Las Vegas Mayor on A's future & staying in Oakland 

UPDATE: Mayor Goodman has since put out this statement: x.com/mayoroflasvegas/status/1754932480518586385?s=20

"I love the people in Oakland and I think they deserve to have their team" is a genuinely shocking and honest statement from the mayor. The statement that was released later in the day to "clarify" things can't take that statement back.

Nice to see Vegas is starting to call Fisher out. He needs to face the facts that Vegas doesn't want his A's. Stay in Oakland where you belong!

Vegas wants their *own* team, they don't want some guy from out of town trying to move in and milk them for everything they've got. The absolute best case scenario is Fisher sells the A's, the A's stay in Oakland, and Vegas gets their own expansion team.

I love this lady! Who better to offer a genuine, honest opinion on how Las Vegas residents perceive this sham of a relocation than the actual mayor of Las Vegas and I truly applaud and appreciate her thoughtfulness in regards to our (Oakland and the Northern California's) desire in keeping our team home where they belong. Fisher and Kaval shouldn't waste any time or energy trying to spin this and just shut it down and bring it home!

Wow! I did not expect that from the Mayor of LV.

Where there is smoke… Go Mayor of Las Vegas!! Tell it like it is!

I moved to Oakland last year from Montreal. The enthusiasm for baseball in both Montreal and Oakland is something to behold. There are multiple active groups in Montreal working to bring the Expos back, including the Warren Cromartie led Montreal Baseball Project. There's an Exposfest every year that brings numerous Expos back to the city. When the Blue Jays played (before the pandemic) their last two games of Spring Training at hideous Olympic Stadium, 50,000 people packed the place to send a message to MLB. The lack of any enthusiasm for baseball in Las Vegas is quite something to behold.

You do know the A's stadium is not in the city of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas strip is in Paradise.Most people don't realize it, but the Strip is actually in unincorporated Clark County, not Las Vegas. Most of it is in the Paradise township - appropriate, right?

As a Kings fan we have to remember it's the owner not the city. When the Seattle move almost happened a lot of bad things we're said on both sides in regards to the city. Vegas I'm sure is a great fan base with great people, it's Oakland vs Fisher not Vegas.

called out a crappy ownership for not putting money into the team, the fisher smell is so strong to even someone who is so far removed from the area. she has my vote for president

Leaving aside all the nice things the Mayor said about the people of Oakland, her comments can be summarized accurately as follows: (a) "It should be obvious to any one that I clearly have no knowledge about what the city of Oakland has done to secure funding for a new ballpark" (b) "we don't want to inherent a losing team run by a bunch of incompetent fools."

I wish Oakland had a ballsy mayor who could get things done like this chick. She is speaking candidly and from the heart. She should own the A's. I bet she'd do the right thing (leave A's in Oakland and convince Mr. Fisher to reopen under a new identity).

When the mayor of Las Vegas herself is calling you a clown in the nicest way possible for trying to move to the strip lol

Did Kaval and Fisher do any due diligence regarding market research? The Raiders are an entirely different situation because they have strong fan base in Southern California after playing there for 13 seasons. Just because the minor league baseball team is popular doesn't mean you have a market willing to pay big league ticket prices.

The A’s belong in Oakland, now and forever, that is all.

Rob Manfred opened a pandora's box when he waived the relocation fee for the A's to move to Las Vegas. Manfred just wants a team in Vegas so badly in case MLB doesn't expand in the near future. Would John Fisher even have considered this move if it wasn't for that gift?

Wow, this is the mayor of LV saying things out loud. She appears to be unaware of the ~$500M of tax district and infrastructure funding that Oakland and other jurisdictions have secured for Howard Terminal and the A’s; that would add to her confusion regarding the A’s decisions along the way.

And defensive Oakland they did come up with their part of the money. They were weeks away from coming up with the deal and Dave Cabal and Fisher took off to Vegas. Everybody knows Oakland came out with the 400 and something million bucks.

Stay in Oakland and build the stadium there!

Told you. Las Vegas does not want no Oakland A's baseball stadium built there. Las Vegas wants NBA expansion team. Vegas want to build their own identity with professional sports. Oakland Raiders was an exception for Las Vegas. MR. JOHN FISHER, YOU GOT 3 OPTIONS::: 1. Convert the Coliseum into something state of the art for the Oakland A's. 2. Convert Howard Terminal into your waterfront dream stadium for the Oakland A's 3. Or just sell the goddamn team cash out, and get the hell out of MLB, ASAP!!!

