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Originally Posted by alnorth
Why the hell did they do that? I know the San Jose thing has hit a serious snag, but they really want to commit to that horrible dump for another decade?
The only thing I can think of is maybe The A's knew they were not going to be able to go anywhere before their current lease ran out, and maybe the Coliseum folks knew they had to stay and took advantage of it by playing hardball, saying "if you want to stay, you must sign up for at least 10 years. If you wont do that, then get out of our building" (knowing that they couldn't leave the year after the lease ends so they had no choice)
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What I have read is the A's are sort of banking on the Raiders to move again, or if not develop a sports complex at the current coliseum site with development like a Power & Light in it. A's owner is a hotel developer so that would be their angle in a deal. It's also worth noting that the Giants plan to switch their AAA team to Sacramento, which has been with the A's. Another nail in a place where the A's could have moved to.