What Happened To The Sports Teams of Oakland?

[@sirchi8731]

Update. The Oakland Athletics are moving to Las Vegas⚾️

[@SmittyRu169]

Yes Las Vegas builds the stadium next year 2024. The A's will be in Vegas by 2027. Good Bye Oakland

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@SmittyRu169 And in 27 I will switch to the Giants.

[@nd-mind]

Should they move to Oregon instead ? Consider that most other major sport leagues have teams in Portland but MLB is absent there.

[@ldfreitas9437]

@@TheInkPitOx I never was an As fan in the first place. I was always a Giants fan, and I'm 69 years old. I didn't jump on the As bandwagon in the early 70s. As far as I'm concerned, the ownership had little reason to move out of Kansas City, as they had good attendance there with mostly bad teams from 1953 to 1967. Charlie Finley was recruited by Alameda County and Oakland authorities to do the move, with that then brand new stadium.

[@ldfreitas9437]

@@TheInkPitOx I don't have to switch. I always was a Giants fan!

[@alk61695]

It would be very embarrassing to the city of Oakland losing a team from all 4 major sports leagues. At this point the A's are slipping through the fingers of the city of Oakland.

[@someperson3883]

Maybe Oakland will get an MLS team 😂😂😂

[@gbalph4]

@@someperson3883 The Earthquakes kind of served that role for a few years. Plus most in Oakland are Roots fans and would probably want to promote them.

[@ddddirge]

​@@someperson3883 I don't think they're gonna have another Major League team... Well, maybe if Sharks got kicked by Google because of their developer nearby... But they might consider another city too... If A's leave the sports that I think are in Oakland will only be USL, WNSL, and just hope that WNBA too since they're one of the frontrunners... 🤔🤔🤔

[@MagicalBread]

@@someperson3883 Too close to San Jose for that possibility. I can definitely see Sacramento maybe getting an expansion MLS franchise though.

[@dreamcage1801]

It’s a decayed ass city

[@guerro327]

Oakland is what happened to the sports teams of Oakland.

[@From-North-Jersey]

Oakland and Democrats.

[@JuicyPlayer]

@@From-North-Jersey Democrats didn’t give a billionaire a free stadium paid for by taxpayers? Sounds like a win.

[@From-North-Jersey]

@@JuicyPlayer 25% of the jobs in oakland go away when the A's do. All they are going to have after the team leaves are junkies and criminals.

[@mr.fantastic7756]

​@@JuicyPlayer now our city will just continue to spiral into the trash as a flyover city. We used to be a Destination. In a generation people won't even know Oakland outside of the bay area. It's called an investment for a reason.

[@michaeltamares7974]

Yup. Teams will leave,, and more crime comes in.. Oakland is west coast Detroit

[@MrLaneSir]

Mt Davis has a huge mistake on Oakland’s part. That was a major downfall too. Such a shame on what Oakland has become.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

I think the Money Ball era played a huge part as well. Even though the A's were winning there just weren't any compelling names like before.

[@nobull4414]

Diversity is a very bad thing.

[@FirearmofMutiny]

The A's needed to get the hell away from the Raiders the second they came back

[@tomjones4835]

The city turning to a complete shithole is the only problem they have. No safety means no businesses. No businesses means no people to pay taxes. No tax money means declining city with no end in site. Worse every day

[@anderander5662]

If you've been to Oakland in the last 10 years you'll understand why the teams are leaving...

[@californiahiker9616]

Oh my goodness, you are so correct! I just returned from visiting family in San Leandro. I made a wrong turn and ended up on Hegenburger Rd. Third world country comes to mind. There is garbage everywhere! I remember going to A’s games and ice shows in the coliseum in the 70’s. It was so much fun then. It’s like a 180 degree turn now. Very sad!

[@anderander5662]

@@californiahiker9616 And it's spreading...

[@tylerriley2587]

Public funding was not the answer and also they’re just not a big sports city

[@anderander5662]

@@tylerriley2587 I would have to disagree that public funding of professional sports is a good thing

[@tylerriley2587]

@@anderander5662 Oakland is just not a big sports city in conclusion

[@kenamaro3942]

And here we are today..the A's announce that they are Vegas bound. Signed a binding land purchase agreement there. When a city allows all of it's professional sports teams (4) to go elsewhere , independent of each other then that says more about the city's leadership then it does of the teams.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Exactly Sir!!!🙏😢

[@PerryCoxPF93]

Why should maintaining sports teams be a city official's responsibility?? All of these franchises with their billionaire owners wanted a hand out with public funds attached. Mt. Davis turned out to be a nightmare so idk why people r clamoring for taxpayer funds to go towards stadiums.

[@RobinGorbie]

@@PerryCoxPF93listen, one franchise leaving is not normal, but does happen. But Oakland dropped the ball so hard, no offense to fifty year old dads, that they lost all their teams. In just a decade. That hasn’t happened in decades.

[@PerryCoxPF93]

@@RobinGorbie economic studies have shown lavishing pro teams with public funds/tax breaks is not economically beneficial. Oakland got sports teams during a completely different era of pro sports where it wasn't such a revenue generator. A city of this size can't support this many teams so them leaving was an eventuality. There's literally nothing any city official in the last decade could do to change that. Nevada shelled out hundreds of millions to the Raiders for the stadium. That should receive extra scrutiny and anger rather than towards city officials refusing to give funds.

