Oakland Athletics thread

http://www.csnbayarea.com/athletics/bill-king-earns-induction-baseball-hall-fame

Legendary A's radio announcer Bill King was selected as the 2017 Ford C. Frick award winner, earning him induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/30/as-awaiting-final-details-of-new-baseball-cba-with-money-on-the-line/

The Oakland A's share of Major League Baseball's revenue sharing will be phased out over the course of four years thanks to the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between players and owners finalized Wednesday night.

Originally posted by captveg:
Some good news on the potential stadium front as the A's will be the only remaining pro team in Oakland in a few years. http://www.athleticsnation.com/2017/3/27/15076818/nfl-approves-raiders-move-las-vegas-out-oakland-coliseum

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by captveg:

Some good news on the potential stadium front as the A's will be the only remaining pro team in Oakland in a few years. http://www.athleticsnation.com/2017/3/27/15076818/nfl-approves-raiders-move-las-vegas-out-oakland-coliseum

what do you think are the chances the A's are still playing in Oakland by 2020?

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by captveg:

Some good news on the potential stadium front as the A's will be the only remaining pro team in Oakland in a few years. http://www.athleticsnation.com/2017/3/27/15076818/nfl-approves-raiders-move-las-vegas-out-oakland-coliseum

what do you think are the chances the A's are still playing in Oakland by 2020?

100%. They cant lose all 3 teams, and there's nowhere else to move.

Originally posted by zonkers:

Barreto did a Ricky Bobby in his postgame interview on Saturday - speaking softly and far from the microphone.
Kudos to him for his 1st HR. Should be fun watching the latest call ups.