Skip to Search Skip to Live Player Skip to Content Skip to Footer

Change Up! Oakland A’s Move Las Vegas Stadium To Tropicana

Author Shawn Tempesta

Talk about a wild pitch. After years of deliberation, the Oakland A’s finally settled on a plot of land. The site of the former Wild Wild West was. But, this is the Athletics so chaos reigns. The plan has changed and now the team plans on building their yet-to-be-funded stadium where the Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel & Casino resides.

Let us explain.

Why are the Oakland A’s moving the site of their Las Vegas stadium!?

It almost hurts your brain when you think about all of the moving pieces. The A’s were talking about several different sites through the valley over two years of flirting with the valley (and using us as a pawn in their quest for a new Oakland stadium). When the Oakland plan seemed untenable, things got more serious. Las Vegas Festival Grounds at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara were in the team’s sights. Everyone assumed the Rio would make a great home for the team. The Tropicana location was bandied about for a bit.

When the team announced nearly 50 acres of the former Wild Wild West property at Tropicana and Dean Martin was the final choice, people were a bit surprised. Their “binding agreement” to buy the land for an unknown amount of money (estimated to be around $150,000,000) led to this ask from the team: give us $500,000,000 in public funds to help us build it. That led to many locals raising their eyebrows. The brows nearly went off people’s heads when they found out that the Rio offered up 22 acres of land for $1 and the team refused. A deal to get money in Carson City seems to be dragging… so the team re-assessed and started texting their exes.

OK, now what?!

Well, here we are. The Tropicana could be leveled with new hotels being built around the ballpark. Red Rock Resorts, parent company of Station Casinos and owner of the Wild Wild West land, will likely get a sweet penalty fee for the A’s backing out of the deal. Now the A’s are only asking for $350,000,000 in public funds for the Tropicana project which is sure to be a traffic disaster.

Who said baseball was boring?

Listen to Aimee+Shawn weekday mornings from 6-10 on 102.7 VGS

Follow the station on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok!

Follow Aimee+Shawn on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok!

Shawn Tempesta is the co-host of Aimee+Shawn on 102.7 VGS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also an Emmy award nominated television host. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Shawn writes about current events, education, funny and trending stories.

Dear Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf: Top 10 Reasons Why Las Vegas Is Better Than Oakland

We understand why Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf may be a little upset.

The city lost two major sports team, and potentially a third one, to the “gross desert” of Las Vegas.

In an interview with ABC7, a local news station in the Bay Area, Schaaf divulged her unfiltered feelings about Vegas, and let’s just say that Sin City locals are not too happy about her comments.

“You’ve got to be much more environmentally focused when you are developing on the precious California coastline than in the gross desert of Las Vegas,” Schaaf said to ABC7 regarding the Oakland Athletics’ potential relocation to our city (#FreeTheAs).

After this interview, social media ignited with comebacks from Vegas residents, who shared many memes, humorous posts and sassy responses to the mayor’s comment.

We also feel the need to defend our city. Vegas is many things, but we definitely won’t tolerate slander from California. Here are top ten reasons why Vegas is better than Oakland.

 

  • 1) TAXES

    California state taxes are 12.3% for athletes. Along with that, Oakland has an income tax rate of 9.3%. With 81 home games, each player is taxed at that rate. By just moving to Las Vegas, each player is giving himself a 21.6% pay raise! #FreeTheAs.

  • 2) Oakland Is Still Oakland

    Have you seen Oakland besides the “coast?” It reminds us of Kale and Sadness. Not necessarily in that order.

  • 3) Your Sports Teams Prefer The "Gross Desert"

    Since the Raiders left Oakland (twice we might add), and the Golden State Warriors also deserted Oak Town; we’re sure that the A’s feel like leftover outcasts of a sporting community gone wrong. 

  • 4) Crime Rate

    According to Roadsnacks.net, Oakland is the fifth most dangerous city in the U.S., and the most dangerous city in California based on F.B.I. Statistics on Violent Crimes Per Capita. 

  • 5) Oakland Feels Like Ohio

    Someone from our office, who’s from Toledo, Ohio, said he’s been to Oakland once. However, he couldn’t tell much of a difference between Toledo and Oakland other than the people in Oakland were much angrier. 

  • 6) The Best Part Of Oakland? Underwater

    Oakland is in the Bay Area. Let’s face facts…the best part of Oakland is underwater. And this could be a legitimate future for the city. According to the New York Times, the Bay Area is sinking and meeting the rising sea level! Researchers suggest that by 2100, a great portion of the region will be submerged, flooded or damaged due to rising sea levels. 

    Port of Oakland

    [CINEVIV PICTURES] via Getty Images

  • 7) Mayor Goodman > Mayor Schaaf

    Our mayor kicks your mayor’s butt! With that being said, as Las Vegans, we are not going to take Schaaf‘s comments lying down, and neither is Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman. Put politics aside for a minute because Mayor Goodman for sure protected our own here and even threw a whole lot of shade while doing it too!

  • 8) Cost of Living

    Yes, the cost of living in Las Vegas has increased. But according to www.bestplaces.net, if you made $134,000 in Oakland, you will only need to make $80,000 in Las Vegas to live comparably. No wonder everyone is deserting Oakland. Why pay $64,000 more a year to live in the 5th most dangerous city in the U.S.?

  • 9) People From Oakland Visit Vegas To Get A Break From Cali

    Let’s face it. With all the tourists that come to Vegas from Oakland each year…this is where Oakland comes to be cool. As we all know, no one ever brags about being from Oakland…at least not in this millennium!

  • 10) If you are from Oakland, you might as well move with A’s

    According to an article by KQED, a public radio station in the Bay Area, people are fleeing that dilapidated place.

    Look at comment #2.. “I’m looking very hard at moving to Nevada!”

    Most people recognize that Nevada and Las Vegas are superior in every way!

    Leaving the Bay Area: Where People Are Going and Why | KQED

    As home prices continue to reach new heights in the Bay Area, more and more people are fleeing the region in search of more affordable housing.

     

  • #NotSoGross: We're Proud To Be From The City Of Sin!

  • Mayor Schaaf Tried To Come For Vegas But. . .

Sign me up for the VGS email newsletter!

Join the 102.7 VGS VIP Club to get access to all of the perks! Find out the latest music and local news stories, awesome contests, and more.

*
*
By clicking "Subscribe" I agree to the website's terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.
Author Shawn Tempesta
Category:
Tags:
,,,

More 102.7 VGS

Load More