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And if either of those teams make the playoffs next year, they will not play their home playoff games in front of 15,000 people. They will go to a different site with larger capacity because there's money involved.
And if either of those teams make the playoffs next year, they will not play their home playoff games in front of 15,000 people. They will go to a different site with larger capacity because there's money involved.
Yeah, they're both tiny. The A's are playing in Sacramento. I think we were just told in the media, we have to call it West Sacramento. So that's like making people say that Hard Rock Stadium is in Miami Gardens, which I'm pretty sure nobody says, except they only want you to say it. Do you guys refer to it as Miami Gardens ever?
Yeah, they're both tiny. The A's are playing in Sacramento. I think we were just told in the media, we have to call it West Sacramento. So that's like making people say that Hard Rock Stadium is in Miami Gardens, which I'm pretty sure nobody says, except they only want you to say it. Do you guys refer to it as Miami Gardens ever?
You should. That's where it is.
You should. That's where it is.
Apparently Sacramento is West Sacramento, where the ballpark is, and not Sacramento.
Apparently Sacramento is West Sacramento, where the ballpark is, and not Sacramento.
I appreciate that you're trying to say that about both. That's the situation in Tampa, not Oakland. Oakland was just an old-fashioned, we're going to relocate because we're not getting enough money to stay in Oakland. And they need a temporary place to play because they didn't have a lease to stay in Oakland. That's all.
I appreciate that you're trying to say that about both. That's the situation in Tampa, not Oakland. Oakland was just an old-fashioned, we're going to relocate because we're not getting enough money to stay in Oakland. And they need a temporary place to play because they didn't have a lease to stay in Oakland. That's all.
It's true. Now that part is true. Oakland has lost a team, but teams relocate all the time, as you know. And then you spend more money to get a team back. Just ask Seattle what they're trying to do with their basketball team. You always spend more money to bring a team back. Ask Montreal, they're doing the same thing than what it would cost to keep it.
It's true. Now that part is true. Oakland has lost a team, but teams relocate all the time, as you know. And then you spend more money to get a team back. Just ask Seattle what they're trying to do with their basketball team. You always spend more money to bring a team back. Ask Montreal, they're doing the same thing than what it would cost to keep it.
That's one of the crazy math equations in stadium and ballpark finance that even Billy Corbin will admit that municipalities always spend more in regret. after the fact than they would have had to when the deal was happening.
That's one of the crazy math equations in stadium and ballpark finance that even Billy Corbin will admit that municipalities always spend more in regret. after the fact than they would have had to when the deal was happening.
Oh, come on.
Oh, come on.
It's a fantastic baseball city, as recently as the mid-teens, when they were good. They still have a team. It's like denying that the Jets were good more recently than the Dolphins. Of course they were. It's hard to debate that. The A's had a great run. They're just in a closed window, the way many teams are, when you have a rollercoaster open window closed window.
It's a fantastic baseball city, as recently as the mid-teens, when they were good. They still have a team. It's like denying that the Jets were good more recently than the Dolphins. Of course they were. It's hard to debate that. The A's had a great run. They're just in a closed window, the way many teams are, when you have a rollercoaster open window closed window.
But no one would have Miami as a top five football city out of all of the 32. Would Miami be a top five? But you'd be despondent beyond repair if the Dolphins relocated or the Jets relocated. The Jets are not a top five football loving place in Jersey.
But no one would have Miami as a top five football city out of all of the 32. Would Miami be a top five? But you'd be despondent beyond repair if the Dolphins relocated or the Jets relocated. The Jets are not a top five football loving place in Jersey.