Leave the A's in Oakland and build two expansion teams: Las Vegas in the NL West and Salt Lake City in the AL West.

This so amazing. She is a breath of fresh air.

This woman is basically saying for Oakland to pay for Fisher's stadium. Got $600 million in grants for infrastructure and $300 million in tax breaks and taxes. Then she wants them in Las Vegas City instead of Clark County was her suggestion. The Tropicana is not in the City of Las Vegas, but in unincorporated Clark County. How bald faced hypocritical can you get!?!? She didn't mention the $380 million from Nevada is tied to the Trop site. Is the City of Las Vegas going to give Fisher the $380 million he'd lose, plus free land and move downtown where it belongs?

It’s great when politicians actually speak off the cuff.

I think the leaders in Vegas are starting to realize what a bad Owner, Fisher is, and would rather wait for an expansion team ,to the North Las Vegas site.

That’s what I want to hear………..Stay in OAKLAND!!!!!!!!!

It still blows my mind that Las Vegas has almost no public transit. A simple subway to move people from the airport to multiple places on the strip would probably have massive impact on their traffic problem.

Vegas likes winners and if the A's are not going to put a good team on the corner of the busiest intersection in Las Vegas, then it will be a waste of money and valuable land.

The A’s are moving to the strip which is in unincorporated Clark County, not the city of Las Vegas. The mayor of Las Vegas wouldn’t care if the A’s move here as it would only indirectly affect city limits.

Vegas doesn't want the A's here. I may not like Goodman but I agree with her with helping the A's stay in Oakland. Who want's a team who is pretty much always dead last in attendance and in the bottom of the league?

Isnt it sad that we're so surprised by someone saying something honest? We need more people in her position speaking the truth.

No city, Oakland, Vegas, Salt Lake, etc, should do any deal with Fisher without a binding payroll usage agreement in the contract.

I totally AGREE with Mayor Goodman and we have more than enough sports teams in Las Vegas at this point!!! Kudos!! :)-

Hahaha yes Mayor Goodman who was willing to volunteer us to open a couple months into the pandemic and wanted us all to go out but when asked if she would go out she said “no I have family I can’t. We don’t care for what Goodman says and we can’t wait until she’s gone :)

The mayor and her husband, for mayor of Las Vegas, are the main reason there’s 2, possibly 3, pro sports teams in the city. They both grew up in NYC & Philly and know how professional sports can help a city. Also, as I’ve said numerous times in the past, there are many Oakland elected officials that don’t care about the A’s, would rather spend money elsewhere and were actively making it impossible to build the Howard Terminal location by adding ridiculous restrictions and other provisions. They outwardly pretend to care but aren’t sou anything to keep the team. **Fisher is still The #1 issue and MLB would be smart to make him sell!

Years ago Mayor Goodman gave an interview to a San Diego radio station talking about how she wanted the Chargers (who were in the midst of trying to get a stadium deal in S.D.) to move to Vegas. I recall her being as incoherent as in this current interview. All over the map. She says one thing then contradicts herself. Definitely has a loose screw. I can see why she's promoting the 60 acre site. It's actually in Vegas. The Tropicana site, as is much if the strip, is outside Vegas city limits. She wants a more direct benefit to her city with a possible public/private partnership building a new ballpark and ancillary development where the city can make some money too.

She's just upset the A's won't be in The City of Las Vegas. Most people don't realize that the City is very small -- most of what people call Las Vegas is actually unincorporated county property.

"THEY CAN'T GET IT ON!!!"

Sounds like no wants the A's! As a Reds fan, I feel like regular baseball fans are not excited at all for a team in Las Vegas. Maybe people who love all the nonsense in Las Vegas would desire it, but just seems kind of forced. I don't know though, maybe Oakland isn't a great place to live either. But overall, I'd say stay in Oakland.

Las Vegas is far from a lock for an expansion team. There almost certainly are only going to be two new teams, and Nashville, San Antonio, North Carolina and Salt Lake City are all equally strong or stronger candidates for a team. That's not even counting Portland and Montreal, either of whom could grab a stadium.

