oakland? I wonder if this was the dual site plan all along, to pit each cities best plan against each other. I also wonder if the A's ownership felt this fanbase has disappeared so much that the shock of new pricing at a new stadium might alienate fans even more in Oakland? Vegas has never had a team and price of going doesn't seem that big of a deal in a new city.

[@elisemariecollinsyoga5905]

seems like A’s ownership really tried their best to alienate the fans.

[@916dude02]

How about Sacramento? We got the land for a ballpark, and a short drive from the bay. Also there are already plenty of A's fans here.

[@SkwidToast]

They're gonna take a look there if Vegas doesn't work out.

[@916dude02]

@@SkwidToast nice! I hope they come here. I think it would be a better deal for everyone.

[@SkwidToast]

@@916dude02 I've talked to a lot of people from the East Bay that say they'd still follow the team if they moved to Sac.

[@916dude02]

@calebtapia5124 It's not oakland but still close enough for them to come to games whenever they want. There are alot of giants fans out here that would switch teams if got a baseball team lol. Myself included.

[@SkwidToast]

@@916dude02 Same. I'm currently a Giants fan, but I'd be an A's fan if they came here. I'm all about Sacto. I think seeing the Kings in the playoffs gave me more pride in Sacramento, and I'd be thrilled to support another Sac team.

[@kjorlaug1]

The best way to have kept the Athletics in Oakland was to build at the Coliseum site. The way California approvals work, it was always an uphill battle

[@TohaBgood2]

Let's face it, the Coliseum site sucks. It's in the middle of nowhere. It's in an ugly industrial area. It's extremely reliant on people driving there... to a ball game... where they will drink heavily. The Coliseum site existing in the first place is a failure of car-oriented 1960-79s urban planning. It was always doomed.

[@kjorlaug1]

@@TohaBgood2 The part about the car culture is true. But it does have direct BART access. It also could be developed to a Battery Atlanta like development. But I don't think the A's ever actually wanted to stay once the San Jose deal fell through. If Oakland was going to foot the bill, they'd stay. Otherwise, it was never going to happen

[@TohaBgood2]

@@kjorlaug1 It not only has BART access which is crucial, but it also has an Amtrak Capitol Corridor station. And given that the CC will be beefed up to Caltrain levels in the not-so-distant future, this will become one of the best transit-served sites in the Bay Area. It definitely has a lot of potential, theoretically. But it needs a massive amount of development to become a viable urban ballpark. We basically need to build a second Mission Bay, but about 3x larger. It has to become a second downtown to make a ballpark there viable. And we live in the era of NIMBYism, when the "protection" of parking and shadows trump everything, including letting people have a place to live. I want to be hopeful, but I just don't see Oakland being able to break free from the NIMBY tyranny any time soon. I hope that I am wrong.

[@everettkincaid3388]

I thought the A's were not interested in staying at the Coliseum site. Maybe I am wrong. I actually agreed with them regarding not wanting to stay there.

[@kjorlaug1]

@@everettkincaid3388 they weren't, especially once Fischer bought the team

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

I still we think we should be very critical of the city's decision to not use an off-site EIFD to pay for the off-site infrastructure. Or not try to use a limited obligation bond for the off-site infrastrucutre. I would have loved this document to answer the question "If the city only has $100 million left in pending grants, where are they planning to get the remaining 80 million to finish the off-site infrastructure from?

[@rainbowmade1880]

Not many comments. People are running out of hope and energy. I never realized that things were so close at Howard Terminal until just recently. This move actually makes no sense.

[@johnwalker4329]

I thought the commissioner said mlb would waive the the relocation fee.

[@brodiebrazil]

me too

[@rainbowmade1880]

Can somebody send this to Manfred please?? He either is acting ignorant of the facts or is ignoring the facts. I maintain that something is rotten here with the rush to Vegas..

[@michaelking550]

A's still owe alameda county 30 million,for the colliseum.. Do you really think they have 5O0 million for a relocation fee??

