What Happens in Vegas: A’s in Vegas

[Edgy MD]

All respect to Disney, but I imagine that Vegas is the forced perspective capital of the world.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It would be nice if somebody in contemporary America did something that wasn't entirely derivative.

At least it doesn't look like Ebbets Field.

I'm hoping that the retro era of stadium design is over. It was f7n when the Orioles did it, but now it's gone too far.

[Edgy MD]

It was f7n when the Orioles did it, but now it's gone too far.

"f7n" is a new one on me.

I'm going to down to the roller rink and try that one out with all the cool kids. "Your car is looking totes f7n, Dude!! You know what's really f7n, though? That chick is f7n! "

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's what happens when I post from my phone. 😕

[MFS62]

Get to that roller rink fast, Edgy. Use it on the kids.
You could become an influencer.
Later

[metirish]

Howard terminal would have been cool

[A Boy Named Seo]

i dunno, but i LOVE that scoreboard concept.

Pretty good skyline out the left field window. looks... familiar, like i've seen it before...

The angle on the scoreboard looks pretty weird. I think I read it would be the largest scoreboard in the league, but sorta odd that it faces downward. But I guess if you're going for circus tent vibes there's gonna be some clown shit.

[metsmarathon]

it definitely would suck especially if you're siting in right field. and maybe there's another one over the third-base dugout or something for the other half of the stadium to see. but the overall idea of it, being up on the roof there like that, is just perfect, and a wonderful use of hte otherwise blank space

[G-Fafif]

[Benjamin Grimm]

Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, the Tropicana Hotel and Casino closed this week in anticipation of its being demolished to make room for the new stadium for the A's.

[G-Fafif]

[Benjamin Grimm]

So will they be officially known as the Sacramento Athletics for three years?

[DocTee]

Here's hoping they are the California Athletics, and use the old Angels interlocking C and A cap design in green and gold.

[Edgy MD]

Crazy.

[bmfc1]

[Edgy MD]

Las Vegas Athletics of Sacramento!

[G-Fafif]

[Benjamin Grimm]

This is dumb.

[DocTee]

By the way, Sacramento can get dangerously hot --expect almost exclusively night games, like they have in Arlington, for the next three years.

[metirish]

What a journey this organization has made over the years

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

The A's do not intend to change their name to reflect their Sacramento residency. Instead, they'll be known simply by their nickname, according to The Athletic's Evan Drellich.

Like Madonna, Prince, and Ichiro.

[G-Fafif]

Letter from John Fisher to the fans he’s abandoning.

To our Oakland Athletics Fans:

This upcoming series with the Texas Rangers will be the final games of the A's storied 57 years in Oakland. And while the A's previously played in Philadelphia and Kansas City, Oakland has been home for the greatest era in the franchise's more than 123-year history.

Four World Series Championships. Six pennants and 17 division titles. Seven Baseball Hall of Famers. Charlie Finley and his mule. Billy Ball. Reggie and his incomparable swagger. Rollie and his handlebar mustache. Dave Stewart and the stare. Bill King's "Holy Toledo." Rickey, the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history. The list goes on and on.

Triumphs, near misses, the 1989 Loma Preita earthquake in Game 3 of the Bay Bridge Series, the 20-game win streak, a Hollywood movie, and an unmatched cast of players, coaches, and fans. We've had it all.

And that, I know, is what makes our departure so very hard.

The A's are part of the fabric of Oakland, the East Bay, and the entire Bay Area. When Lew Wolff and I bought the team in 2005. our dream was to win world championships and build a new ballpark in Oakland. Over the next 18 years, we did our very best to make that happen. We proposed and pursued five different locations in the Bay Area. And despite mutual and ongoing efforts to get a deal done for the Howard Terminal project. we came up short.

Only in 2021, after 16 years of working exclusively on developing a home in the Bay Area and faced with a binding MLB agreement to find a new home by 2024. did we begin to explore taking the team to Las Vegas.

There are millions of dedicated and passionate A's fans, in Oakland and around the world. Countless dedicated staff members and Oakland Coliseum employees have poured their hearts into this team. and their efforts have meant so much to our community. I know there is great disappointment, even bitterness. Though I wish I could speak to each one of you individually, I can tell you this from the heart: we tried. Staying in Oakland was our goal, it was our mission, and we failed to achieve it. And for that I am genuinely sorry.

Looking ahead, I hope you will join our beloved A's as we move forward on this amazing journey. I hope I will see you again sporting the Green and Gold. And I hope we will make you proud.

John Fisher

[MFS62]

The sad part is, he could have gone through the stands and spoken to them individually - there weren't too many of them.
When I think about Charlie Finely, I think of the orange baseball.

Was this in the papers or mailed to season ticket holders?
But that was pretty nice.
Later

[G-Fafif]

Released online through whatever channels the A’s use.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think it was nice too. I hope it was sincere. I just didn't like the part where he said that he hopes the Oakland fans continue to root for the Las Vegas version of the team. I'm sure some will, but many won't. And the statement may come across as insensitive.