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BillD's avatar

Not quite unrelated, the issue is across the USA, not just CA. Industrial policy in action:

"TSMC founder Morris Chang has said it might cost at least 50% more to make chips in Arizona compared with Taiwan."

So the solution is corporate welfare, apparently. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tsmc-seeks-up-to-15-billion-from-u-s-for-chip-plants-but-objects-to-conditions-3bf6cfc1

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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

HA. There might be other things they could do to lower costs by changing or amending, or getting rid of some regulations etc. But, the devil's advocate would say if it was cheaper in AZ, they'd already be making them there!

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I Callahan's avatar

Call me a purist, but I hope they don't change the team name or the colors.

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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

ME TOO. I don't know what their colors were in KC or Philly.

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Philly Guy's avatar

They are still Connie Mack’s A’s based in Shibe Park in Philly. All else is just a mirage. Hard to believe we were once a 2 team town here.

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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

A's never drew there after awhile either because they sucked......

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Scott Garl's avatar

I went to opening day of the Giant's new waterfront park in 2000. Had season tickets for a few years. It is an incredible venue: views, charm, intimate. A place were both adults and kids enjoy. And even today, you can still go and avoid the problems areas of the city. Giant's leadership pulled off a huge win, despite the governmental headwinds.

Oakland is quite another story. Shocked that it took the team this long to get out of there, should have happened 15 years ago. If you want a MLB experience, you hit oracle stadium not the worn down, empty behemoth next door. Congratulations A's!

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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

Giant's park looks great. I walked by it on the way to a board meeting pre-Covid. Never been inside. Oakland has been a dump since the A's got there.

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Eric McErlain's avatar

I give ownership credit for trying to get a deal done in the Bay Area, but you can hardly blame them for following the exodus of Californians leaving the state for a better life elsewhere.

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Warren Murdoch's avatar

The AAA team won't play in Oakland. It is not safe for fans at the Coliseum. 4th world city.

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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

They have a lease in place. Not sure about the terms of the lease, but if the major leaguers are playing there, the minor leaguers can play there.

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John Oh's avatar

The A's have a long and interesting history, and this will be the next chapter. Better days ahead.

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Warren Murdoch's avatar

I bet the A's will have one of the best stadiums in the league. They deserve it.

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Jeffrey Carter's avatar

You could imagine, hotel/resort/casino/hall of fame etc attached to the Stadium.....concerts year round, college baseball etc.

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Rod Anderson's avatar

An idea for the A’s for these years before Vegas: Become “America’s Team” by scheduling home games in ballparks around the US whose own home teams are on the road, along with broadcasting their games nationwide and for free. MLB parks are empty half the time during the season, and might be willing to rent it out and employ their people during those times. I bet they’d draw more to “home” games than they will in Oakland, and they’d also be investing in a new fan base.

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