[@yankees29]

What a shythole Oakland is.😂😂 Progressive leadership has literally run it into the ground. And some people are still making excuses…..😂

[@mattm.2591]

The first MLB game that I ever attended was in Oakland, prior to Mount Davis being built. It was so much more beautiful then.

[@ebombfilms]

Ditto. I remember sitting in left field and watching Ricky Henderson with the view to our left. Years later, went back post-Mt. Davis, and it just looked God awful. Poor A's deserve so much better.

[@christianmoore262]

Agree the Stadium was more attractive with out Mount Davis!

[@StageRight123]

Same here. Got to see the A's play the Red Sox in the early 80's. Also got to see game 4 of the Dodgers/A's World Series in '88.

[@humanbeing5396]

I attended A’s games before Mount Davis too. Good times.

[@DamitFeelsGoodtobeaRaider]

i was practicly raised at the colosium in late 80s early 90s. (my dad's company pg&e was a sponsor so he got free tickets from his boss) was at game 2 of the 90 ws against the reds. great times.

[@kimlanglewis152]

The coliseum was a beautiful ballpark, being able to see the Oakland Hills, and the rest of the East Bay. Oakland has a lot of roots in the blue collar field though, and many of those jobs relocated. Go down San Leandro St., and you will see off of 98th, for instance, the old Granny Goose building. Further up towards the Coliseum, there was Sunshine, Nabisco, and who can forget Mother's cookies? Malibu, is similar to Boomers out in Livermore, was right next to the Coliseum. You could literally start with an afternoon game on a Sunday, watch the Bash Brothers and Rickey Henderson tear it up in the Coliseum, then have enough time to head over to watch Webber, Mullen, and the other Warriors tear up the basket at the Arena, and then end your night, with some pizza with some go cart racing, and video games over at Malibu. Mount Davis, from my understanding, will not be paid off until the earliest 2030. I like their suites, but it costed both the A's and Raiders even. The Raiders, when they were good in the Early 2000's were actually blacked out, due to the luxury tax on the seats. After their Super bowl appearance, yes, the blackouts, were due to not being able to sell enough tickets. IN fact, some MNF games, just to be shown on national TV, the network bought up the tickets to be an official sellout.

[@davidjackson7281]

I grew up in Oakland. I remember those companies you mention. Oakland was a blue collar town. But with the blacks being so horrible the whites had to leave and it has been down hill for 60 years. Everytime I see something about Oakland it is bad news. That town is a hellhole and anyone still living there is a sub-human fool.

[@Fireyninjadog]

LA wanted the raiders. In just year 2, the Raiders won a Super Bowl. It was a great time to be in the LA coliseum for the raiders, since the rams moved to anaheim stadium in 1980

[@Jiltedin2007]

The Raiders wanted to return when the NFL wanted to bring Football back to Los Angeles, but the league rejected them.

[@Bentbaca]

And now today the Las Vegas A’s are official

[@Minny_Paul]

It's sad Oakland keeps losing great sports teams. I'm willing to bet once the A's move (most likely to Las Vegas), the Oakland Coliseum and Arena will just sit there like the Houston Astrodome.

[@selanryn5849]

No, the city of Oakland has already approved redevelop plans to turn the area into housing and a few restaurants.

[@sirchi8731]

​@@selanryn5849 too many houses around

[@StageRight123]

That land is way too valuable. High end Condo's will probably take up the land.

[@sirchi8731]

@@StageRight123 no more real estate condos. The Coliseum is in the hood anyway

[@louiscypher4186]

@@sirchi8731 Even more reason to roll out the condo's. Real estate development has been demonstrated to be the best way to get rid of ghetto's. Bring in new money, use their taxes to develop the city and drive all the lowlifes back to L.A where they belong.

[@mandymayne8759]

You forgot to mention the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in the Oakland Coliseum Arena when the Warriors were still the San Francisco Warriors (remember the jerseys had “the City” listed on the front and a cable car silhouette on the back) and played in the Cow Palace (actually located in Daly City and not San Francisco). The Oaks played in Oakland for 2 seasons (1967-1969) before moving to Washington D.C. They were best known for having future NBA Hall of Famer Rick Berry on the 1968-69 team that won the ABA Championship.

[@kurttoy5035]

The Caps, in turn, would move to Virginia to become the Virginia Squires, who would exist until the end of the ABA in 1976.

[@zacharyyan4898]

I see that “the city” throw back jerseys all the time

[@ldfreitas9437]

Yeah, and I hated the Oaks for stealing Rick Barry, and as far as the Cow Palace is concerned, the parking lot is in San Francisco, and it's right on the border with San Francisco. The NBA finals were played there in 1975, and Brent Musberger says they are playing in San Francisco on the video, which can be found here on You Tube, both games two and three, and the same with the 1964 Republican Convention.

[@ldfreitas9437]

No one remembers the ABA nor Oakland Oaks, not even the PCL baseball team, but the PCL San Francisco Seals are very much remembered in the Bay Area. Reason? The Seals won 14 PCL Championships, the Oaks only 3. And the Oaks didn't play in Oakland but in Emeryville at some small park that had a capacity of just 8,000. They actually used Seals Stadium for big games that would attract bigger crowds, especially if the Seals were away.

