As the Athletics fight for a new stadium, Oakland should look to Oracle Park. Mission Bay is booming. Chase Center is the latest major anchor. Kaiser opened a hospital. Apartments everywhere. Remember the mantra: If you build it, they will come.
A rendering of the proposed Howard Terminal ballpark which would house the Oakland A’s.
It’s a damn shame because having two Major League teams in the Bay Area has been a baseball fan’s dream. Two regional rivals who’ve historically had a ton of success. When a “Let’s go Oakland!” chant went up Tuesday night at Oracle, Giants fans thundered back with their own “Let’s go Giants!” I couldn’t help but smile. When these two teams play, it’s just pure fun. Pure Bay Area.
But if you look at the situation logically, this is how the A’s compete. We’ve all seen the movie. In fact, the team came into Oracle Park with a 9-8 record Tuesday night, comfortably ensconced in third place in the AL West, a game-and-a-half back from Seattle. The Giants stood at 12-5, tied for first place with the team down south. We’re in Act I, Scene I of the baseball season, so it’s too early to make much of anything out of this other than both teams are competing.
“The development deal between us and the city and county,” said Kaval. “And the affirmative vote of the Bay Area Conservation and Development Commission. Both are non-lose propositions. We can’t lose ’em. We gotta win.”
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