Sale of the A's: Media Credibility

First of all, one of the many angles that this blog will focus on is the many instances of the A's having "been sold" or "about to be sold." I will try my best to give some indepth information about the situation from the Oakland and San Jose perspectives.

So, last night NBC11, a news-station situated in the outskirts of downtown San Jose, reported that the A's current owners, Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann, were close to selling the team to the VP of Venue Development -- "Stadium Acquirer" -- and LA hotel mogul Lewis Wolff. Sports Editor Raj Mathai was the main reporter on this story and even had a conversation with Mr. Wolff.

Or so he says. According to the San Francisco Chronicle 's John Shea, "The A's could have a new owner by the time they open the 2005 season April 4, but Lewis Wolff denied a deal is imminent." You can read that article, here.

Who's to believe? Both. Frankly, Shea never discounted Mathai, but he tried to. If read in-between the lines, a deal is laid out but nothing is going to happen until the MLB owners vote on it, which is some time down the road. Personally, I think that something is layout next week, before the end of the quarterly baseball meetings next Thursday down in Scottsdale, AZ. just to get the ball rolling.