I like this Mayor

I think the people of Oakland would rather have their Denny's & In-N-Out back.. 😅

But she is the Mayor of the City of LV … and the Strip is in unincorporated Clark County. Does she have any jurisdiction in a stadium deal?

It's not just the raiders it's the raider nation California will always be raiders fans don't think we will fade away after decades

Madam Mayor, I couldn't have said it any better myself!... 😂...That was Cashman Field she was talking about, by the way. (I think her husband during his tenure also had penciled in a stadium at the railyard redevelopment.) And there is nothing that is not right about anything she said. She smelled a rat at the beginning and kept a low profile the entire time...Up until Super Bowl weekend!... 🤣...God, I'll miss the Goodmans!...And I'm not sure why she would "walk back" those comments. They were spot on, she voiced what a majority of Nevadans are thinking, and plus, she has absolutely nothing to lose. Even when she leaves office she'll still be one of the three - maybe two - most powerful politicians in the state. She doesn't have to answer to anybody for anything...

Ok the part about the A's rejecting the better site offered does make it sound like they're playing a game of chicken with Oakland, but then it doesn't make sense because if that's the case Oakland has everything ready but Fisher isn't moving things along smoothly. Is there a way to just vote an owner out?

It's really starting to look like Fisher overplayed his hand on this one.

I was waiting to see if you were going to comment on this issue I go to you for my A's news

You go on any sports site that has a comment section and you will see 90% of the people saying they don’t want the A’s in Las Vegas . This is an embarrassment to MLB ,Manfred, the politicians who took money from the A’s , Governor Lombardo . I’ve said it from the start ,Las Vegas wants a Vegas born team preferably in the NL to rival our neighbors the Dodgers and Diamondbacks that many Las Vegas people are fans of ..The A’s can build the same stadium in Oakland without the roof and do it without using public money , same is true in Salt Lake City or Sacramento ..End this charade once and for all .

She is so smart and so nice. In other words she kind of says that he's a dumbass for leaving

Wow. Just... wow. Seriously, how do the A's respond to this?

Hey build a new Tropicana hotel. And have the A's stay their butts in Oakland.

STAY IN OAKLAND

Smart decision imo. It’s not a great look to keep snatching teams from the poor community. Also she seems like an experienced official who knows when it’s to good to be true.

I mean……. Come on mlb!!!!

I love how her city is home to the Stanley Cup but she says it’s the Raiders they got lol

Most usually a mayor is in lockstep with a major sports team wanting to move to their city but this just reiterates that something just isn't right here. MLB ought to re-think all of this. Perhaps, it's time for the team to leave Oakland but certainly Vegas isn't the right destination. With that said, I'd give the forces in Oakland one more shot at a new stadium and if it doesn't work out then perhaps flip to Portland.

Ain't thinking no moving!!!

They going to end up in Utah 😮

Salt Lake City and Portland beware as well, y'all could be next

Sounds like she wants a better deal for LV. My guess, though, is that if LV doesn’t take Oakland, it won’t get another team.

Get this Maloof situation back seated before prosecuted like they tried to do in Sacramento... (NorCal won)

Nobody trust Fisher

Thank you Mayor you’re so kind

Vegas doesn't want another of Oakland's hand me downs, and they certainly don't want Fisher. Too bad the County makes the calls, and the County officials are willing to spite themselves to be in bed with Fisher.

In other words, if you want my support put your Vegas ballpark where I tell you we need your ballpark.

Mr.Fisher should just forget Los Vegas and move to Salt lake. They seem to really want the Athletics more there.

the A's aint leaving Oakland

Its the government... Where have I heard that before?

In a word wow. This is a stone whoduny

Translation: Fisher is an incompetent, cheap loser, we're going to spend all this money to give him a stadium and he's going to screw it all up. Give us an expansion team with a competent owner with money.

Hilarious.

Like leave with this thought I was the origin of the A's Franchise just canceling 3 years. How do I know I Wrote it on either Brodie or Casey or Foul Territory lol weeks ago as speculation if they can't find a home. Now everyone saying fake news as if there are contingency plans that this might actually happen. Also I said I don't see the A's playing in Salt Lake City, Sacramento. I believe they will play in Summerlin. The reason I gave is that NHL cancelled seasons and Covid excuse to cancel sports and they would have to rework contracts get unions to ok thid. The A's would lease Zak Gelof, Lawrence Butler, Mason Miiler, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy to the Korean & Japanese league. They would trade JP Spears, Shea L, Brent Rooker and others who already have major league service and don't like the idea of playing over seas & Until the stadium is built It's fake news.

