The Athletics hope their new home isn’t a gamble. Major League Baseball owners on Thursday unanimously approved Oakland’s relocation to Las Vegas for the 2028 season. The Athletics will become Major League Baseball’s first Las Vegas franchise and the third major sports franchise in that region, joining the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and the NHL’s Las Vegas Golden...
The Athletics have become disenchanted with their stadium situation in Oakland, and have identified Las Vegas as their first choice for a new home. On June 7, the Nevada legislature met to discuss a proposal for a 30,000 seat stadium on Las Vegas Boulevard, toward which the state would contribute up to $380 million. That proposal was not approved during the legislative session. According to an...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Nevada Independent reports that the Oakland A’s and Red Rock Resorts are closing in on an agreement to construct a $1 billion baseball stadium north of Allegiant Stadium with the support of Governor Joe Lombardo. This is a big step in potentially relocating the A’s to Las Vegas. The A’s also released a statement on the news, confirming they’ve...
Good morning, Mets fans. The biggest news from Saturday was commissioner Rob Manfred explaining that he believes the Oakland Athletics will move to Las Vegas in the future. Also, Saturday night, the Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in Game 2 of the World Series. It is now tied one game a piece. The World Series will continue on Monday in Philadelphia with Game 3. Latest MLB...
It was a sunny, 105-degree day at the friendly confines of Cashman Field, home of the Las Vegas 51s. With less than 10,000 seats in the park, maybe only 100 were actually filled about an hour before game time. There wasn’t a single player on the field, but there was my dad and I, sitting in the front row right above the home dugout as we always do. We saw a stocky figure rise out of the...
On Thursday to conclude the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, all 30 teams had the opportunity to participate in the Rule 5 draft. In the major league phase, the Mets selected right-handed pitcher Kyle Dowdy. He will have to remain on the Mets roster for the entirety of the season, or be offered back to the team New York claimed him from, the Cleveland Indians. However, the Mets also took a few...
The latest podcast includes my discussion on the signing of Jeurys Familia, the J.T. Realmuto rumors and the new climate at the MLB Winter Meetings. Rich Mancuso of NY Sports Day joins the conversation live from Las Vegas. Hear me round out the show and talk about why the outrage over the Veterans Committee induction of Harold Baines and Lee Smith to the Hall of Fame is misguided....
The New York Mets technically haven’t done much during the 2018 Winter Meetings outside of signing Jeurys Familia (as of this writing, at least), but that doesn’t mean general manager Brodie Van Wagenen hasn’t tried. Brodie Van Wagenen says the Mets have offers on the table for both teams and free agents, despite the quiet surface of the Winter Meetings:...
Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to reporters on Tuesday night at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. The press conference covered a variety of topics with few specifics but much direction as he wanted it made clear how the organization intends to proceed at these meetings. Van Wagenen began by saying that the organization’s “flexibility and creativity” is intended to create more...
New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway talked to the media on Tuesday night at the MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Callaway, coming off an uneven first season as a manager, touched on a variety of topics. The skipper said that right now Brandon Nimmo is going to leadoff for the Mets and that Robinson Cano is slated to bat third. When I asked him about Peter Alonso possibly hitting at the top of...
With his 36 homers between Binghamton and Las Vegas, Peter Alonso became the first Mets minor leaguer to lead the minors in homers. With him having more RBI than Ibandel Isabel, he finds himself the winner of the Joe Bauman Home Run Award, which is given to the minor leaguer with the most homers. In receiving the award, Alonso joins notable Major Leagurs in Ryan Howard, Mike Moustakas, and Kris...
Tonight I will do the podcast live and take calls between 7 and 8 p.m. Hear me discuss what I expect Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets to accomplish at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. What would you like to see? Want to comment on the latest moves? Have an opinion? I want to hear from you. Call-in number is: 646-716-8187 Can’t make it live? Leave me a message no later than 5 p.m. at the...
