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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
Mayor Sheng Thao requested and was granted a meeting with Manfred before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, she told multiple media outlets.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thao presented Manfred 30 bound copies of a report she wanted all MLB team owners to see, detailing negotiations between the city of Oakland and the A's, including a detailed timeline. Thao wanted a complete outline on the failed Oakland negotiations to be shared before owners voted on whether to approve the Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas.
"I did feel it was important to meet with the commissioner in person, given the importance of this upcoming vote by the relocation committee," Thao told the Chronicle. "This decision isn't just about business. How they vote will have a lasting impact on a multi-generational fan base of working families who love this game of baseball and have a deep connection to the Oakland A's. Before undertaking this very consequential vote, I wanted the commissioner and the MLB owners on the relocation committee, and all the owners, to have the true facts, so they can make an informed decision. I continue to fight until the shovel is actually in the dirt."
The Athletic included links of the documents Thao presented to Manfred, including the summary of terms, infrastructure financing plan, preliminary development plan, design guidelines and tentative tract map.
"For me, it was very important that [Manfred], and not just him, but the [league's relocation] committee and the owners had a copy of all that we are presenting, for transparency purposes," Thao told The Athletic. "Through the press, we have heard that Manfred has stated there was no proposal. We wanted to dispel that notion. If people were misinformed, we wanted to make sure everybody had all the real-time information of how close we were to a ballpark."
Thao said Manfred's comments and other public sentiment chiding Oakland for not having a stadium proposal at hand were false.
She said the relocation proposal could be voted down by owners, and Oakland would be ready to move forward with plans to keep the team. Las Vegas would then likely be in play as an expansion team. Manfred said the league will begin discussing possible expansion from 30 teams to 32.
"In my mind, there's a scenario where there's no losers at all, there's just winners all around, and it's something we can look to and say we all worked together to actually achieve," Thao told the Chronicle. "MLB has not moved a team in the last 50 years or so. It was important to me to fly to Seattle and show, look, we have a proposal, let's take a deeper dive into this."
Oakland mayor shared plan with MLB to keep A's
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
Mayor Sheng Thao requested and was granted a meeting with Manfred before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, she told multiple media outlets.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thao presented Manfred 30 bound copies of a report she wanted all MLB team owners to see, detailing negotiations between the city of Oakland and the A's, including a detailed timeline. Thao wanted a complete outline on the failed Oakland negotiations to be shared before owners voted on whether to approve the Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas.
"I did feel it was important to meet with the commissioner in person, given the importance of this upcoming vote by the relocation committee," Thao told the Chronicle. "This decision isn't just about business. How they vote will have a lasting impact on a multi-generational fan base of working families who love this game of baseball and have a deep connection to the Oakland A's. Before undertaking this very consequential vote, I wanted the commissioner and the MLB owners on the relocation committee, and all the owners, to have the true facts, so they can make an informed decision. I continue to fight until the shovel is actually in the dirt."
The Athletic included links of the documents Thao presented to Manfred, including the summary of terms, infrastructure financing plan, preliminary development plan, design guidelines and tentative tract map.
"For me, it was very important that [Manfred], and not just him, but the [league's relocation] committee and the owners had a copy of all that we are presenting, for transparency purposes," Thao told The Athletic. "Through the press, we have heard that Manfred has stated there was no proposal. We wanted to dispel that notion. If people were misinformed, we wanted to make sure everybody had all the real-time information of how close we were to a ballpark."
Thao said Manfred's comments and other public sentiment chiding Oakland for not having a stadium proposal at hand were false.
She said the relocation proposal could be voted down by owners, and Oakland would be ready to move forward with plans to keep the team. Las Vegas would then likely be in play as an expansion team. Manfred said the league will begin discussing possible expansion from 30 teams to 32.
"In my mind, there's a scenario where there's no losers at all, there's just winners all around, and it's something we can look to and say we all worked together to actually achieve," Thao told the Chronicle. "MLB has not moved a team in the last 50 years or so. It was important to me to fly to Seattle and show, look, we have a proposal, let's take a deeper dive into this."
