A's move to San Jose heating up
From yesterday's San Jose Merc-News and today's Contra Costa Times is this squib. The Giants hold so-called territorial rights in San Jose and supposedly have veto power over any other team moving there. So if Selig is meeting with them in two weeks to get them off their opposition, it seems to me that the game is almost over and the A's will be saying good-bye to Oakland shortly.
Also, the other day, the CC Times' Joe Stiglich had a story regarding the A's possibly trading closer Andrew Bailey and starter Gio Gonzalez. Both have been all-stars. He seems to think that Bailey is the more likely, but it will depend on who is offered in exchange. No real deal is in sight. Much depends on whether the A's will be in a "moving to San Jose" mode or whether they will give the 2012 season a real try. Given Wolfe's lack of interest in Oakland, the city, I tend to think he won't make any effort to make the team better.
His attitude is maddening since he would have fans in the seats if he would put a decent product on the field and let it be known that such was his aim. He's done the opposite. This is classic stuff; put a loser on the field and claim the team is losing money (he isn't) because of the lack of local support. See Seattle SuperSonics --> Oklahoma City Thunder. Also see Al Davis: History of Ripping Cities For Profit. The sad thing is that there is no guarantee that Wolfe will spend any money on upgrading the team when it gets to San Jose. Wolfe is burning it down.