A's done in Oakland

[Seattle or Bust]

I think Oakland probably isn't the nicest place in the world.

But that has nothing to do with why Oakland moved.

Vegas isn't really that nice of place either. Nor are almost all of the major cities that baseball stadiums exist in.

Seems an odd measure.

And if we're gonna talk about where T-Mobile is... homelessness in Pioneer Square was horrific for many years until recently. They've cleared the bulk of it out.

The worst part about attending M's games now is having to listen to the asshole with the megaphone tell us about how we're all going to hell. Or how much $$ parking is.

[bpj]

If you say so.......

[Hy Feiber]

What cities aren’t dumps, look at downtown Seattle after 2020!

Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, and on and on….

Third World hellholes.

What fan would feel comfortable having their favorite players traipse through MLK Jr Way on their free time?

I haven't been to Seattle in years for exactly that reason, but I'm very much looking forward to going to games in Las Vegas, even if the Mariners aren't playing.

I wouldn't set foot in Oakland in 2024.

Seattle is becoming a lib dump.

A city should have to earn their team.

Oakland hasn't.

And Seattle is failing. But at least most of Seattle is still a beautiful city, for now, unlike Oakland.

I remember in years past, when the cities were in pretty good shape, visiting players would spend their off hours walking through the downtown core.

I can’t imagine I’d want my players dodging drive-by shootings now.

As for Seattle, I worked downtown for 19 years, until I was transferred to the corrections office in West Seattle in 2010.

Downtown Seattle used to be a beautiful place to work.

I occasionally took off work early to attend the Wednesday afternoon games.

Then came 2020.

Damn shame.

[D-train]

Oakland was a dump when I went, but that was years ago. Maybe it's gotten better...

Can any of you tell us what's so great about the city that they deserve an MLB team over other places? Is it just history?

If anyone's going to make a list of 100 great US cities that would be a good home for an MLB team in 2024, I don't think anybody is going to include Oakland. Much less the Top 30.

Oakland isn't really a free standing city; to me it's clearly part of a metropolitan area that includes San Francisco and San Jose. Lots of places have a stadium that is not in "the city". E.g., Foxboro Mass, or East Rutherford New Jersey. But other than the Oakland Raiders, Oakland As, Anaheim Angels, or San Jose Sharks, it seems that the "brand" goes to the big city - unless it's the region (e.g., Minnesota Twins or New England Patriots).

I was stunned at how far Foxboro is from Boston. Well over an hour Drive. And it is only 10 miles from Rhode Island.

[bpj]

[Donn Beach]

Clowns are not known for their gravitas