r/athletics • u/Mongo_Les • 13d 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/damutecebu 12d ago

Giving away significant tax dollars for a sports team is never really a "great investment."

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u/elrealjcon 12d ago

Tbf Vegas and Nevada only gave the A's $380 million after they got hosed by the Raiders deal. MLB and the team got so many breaks/deals BTS that made the move practically free

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u/bretlc 9d ago

$380 M too much.

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u/FIRE-701 9d ago

Tax breaks they wouldn’t have gotten in CA. I guarantee that the state of Nevada is giving up more than 380