Fremont A’s RIP? Athletics Ask City to Stop Ballpark Village Plans
bizofbaseball.com 2/21/2009 — Is the grand plan in Fremont dead for the A's? (CLICK TO SEE IN LARGER VIEW) In 2007, with the club saying all their options were exhausted in Oakland, the Athletics embarked on an ambitious plan to build a “ballpark village” to the south in Fremont. Now, it appears, that plan has dried ...

mercurynews.com 2/23/2009 — Following thunderous community opposition, the owner of the Oakland A's has moved to the brink of abandoning plans for a new stadium in Fremont, leaving at least one San Jose councilman hopeful that the major league baseball team will turn to his ...

A's, KTRB Announce Radio Partnership
bizofbaseball.com 1/6/2009 — The Oakland Athletics and KTRB Radio 860 AM have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the station to serve as flagship of the A’s Radio Network for the upcoming 2009 season. Financial terms were not released. KTRB, a San Francisco-based station featuring a daily talk format, will ...

The A's Aren't Moving to Fremont
mlb.fanhouse.com 2/24/2009 — by Tom Fornelli The Oakland Athletics have had plans on moving about a half hours drive south on I-880 to Fremont for quite a while now. After being unable to get a new stadium in Oakland, the team was prepared to make the move and play in the Bay ...

A’s Inch Closer on Environmental Impact Report for Ballpark Development
bizofbaseball.com 11/20/2008 — Over a year and a half in the making, the A's have finally seen some movement on the long-awaited Environmental Impact Report process for the proposed 32,000 seat facility located on 226-acres of land in the Pacific Commons area in Fremont. (see details and computer renderings of Cisco Field)

mercurynews.com 2/25/2009 — With the demise of the Oakland A's ballpark plans in Fremont, San Jose with a viable downtown stadium site, a big-city redevelopment agency and supportive politicians emerged Tuesday as the Bay Area's leading candidate to snare the team. But with ...

Lewis Wolff Announces that A’s Relocation to Fremont is Officially Dead
bizofbaseball.com 2/24/2009 — Say goodbye to this grand design for the A's in Fremont, as the club officially ceased relocation efforts from Oakland to the market today. (CLICK TO SEE IN LARGER VIEW) The grand plans for a $1.8 billion ballpark village for Lewis Wolff and the Oakland Athletics in Fremont is ...

Will the Athletics Compete With Jason Giambi?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — Yesterday, multiple sources reported that the Athletics were close to signing Jason Giambi to a 1 year deal to hit behind Matt Holliday. Giambi is expected to DH for the Athletics, who are coming off a terrible season in which they finished 11 games under .500. So will the Athletics be ...

Oakland A's to Oakland: We're just not that into you any more
mercurynews.com 3/13/2009 — The Oakland A's have 'exhausted' their time and resources with the city in a search for a new home, and have 'no interest in covering old ground again,' A's owner Lew Wolff said in a statement released early Friday

Death in Fremont
hardballtimes.com 2/20/2009 — Ballpark Village, we hardly knew ye : Oakland Athletics officials today asked the City of Fremont to halt the planning process required to build a new stadium and move the team there, saying they want to reconsider their options. The Fremont city clerk's office issued a notice today ...

Yankees want Posada to skip Classic — Major League Baseball News 1/15/2009
Jorge Posada's hopes of playing for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic may be dashed by the Yankees, who would prefer to have the catcher physically prepared for Opening Day.

Nats, A's Revive Nick Johnson Trade Talks — Nationals Journal 1/15/2009
The Nationals and Oakland Athletics, who discussed a potential trade for first baseman Nick Johnson all the way back in November, have revived those talks in recent weeks, according to a source familiar with the discussions. At one point last week, ...

Rickey joins A's staff in goodwill role — Major League Baseball News 1/15/2009
The A's have hired recent Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson in a goodwill capacity for the 2009 season, Lew Wolff, the team's owner said during the two days of owners' meetings that end here on Thursday.

Nats, A's not close on Johnson talks — Major League Baseball News 1/15/2009
The Nationals and Athletics have discussed possible trade scenarios recently, but nothing is imminent, according to a baseball source. The last time the two clubs talked was last week. The A's have interest in first baseman Nick Johnson and Washington ...

Brian Cashman: No WBC for Jorge Posada — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/15/2009
From Anthony McCarron : One thing's for sure, though, Cashman said - Posada will not be playing for his native Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic in March. ESPN deportes recently reported that Posada's father said his son would DH ...