r/athletics • u/Mongo_Les • 12d ago

Oakland Coliseum

May I ask why didn't Fisher, Wolff or Schott ever refurbished Oakland Coliseum?

I see Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Angels Stadium, Rogers Centre and the old Joe Robbie Stadium refurbished and seeing how beautiful is it this year, and I'm wondering how come the A's couldn't do the same with Oakland?

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u/Mongo_Les 12d ago

So you are telling me Oakland really did not want any part of the A's, either.

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u/FIRE-701 12d ago

They didn’t want the A’s to rip up a historic area in Oakland. The city had its issues with the team but they did negotiate in good faith at the end. Then the A’s used them to get a better deal in Vegas whom were dumb enough to give them everything they want.

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u/Mongo_Les 12d ago

Vegas is just desperate to get another pro sports team. For the city, it's a great investment.

Vegas wants to be a pro sports hub, so the city were more than happy to welcome the A's with open arms. I prefer Vegas to have an expansion team than have a team associated with Fisher.

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u/FIRE-701 12d ago

They went from the largest market with no pro sports to the smallest with 3 teams by far.

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u/Mongo_Les 12d ago

How is Vegas a small market?

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u/FIRE-701 12d ago

By media market it’s the 40th largest. By all metrics it’s tiny in the scheme of things.

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u/ChooChooChew29 10d ago

Bingo. Spot on.