Here's a reason to like Lacob, pulled right from your linked article.concordtom said:bearister said:
Let's put it this way OneKeg, you have to pull a muscle to come up with the name of a pro franchise owner that has ever done a solid for a fan or a taxpayer, and who can't hear a nickel fall out of their pocket behind them in the mud.
Giants owners did not rely on public funding for the new downtown ballpark.
There, no muscles pulled.
"In 2019, the Warriors will move to a new, self-financed arena complex on the San Francisco waterfront that will include office buildings and commercial space. The move is estimated to add as much as $1 billion more to the club's value."
See, how could anyone be a Raiders fan?
Al Davis, who lies mere feet from my grandparents (which pisses me off) jilted Oakland, after jolting others, like Irwindale. Davis ruined the feel of the Coliseum by building the outfield stands. And he setup an impossible financial arrangement for Oakland. I hate him.
Lacob keeps them local, just across the pond. No big deal. The Bay Area is OUR city. We don't need to be so provincial, and Oakland doesn't need to feel like SF's little sister.
My roots are in Oakland for 100 years, Bear. 4 generations of men on my male line who have all lived in Oakland, and worked in San Francisco.