[@brodiebrazil]

$45M

[@troytrexler5459]

This is stupid. The Howard terminal site is unacceptable because the site is cold and damp like Candlestick point. The Bart Station is too far away from the location. The only site that will work is the current location of the Alameda-Oakland Coliseum. Build new stadium in parking lot and knock down the Coliseum and the Arena next door. It will take way too long to build though. The A’s need to find a temporary home for when the lease runs out. They will have to share a stadium with another Baseball team or maybe a combination of other stadiums. Maybe rotate home games? 1/3 @ Dodger Stadium, 1/3 @ Chase Field in Phoenix, 1/3 @ Petco Park in San Diego, or anyplace else? Could reduce the burden in those cities on game days. I don’t Think San Francisco would go for It.

[@waynejones5635]

Looking forward to Oakland moving to obtaining an expansion team or at least a minor league team. Perhaps the AAA or AA of the SF Giants. First thing Oakland needs to attract any team is a new stadium. Once the pieces are finally in place they can push to attracting a professional baseball team. Hoping for the best.

[@aar1843]

You nuts??..."Not gonna happen"...😆😂🤣

[@JanLarson]

Do you really think that Oakland will build a new stadium for a team that they *may* get? Not going to happen. No expansion team, for sure. Minor league team? No minor league team would ever agree to play in the Coliseum so a new stadium would have to be built before any minor league team would move there. The question is, who would pay for a minor league stadium to be built?

[@jplowe2263]

"The city has not been perfect on this issue" Yeah that's putting it lightly...

[@stewgotz1]

Why don’t Fisher sell the A’s ( with a hefty profit for his greedy ass) for $2 billion to 1 of many groups in Oakland , keeping the A’s name In Oakland…..Fisher gets his $2 billion, gets a new franchise, Oakland gets their stadium at HT with new ownership…..or better yet, Fisher gets out of the sports biz, builds his own casino…Casino is 365 days a year, as oppose to just 95 events at a ballpark in Vegas

[@brentduanefoster]

Because ownership guarantees income, for better or worse. Fisher is already running the family business into the ground, so he’s not going to let go, willing, of this team.

[@masterbiy]

did you watched the game today? they dont need a park they beed a team it is a shame trash millions of dollars in a team that need new owners and managerial people

[@mrdpdjr]

Why should fisher get no fee re location?? This itself is BS

[@darylj2990]

They said the shipping business is suppose blossom big time in FUTURE

[@mco3884]

IMO the City, A's, and MLB all share equal blame in this, and there has been an astounding lack of leadership from any party. The new mayor seems to view HT as a low priority and no one else in government seems to have taken "point position" so to speak. At first I thought the A's had done their part in offering to privately finance the ballpark but as I've seen more evidence I see that they've actually been just as negligent as the City and at times unreasonable in their demands. If there were some central coordinating actor like say, Major League Baseball acting as an intermediary between the City and the A's then I think that the parties might have been able to come together, but Commissioner Manfred doesn't even show a full understanding of what's going on, let alone any willingness to intervene in the situation. I like Brodie's analogy of ships crossing in the night and just not being able to meet one another at a single point, but I feel that if SOMEONE would just stand up, take the reigns, and say that "the buck stops here," there might still be hope for coming to a binding comprehensive agreement and getting this done.

[@deanwille334]

Former A’s owner Steve Schott wasted so much time trying to move A’s to Santa Clara that he didn’t focus on Oakland. Don’t get wrong, South Bay is where they should go as a back up but A’s owners haven’t put effort in staying in Oakland either. Perfect example, 2002 Uptown site in Downtown Oakland Schott showed no interest and it made it easy for former Oakland mayor Jerry Brown to sell land to someone else.

[@seand1011]

You mean San Jose? The A's once HAD the San Jose territory but stupidly gave it to the Giants. Long story behind that.

[@deanwille334]

@@seand1011 Giants owe A’s for nice gesture Haas made. MLB should overturn dumb territory right and allow A’s to move there. Schott tried moving where Niners play

[@LOLheyman]

Despite what some ignorant Nevada legislators want you to believe the bay area is literally a better sports market than Vegas. Oakland mayor should just build the Howard stadium and with the right owners Oakland can definitely get an expansion team. Hell if Detroit and Baltimore have teams Oakland can.

[@samellis1109]

The new high-speed rail system is scheduled to be completed between LA and Las Vegas in 2028. If the ballpark is completed by that time, it would be easy for me to get to at least 20 A's games a year. I am a devout A’s fan and I live in San Diego. Needless to say I'm all in on relocation.

