Moneyball Movie Trailer
Moneyball now has a trailer. Scheduled release date is September 23rd.
View ArticleA Summer of Discontent?
It's been a hot one in Silicon Valley this week. And while the heat has a way of making some people feel listless or languid, it can make others agitated and distressed. Lately, waiting on a decision...
View ArticleA Photo Op
You might recall that in May Mayor Reed sent Commissioner Selig a letter asking when he could expect a decision on territorial rights.As you know, the City of San Jose has already selected a site,...
View ArticleCommissioner Selig Still Silent on an Athletics Move to San Jose
Tonight is the Major League Baseball All-Star Game marking the half-way point of the 2011 season.Thus far we have still yet to get a decision from Commissioner Selig on the territorial issue that has...
View ArticleHe's (Still) Just Not That Into You
The Tribune'sAngela Woodall reports today on Oakland's latest effort to stop its hemorrhaging of sports teams. This time it's the Oakland Raiders that may be looking to Silicon Valley for a new home....
View ArticleLew Wolff's Not Happy with Frank McCourt
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Sunday Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff became the first MLB owner to call on Frank McCourt to give up his fight to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise. As you...
View ArticleThis Just In: Neukom Out at SF Giants
The Mercury's Mark Purdy had tonight's big scoop when he reported that Bill Neukom, the San Francisco Giants' managing general partner and CEO, will not returning for the 2012 season. What this will...
View ArticleSeriously, We'll Take ANY Decision Now...
The latest Mercury Newseditorial about the never-ending A's-to-San Jose saga, pretty much says it all:"Just Make a Decision, Selig—Any Decision" September 18, 2011 In a stalemate, any kind of change...
View ArticleWatch Moneyball with Baseball San Jose
Join Baseball San Jose this Wednesday as we head to the theaters to watch "Moneyball." Based on the book of the same name, Randy Myers of the San Jose Mercury News writes that it "scores as one of the...
View ArticleHope You Enjoyed the Show!
We had a fantastic turnout tonight for Baseball San Jose's special viewing of Moneyball. Thanks to all our great friends for their support; you're a big part of why the A's will ultimately call Silicon...
View ArticleHockey is back!
Graphic by Mitchell EthridgeThe first game of the San Jose Sharks' 2011/2012 season has finally arrived. The team is already looking amazing. This season, let's bring the Stanley Cup to its rightful...
View ArticleA Note From Baseball San Jose Co-Chairs--Downtown San Jose Ballpark Land
November 6, 2011RE: Downtown San Jose Ballpark LandDear Friends of Baseball San Jose:This Tuesday, November 8, the San Jose City Council will make an important move to secure many future benefits for...
View ArticleA Decision Seems Likely
Last week the anti-ballpark group “Stand for San Jose” filed a lawsuit against the City of San Jose claiming they failed to perform a proper environmental review of the land designated for a ballpark....
View ArticleMayor Quan's Last Gasp
In case you missed it, on Friday Oakland Mayor Jean Quan held a press conference to discuss plans she likely hopes will quell the desires of her cities sports teams to bolt town for greener pastures...
View ArticleThe Painfully Obvious Conspiracy
Tonight, the Mercury's Tracy Seipel wrote about the seemingly shadowy group known as Stand for San Jose. But unlike Anonymous or Skull and Bones or The Secret Society of Super Villains, there really is...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Baseball San Jose!
We, here at Baseball San Jose, would like to wish our community of supporters all the best this holiday season. And though it may not come on Christmas morning exactly, we believe Santa will be very...
View Article2012 Comes into Focus
We thought we'd had one too many egg nogs when, late last week, we heard about Bob Nightengale's tweet: "All signs and top MLB sources say that the Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move...
View ArticleA Stadium for San José?
Despite a recent court ruling upholding the California legislature’s elimination of San Jose’s Redevelopment Agency (RDA), our Downtown has several economic development projects to look forward to. An...
View ArticlePulling the Plug
Tonight, the Tribune's Angela Woodall reports on the shocking development that, due to the governor dismantling the state's redevelopment agencies, Oakland has abandoned its plans for Victory Court, a...
View ArticleHelp Support the Quakes' New Stadium
The A's sister team, the San Jose Earthquakes, have a crucial appeal hearing for their proposed stadium tomorrow night at San Jose City Hall. The Planning Commission is considering an 11th hour appeal...
View ArticleThe A's Respond to Recent Rumors
A few days ago, Bay Area baseball fans were thrown into a tizzy after Bill Madden of the New York Daily News reported that MLB was unlikely to grant an A's move to San Jose due to the precendant it...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Larry Baer
Larry is the Giants Chief Operating Officer Dear Larry,We need to talk. It started a few years back, when Lew Wolff got it in his head that Oakland wasn’t the best home for the ballclub he’d recently...
View ArticleGo South!
Greener pastures await you down south, dear StomperAn astute friend of Baseball San Jose alerted us to an interesting post on Athletics Nation today. AN's BaseballShogun, as frustrated as everyone else...
View ArticleFeeling Flushed
Bowled over: Wolff's still not going to sellYesterday, A's owner Lew Wolff continued his due diligence and met with Colorox CEO Don Knauss. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Knauss' desire to...
View ArticleSee You in Court!
Fed up with over four years of delays, the San Jose City Council yesterday officially agreed to sue Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball for blocking the Athletics' move to the city. The...
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