Wolff Steps Aside, Sells Stake in A’s

Lew Wolff has sold his 10% stake in the Oakland Athletics to the Fisher family, which previously had owned about 80% of the Major League Baseball team.  Although the John Fisher has controlled the majority of the team, Wolff ran it as the managing partner.  Read more here.  Read about Wolff stepping aside here.

A’s Majority Owner Receptive to Howard Terminal Site for New Ballpark?

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s push for a possible ballpark at Howard Terminal north of Jack London Square hasn’t won over A’s managing partner Lew Wolff.  On the other hand, we’re told the mayor is getting a more receptive ear from the person whose voice counts most — the team’s majority stakeholder, John Fisher.  Read more here.

New Lead Investor on Deck for Oakland’s Coliseum City

A new unidentified investor has agreed to take the lead on Oakland’s Coliseum City project.  Oakland A’s co-owner Lew Wolff has expressed doubts about Coliseum City and said that if his team is to consider building a new ballpark at the Coliseum site it would want to control the development project.  Wolff said he has not been informed about the new investor.  Read more here.

Wolff Renews Interest in Oakland

The Oakland A’s have begun talks with an architect to build a baseball-only stadium at the Coliseum site, A’s owner Lew Wolff said Wednesday.  Read more here.

10-Year Stadium Lease Approved for A’s After MLB Gives Team Permission to Move

Oakland (CA) officials abruptly dropped their opposition, if only temporarily, Thursday to help approve a 10-year stadium lease for the Athletics, hours after the A’s owner informed city and county leaders that Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig gave the team permission to immediately seek a new home outside Oakland.  Read more here.  Read more from Maury Brown here.

A’s Owner Ponders ‘Temporary Stadium’

In one of the most bizarre twists of San Jose’s five-year-long odyssey to move the Oakland A’s to a downtown ballpark, team co-owner Lew Wolff on Saturday confirmed he is weighing the possibility of a temporary baseball stadium if he cannot extend his team’s two-year lease at the Oakland Coliseum.  Read more here.

Despite Wolff Rejection, Group Presses Ahead with Waterfront Ballpark Plan

Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff on Wednesday once again rejected a ballpark at Howard Terminal, but that isn’t stopping the Oakland Waterfront Ballpark, LLC from moving ahead to obtain permits and regulatory approval for a baseball stadium on the 50-acre site in hopes that Wolff or a future team owner will build it.  Read more here.

MLB Continues to Drag Feet on A’s Decision

After the MLB owners’ meeting on Thursday, Commissioner Bud Selig said there is no timetable for making a decision on the proposed move by the Oakland A’s to San Jose, but he did suggest that A’s owner Lew Wolff could consider other relocation possibilities, depending on where the markets are located.  Wolff remains focused on San Jose.  Read more here.

Update on the Oakland A’s

Major League Baseball franchise owners are scheduled to meet in New York Wednesday and Thursday, but the proposed move by the Oakland A’s to San Jose is not on the agenda.  That said, there is plenty of action reportedly going on behind the scenes on this front.  Read more here.

A’s to be Denied Move to San Jose?

A report by Bill Madden from the New York Daily News Saturday said that MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is likely to reject a proposed move by the Oakland A’s to San Jose to protect the territorial rights held by the San Francisco Giants.  A’s owner Lew Wolff dismissed the report.  Read more here.

A’s Rounding Third in San Jose?

In a story today, Mark Purdy from the San Jose Mercury News provides a number of factual bullets that appear to point to a timely finalization of the plan to bring the Oakland A’s to San Jose.  Read more here.  Read more about the city’s land deal with the team here and here.  View Cisco Field rendering here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the news.

Part III: An Exlclusive Interview with Owner Lew Wolff

Athletics Nation’s Tyler Bleszinski sat down with Oakland A’s owner Lew Wolff to discuss a host of topics, including his efforts to build a new A’s ballpark in the Bay Area.  From our perspective, Part III of the insightful, 12,000 word interview is the most intriguing.  Read more here.  It still amazes us that we have an owner here who is willing to privately fund a new stadium, and the drama continues.