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Yeah, crazy that they want to leave a place where the sewers back up and flood the clubhouse, they get no fans, and apparently have families of rodents that live in the broadcast booths.
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They better have air conditioning in Vegas or they will be dreaming of the good ole days when Rat Soup was the Ballpark Special.
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Are they going to change their name?
They should. Las Vegas Athletics doesn't sound good.
They should. Las Vegas Athletics doesn't sound good.
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No way they change the name.
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Really?
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I think so.
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Las Vegas "A"ces already taken?!
Asses. With a big A stick figure Cowboy straddling a Donkey is my final answer.
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It's gonna be a retractable roof stadium but only if they get tax payer money for just under $400 million. I still don't think they're not going to get that much because their owner and team president seem to be terrible negotiators. Right now the plan is for them to demolish the Tropicana and have it be built there.
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Looks like I was wrong, a deal was reached late last night. Looks like the A's are coming to Las Vegas once financing is approved before the end of the legislative session.
Deal reached for Las Vegas ballpark bill, filing expected early next week
A late Friday night deal on a Las Vegas ballpark for the Tropicana hotel site has been reached, written down and awaits a bill draft and filing early next week.
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Sheldon Adelson will get the money. *
* provided he hasn’t died.
* provided he hasn’t died.
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Had to google it, he ded.
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What are your thoughts? My brothers who live there aren't worried about parking and now think it's 100% an NBA team will follow. They going to play in Summerlin until 2028? Night games only?Looks like I was wrong, a deal was reached late last night. Looks like the A's are coming to Las Vegas once financing is approved before the end of the legislative session.
Deal reached for Las Vegas ballpark bill, filing expected early next week
A late Friday night deal on a Las Vegas ballpark for the Tropicana hotel site has been reached, written down and awaits a bill draft and filing early next week.www.fox5vegas.com
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I would assume they only do night games until the new stadium gets built if they do wind up playing in Summerlin. I'm excited for it in general as it just means more things to do here and I enjoy shiny, new things. I believe they're targeting the 2027 season to open the season but they'd probably need to move quickly to make that happen. On the Allegiant Stadium tour that I went to last week, they said they built it in like 31 months so they'd be pushing it close if they're aiming for a 2027 time frame.
I think they can make absolute bank if they price the tickets reasonably at the new stadium. My biggest concern is them going for a cash grab, pricing locals out with insane ticket prices and never truly building a fanbase. I also think they should prioritize day games early on with the indoor roof rather than trying to go head to head with the Knights and Raiders. One could go to an A's game, then immediately after walk over to T-Mobile and see the Knights play. I think they could complement each other well in such a setup especially if your goal is to sell the stadium out every day. I worry they'll try to make locals chose between MLB & NHL without a fanbase and fail in spectacular fashion.
I want an NBA team over anything and 'allegedly' they're building the prospective NBA arena about 5-10 minute walk from where I live right now. I think LeBron is going to be the owner and with the new changes to the CBA, I think he's going to have the opportunity to own a piece of the team immediately after retiring in 2-3 seasons while being the face of the ownership group. That will bring instant credibility - something the A's are definitely going to have to overcome given how this debacle with Oakland has gone on. We shall see.
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Tropicana to close in 18-24 months to make way for the A's stadium. Seems like a real shot of this actually happening this legislative session.
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These renderings released by the A's are completely unserious.
