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Labor Day Weekend Trip 26 Aug 2013 | 01:18 pm
The itinerary for my Labor Day Weekend trip has been finalized, and it has a big last-minute change. August 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 PM – SFO-EWR redeye August 29 1:10 PM – Phillies @ Mets 7 PM – Eagl...
On Subsidies and Votes 26 Aug 2013 | 05:49 am
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’re probably already familiar with my stance on public subsidies for sports teams. It has perhaps become more hardline over the years, as civic coffers...
Kawakami interviews Mark Davis about Coliseum plans 25 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
Say what you will about Tim Kawakami, but he’s the only local columnist talking Raiders’ (and Warriors’) stadium issues. He got a little time in with Raiders owner Mark Davis, who didn’t crack. Davis ...
A’s recommit to Stockton Ports through 2016 21 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am
Happy news out of the Delta today, as the Stockton Ports and Oakland Athletics have re-upped their Player Development Contract (PDC) that keeps the Ports as the High-A, California League affiliate of ...
Talking bobbleheads, giveaways, and expectations 19 Aug 2013 | 05:20 am
The A’s held a 1973 team reunion on April 27. A raft of greats from that repeat championship team were on hand, including Sal Bando, Blue Moon Odom, Bert Campaneris, and Reggie Jackson, who was honore...
Selig to the rescue in Tampa 18 Aug 2013 | 02:47 am
I hope that when Bud Selig makes his expected perfunctory visit to the Tampa Bay area, he wears a cape. Or maybe a mask. Something to signify that he is the man with a plan to fix all that ails the Ra...
CenturyLink Field tour 17 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
A little over a decade ago, before the great “final” NFL realignment, the Seattle Seahawks were a fierce divisional rival of the Raiders. Who could forget this gem? The Raiders will wrap up the prese...
Battle: Field 15 Aug 2013 | 12:35 pm
Raiders owner Mark Davis was interviewed during Friday’s home exhibition opener at the Coliseum against the Cowboys. Davis left no doubt about how he felt about sharing the Coli with the A’s, calling ...
Evolution of the concourse 12 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
Since the beginning of the recent stadium boom, no part of any venue has undergone a greater transformation than the seemingly utilitarian concourse. Once considered little more than a long corridor f...
Safeco shows the safe way over train tracks 11 Aug 2013 | 12:42 pm
I first visited Safeco Field in 2001, during the Mariners’ 116-win season. The place was hopping back then the way it hasn’t since. When I planned this trip to Seattle I didn’t expect much. The M’s ha...