[@DamitFeelsGoodtobeaRaider]

if i'm not mistaken joe dimaggio was a seal before the big leagues wasn't he?@@ldfreitas9437

[@TheOaklandRaiders1960]

You should rename the title to" What Happened To The City of Oakland" Short answer: the teams were winning but the city was losing and losing big.

[@jasonm47100]

I did a 13 week work contract in Oakland and got robbed twice. The insane shit I saw there blew my mind. You couldn't pay me enough to go back.

[@kelvinmoore210]

I hear ya! I went on tour with a client, we were in every rough city in the country. Oakland was the only city that we had a safety announcement and we couldn't go anywhere alone.

[@AmandaabnamA]

​@@kelvinmoore210oh no! Not for tourists. Ask why its like that for the ppl that live there, not why you can't have a good time

[@kelvinmoore210]

@@AmandaabnamA Gotcha!

[@whalesequence]

In the 70's, Oakland and San Francisco had 6 teams combined. Now if the A's leave, that'll leave just 2, the Giants and Warriors. That pretty much shows how much of a dump these cities have become.

[@longjohn-x6p]

It's bad, over regulated, over taxed, too much open disgusting drug use. Somehow everything is unaffordable, housing is insane. currently big tech is crashing to. They just waste money and never finish shit. Like there bullet train. They could have a good water supply but nope can't use salt water I guess. Getting rid of electric plants but somehow no Ice cars by 2035 lol

[@BD-1-And-Only]

The 49ers too. Technically that’s Santa Clara though

[@whalesequence]

@@BD-1-And-Only Santa Clara is definitely not San Francisco

[@BD-1-And-Only]

@@whalesequence ok my bad. It’s closer to San Jose according to Wikipedia. I’m not super familiar with the area

[@whalesequence]

@@BD-1-And-Only Funny enough, San Jose is even further away, it's about a 50 minute drive with no traffic, one joke we have around here is calling them the San Francisco 49ers of Santa Clara

[@nobull4414]

The players are tired of getting their cars broken into.

[@TheGreatHeisman]

As a socal resident who’s been to the Bay Area 4 times. This breaks my heart. What I will miss the most was the SD-Oakland rivalry.

[@chrisbacos]

Yes. Fellow Californian here. Harkening back to the old AFL. That rivalry mirrored the NFC Ram-49er rivalry.

[@brianunderdahl7974]

I feel for ALL the sports fans in Oakland, losing a professional sports team hurts, but 3 teams within a 10 year period? WOW! Up here in Minnesota we lost the North Stars 30 years ago, because of our politics having an attitude! We also lost the Lakers back in 1960, for basically the same reasons! But NOW we have OUR teams, at their current arenas and stadiums! I wish Oakland ALL the best!

[@karlc2869]

Hartford, Montreal and Seattle fans have also felt the same when the Expos, Whalers and Sonics bolted out for D.C., North Carolina and Oklahoma City, where they became the Nationals, Canes and Thunder, respectively.

[@brianunderdahl7974]

@@karlc2869 I definitely remember that, and Quebec City losing the Nordiques. They became the Colorado Avalanche, and won the Stanley Cup, first year in Denver.

[@karlc2869]

@@brianunderdahl7974 And also St. Louis football fans have also felt the same when it lost the NFL twice: The Big Red aka The Football Cardinals to Phoenix in 1988 and the Rams back to Hollywood (Los Angeles) in 2016. At least the Gateway City has the XFL's Battlehawks tho.

[@brianunderdahl7974]

@@karlc2869 I would like to add to this list. Kansas City losing the NHL's Scouts who became the original Colorado Rockies. Kansas City AGAIN this time losing the NBA's Kings. New Orleans losing the NBA's Jazz, Vancouver losing the NBA's Grizzlies. Charlotte losing the original NBA's Hornets. Cleveland losing the original Browns, and NHL's Barons. Rochester N. Y. losing the NBA's Royals, Buffalo losing the NBA's Braves. Minneapolis losing the Lakers. I better stop before I get to deep depression, but I think we understand.

[@karlc2869]

@@brianunderdahl7974 Ok pal.

[@lemmiwinks09]

Fantastic video! One point that needs to be pointed out is that the Giants and MLB have screwed the A’s out of the territorial right issue in San Jose. Both teams shared those rights until the early 90’s when the Giants almost relocated to Tampa. To help the Giants stay in the area, former A’s owner Walter Haas agreed to cede these rights in the hopes of the Giants finding a new ballpark within the Bay Area. It’s a shame that MLB has not righted this wrong that has plagued the A’s in finding land for the ballpark. Not excusing the current A’s ownership, which is literally following the plot of the owner of the Indians from Major League, but there’s some bad blood that’s never been rectified.

[@forgottenplaces9780]

I mentioned that the giants objected in the video, they shoulda let the as move there, not like they don’t have enough fans.

[@davidammons1700]

Hass family screws Oakland gave up the rights to sanjose screw them

[@teamcq9204]

Well said. I truly believe San Jose or even the Sacramento area can sustain the A’s. The issue is both areas are giants territories.

[@adanalyst6925]

Probably seems shortsighted now. At the time, the A’s had made it to three World Series and any worries about their stadium probably seemed to be mostly in the future. And they probably didn’t anticipate the giants building such an awesome stadium that would really make theirs look like a dump

[@kingtrawal]

Why would the owner of the Athletics want to keep the Giants in the area to eat into their own revenue? Doesn’t make any sense

[@RhinoXpress]

The renovation of the coliseum in 95 made it look hideous. It's a half of a football stadium, that was merged into an baseball stadium.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Ironically Mt Davis looks like it was copied at Levi Stadium. No body ever learns.

