In reply to: The Rio just underwent a substantial renovation. posted by voidoid
As an architect I have pretty strong feelings about the firm that was chosen and what the design looks like in the press renderings. Picking Europeans to design a baseball stadium in Las Vegas is just insane to me.
But I agree, unlike hockey and football which are much easier as one-off travel events for fans, trying to fill a mid-week A's-ChiSox series in the middle of August when both squads are well below .500 is a big ask.
To be clear, Oakland was going to lose the team regardless. Their local politicians fucked this up so epically that there was no chance of coming back.
But if you play this out a few years, you give Salt Lake City and Portland a chance to get their ducks lined up for a serious relocation pitch.
As it stands, SLC might just be moving towards getting the second expansion slot when MLB decides to go to the ATM again.
in order to be eligible for this year's round of MLB revenue sharing (also known as "welfare for the billionaire assholes").
And the A's are definitely going ATM, and they'll likely end up in Sacramento IMO.
This whole process has been a massive disaster for everyone involved.