East Bay Corporate Support is Plenty Strong Enough
posted by: Baseball Oakland
(May 14 2012)Two important things got lost amidst the excitement that most A's fans felt after the May 3 press conference at Clorox, where company CEO Don Knauss invited A's owners John Fisher and Lew Wolff to negotiate with Oakland leaders for a new ballpark or sell the team to someone who will. 1) The list is of Oakland/East Bay corporations that want to support the A's with their cold hard cash is
...more...Media Rip Wolff, Praise Knauss after Clorox Press Conference
posted by: Baseball Oakland
(May 7 2012)Nine years after Lew Wolff was named v.p. of venue development for the A's, Clorox CEO Don Knauss has actually developed more venues than Wolff. Matier Ross reported in Sunday's Chronicle, "As former chief executive of Minute Maid, Knauss helped with the effort to build the Houston Astros' downtown ballpark that subsequently bore the company's name." Â Among the many facts that came out of last
...more...Press Conference Today at Clorox's Oakland Headquarters -- and What it Means
posted by: Baseball Oakland
(May 3 2012)It was a big day in Oakland today, as Clorox CEO Don Knauss led a presentation, while joined by several Oakland and greater East Bay business leaders at Clorox headquarters, announcing their continued support for keeping the A's in Oakland. This is big news because it reiterates the commitment of local business leaders in keeping the A's in town. Â While Knauss led the discussion, also present
...more...Sell, Lew, Sell
posted by: Baseball Oakland
(May 1 2012)Now that the A's stadium situation officially will NOT be on the agenda at the MLB owners meeting on May 16-17, we have to ask: How long is Lew Wolff going to continue this sorry game? Â We keep hearing that the A's will make progress on a South Bay ballpark "next month" ... only problem is that "next month" always arrives without any A's progress on a new stadium. A few weeks ago, just hours
...more...New York Times on A's vs. Giants Dispute
posted by: Baseball Oakland
(April 15 2012)Recently, the New York Times printed two stories about Lew Wolff's obsession with moving the A's and his dispute with the Giants, who own the territorial rights to Santa Clara County. Sportswriter Ken Belson explored the issue, highlighting the outfield banners that disgruntled A's fans have hung: "Handmade signs that say Slumdog Billionaire and Don’t Take Our A’s Away now show up in the stands."
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