I've wondered why with the rise of the warriors as a dynasty, that oakland didn't try and leverage that to keep their other pro teams.@playahaitian @jack walsh13 @darth frosty @DC_Dude
Oakland mayor shared plan with MLB to keep A's
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
Mayor Sheng Thao requested and was granted a meeting with Manfred before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, she told multiple media outlets.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thao presented Manfred 30 bound copies of a report she wanted all MLB team owners to see, detailing negotiations between the city of Oakland and the A's, including a detailed timeline. Thao wanted a complete outline on the failed Oakland negotiations to be shared before owners voted on whether to approve the Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas.
"I did feel it was important to meet with the commissioner in person, given the importance of this upcoming vote by the relocation committee," Thao told the Chronicle. "This decision isn't just about business. How they vote will have a lasting impact on a multi-generational fan base of working families who love this game of baseball and have a deep connection to the Oakland A's. Before undertaking this very consequential vote, I wanted the commissioner and the MLB owners on the relocation committee, and all the owners, to have the true facts, so they can make an informed decision. I continue to fight until the shovel is actually in the dirt."
The Athletic included links of the documents Thao presented to Manfred, including the summary of terms, infrastructure financing plan, preliminary development plan, design guidelines and tentative tract map.
"For me, it was very important that [Manfred], and not just him, but the [league's relocation] committee and the owners had a copy of all that we are presenting, for transparency purposes," Thao told The Athletic. "Through the press, we have heard that Manfred has stated there was no proposal. We wanted to dispel that notion. If people were misinformed, we wanted to make sure everybody had all the real-time information of how close we were to a ballpark."
Thao said Manfred's comments and other public sentiment chiding Oakland for not having a stadium proposal at hand were false.
She said the relocation proposal could be voted down by owners, and Oakland would be ready to move forward with plans to keep the team. Las Vegas would then likely be in play as an expansion team. Manfred said the league will begin discussing possible expansion from 30 teams to 32.
"In my mind, there's a scenario where there's no losers at all, there's just winners all around, and it's something we can look to and say we all worked together to actually achieve," Thao told the Chronicle. "MLB has not moved a team in the last 50 years or so. It was important to me to fly to Seattle and show, look, we have a proposal, let's take a deeper dive into this."
Seems to me that would be a strong rallying point to get behind, especially when the niners broke south.
Manfred knows this shit is wrong as fuck. That's why he agreed to meet.@playahaitian @jack walsh13 @darth frosty @DC_Dude
Oakland mayor shared plan with MLB to keep A's
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
Mayor Sheng Thao requested and was granted a meeting with Manfred before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, she told multiple media outlets.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thao presented Manfred 30 bound copies of a report she wanted all MLB team owners to see, detailing negotiations between the city of Oakland and the A's, including a detailed timeline. Thao wanted a complete outline on the failed Oakland negotiations to be shared before owners voted on whether to approve the Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas.
"I did feel it was important to meet with the commissioner in person, given the importance of this upcoming vote by the relocation committee," Thao told the Chronicle. "This decision isn't just about business. How they vote will have a lasting impact on a multi-generational fan base of working families who love this game of baseball and have a deep connection to the Oakland A's. Before undertaking this very consequential vote, I wanted the commissioner and the MLB owners on the relocation committee, and all the owners, to have the true facts, so they can make an informed decision. I continue to fight until the shovel is actually in the dirt."
The Athletic included links of the documents Thao presented to Manfred, including the summary of terms, infrastructure financing plan, preliminary development plan, design guidelines and tentative tract map.
"For me, it was very important that [Manfred], and not just him, but the [league's relocation] committee and the owners had a copy of all that we are presenting, for transparency purposes," Thao told The Athletic. "Through the press, we have heard that Manfred has stated there was no proposal. We wanted to dispel that notion. If people were misinformed, we wanted to make sure everybody had all the real-time information of how close we were to a ballpark."
Thao said Manfred's comments and other public sentiment chiding Oakland for not having a stadium proposal at hand were false.
She said the relocation proposal could be voted down by owners, and Oakland would be ready to move forward with plans to keep the team. Las Vegas would then likely be in play as an expansion team. Manfred said the league will begin discussing possible expansion from 30 teams to 32.
"In my mind, there's a scenario where there's no losers at all, there's just winners all around, and it's something we can look to and say we all worked together to actually achieve," Thao told the Chronicle. "MLB has not moved a team in the last 50 years or so. It was important to me to fly to Seattle and show, look, we have a proposal, let's take a deeper dive into this."