They cant build downtown for the same reason they cant build in Oakland. Money.

Do you think maybe this should’ve all come up before they voted to approve this move? Or maybe this should’ve come up before, I don’t know, anything?

sounds like she is trying to sabotage the deal... maybe she didn't get that handshake envelope she was supposed to get lol

Oh, its over. Its done. Vegas is not gonna happen.

Like raiders are a good team lol, they just got the raiders for the Superbowl they will try to host at least another two

Fischer is so cheap cheap😂 Las Vegas Mayor gave him a major reality check. This billionaire constantly lining his pocket with other people's money.

If A's is paying for everything and not our state. Las Vegas will be welcome, but if they are asking for money, then it's not welcome. Remember Las Vegas is Sin City. But A's can build the same building in the Bay Area.

We all know the problem is the Oakland A's ownership. MLB should bag this group for new ownership, it's been done in the past.

sounds like they are staying in Oakland

Had to take a nice dig at Oakland on the way out. But you know, that's what you get when a handful of billionaires control everything

Dave who? lol

Please keep Fisher out of Vegas!

Very wise woman.

Yeah, you know who else wasn’t a good team that moved to Vegas from Oakland, Madam Mayor? The Raiders. So, what’s the difference?

When Vegas don't even want them...

I NEVER WANTED THIS TEAM HERE. Did you listen to what this mayor said!-…NO A’S HERE PLEASE.

Ya think she is getting the LV teachers votes?

The A’s just got friendzoned by Vegas

Can The MLB force Fisher to sell the team. I feel bad for A’s fans. Jesus and I thought Dan Snyder was a bad owner. It looks like Fisher is going to fail and I say good. I hope the A’s stay in Oakland

LV mayor don't even care want the A's

Resign asap

I have a lot of thoughts about this except from interview. Just a few of them: -Carolyn Goodman is the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. The Tropicana site is in unincorporated Clark County. It makes sense for Goodman to be pushing for a ballpark in the Las Vegas city boundaries because that would benefit her constituency. -T-Mobile Arena is literally one block away from the Tropicana site. I don't hear people complaining about traffic generated by the Vegas Golden Knights or other events at T-Mobile Arena. Traffic generated for a new ballpark at the Tropicana site wouldn't be that much more than traffic at T-Mobile, so it's disingenuous to complain about one without complaining about the other. Also, the Tropicana's site at the intersection of Las Vegas Blvd & Tropicana allows easier access to the site from the west, south, and east than gaining access to T-Mobile Arena. The entire concept is moot, anyway, considering that most people will not be parking directly at Tropicana for A's games. Just as with VGK games, people will park at many different casino resorts throughout the Strip and walk/tram their way to the ballpark. -Carolyn Goodman doesn't seem to understand the economics of getting both tourists and locals to attend games. The site that she was talking about would make it incredibly difficult for tourists to attend games. -There is a logical reason why many new ballparks are being built in downtown areas of cities. Las Vegas is unique in that the official downtown area doesn't provide near the concentration of people and wallets that the Strip does. In Las Vegas, the Strip functions as a downtown on steroids. -Carolyn Goodman has the right to have her own opinion, but the ownership of the A's sure are behaving as if they have every intention of building their ballpark at the Tropicana site. From securing funding from SB1 that is tied to the Tropicana site to working with Bally's to incorporate the ballpark with their designs for a new casino resort, their actions are speaking louder than words. And considering the combative posturing from Oakland officials over the past seven months, if the A's in Vegas fell through, I would believe it is more likely the A's would look at a location other than Oakland. -There is absolutely no guarantee that Las Vegas would get an expansion team in the event the A's plans in Las Vegas fell through.

A’s should now entertain Salt Lake City or Portland as an option after hearing this. The mayor doesn’t sound so excited, but these other two cities literally are doing everything they can to bring a team to their city. But I would love to see the A’s stay in Oakland.

not good whatever happens.

Las Vegas Expos 🤔

Not trying to poach from Oakland, but us here in Utah are standing here with open arms.