I suppose it's part of the peripatetic history of American sport, but that doesn't make it easier to swallow. From Philadelphia to Kansas to Oakland and now to Las Vegas. While the Coliseum has looked and sounded soulless for some time, nothing, to me, could be more soulless than Vegas. Feel for the fans and people of Oakland. As you say, so sad, and I reckon that makes Oakland the first major city to have been denuded of all its major teams.And that’s it. Oakland A’s moving to Las Vegas. First the hockey Golden Seals go to Cleveland. Then the Raiders to LA, then back, then to Vegas. The Warriors go across the bay to SF. As a kid there were four pro sports in Oakland. Now zero (save the lower league Roots for footy/soccer).
It’s so sad.
To be fair Las Vegans have done a great job supporting their hockey team, though they’ve also been really good since inception. I don’t believe there’s another city that has lost four pro franchises — five if you count the Raiders twice, let alone that many without replacing them. I can’t offhand think of one that’s lost three even though I guess you’d count New York maybe depending on if losing a team to another borough or New Jersey is “losing” them.I suppose it's part of the peripatetic history of American sport, but that doesn't make it easier to swallow. From Philadelphia to Kansas to Oakland and now to Las Vegas. While the Coliseum has looked and sounded soulless for some time, nothing, to me, could be more soulless than Vegas. Feel for the fans and people of Oakland. As you say, so sad, and I reckon that makes Oakland the first major city to have been denuded of all its major teams.
If we look at the history of the United States, then cities such as St.Louis and New York have lost multiple franchises, more even than Oakland, though sometimes these saw teams become defunct and sometimes migrate elsewhere. They have, of course, seen franchises stay or others replace them, so it has not had quite the same impact. What makes Oakland unique, I think, is that it has lost everything, without replacement, and what is particularly worrying about that is the speed at which it has happened. Will Oakland be on a more financially sound footing without these teams, or will the city struggle to attract investment, especially in the short term, if it is deemed a place from which to leave?To be fair Las Vegans have done a great job supporting their hockey team, though they’ve also been really good since inception. I don’t believe there’s another city that has lost four pro franchises — five if you count the Raiders twice, let alone that many without replacing them. I can’t offhand think of one that’s lost three even though I guess you’d count New York maybe depending on if losing a team to another borough or New Jersey is “losing” them.
Boring move to be honest and the Dodgers will still shit the bed in the playoffs.Ohtani heading to the Dodgers. $700 million deal.