But John Fisher intentionally ran than franchise into the ground so he could say, see, the city doesn't support us. And we need you guys to help pay for the stadium. He knew these things would be a P.R. nightmare and made it seemed like he had no choice but to move to Vegas. Shit is underhanded and crooked as fuck and Manfred should have been stepped in to put a stop to it!!!
Cuzzo....
You heard how Seattle fans were cheering Ohtani?
You heard how Seattle fans were cheering Ohtani?
@playahaitian @jack walsh13 @darth frosty @DC_Dude
Oakland mayor shared plan with MLB to keep A's
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas.
Mayor Sheng Thao requested and was granted a meeting with Manfred before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, she told multiple media outlets.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thao presented Manfred 30 bound copies of a report she wanted all MLB team owners to see, detailing negotiations between the city of Oakland and the A's, including a detailed timeline. Thao wanted a complete outline on the failed Oakland negotiations to be shared before owners voted on whether to approve the Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas.
"I did feel it was important to meet with the commissioner in person, given the importance of this upcoming vote by the relocation committee," Thao told the Chronicle. "This decision isn't just about business. How they vote will have a lasting impact on a multi-generational fan base of working families who love this game of baseball and have a deep connection to the Oakland A's. Before undertaking this very consequential vote, I wanted the commissioner and the MLB owners on the relocation committee, and all the owners, to have the true facts, so they can make an informed decision. I continue to fight until the shovel is actually in the dirt."
The Athletic included links of the documents Thao presented to Manfred, including the summary of terms, infrastructure financing plan, preliminary development plan, design guidelines and tentative tract map.
"For me, it was very important that [Manfred], and not just him, but the [league's relocation] committee and the owners had a copy of all that we are presenting, for transparency purposes," Thao told The Athletic. "Through the press, we have heard that Manfred has stated there was no proposal. We wanted to dispel that notion. If people were misinformed, we wanted to make sure everybody had all the real-time information of how close we were to a ballpark."
Thao said Manfred's comments and other public sentiment chiding Oakland for not having a stadium proposal at hand were false.
She said the relocation proposal could be voted down by owners, and Oakland would be ready to move forward with plans to keep the team. Las Vegas would then likely be in play as an expansion team. Manfred said the league will begin discussing possible expansion from 30 teams to 32.
"In my mind, there's a scenario where there's no losers at all, there's just winners all around, and it's something we can look to and say we all worked together to actually achieve," Thao told the Chronicle. "MLB has not moved a team in the last 50 years or so. It was important to me to fly to Seattle and show, look, we have a proposal, let's take a deeper dive into this."
Anyone know why they were trying to move? Seems odd....
I heard that live and was like
But John Fisher intentionally ran than franchise into the ground so he could say, see, the city doesn't support us. And we need you guys to help pay for the stadium. He knew these things would be a P.R. nightmare and made it seemed like he had no choice but to move to Vegas. Shit is underhanded and crooked as fuck and Manfred should have been stepped in to put a stop to it!!!
Like @jack walsh13 said they were running the major league gameplan
BINGO!!!
I heard that live and was like
Oh he gone
Gary Sheffield, 51 years young, hitting missiles while smoking a cigar.
They've been talking about needing a new stadium for at least 30 years. People have been saying they should move to another market where they don't have to compete with the Giants for almost as long.
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo addresses his worst slump ever, .196 with no homers in 41 games
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MLB is actually thinking about doing a legends HR derby. Might be interesting.
I think its a GREAT idea
Modern Era-record 12 teams score double-digit runs Tuesday, one of the highest scoring days in MLB history
There was also a record four games in which both teams scored 10-plus runs
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How Does Scoring Work In Baseball?
Another hilarious story was when I can't forget who it was was leading off against Ryan and struck out. He came back to the dugout and someone asked "How's he lookin' out there?" Dude replied.........."Boys..............THIS GAME IS OOOOOVVVVVAAAAAAA!!"
This man may very well be the best player in professional sports right now. AND ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE.
This man may very well be the best player in professional sports right now. AND ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE.
I cannot argue with you cuzzo...
And to see that team squandering it all
Side note...
At one time we said Trout was the next Mantle. And now they got the next Ruth.
But ummmm
Look at their record?
What you gotta to say about that?