Opening day was when?

Most people that know me best know that I love the Athletics of Oakland very much. Even through these past couple of seasons that have not been so great I have followed the team with some level of closeness. The time for that is over.....

I know you're burning to know why that is, right? Well although time has become an issue it is more than just a lack of time. To me, the fact that the A's are currently looking for another home is more than just a little distressing. Major League Baseball (MLB) stood up a commission to determine if the A's had any viable options for a new home in Oakland, which I see as just a formality that is being paraded before Oakland and its fans so that they can at least say that they tried.

Consider the fact that MLB commissioner Bud Selig and A's owner Lew Wolff are old fraternity brothers, or the fact that Wolff has had a hard on for the south bay since day one. Wolff is the man behind the San Jose earthquakes and has some real estate investments in the area (hotels), and beyond that, he just unsuccessfully tried to land the A's a stadium in Fremont - about as close as you can get to San Jose without infringing on the San Francisco Giants' territorial rights to San Jose.

The commission has probably already met with Selig and provided it's recommendations to him suggesting that the A's move to San Jose - regardless of the fact that the city of Oakland has 3 prospective stadium locations and more political will than we've ever seen on the matter. It doesn't matter though, the A's are moving to San Jose because they want the San Jose dollars that comes with such a move. Fremont would have given them access to some of that San Jose money - Oakland does not. Just like with everything else, do you think money is not the driving force on this matter? Do you think the commission matters? Do you think the fans of Oakland matter? Selig has already met with the Giants to discuss territorial matters:

http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-03-21/sports/18842232_1_oakland-alameda-county-coliseum-san-jose-new-stadium

To the nice man that emails and calls me to buy season tickets again:

Look, you're a nice guy, but with no commitment to Oakland and its fans you somehow are supposed to illicit a commitment from me? Seriously?

To Lew Wolff:

We were here pulling for the A's long before you were lining your pockets with our money Mr. Wolff - but that doesn't matter either, does it? Do me a solid and go fuck yourself.

Greed makes me sad.