REPORT: A's & Las Vegas in "loose" agreement for ballpark 

Disgraceful that these owners were close to a deal in Oakland and now couldn't care less about devastating the Bay Area A's fans. Soulless.

This sucks! I really want to see this whole thing fall through....

F fisher F kaval

There is no agreement. It's like an agreement that you're going to get laid, but it never happens.

This appears to be an "agreement" whereby Nevada officials show they are interested in bringing in baseball, but not enough for the A's to build their stadium. This is a worse deal than what the A's and Oakland had made progress on. Nevada is telling MLB they are interested in baseball coming to Nevada, but also a signal that they don't want Fisher and the A's.

The A’s owner is making himself look so dumb😂 cut ties with Oakland and then they can’t get anything done in Vegas!

Why are the A's okay with Nevada NOT giving them all the money they want but not okay with Oakland giving them all but $88 million?

If the A's leave Oakland like this it will be devastating to every single fan who sat in those stands yelling "Let's GO OAKLAND". If they move forward in Vegas I'm giving up on MLB altogether because they conspired with this shady ownership group to steal not only money that wasn't invested in the team but also were complicit in meddling in the business affairs by the unprecedented decision to waive the relocation fee. I cannot believe Manfred is letting this go down like this. I hope the MLB owners realize that they don't want their teams to play in a minor league park in the middle of the desert for years until a stadium is being built and vote no on relocation.

As usual, a thorough job, and your background as a pilot adds an entirely new dimension to the process. I'm still a bit skeptical over whether this project will come to fruition (and may I add I have no dog in this fight). but as a former Washington-area resident and baseball fanatic who well recalls what D.C. had to do to first find a ballpark site (Navy Yard was chosen over the approximate site of the current NoMa-Gallaudet fill-in Metro station because of its prospects for revitalizing a heretofore dormant industrial neighborhood), then secure MLB approval for the move, it's fascinating to watch. ⚾

LoL Unless the A's get sold, Vegas is going to pay! No way they sell out year after year!

This is the scenario I presented to the FAA in my complaint about this Son of Tropicana Stadium. You have a power up and take-off on Runway 1L or 1R. If you have a catastrophic power loss on take-off in your Cessna Citation or G4, where is the aircraft going to go? You're not generating enough lift to stay airborne, and your take-off pitch is too high to allow for control sans thrust. You have basically become a 160 mph, 2 ton kite that will go in whatever direction the prevailing control configuration and/or wind compels it to. If it goes to port, the first thing you'll run into is a stadium filled with highly concentrated victims. (Yes, there are people in those hotels as well, but at least they are spread out, and have a level of protection by the infrastructure that the stadium does not afford)...And about that wind. You have a roofed stadium with a very wide girth, with the roof at about the same level as the decision height on an IFR approach for 19L or 19R less than a 1,000 meters west of the touchdown zone for 19R. BTW, 19R is an ILS Cat 1 w/ DME. So given sand storm conditions and low visibility, with wind coming in from the southwest, you now have this big ass dome shredding and buffeting the wind on its way toward the TDZ of this ILS runway. Does anybody think, for a moment, that the FAA (which is usually very conservative in judgments - meaning in this case the worst case scenario possibilities) is going to allow this stadium to be built in that location? If they do, I personally would consider it negligence. Add to that the inevitability that either the stadium authority or the A's themselves will be writing the FAA in short order to "Please keep it down over there. We're trying to play a baseball game". The FAA really, really doesn't like having the utility of their facilities reduced for capricious reasons. There will be legions of lawyers ringing their hands in anticipation of litigation regarding this safety aspect, and also of the fact that with a 30,000 capacity stadium, there is no reasonable expectation of recovering the $1.5 billion while maintaining the competitive team required to pay it off within even a 30-year bond period. MLB is already negligent in letting this clown car parade continue. If there were an imperative to move the team, I'd be okay with that. But this team seems to be owned and managed like a kegger thrown by spoiled ass frat boys spending Daddy's money - "Daddy" in this case being the Clark County taxpayers. And for this disgrace Robber Manfraud needs to be held accountable. He needs to be fired, and an adult put in his place. To not have gotten out in front of this unworkable project in the beginning is as much on him as it is Fishwrap and his puppet...This is so obviously a pump-and-dump scheme that I could even see the FBI or the SEC getting involved down the line if the A's materially misrepresent the financials on a filing for a revenue bond issue... Last post on this. I love the team man, but I am so sick of the stupidity and corruption of this that it depresses me...Good luck A's fans...