[@sirchi8731]

​@@TheMrPeteChannel It would have been better if Raiders has the Coliseum and the A's would have a new ballpark on the Coliseum property

[@NoName-rq6bg]

Oakland is also just a city you don't wanna be. It became way too dangerous and unnactractive

[@mikeblevins4277]

Which is the number 1 reason the A's and MLB wanted them out of there. These high crime 3 rd world cities in Cali are on a heavy decline.

[@madizzle90]

Up until this video, I thought that the Warriors were still in Oakland.

[@boogitybear2283]

It’s unfortunate because I was at the 2006 ALCS when Frank Thomas was on the Athletics. What a great team that was. I truly believe their loss to Detroit altered the Fate of the Athletics remaining in Oakland.

[@gbalph4]

East Bay will be forgotten by the 2030s in sports. Vegas will probably be the new four team town by then, maybe even five if MLS gives them the Western franchise instead of Sacramento.

[@ddddirge]

I thought they want to expand into both, in addition of San Diego... Because I think they want to go 32 from the current 29... 🤔🤔🤔

[@sejason56]

Sacramento Republic deserves the team... tho the Oakland Roots sounds like a great shout if only the city had the money.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@sejason56 if they do get an MLS team they better go with Oakland Roots instead of another nothing burger name like CF Oakland or Oakland United or Oakland City.

[@panowa8319]

The city went into disarray, which is one of the reasons why Oakland has lost all of its major sports teams.

[@stevenclair5002]

I grew up in Kansas playing baseball watching Royals and Cardinals but I was.impressed in 19772 & 73 watching these cool dudes with their mustaches and gotteiees. Those teams were as.good as any in history.

[@georgem3673]

One thing about the San Francisco teams, they were practically given the land to build their stadiums. As an example, the Giant's are only charged $1.2 million per year for the land the stadium sits on, with a 60 year lease.

[@Angrygenzer]

As a lifelong Oakland fan, I can’t see us lose another team. I just can’t 😭

[@davidjackson7281]

I bet you have never tried to go to a game.

[@roctoc493]

@@davidjackson7281huh, why do u think that?

[@ldfreitas9437]

As I lifelong (I'm 69) San Francisco fan, too bad and tough shit!

[@DebitAdams]

I feel bad for Oakland. I been to a raiders game in the original black hole. They deserved to keep their teams.

[@davidjackson7281]

Misplaced sympathy. Oakland deserves worse. I disagree with your shallow statement. I saw the Raiders at Candlestick in 61 decades before you were born in that hellhole. The Asians are stupidly trying to survive the black racism towards them. There are a lot of latins who are ruining the craptown with their lousy culture. The rich whitees left in the hills are too stupid to leave.

[@DebitAdams]

@David Jackson wow. Tell me how you really feel bro. I don't think it's a shallow statement. I am sorry you live a sad depressed life.

[@loganportscheller7010]

now imagine if the A’s moved to Las Vegas. that would be crazy.

[@bebobebo4407]

Besides LV, the other best cities for the A's to relocate to (if they still can't get a new stadium in Oakland) would be either SLC or Sacramento, if they want to remain being an AL West team.

[@hitmontree3736]

I heard that Portland was in the mix. What has happened there?

[@bebobebo4407]

@@hitmontree3736 Portland, OR is also an good option for the A's, although I think the A's should switch to NL West if they were to move to Portland, OR.

[@wilderac2250]

@@bebobebo4407 I mean if you keep them in the AL west with Seattle you reincarnate the old I-5 rivalry that was famous in basketball.

[@HighpointerGeocacher]

@@hitmontree3736 Portland is a disastrous "woke" city that is beset by rising crime and homelessness and businesses and residents are fleeing. Why would any team move there, or why would any league consider putting an expansion franchise there?

[@HighpointerGeocacher]

@@hitmontree3736 Doesn't anyone know how much the quality of life in Portland has declined so precipitously? The economy in Portland is not very good and businesses are fleeing. One should consider the southern USA outside Texas and Florida, there is only one team in the southern USA. The Midwest, in contrast, has nine teams, which seems woefully imbalanced to me over 22 years into the 21st Century. For expansion or relocation, consider metro area like Charlotte, Nashville, or Austin, which have populations greater than many of the northern metropolitan areas which are declining in population or growing at very slow rates.

[@LuciferTheDogKiller]

I always wondered why a small crappy city like Oakland has 3 major sports teams. 🤔

[@prickly10000]

Don't worry, Its only a matter of time before San Francisco Becomes Oakland 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@mmcgahn5948]

What happened to the sports teams of Oakland? They realized they were not only in California, but in Oakland, and they left like so many other California residents.

[@ldfreitas9437]

You mean those California residents that return from the Bum Fuck Red Taker States they mistakenly moved to!

[@mikeblevins4277]

Inner city broke residents don't go to games.

[@davidbrattain1446]

The problem is not with professional sports. The problem is with Oakland. You couldn't pay me enough to live there and If I did, I wouldn't have enough money left after taxes to go to a game.

[@mikebritcom3171]

what happened to Oakland? never mind their former sports teams.

