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Bay Area sportswriter Alex Espinoza and Coliseum hot dog vendor Hal Gordon bring you Oakland A's coverage by speaking with reporters, die-hard fans, community leaders, decision-makers and more. The Greatest of All Podcasts aka G.O.A.P.
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Oakland Ballers co-founder Bryan Carmel joins Alex and Hal to discuss the franchise's first couple of weeks and to preview the June 4 home opener. We discuss the rapid progress at Raimondi Park in West Oakland, the 'Built By Oakland' theme for the season, the Oakland 68s eager to welcome the team home ... and Hal's gonna get back in the saddle to sell some hot dogs!
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Scott Braun of Foul Territory TV joins Alex and Hal to discuss the A's situation and owner John Fisher, who he called the "worst face in the entire sport and one of the worst sports owners of all time." We discuss his growing platform on Foul Territory TV, MLB's role in allowing the A's stadium saga to drag on, Sacramento vs. Vegas, and whether he thinks Mason Miller/Abraham Toro/Brent Rooker will be traded.
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A’s fans Robb Roberts and Gabe Hernandez join Alex and Hal to go behind the scenes on their hunt for the old Rooted In Oakland truck. We discuss Robb’s incredible A’s collection, Gabe’s career as an A’s YouTuber, how they went on a safari to find the truck, A’s burning bridges with their fans and the Schools Over Stadiums ruling.
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Writer Dan Moore joins Alex and Hal to chat about his recent articles in The Atlantic and The Ringer. We discuss the billions of public dollars poured into stadiums for private sports teams throughout the decades, the A's proposed ballpark in Las Vegas, and the current state of stadiums/relocation for American sports, before Alex and Hall discuss the Roots-Quakes game in San Jose.
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Alex and Hal talk about the A's recent road trip in New York and Baltimore after meeting up for a couple of fun games at Camden Yards. We discuss how Hal is going to be a dad later this year, meeting A's fans on the East Coast, the SELL flag movement going nationwide, the Jenny Cavnar petition and more.
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Wayne Coy, host of Bleav Network's Athletics Cast, joins Alex and Hal to discuss the A's relocation efforts. We talk about the team's future, the upcoming summer events like Roots vs. Earthquakes, MLB's billionaire owners chasing public handouts, Hal gets emotional talking about A's fans and more.
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Vital Vegas founder Scott Roeben joins Alex and Hal to share his inside information about the A's and Sin City. Roeben tells us why he thinks the A's have a 90 percent chance to stay in Sacramento, how John Fisher and the A's have no support in Las Vegas, the future of the Tropicana Lot, whether a referendum would be struck down by Nevada voters and more.
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Kyle Madson from ESPN 1320 radio in Sacramento joins Alex and Hal to discuss the A's move to Sacramento, which was announced by A's owner John Fisher and Kings/River Cats owner Vivek Ranadive on 4/4/24. We discuss Kyle's perspective as an A's fan working in Sacramento, the Vivek-Fisher relationship and Sacramento's viability as a home for three seasons. Alex and Hal wrap it up with more thoughts on the move, including the future of the Vegas deal.
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Alex and Hal discuss Tuesday's upcoming meeting between the A's and Oakland about the Coliseum lease, whether the A's-to-Sacramento rumors are legit and recap the Opening Day boycott in the parking lot.
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Alex and Hal are joined by the Oakland 68s, a supporter group that organizes itself around the A's, Roots, Soul and Ballers sports teams in The Town. Oakland 68s president Jorge Leon, VP Anson Casanares and treasurer Todd Saran preview Thursday's Opening Day boycott in the parking lot, how the A's won't open parking until 5 p.m., what to expect during the 2024 season, the latest Sacramento rumors, the Oakland Ballers first season and more.
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We discuss Schools Over Stadium's efforts to get a referendum, litigation against A's owner John Fisher, Daly's history with the Fisher family as a former SF Supervisor, and a donor who has pledged to match up to $100,000 of Opening Day donations on March 28.
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'Summer of Sell' documentary co-creators Gabriel Cullen and Jared Isham join Alex and Hal to discuss their ongoing efforts to capture the A's stadium saga. We talk about the Oakland Roots and Soul being approved to play their 2025/26 games in the Coliseum, John Fisher's affiliation with Town FC, Fisher's funding gaps in Vegas ... and how a shell company may have affected Roots/Town FC negotiations for the old Raiders practice facility in Alameda.
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Stadium financing expert Neil deMause of FieldOfSchemes.com joins Alex and Hal to discuss the latest set of Las Vegas Ballpark renderings from the A's. We give our impressions of the "spherical armadillo", talk about John Fisher's financing plan, whether Utah is a real threat and more.
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Last Dive Bar co-founders Bryan Johansen and Paul Bailey join Alex and Hal to talk about the 2024 Fans Fest in Oakland and what's on tap for the #SummerOfBoycott. We get a behind-the-scenes look at the epic weekend at Jack London Square, get some hints about what to expect for the Opening Day boycott and hear how LDB almost got in legal trouble with MLB and the A's.
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Alex and Hal revive the G.O.A.P. with ABC7's Casey Pratt to discuss this past weekend's epic 2024 Fans Fest at Jack London Square. We talk about the huge effort put on by the Oakland 68s and Last Dive Bar, what's next in stadium saga, get Casey's latest intel on Las Vegas and preview the Opening Day boycott.
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Alex and Hal discuss the hijinks at the 2023 A’s home finale before we share some interviews with fans. Hal roamed around the Coliseum with a microphone and got the pulse of the A’s fan base after a tumultuous year in Oakland, and he shared some details about the big flag in Section 149 that was unfurled during the game. Thanks to everyone who joined Hal! Interviews begin at the 25:24 mark!
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Alex joins Hal in his backyard to recap the saga of the 2023 season and talk about his career in sports media. We do our first-ever in-person pod and discuss Tim Keown's latest article for ESPN, John Fisher & Dave Kaval, how the A's are robbing Bay Area fans, the genesis of @RickeyBlog and more.
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Casey Pratt of ABC7 Bay Area joins Alex and Hal to discuss the latest with the A's move to Vegas. We look back at where things went wrong with Howard Terminal, John Fisher and Dave Kaval, the future of the Coliseum site, Oakland Roots carrying the torch for Oakland sports and more. Follow Casey Pratt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyPrattCreations
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Alex Espinoza and Hal Gordon discuss Hal's trip to Asia and the Tokyo Dome for a baseball game, the SELL billboards at the Oakland Coliseum, John Fisher's recent interviews and revisit our WAR draft from before the season. Visit https://summerofsell.com/ to make your pledge.
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Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) Director of Strategy Alexander Marks discusses the teacher's union's efforts to organize a political action committee (PAC) opposed to the A's ballpark in Las Vegas called Schools Over Stadiums. We talk about the goals of the PAC, get his reaction to recent comments from Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) CEO Steve Hill and what's required to put the stadium bill on hold and bring it to a public vote in Nevada.
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