A’s President Dave Kaval Resigns Before Las Vegas Move
If you’ve been paying close attention to the former Oakland Athletics maneuvers to relocate to Las Vegas, you’ll notice you seldom ever hear from the team’s owner John Fisher. No, instead he would send A’s President Dave Kaval to do the dirty work. Now Dave is taking himself out of the game.
In an announcement from the Athletics (who are no longer in Oakland and are not to be called the Sacramento Athletics during this in between stage – just the Athletics,) the team announced that Kaval will be stepping down effective January 1st. He had been with the team for 8 years.
Kaval said in a statement that he is looking towards another gig that is at the intersection of business and government, which is something he has plenty of experience in. Whether it was negotiating the details of the $1.75 billion stadium that is set to be constructed at the site of the former Tropicana Resort and Casino, or attempting to shake down the community of Oakland for more funding for their scrapped stadium plan at Howard Terminal on the Port Of Oakland.
Why Did We See So Much Of Dave Kaval?
The question should be less “why do we see so much Dave Kaval” and more “why don’t we see Athletics owner John Fisher more?”
The Gap fortune heir has been the owner of the A’s since 2005. During his tenure as the owner of the storied franchise, the team has had a losing record, winning 1,545 games to 1,586 losses. Part of the reason for their lowly results is their lowly payroll, which often at or near the bottom of the barrel for the league.
When conversations about the team’s performance or potential relocation, Fisher is seldom ever in front of the microphone. Usually a team representative – namely Dave Kaval – is sent in his place. This has left fans in Oakland absolutely beside themselves and even the media in the area taking Fisher to task.
So Dave Kaval, John Fisher’s version of Baghdad Bob is headed for the exits. Now the search is on for the next person to do his bidding.