[@kingphillieman]

It's already embarrassing what has happened to this city. It has nothing to do with sports. The teams leaving is the icing on the cake...the cities leaders (at the time) were more focused on not fixing the homeless problems, not fixing crime, allowing tech bandits to take over the city causing utter chaos. By take over I mean, allowing them to move in while putting many long term residents out on the streets. Then you don't tax these companies for setting up shop here (California). Understanding that once you make thousands of high paying jobs but hire nothing but foreigners, nobody here will be able to afford the price hikes due to the higher paying jobs. People who wanted to go to games couldn't afford them anymore. Oakland could have more money, they choose to be "nice" instead...

[@DarkZeeds]

I feel like the same is happening in Toronto.

[@johnharris6655]

St. Louis, which is a great sports town, lost 2 football franchises.

[@shauncameron8390]

And a basketball franchise.

[@Angelgreat]

Oakland lost the Warriors to San Francisco, Raiders to Las Vegas, and they're about to lose the Athletics also to Las Vegas! Oakland had their chance to keep their teams and they blew them. I think Oaklanders should suck it up and switch to supporting San Francisco and the Warriors, Giants, and 49ers.

[@dangerdare4114]

As a Bay Area resident, I love the Niners and the Warriors but I just cannot respect the giants when they decided to prevent the A’s from moving to Fremont and San Jose (Even the city of SJ was pissed at the giants for that)

[@86byrdman]

@@dangerdare4114 The Giants didn't prevent the A's from moving to the Fremont.... As a Giants fan, I think the A's should revisit looking into building a stadium in Fremont should Howard Terminal and the venues in Vegas fall through.

[@davidjackson7281]

The A's sold off their rights to SJ for millions and millions. The next two years will be fun to see how horrible attendance will be for a pathetic team and hellhole.

[@mikeblevins4277]

I don;t think the majority of these urban savages are into sports.

[@tajr7153]

As a California resident it was always cool when the Giants/A’s or the 49ers/Raiders played home games on the same day. Sad to see the entire East bay deserted so quickly. In all honesty the region is too big for just singular sports teams

[@LeimertDreamer]

Agreed! Chicagoland has 9 million people and NYC has 8 million. The Bay Area is right behind with 7.7 million. If the former two can support two teams, the Bay Area definitely can!

[@Rhaspun]

@@LeimertDreamer It's about owners wanting more money and they don't care if it comes out of the pockets of taxpayers.

[@joeyjamison5772]

The Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland A's in the 1990 World Series, marking the last time that either team has gotten that far. It's been ⅓ of a century.

[@sirchi8731]

City Politicians who are not from Oakland making decisions for the entire east bay. In 95 it would be much easier if Oakland had built a baseball ballpark while the Raiders can keep the Coliseum

[@robertthacher-dv4kn]

The Colloseum was a pleasant lace to watch a game. The day games had perfect weather!

[@khure711]

I use to live in Oakland right off of 98th. What an absolute dump Oakland is. It’s the Wild West. Gun shots of anger every night. People getting robbed constantly. Your car is probably going to get smashed up if you park on the street by someone wanting to steal something or a dui bouncing off vehicles as they go down the road. Don’t bother calling the cops they are useless. If they show up it’s an hour after you call. Don’t ever leave anything outside unless you want it stolen. Bars on your windows and metal security doors are required for your survival. The weather was nice though. I’ll never go back.

[@vincentlospinuso7232]

RIP Oakland sports

[@kincamell]

Heavy Ps Mount Davis cost approximately $500 million to build, with the cost shared by Alameda County and the city of Oakland

[@forgottenplaces9780]

Thats what I initially read but there are varying reports on how much it cost with it likely being less

[@joesakic91]

Even Oakland lost their Indoor Football League franchise to San Jose when the Bay Area Panthers relocated to the SAP Center.

[@karnubawax]

When me and my family started going to A's games back in 'the mid 70's, the roles were reversed - it was San Francisco that had a decrepit stadium that played host to a few thousand loudmouth drunks, and it was Oakland that had great weather and was a fun, safe place to take your family. What happened to Oakland is kind of what happened to Detroit and Cleveland - it's a blue collar town in a world where the blue collar worker is being destroyed. Oakland made a lot of financial mistakes, and not just in regards to sports teams. The government of Oakland has always been pretty lousy, and this incarnation - as insufferably woke as it is - can't really be faulted too much for not wanting to use any public money, considering what a mess the previous governments left, and considering how badly the city got burned in its previous dealings. The fact that the A's are a horribly run team with the cheapest ownership in baseball doesn't help any. The naked truth is that Moneyball is a fraud, and has ripped off the fans, the city, and baseball as a whole. There is no way sadly that this can be fixed. Personally, in the name of justice, I'd rather see the team fold than move to Vegas. There's plenty of blame to go around, but you can sort of understand everyone's positions if you put yourself in their shoes.

[@billlozier5551]

Your wish has come true. A's moving to LasVegas 🎉🎉

[@ldfreitas9437]

I have always been a Giants fan and never an As fan, nor Raiders. I'm 69. I hated it that the As even moved to the Bay Area, because the Giants had the stars, like Willie Mays and Willie McCovey. Oakland has and always will be second fiddle to San Francisco. And that "decrepit stadium" Candlestick Park hosted the Raiders for two seasons, when it was brand new, in 1960 and 1961. I went to a number of Giants and 49ers games there over the years, and remember a sold out 1973 game against the Dodgers! The 49ers always had good attendance at Candlestick, as it held more fans than old Kezar.

