Athletics not happy with ballpark proposal pushed by Oakland
Field Level Media
21 Jul 2021, 08:40 GMT+10
While the Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to move forward on its proposed waterfront ballpark, the Oakland Athletics aren t the least bit sold on the project.
The Athletics announced on May 11 that they would look into relocating the team and that seems to still be the case after team president Dave Kaval said the city s proposal is not an effective path forward.
Kaval s sentiment didn t prevent the city council from voting 6-1 in favor of its non-binding term sheet on the project.
The trio of Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf, City Council president Nikki Fortunato Bas and vice mayor Rebecca Kaplan termed the vote as a milestone in our mission to keep the A s rooted in Oakland and build a world-class waterfront ballpark district that will benefit the community for generations to come.
Nightengale s Notebook: No stranger to change, Bud Selig supports MLB s ongoing reforms
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May 16, 2021, 4:31 AM·16 min read
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Bud Selig, who spent 23 years as commissioner of Major League Baseball, 35 years as the owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, and virtually 86 years as a baseball fan, addressed the Israel Olympic Baseball team on Friday and invited them to ask questions.
There was a slight hesitation before a player blurted: “Are you happy with the game the way it is today opposed to when you left?’’
Selig paused, looked around, and said, “Well, I try to stay away from that.’’