Your sport fandom??

[Dino Ferrari]

Yeah, the only one i am aware of who didn't really make any effort to stay in Oakland was the Warriors. They just wanted to go back home to SF where there was more money and less Oaklamd.

Being the only Norcal NBA Team made it an easy business decision.

For the two Vegas Teams, competing against the Giants and Niners for a fanbase meant the regional loyalty had more business value and it was worth making a solid effort to stay. It seemed like The Raiders tried hardest, but once da Town screwed them out of any chance of a deal, it sort of paved the way for the A's to make only a legitimate, but more token effort.

I would agree that both teams had to deal with the cross town rivals. The Raiders always had a solid and loyal fan base in Oakland and I would have put them up against the Whiner fan base any time as to who was more loyal. Remember Candlestick park, the John Brodie and Steve Spurrier years? Most Whiner fans don't because they were Steeler fans then. LOL.

I jest on that part. But, if I remember correctly, the Raider brand and logo is still amongst the highest selling logo in the NFL, but don't quote me on it.

The Coliseum was willing to give Oakland carte blance to redo and renovate the facility, and in my opinion they ruined it for the A's. What was once a fun ballpark to spend a day watching baseball became a horrible place to watch a game.

Now, with that said, the Giants have put together a fantastic "experience" and took an area that was all boarded up warehouses and made it a place for all to go, enjoy a drink or a meal before the game and then after go and have another drink or two, if you can afford it. LOL. They made it close to the train so those who did not want to pay huge parking fees could hop the train and not worry about it. The A's thought they could get a setup like that at Howard Terminal but they wanted the city to pay for it. Oakland has many problems to deal with and shelling out huge money for a pro team that is unwilling to event try and field a competitive team is very low on the list. So I completely understand why Oakland let the A's go. Fischer is an idiot and has ruined what was once a good team and a good organization. Anyway, I apologize for the rant and taking over the thread. I will leave it all at that. Rock On!!!!

 

[Dino Ferrari]

You talking about the LA Raiders?

No, they will always be the OAKLAND Raiders. LOL

 

[augustiron]

Always!

Like, is right now part of always?

 

[Dino Ferrari]

Always!

Like, is right now part of always?

LOL. In my mind they are the Oakland Raiders. Is that better? LOL

 

[berth]

So...you like...eggplant?

 

[Mike95060]

Yeah, the only one i am aware of who didn't really make any effort to stay in Oakland was the Warriors. They just wanted to go back home to SF where there was more money and less Oaklamd.

Since you are not a basketball fan I will help you out here. While it's likely true the teams owner wanted to move to the money of SF, the heart and soul of the "splash bro" and "we believe" era Warriors is in Oakland. Roaracle arena and the fans who routinely went bonkers there were instrumental in the rise of the Warriors franchise.

Chase center energy is a pale shadow of the juice the Oakland fans brought night after night when NO ONE believed in the team. Roaracle was THE home court advantage to have in the early days of the dubbs dynasty and I will not be quite about how amazing Oakland fans were in making them what they are. I'm frequently frustrated at the lame ass energy that can be seen at Chase center. When the third quarter starts the lower level seats are empty. Tech bro's need $25 beers yo!! At the end of come back win the other night STEPH CURRY had to ask the fans to get loud. It's shameful.

If you want to say the suits moved the team, sure they have the power to do that. Fans and the players know, Oakland is the heart of basketball in the bay.

 

[needles]

Rodeo, @budman

 

[Eldritch]

Since you are not a basketball fan I will help you out here. While it's likely true the teams owner wanted to move to the money of SF, the heart and soul of the "splash bro" and "we believe" era Warriors is in Oakland. Roaracle arena and the fans who routinely went bonkers there were instrumental in the rise of the Warriors franchise.

Chase center energy is a pale shadow of the juice the Oakland fans brought night after night when NO ONE believed in the team. Roaracle was THE home court advantage to have in the early days of the dubbs dynasty and I will not be quite about how amazing Oakland fans were in making them what they are. I'm frequently frustrated at the lame ass energy that can be seen at Chase center. When the third quarter starts the lower level seats are empty. Tech bro's need $25 beers yo!! At the end of come back win the other night STEPH CURRY had to ask the fans to get loud. It's shameful.

If you want to say the suits moved the team, sure they have the power to do that. Fans and the players know, Oakland is the heart of basketball in the bay.

You must be very clear here, the only thing that matters in sports entertainment, is Money.



There are more fans in the East Bay certainly, as the East Bay has the highest population density (dollars per sq mile * # of miles for a team) and as I stated, the Warriors have an advantage of being the only Team around the Bay. If there was an East Bay Team, it would be the Broke Ass Team of the 2, like the Raiders and A's were, and probably would be playing in Vegas by now with the rest of them.