We can talk about this until we are blue in the face but the A's are going to Vegas. How the actual numbers fall into place will be messy and convoluted....and ultimately those numbers don't matter to the fans. I hate to see them leave but it is what it is.

Let's contrast the $395M ask by Fisher / A's to that of Vegas Golden Knights owner Billy Foley. Excerpt from a CNBC article back in December 2017 entitled "TAXPAYER MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT ON PUBLIC SERVICES - NOT STADIUMS, SAYS LAS VEGAS KNIGHTS OWNER BILL FOLEY" (sorry for the all caps, but I wanted to distinguish the headline of the article from the excerpt). "“We can better spend that money on firefighters, teachers, and policemen,” Bill Foley told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” in a recent interview...T-Mobile Arena,...now home to the Golden Knights, was funded entirely by MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group. Meanwhile, T-Mobile is paying millions a year for the naming rights, a fact about which Foley expressed some pride. "We had no tax payer funded dollars,” he told CNBC.

You're a freakin' pilot, too!???.....YOU ROCK, MAN!!

Fisher has lost much of his wealth on paper due to Gap stock price drop. This move is his exist strategy. He's going to sell once he maxes his value down there. As a lifelong Giants fan, he also clears the bay area of their only competition, such as it is.

Even if the A’s get the stadium built, how is Fisher going to have any money to put into the team? They’re going to have to borrow money to help finance their part of it, the stadium is only go to seat 30,000, they’re going to the smallest television market in Major League Baseball. 23% of MLB’s revenue revenue comes from local TV money which is the highest of the four major sports. I never believed, even in Oakland that Fisher would put a lot of money into the team even if the A’s got a new stadium and I really believe in about five years, the Vegas people are going to be very upset withhim. I’ll be shocked if he starts putting significant money into payroll.

Magic word is LOOSE Love my A’s but I’m at a point that if Vegas wants the headache of this team and it’s ownership they can have them

Does anyone think the Angels, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Padres are gonna go along with this? Watching stuff. All MLB has to approve this move

Go for it- it's so funny- granted So-Fi Stadium in Los Angeles is for NFL- cost exceeded $5 Billion but was completely privately funded. And both Oakland and/or Las Vegas request some public funding 😂

A cliche applies here: " The Devil Is In The Details "...wait and see

The question I have is. I thought I saw that Las Vegas is interested in an expansion team for MLB. If that's the case, wouldn't it cost the city and Clark County a lot more than a deal to bring the A's to the area.

I’m sorry.

🎉 Helll Yeaaaaaaaaa 🎉 Keep the A’s in Oakland or somewhere else……. Vegas should go after Tampa Rays team to relocate 👍🏼👍🏼

As far as the flight line... the brighter light source from that angle is a couple miles away in the MSG Sphere being built. Not modeled yet in Google Earth it seems.

If the MSG sphere was allowed where it is (not much father north than the Trop at least in comparison to the airport) I don’t think the new stadium will pose any issues.

Citizens need to call up their representatives and demand this go out to a vote, any public money used the citizens must make their voices heard. A cheap owner who will leech the system with public money, refuse to raise the payroll like he’s been doing with the SJ Quakes since 2013 with their new stadium.

There are buildings as the site Tropicana now. As long as the new stadium isn't higher than what is there now, it shouldn't cause any addition concern to the FAA regulators, beyond lighting. Of course the Strip is a whole row of bright lights.

Citi field is super close to LGA. When planes go over it's super loud. I can't even imagine how loud the planes will be there as it is even closer.

Here's an idea...If the A's terribly misguided stadium adventure at the corber of Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd doesn't generate sufficient tax revenue to pay for the public funding, send the bill to John Fisher. The A's continued failure will be his fault, and he should be the one to pay for it.