[@tommacari4103]

I'm a diehard fan that just moved to Utah (half the price of the bay). Ironically for me Vegas is a lot closer than Oakland

[@openthinker1251]

Not a real A’s fan

[@stefanbrown5872]

If your in on the relocation your not a real fan and we banish you from our fandom…. Real fans don’t support this bs

[@everettkincaid3388]

I think the proposed Brightline will be great for Las Vegas. Brightline might have the potential to bring more out of town visitors and create more jobs than the A's. My Branch Chief just left our agency to help design the Brightline Rail. He's already been involved in many of the previous engineering design projects along I-15. I think there is a good change of it happening.

[@samellis1109]

​@@openthinker1251 I beg to differ with you my friend. I am a super A's fan. I am not a city of Oakland fan.

[@yaiarea]

Hey how about the As moving to Sacramento Elk Grove

[@kclefthanded427]

Won't say anything until its confirmed

[@Bl_Radio]

"The hardest way..." the easiest way fornthe Oakland A's to build a ballpark wouldd have been for their multi-billion dollar owner to f***ing build it.

[@michaeltamares7974]

Btw,,,FYI....i have insider info in nba circles.....ummm. there's talk about warriors changing name to san Francisco warriors

[@larrycrocetti8430]

Hope they could plant howard terminal

[@noahsathletics]

Move to Tracy Ca.

[@tedberitich2491]

MLB does not want the drama in dealing with Oakland, California. The SB 509 vote in Nevada will fail to move the team to Las Vegas. If I am wrong and SB509 passes, MLB will step in the way saying the proposed 30, 000 seat stadium is too small for MLB. Las Vegas will eventually be out of the picture and MLB does not want to deal with the City of Oakland for dragging their feet for too long. San Jose was the other logical choice, but the nearby San Francisco Giants had alot to say in opposition. The A's will land at a far away state by MLB is where this will eventually go. This drama in professional sports has been a clusterf$$$ of problems from the beginning.

[@craigtrent2410]

A’s owners should never be trusted to tell the truth, do the right thing, or especially provide an honest, realistic rendering of a stadium at tropicana! if anyone thinks that “rendering” will actually look the the final product they’re crazy!

[@michaeltamares7974]

Brodie is so in denial... He must be subjective in reporting news.. But he seems anti move???

[@RyanGiroux22]

He’s literally NBC’s sports guy for the A’s. You think he’s gonna be rooting for the team he’s watched since he was a kid to move away? Use your brain, bud.

[@christopherking9338]

Joe Lacob!! Where Are You!!??!!

[@brentduanefoster]

Fisher won’t sell. What can Lacob do?

[@eddelao2762]

Athletics organization obviously looking for a new gameplan and Las Vegas has it. Affordable housing and a 13 billion dollar project spooked Fisher to find a new city, ballpark and cash flow

[@darylj2990]

ITS THE CONDOMINIUMS

[@MiaCollinsNeighborhood]

MAHA NAIBU EEBOWAI!

[@davesteelss3454]

As are going to be in Vegas where the city will support them. The team will make a massive amount of revenue. No taxes for players or Mgmt, massive merch sales from to 45 million visitors. Oakland blew it. They acted like they owned the As, Bye Oakland.

[@MiaCollinsNeighborhood]

Hasa diga eebowai

[@michaeltamares7974]

Oakland city council wont build anything for teams

[@mosinc7388]

Build a ballpark for a rival to the Savannah bananas.

[@Kevin-yn7ju]

CALLING ALL A'S FANS! I AM SO SAD I CANNOT MAKE JUNE 13TH. IF YOU ARE GOING I WOYLD LOVE TO SEND MY 2020 COVID SEASON CARDBOARD CUTOUT WITH YOU! PUT ME IN A SELL T-SHIRT! MESSAGE ME IF YOU CAN!

[@mm4forever]

Tell That to s Brooklyn dodgers fan…they fight Get there team back

[@AntwonTX]

Oakland and Dallas are twins. Tons of studies and delays with no action, then want to cry foul after they lose out.