[@billlozier5551]

@LD Freitas eh, what's up doc? Appreciate your love for the Giants and I am a fan but the Giants had some very very lean years at the stick. One game I remember they had around a thousand people. This was in the 80s. There was always a big difference between the two teams. Oakland was blue collar middle income folks. San Francisco or as you may recall we east bay fans call ya Frisco! Stuck up fans & jealous 🤣 The A's,Warriors & Raiders owned Oakland in the 70s. Love Mays, McCovey, Perry, Bonds Sr.Marichal & Fuentes. They A's had the STARS, REGGIE, CAMPY, RUDI,BANDO, CATFISH,VIDA, HOLTSMAN,DUNCAN, NORTH,TENACE! The list of 3x World Champs. So the rings belonged to the A's in the 70s & 80s. They never got the love from the political clowns in Oakland but the fans are very passionate. All 6,000 or so. 😁🤣

[@mikecanul]

Great video! I’m a long time seasons ticket holder and I’m done with Oakland - VEGAS here we come - I’ll by a 20 or 40 Ticket 🎟️ pack and make a few long trips and the rest of the tix can go to my clients - woot woot !

[@joesakic91]

Now, Oakland only has the Oakland Roots USL Championship soccer team and the Oakland Ballers Pioneer League baseball team to support.

[@kyngo550]

And the Oakland Soul (the women’s team of the Roots) as well

[@joesakic91]

@@kyngo550 It's the second-tier professional sports teams that Oakland has to support.

[@ZackieDookie]

THIS ACUALLY AGED WELL

[@ChasetheG]

SF didn’t need to pay for Levi’s *Uh yeah, Levi’s is 45 mins. away.*

[@forgottenplaces9780]

As i said in the video its not in sf.

[@tonywalters7298]

@@forgottenplaces9780 They could be more accurately called the San Jose 49ers

[@MagicalBread]

@@tonywalters7298 - Silicon Valley 49ers - Santa Clara 49ers - SJ 49ers - South Bay 49ers - City government bribing and tampering 49ers The possibilities are endless.

[@wilderac2250]

@@tonywalters7298 at this point they should be like the warriors and represent a region rather than a particular city. The Golden State 49ers The Bay Area 49ers The California 49ers The Silicon 49ers 😂

[@sirchi8731]

​@@forgottenplaces9780 Chase Center was made possible by former ed lee. He made sure everything was cleared out so the Warriors can build their arena

[@allenderobles8639]

Big problem is the residents

[@Chris-lh7wj]

Not from the Bay Area so I may not know what I’m talking about, but the problem could be that they’re just too close to SF. It’s diff than NY or Chicago, where you have one large city able to support multiple franchises. Especially being a much smaller and poorer separate city. If I’m living in one of the very populated places in the Bay Area outside of Oakland, then I’m choosing to be a fan of the city with winning teams.

[@richatlarge462]

The A's and Raiders had some glory years, but when the Giants won those three world series, I think it tipped the scales, especially with the 49ers typically being better than the Raiders. But I think the main reason is that the Oakland Coliseum is in the same lousy place it's always been, only now crime is not controlled by the powers-that-be in Oakland. In short, people get scared off from going to any Oakland sporting event.

[@mogreenz]

Too scary because of the ''crime gods''

[@philbruin]

No mention about the city of Oakland???? It's has never been a nice city .

[@lightningdragon1237]

I feel bad for Oakland. They deserve better than this, and hopefully the NFL gives them a team back eventually (in a better stadium)

[@AntiContradiction]

They're definitely getting the Oakland Invaders of the USFL back but the NFL is not coming back anytime soon.

[@tylerkriesel8590]

The 49ers are in the same area, I’m not shedding any tears.

[@davidjackson7281]

Oakland is a hellhole and is entitled only for bad things to keep occuring. According to this video it is 2B in debt. Think about a turdlooking broke town that is beyond failure.

[@kingphillieman]

Naw we don't deserve better until we vote better. The last mayor ensured the Raiders would leave

[@scotthersey4380]

Do they? Do they, really?

[@johnnguyen6159]

It comes down to the organizations rather than being an unattractive city for sports. Like Detroit currently has 4 pro sports teams where 3 of the 4 sports teams previously played in the suburbs but now are all in Downtown Detroit. Detroit isn't exactly have the best financial situation having filed for bankruptcy 10 years ago, lost a little bit more than 1 million people since the 1960s, definitely not the richest cities, and ~40% of all the Detroit arenas/stadiums were publicly funded.

[@forgottenplaces9780]

Detroit and its metro is still much bigger than Oakland, even with its population losses. It has a fair amount of private money, and also has the backing of more state money and fans since its the only city in Michigan with major pro sports teams. Really not the same imo.

[@johnnguyen6159]

@@forgottenplaces9780 Oakland is part of the San Francisco Metro area with 4.6 million people compared to Metro Detroit at 4.3 million. Unless you're talking about city population which Detroit has 640k compared to Oakland 440k, but Oakland has almost double the average income.