SoFi Stadium is a low profile stadium due Inglewood being in LAX flight approach. After this news is Casey Pratt at 95% A’s relocation.

Thanks for ruining AL baseball for Northern California fan well I'm done coming here since looks like money coming bye

Just curious but is that proposed Tropicana site where the Las Vegas mass shooting occurred in 2017?

I don't see stadium lighting being an issue unless the FAA feels like being obstructionist. Remember that there's a really bright light pointing out the top of the Luxor, every single night.

I don’t think you said anything about MGM Grand Garden Arena maybe I’m wrong but another say 15,000 people leaving the arena at the same time let’s just say 15,000 people leaving the ballpark as well as people leaving t-mobile arena please don’t forget that Mandalay Bay and it’s Michelob Arena plus it’s Convention Center as well large corporations that have conventions inside these venues some of those people might have to go to other places for the night because they’re filled to capacity already. We hold lots of conventions within MGM and concerts as well as Mandalay Bay plus Aria and let’s not forget Dolby live Las Vegas in the area. I have worked in all of these venues and Allegiant Stadium. I did the in for Tailer Swift and then had work over at Mandalay Bay and got out at the same time Tailer Swift concert got out plus I was asked if I could also work the out for her concert but after being at work for like a 13 hour day I couldn’t do it. Plus I needed to be back at work in the morning. Traffic did delay me from getting home quickly it took me about 45 minutes to finally get home. I live about 7 miles away.

If the A's move to Vegas (chance of this happening is 99% IMO), I suspect Oakland will join Montreal as the only two former MLB cities which will not receive another MLB franchise in the decades to come. I was an Expos fan and would like to see them return to Montreal, but no way they get one of the two expansion franchises nor get the St. Pete's / Tampa / Orlando Rays / "Dreamers" (cue Supertramp).

Hi Brodie. Good video. Well let’s see how things play out so to speak or if any curveballs get thrown in the mix! Hahahahaha. Have a great day!

How can they vote on something they haven't even seen? No bill. No renderings. No architect and goalposts that move every 5 minutes! Its still $400m combined PUBLIC money for a "billionaire" to profit from. Nevada, are you actually good with this real time game of Three Card Monte?!? What about you MLB? Commissioner Manfred and the other MLB owners need to stop this or they are complicit and should absolutely have their antitrust exemption removed.

Brodie, it appears to me as though John Fisher has lined up a potential buyer in the Bally's Corporation should the stadium proposal fail to pass the Nevada General Assembly hence the singular reason for John Fisher's sudden pivot from the Red Rock site to the Tropicana site, what say you?

Did you know Obama was an A’s fan?

What about fireworks at the stadium

The Mets park is near an airport it shouldn't be a problem

Is the Oakland airport not situated close enough to the colliseum to have ever been a concern?

Yes, when the ball park is built, it will be a tremendous thing. Initially it’ll be packed other teams fans will do Vegas vacation’s catch a game, but they are moving into the smallest TV market in major-league baseball and that’s where the real money is today. Are they gonna have enough hard-core local fans that are willing to pay high cable prices to watch the As on TV

No stopping oakland our new home cant wait

Levi’s stadium is a horrible design and the FAA won’t even let them cover the fans and they roast at some games

Vegas can easily support 8 home NFL games per season.. it's 1 day a week and an "event". How will baseball compete with the Vegas night life 81 times per year? They never field a attractive team. Bad idea. Keep the team in Oakland.

Can any Las Vegan explain why the A's would need a retractable roof during MLB season for either day or night games? Realistically, how many home games out of 81 per season would the roof be open and the fans / players want it open? Fixed roof would be less expensive. The Orlando ballpark rendering I've seen looks beautiful and has a clear roof to allow maximum sunlight / starlit-night light in, but I believe it's a fixed roof design. Hasn't any engineer / architect / A's front office person thought of this as an option, and if so, why are they not considering it while simultaneously asking for $395M in public financing / tax breaks? IMO, the A's should have the choice of a fixed roof and no more public / tax goodies or a retractable roof and no more public/ tax goodies. Sheesh......

