San Jose is moving closer...

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That whole section of town is going to be hugely affected by the plant’s closure. I work .5 mile from there, I can tell you, we already see the effects.

than what we have here at the Coli with the grass all torn up.

I tried to find something that mentions if the seats are reconfigured or added for football, but I couldn’t find anything, so it sounds like a decent sharing situation.

thanks for clarifying.

“Was Mrs. Lee a veterinarian?”

They’d be the Bay Area A’s before they became Silicon Valley

I think two things are true… First, Wolff loves Arte Moreno and has copied him a few times already (most recently lowering beer prices). Second, Wolff has indicated his preference for a “regional name” followed by @ (insert city of residence here).

I could also see some marketing types looking at this as a way to start the re-branding of the franchise right away. Shovel hits dirt in San Jose, Silicon Valley A’s @ Oakland take the field.

Plus, when I listen to BBC news they always refer to the South Bay as Silicon Valley. I take that to mean the name Silicon Valley has an international recognition that Oakland, Fremont and San Jose don’t really have. Maybe they can sell more t-shirt’s if they say “Silicon Valley” on the front of them? I read once that selling more gear was one of the reasons, not the primary reason, Arte Moreno wanted “Los Angeles” in his teams name.

Personally, I think it is a terrible idea. But I also think the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is a dumb name, and the Golden State Warriors and even Colorado Rockies. I’d prefer Oakland A’s, San Jose A’s or something like that. A city and a team name and nothing more. Denver Rockies, Oakland (or San Francisco) Warriors, etc.

the first LAAofA v. SVA@SJ game.

…further down the page; you’ve clarified yourself. And while Silicon Valley has some international cachet — President Sarkozy has said he wants to turn a segment of Parisian suburbs into France’s “Silicon Valley” — the “Bay Area” is definitely used in the national conversation; i.e., I’ve heard it frequently on the Weather Channel.

With the Angels history out there I’m sure the city of SJ can fashion it so that their name gets on the team in the more traditional way as opposed to the way it is in LA. Which I also suspect won’t be a problem. Lew appears to want the San Jose name on his team’s jerseys as opposed to the Oakland name. San Jose is quickly becoming a very well known quantity nationwide and is almost synonymous now with Silicon Valley (which should nip that lame brain idea in the butt).