From what I recall under this mayor's term, they did negotiate a buyout that was valid for 3 years as long but could look only in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.
It was during that time the Ybor City plan came about but couldn't reach a funding agreement. As it was not going to be in St. Petes, Kresiman had no incentive to extend it. Hence this saga is going nowhere until after this fall's election
If the As relocate what are the chances of the Oaks making a return?
So apparently some form of Ybor City ballpark is back on the table:
It’s back: Rays revive Ybor City ballpark plan
though it needs to be mentioned that this is in conjunction with the idea of a split season with Montreal. Which will never happen as the Players Association will never go for it.
Portland looks at EIGHT West Coast cities, for a 32-team league and they HAVE to act.
[chucklesnort]
Interesting domino theory you have there. Let’s just say that the order of this fantasy is my primary laughing point, even though the overall theory is subject to considerable ridicule.
The A’s have at times drawn well back when the Coliseum was just bad, instead of bad and old. They would draw fine with a new stadium.No chance Oakland gets another pro sports franchise if the A's depart.
Fair or not, teams have never drawn well in that city.
On Friday [7/2], Oakland officials released an updated counteroffer that included some changes that make the deal more appealing to the city. Many of the items included in the report are noted to be agreed upon by the A’s, but there are a few items the two sides still aren’t in agreement on.
One of those additions was a request that the A’s sign a non-relocation agreement for at least 45 years, with the A’s agreeing to only a 20-year term, according to the report. Additionally, the city added a clause calling for the team to pay for liquidated damages if it ends up relocating before the agreed period of time is up.
“There’s still some pretty big gaps that we’re dealing with, that we’re still having conversations with the city in advance of the big vote on the 20th,” Kaval said. “We’re hoping to take a positive vote on our actual term sheet, or one that’s a very close derivative. … So, I think we’re just hopeful we can get to something and at the end of the day we just need to come to a decision.”
I don't see how that changes anything. The sharing plan isn't actually serious, it's just a last ditch attempt to get a stadium built for the Rays while showing municipal officials the Rays are serious about Montreal. Politics in Montreal isn't the problem, given both the city and province are broadly supportive; Legault has outright said he supports committing public money to a stadium even though the Bronfman group says they can built the stadium with no public funds.If the Lightning win the Stanley Cup it will further increase the opposition in Montreal to sharing the Rays with Tampa Bay, especially given the Lightning and Habs are usually division rivals.
Here's hoping for a miracle. The first comeback from 3-0 down to win the Finals in decades.
I seriously doubt that anyone at MLB is thinking in those terms in 2021. It's not 1990 anymore, and the AL/NL rivalry that motivated the block doesn't exist anymore. None of the other major pro sports leagues have an issue with only one Bay Area team, and I don't think MLB does either.I'm hopeful that Oakland blinks.
MLB really wants and needs the A's to be in Oakland in a new stadium.
There's way too much money in the Bay Area to leave it all to the Giants. MLB nixed the sale of the Giants to Tampa in the 1990s for the same reason.
And if MLB couldn't get the Giants to allow the A's to move to San Jose because of a mistyped translation of documents, there's no chance a second team moves into the Bay Area if the A's leave.
Yeah, the supposed sharing plan will never happen. The Players Association has already said they'll never go for it. It's just pressure to get some sort of deal done in the Tampa Bay area. Most likely in Tampa.I don't see how that changes anything. The sharing plan isn't actually serious, it's just a last ditch attempt to get a stadium built for the Rays while showing municipal officials the Rays are serious about Montreal. Politics in Montreal isn't the problem, given both the city and province are broadly supportive; Legault has outright said he supports committing public money to a stadium even though the Bronfman group says they can built the stadium with no public funds.
I seriously doubt that anyone at MLB is thinking in those terms in 2021. It's not 1990 anymore, and the AL/NL rivalry that motivated the block doesn't exist anymore. None of the other major pro sports leagues have an issue with only one Bay Area team, and I don't think MLB does either.
Sacramento is not the Bay Area, it's a separate market. And the NFL owners ha e direct permission for the Raiders to move to Vegas, no lawsuit needed. They had no problems with leaving the Bay Area to the Niners. Considering how much of an afterthought the A's already are in the market (surveying behind the Giants across the whole area, even in the East Bay), they're already considered wasted potential.