All I'm gonna say about the light distraction...Luxor

As a LV local I can say that the airport really does need to be moved out of that area but for the stadium I think this is a done deal. Calling my county commissioner did jack squat. Brodie I hope to see you at opening night in Las Vegas.

Taxpayer's will foot the bill. They say it will be as cheap as possible. You know how that goes, once there over-priced then the Taxpayer's screwed again.

I don't think the light will be an issue, the entire strip at night is a beacon of light and it would just blend in.

Have them share stadium with raiders....problem solved

The end is near - REPENT OAKLAND repent!

I can see good attendance for 8 NFL home games in Vegas. But MLB? 80 home games in a city with a metro area of fewer than 3 million residents? I suppose the hope is that fans of visiting teams will want to plan a trip to Vegas and see their teams play.

I have no interest were this loosening team ends up who is not showing a willingness to help them improve 😂 .to make this easy will say Vegas gets stuck with them 1st trop pays taxes those are now lost. Being built on the strip the traffic problem they have had since the 90s is now back but there are 3 trams, casino parking garages have become a whole new revenue with higher prices to come

Brodie...??? Have you seen this report from the Athletic reporting the possible sale and relocation of the Rays ??? it says relocation could be to any of the expansion cities..

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The 70% tourists they believe will be filling the stadium will be staying at the casinos. Nobody's asking them for anything?

What is your take on Firework night? Probably can't do it because of the ballpark's proximity to the airport?

Next let's talk tax credits the ownership makes no promise for improvement while Vegas will be held to make improvements small businesses will lease from the casinos for bars and restaurants who is winning

Vegas is going to get a team with an ownership group that is not interested in investing in sed team. Why would you want that? The old saying "be careful what you wish for" applies here. No point having a team that continually develops very good players only to trade them off when it's time to pay them, and start the cycle all over again. Thereby never really allowing a winning team to develop to it's full potential.

Will you still be an As fan?

Fischer wants to be in Vegas. Period. He knows that having a retractable roof ballpark on the strip will make money. And he'll likely sell the team after they get settled in Vegas and make 3 or 4 billion

Saludos Brodie

Do you actually believe that the A's stadium lights are going to out shine the Strip's casino bight lights and the huge Mega Sphere...lol

This will probably happen but given the small stadium footprint and distance to the airport the retractable roof is likely out. It makes no sense anyway it's do damn hot during the season it's pointless. Better to do something similar to Allegiant with a semi-transparent permanent roof. Not sure Vegas is a good idea for MLB but the growth momentum there is essentially unbounded at the moment. It's a Gold Rush.

Say what you want about John Fisher -- he's wanting to invest $1B to build a stadium in Las Vegas - more than any MLB owner EVER. Yes, there are still questions that need to be answered, but Vegas is a place that makes good/fun/crazy things happen. Period. If we don't do that, we cease to be Las Vegas. Fisher wants to get the A's out of a city whose school district has gone bankrupt twice in the last 20 years and has a lot more problems that keeping sports teams around. Sad to see this - California is the state of my birth --- but 725,000 people left there in 2020. I hope California is able to fix its bigger problems, but I'm not optimistic.

IMO CURRENTLY BOTH Oakland and Vegas doesn't deserve MLB team... With the exception Vegas might get ready so they can get an MLB team in the future while Oakland doesn't... tbh I hope Nevada reject themz then Fisher sells since I think he's too prideful to crawl back to Oakland, then I prefer them move to Sacramento, San Antonio, or SLC... As for expansion, depends if Vegas already got at least NBA first game, although I prefer them only getting MLB team ONLY AFTER them getting BOTH NBA and MLS team... If yes then Vegas and Nashville... If not, Montreal and Nashville...

Listen, albeit; everything sounds great. I’m going to keep saying it: them boys are outta there!!!!!!

The A's did NOT abandon Oakland, Oakland abandoned the A's! The rest of my family are Giants fans and I am the only A's fan - by choice! I've been to numerous games at the Coliseum both by car and Bart and the area around the Coliseum is bad. You go to the game then go home. I was from the East Bay. Here in Vegas, the A's will get the respect they deserve like the Raiders! Go A's!

Las Vegas A's..It's a done deal...

How is it that the number of thumbs down is never shown? Are snow flakes at work?