Good morning. OK, it’s not such a good morning.
- Tim Keown has the inside story of how John Fisher and the Athletics walked out on Oakland. If you’re still one of those people who think Oakland didn’t support the A’s, you should read this. The two sides were $38 million apart on a multi-billion dollar project when Fisher pulled the plug with no warning.
- Michael Baumann laments the current stages of ballpark building and praises two stadiums (probably) about to be torn down, Tropicana Field and Kauffman Stadium.
- Another big behind-the-scenes story that broke this week is Tim Britton and Will Sammon on how $445-million payroll Mets fell apart this year.