[@forgottenplaces9780]

@@johnnguyen6159 im not including sf in there, its its own metro and city with its own teams, i know some stats include oakland but since they have their own teams you cant really include sf into the equation, plus its definitively separated by the bay

[@johnnguyen6159]

@@forgottenplaces9780 Ok fair enough.

[@davidjackson7281]

@@johnnguyen6159 Good. I am glad he set you straight. Oakland became a loser town long before even when the Seals left. The hellhole has no excuses. Your first statement was full of pure ignorance.

[@dreamcage1801]

A’s are likely to move to Vegas and it’s going to be the matter of when

[@rkbelmont1138]

It's a shame the Battles of the Bay are no more. The game between 49ers and Raiders last year was actually pretty good.

[@richatlarge462]

The city of Oakland seems to have lost the battle of the bay in terms of keeping any sports teams.

[@ldfreitas9437]

Here's a factoid for you: the old PCL baseball team Oakland Oaks did not play in Oakland but Emeryville. They had a small band box of a park, and when they knew they were going to have a bigger crowd than that park could sit, they played across the bay at Seals Stadium in San Francisco. They won just three PCL championships between 1903 and 1957, while the Seals won fourteen, the most of that old league that was really a third major league. Many old-time San Franciscans didn't want the Giants to move there at that time in the late 50s. They wanted the Seals to become an expansion team in the American League.

[@spagbol525]

The Oakland A's just announced their move to LV, ending the Oakland sports saga.

[@petesplacestuff4781]

You mean the A’s. Raiders moved Vegas years ago.

[@spagbol525]

@@petesplacestuff4781 Yup. Whoops

[@Jiltedin2007]

So glad the Raiders left after making a sweet deal to Al Davis to bring the Raiders back from Los Angeles in 1995. Once Davis brought the Raiders back to Oakland, he was given broken promises as the Raiders were back in Square One playing in their old stadium. That’s why the Raiders left for Las Vegas with a new stadium. So glad they left!

[@EvanEscher]

Agreed, the Raiders were bad for Oakland, and it's disappointing to see some Bay Area people continue to support the Raiders now that they're in Las Vegas.

[@Jiltedin2007]

@@EvanEscher I live in Los Angeles and I was a huge Raiders Fan once they were here. Living in Montebello in 1982, before I got my license, I rode my bike from my home to the Los Angeles Coliseum to watch the Raiders. So pissed off when Al Davis brought the Raiders back to Oakland in 1995! In 2016 when The NFL wanted to bring a team to Los Angeles, they were choosing between the Rams, the Chargers and the Raiders. In fact, The NFL wanted to bring TWO TEAMS TO LOS ANGELES! The Rams were their first choice, Stan Kroenkie couldn't wait to get here. The Raiders wanted to come but the league rejected them because of their Unruly Fans. The Raiders wanted to play in the Rose Bowl, but The City of South Pasadena boycotted against the Raiders coming solely because of Their Fans.

[@georgeford3687]

The Raiders won the Championships in 76 and 80 seasons. The Super Bowls were in 77 81

[@peterferraiolo4071]

Spot on 👌🏻 Thank you 🙏

[@michaelbyers8931]

LOL, what happened was the closing of several huge military installations in the bay are and other job losses make it impossible for the locals to support pro sports.

[@rickhall517930]

Stop buying stadiums for billionaires!

[@hectormunoz578]

Oakland city officials continue to fail these professional teams its sad

[@souperstar7050]

The Oakland A's had great teams from the late 80's to early 90's.

[@frankie467]

Uh, you forgot the 70s. The A’s were a powerhouse the first half of the decade.

[@adamsmith583]

Love your videos!

[@uhoh7541]

Always thought the athletics were established in oakland or nearby. Always learn something from your videos!

[@artc1980]

They were established in Philly, moved to KC, then to Oakland...

[@From-North-Jersey]

The A's have been based in like 4 or 5 cities as part of their long trip west. They started as the Philly A's.

[@uhoh7541]

@royalblackk Never been, but can tell the place has 'character' shame it wasn't taken better care of.

[@buckshot6481]

Uh, Oakland is a Ghetto, I would never even drive thru Oakland in broad daylight 😂

[@tstahler5420]

California happened and Oakland magnified the problems.

[@robertadams5107]

As of April 23rd 2023 Oakland Athletics are still in Oakland but agreement was made in Las Vegas and they will play in Las Vegas after the 2024 season

[@kingjaffejoe32]

It was such a magical time

[@idiotcow3721]

i mean, just sayin’, the a’s technically haven’t left yet

[@7mileDem]

The Howard Terminal renderings look sweet! I hope the city and A's strike a deal to keep them in Oakland.

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

Then the A’s bought land in Sin City.

[@TruthLivesNow]

My favorite team, the Oakland Raiders, "The Autumn Wind," eventually moved to Las Vegas, and became, "The Autumn Fart."

[@jonstefanik9400]

Mount Davis was the death nil to the Oakland Alamada-County Coliseum and the Oakland A's.

[@evanswinford7165]

Here it is April 21 2023. The A's buying land in Vegas is a few days old story now. I'm sitting here looking at my early seventies era souvenir mega phone, 50 odd years old now. Guess it just went up in value...

[@e.tezani3877]

I left Hayward for Nevada and have to say that Vegas needed a team more.

[@ChoneyPony]

Its the taint of the bay with two losing sports teams where out of town fans are afraid to stop anywhere to spend their money. It would be a lose-lose situation to spend big money to keep either team. Oakland isnt what it use to be, there is nothing attractive about Oakland anymore and Frisco is headed the same direction.