[@everettkincaid3388]

Maybe two extremes between Oakland and Las Vegas. At least Oakland did their due diligence and let the locals have a voice. Las Vegas seems to be acting desperately and just rushing the deal through without clear facts, data and giving their locals a voice. Oakland didn't want to screw over it's own residents. Las Vegas wants to be considered a pro sports city like bigger markets and maybe aren't as experienced dealing with pro sports teams. I think it will all work out in the end for both cities.

[@AntwonTX]

@@everettkincaid3388 I hear you but from the perspective of a conservative, Oakland screwed over their residents in so many ways. But in this regard, the A's in Vegas only seems rushed because the news came on the tail end of the Nevada Lege session. Whenever the full story is told we will see this didn't happen overnight. I speak as a former Project Manager with teams who have had to go through relocation threats or seeking.

[@yaiarea]

If I had $80 million I would buy interest in the As and make it happen

[@stvinvegas]

This is how the A's Situation should go down. Sell the team to a trio partnership of Mark Davis, Tom Brady, and Bill Foley. Rebrand the Team to a Vegas Born Theme and rebuild the team from the ground up...

[@RyanGiroux22]

At that point vegas should just get an expansion team. You can’t have a vegas born theme with a team that spent 120 years not playing in Vegas lol

[@Ri5004]

when is the goddam vote happening?

[@bigrobfff2398]

Monday

[@mrdpdjr]

💔🤮🤮🤮

[@michaeltamares7974]

Even if there is new ownership,,,,A's would still move. Oakland city council don't care about their teams.

[@brentduanefoster]

Not true. Joe Lacob, if given the opportunity to buy, wants to keep the team in Oakland.

[@TheDanLovallo]

Brodie: Grant money is taxpayers’ money. Please stop confusing the audience. Explain why somebody’s, let’s say federal tax dollars from Iowa, should go toward infrastructure improvements in Oakland to save the A’s?

[@brodiebrazil]

These dollars were earmarked specifically for transportation infrastructure projects and get to be used by Oakland ballpark or not. Nice try.

[@TheDanLovallo]

@@brodiebrazil Again, grant money is taxpayers’ money. Please qualify that, instead of suggesting it is some gift from a benefactor. What you are saying then is there is a time table for the infrastructure improvements not predicated on a ballpark being built, so why are you making it a key component of the ballpark conversation? In other words, why tie it to the ballpark, which you are trying to do. The city surely has a timetable to get the infrastructure projects underway without waiting on the ballpark outcome, correct? Otherwise it is tied to the ballpark. Please clarify.

[@brodiebrazil]

@@TheDanLovallo not going to re explain it here. It’s literally the last topic of the video. Money won’t be spent until it’s known what’s needed there but it’s secured for that specific purpose. Troll elsewhere please.

[@TheDanLovallo]

@@brodiebrazil Brodie, I have tremendous respect for all of your channels but sadly, your loyalty and rooting to keep the A’s in Oakland is impacting dispassionate discourse on this story. Choosing to constantly play up the negative of the Las Vegas side of the story, while repeatedly building up the Oakland positives, sounds more like shilling than analysis. So be it. Unfortunately, we now live in a time, where debate comes off as trolling, if the comments interfere with the host’s viewpoint. . Better to hurl names, rather than have a healthy discussion, I guess. Welcome to today’s media culture, of which, apparently you are a part. As someone who has followed these issues and covered stories such as these for years (I hosted a radio talk show in Hartford for 20 years and encouraged debate from my audience.) I thought I raised some legitimate points, worthy of discussion. You view it as trolling. It’s your channel. We still have free speech, although apparently not here. Have fun telling your audience, whatever you want them to hear. I do not “troll,” and will no longer comment on your channels. In due course this Oakland issue will be decided, regardless of how you choose to define it to your audience.

[@RyanGiroux22]

@Dan Lovallo California contributes OVERWHELMINGLY more to the federal government than Iowa. In fact California essentially pays for many of the miserable “taker” states down south and through out the Midwest thanks to its robust economy. A federal transportation grant going to transportation in California is not the error you think it is.

[@bigrobfff2398]

Oakland will never get another Pro team from any sport!

[@davidammons1700]

Oakland and howard terminal will never work .n cesspool of oakland