Sale of the A's: More Updates

This past week and a half has created a flurry of activity in the sale of the A's...

Last night, Ron Gonzalez proclaimed that he and his council will submit a proposal to MLB that would bring an MLB team, most likely the A's, to San Jose. Well, the council did send a proclamation to MLB asking for their rights to be removed. This time, the council will submit a stadium plan in the effort to appeal Mr. Selig. Mr. Gonzalez wants to leave a legacy behind, like all politicians. The best manner to do this is not to submit a proposal to MLB, but to legally challenge them on their anti-exemption rights.

An article that I meant to mention, in the San Jose Business Journal quoted, Randi Kinman, president of the Del Monte Neighborhood Advisory Committee, as "one of the most outspoken critics of the city's actions to date." Well now, she has written a correction regarding said statement.

We aren't "up in arms" over it as we understand this will be a long process; we just need to be part of the process from the beginning.

Finally, this is an account from Monty Poole regarding Reggie failing to acquire the A's in 2003 and 2004. As you may remember, he also tried to get the A's back in 1999, but MLB tabled the group over finances. This time, it was a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

And frankly, I am happy that Reggie did not get the A's because...

• He would have moved the team; there is a reason why he would have paid extra money to get the A's. Vegas will build a fully, public-funded stadium so if you were to buy a team, all you had to do was make sure you pumped money into the purchase price.


• Reggie would not have given Beane the type of autonomy that he would want; ego plays a huge part in this. Anyways, this all happened before Mayor Goodman of Las Vegas indicated that Reggie would be getting a team. I think it will be the D-Rays...

I should be receiving more information on the latter subject within the next few days.