[@petercena9497]

Kansas City once had all four but at least kept the best two.

[@ulyguitarist]

The Howard terminal ballpark should already be completed right now. But Oakland kept pausing the start of construction bc of the MLB and Oakland officials

[@BrandanTheBroker]

You do feel bad for the fans of Oakland teams, but you gotta look at the city and wonder what the hell leadership is doing to lose the Raiders, Warriors, now on the verge of losing the A's. Not absolving MLB or Fisher or anything, but you gotta wonder what's happening.

[@TruthLivesNow]

You still have the Oakland Outlaws, a Roller Derby team....LOL! Remember, the San Francisco Bay Bombers, another yesteryear thingy.

[@ishowasianheritage]

Funny how 2 of the 3 teams of Oakland left to go to Las Vegas. The Raiders and now the A's.

[@kjhuang]

I really do feel bad for Oakland, the ultimate underdog city of the West. That said, it does at least appear to be in decline, similar to Detroit or Cleveland, and it's kinda impressive that it hung on to its sports teams as long as it had. Growing up in the South Bay, we always placed San Francisco as the most glamorous and important city in the Bay Area, and Oakland was an afterthought and barely existed to us. If we were going to travel that distance to have fun it would be to SF, so I hardly ever went to Oakland growing up. I have gone more since adulthood and there's actually a lot in the city. The A's move to Las Vegas is running into some complications, and I'm hoping it fails and the A's stay in Oakland.

[@ldfreitas9437]

They are gone dude! And as far as I'm concerned, San Francisco was always the place to go. Jack London Square is okay, but the Embarcadero, Marina District, Mission Rock/Dogtown in San Francisco, near Oracle and Chase, are happening places. And if you want to see a downside to SF, just go further south toward Daly City, and you will see plenty of poverty, or the Tenderloin.

[@kjhuang]

@@ldfreitas9437 I've been to just about every part of SF, including the Tenderloin many times.

[@denisdonohue1863]

Truly a mystery. Perhaps we will never know why...

[@LuigiL75]

What happened??? The City Leaders of Oakland is what happened…

[@MarkHarrison-y6n]

Hate they change the coliseum you use to be able to see the Mormon temple up in the hills

[@chrish6912]

The Golden Seals eventually becoming the Dallas Stars is a fun little ancedote that this video doesn't cover.

[@robertoperez4162]

the As are moving to Vegas. They are gonna build their stadium where the Tropicana casino is at from what i heard from the locals in Vegas.

[@EmsionProductions]

If a city’s sports teams were relocated or dissolved in the UK, I think fans would genuinely burn their city to the ground…

[@robertlindey2538]

After the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995, they were never the same as the earlier team. The Black and Silver in the1970's had hard-nosed, intimidating players like Ken Stabler, Otis Sistrunk, Gene Upshaw, and Jack Tatum...a perfect fit for the blue-collar audiences they played for. Many people may think of Oakland's teams being supported by EAST bay residents, and SF by the WEST Bay. However, it may have been that Oakland's teams appealed to the Bay Area's lower-income blue collar laborers, while SF drew most of its "suit-and-tie" workers. That could also be why the NHL has survived in SJ and not Oakland. I remember in 1991 when the (at-that-time) Minnesota North Stars came within a gnat's eyelash of moving to Oakland. During their stint in LA, the vanguard of their Raiders were players like Marc Wilson, Howie Long, Bo Jackson, and Todd Christiansen....one of them an actor, another one a Mormon, and another being a part-time baseballer. Much of their audiences were surfers, rollerbladers, jet skiers, beach volleyballers, etc. As for TV blackouts, the Raiders had many games blacked in LA as well.

[@genereynolds4417]

World New sports entertainment need to come Oakland Soccer ⚽⚽🏆 this will be highest level for Oakland California....

[@sylanderhopkins6665]

That's crazy how many that city won in a small amount of time

[@bebobebo4407]

Both Oakland and San Francisco had similar problems, but how did San Francisco still managed to build a new ballpark for the Giants and a new arena for the Warriors, while Oakland couldn't do the same thing for the Raiders and the Golden Seals? (which both of them would later leave Oakland and the SF Bay Area)

[@blazerprime5388]

San Franciso richer

[@jasonfire3434]

The Giants and Warriors both financed their stadiums 100% privately

[@raedvalenzuela5085]

Oakland deserves it imo. Everyone was high over heels when the Raiders came back there while pushing away the A’s on the side and RUINED THE COLISEUM for them. Also, to San Francisco Giants fyi, it was the Oakland As that saved that team from leaving SF for Florida by handing them their territorial rights. Then the franchise slapped them in the face years later when the As wanted to move to San Jose. Thanks a lot Giants. That’s why I curse the Giants and SO GLAD they suck in their division and can’t get over the hump in the postseason lately and their forgettable World Series victories. Thank you goodbye

[@cryptomusclenetwork1]

Oakland can put a new stadium in Oakland as there’s still vast amount of land and can bulldoze certain undesirable areas too if needs so to make it happen. This should have been a wake up call when the A’s are the last team to be leaving is leaving. Better hope the deal doesn’t go thru in Vegas

[@chrisgoins1675]

Short answer: Would YOU want to reside in Oakland?