1.5 Billion for the Athletics Stadium in Vegas

[bobbvc]

1.5 Billion? I'll take the over.

[butchie_t]

10 - 15 years after completion, it probably gets demolished for a revenue generating casino.

[D. Bergin]

I thought this was interesting.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-plan-bay-area

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I thought this was interesting.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-plan-bay-area

Very strange comments from the mayor of Las Vegas. I would have thought she would have been involved in the discussions with the A's about moving to Las Vegas so it doesn't make much sense to me why she's saying some of these things now.

[packs]

I assume her frustrations come from not being listened to:

The A's ballpark is planned for a nine-acre parcel on the Las Vegas Strip and Goodman said the congestion makes the site less attractive than a larger site in north Las Vegas, which she proposed. However, the mayor and the city do not have jurisdiction over the Strip, which falls under the oversight of Clark County.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by packs

I assume her frustrations come from not being listened to:

The A's ballpark is planned for a nine-acre parcel on the Las Vegas Strip and Goodman said the congestion makes the site less attractive than a larger site in north Las Vegas, which she proposed. However, the mayor and the city do not have jurisdiction over the Strip, which falls under the oversight of Clark County.

Yup...and likely they're underselling the cost of the stadium on The Strip, which leads her to believe they're going to eventually ask for more of it to be subsidized by the residents...and how will they be able to say no, once ground has been broken and a big hole is being dug out of Las Vegas's version of "Times Square"?

Fisher is a rat, and everybody can smell it on him from a mile away.

[steve B]

It might be cheaper to send fans to Oakland from vegas.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by bobbvc

1.5 Billion? I'll take the over.

Yup. Especially if they actually try and put it on The Strip.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by bobbvc

1.5 Billion? I'll take the over.

Pessimist...

Maybe they'll dig up Jimmy Hoffa's body and deposit it below home plate in the new stadium. Or someone can start that rumor.

I know you'll miss that stadium in Oakland. You have a lot of good memories there.

The last time I was at the Coliseum was about 10 years ago. True to form, the stadium was pretty empty during that week night game.