There is no question that the Oakland A’s need a new stadium. The Colesium certainly has a historic attachment, having been the scene of some great moments in A’s history, but it is also crumbling around itself. The myriad of issues within the stadium have been well covered, discussed to a point where one almost expects to see the Colesium in ruins.
And that is something that the A’s have been aware of. Their slogan from 2019, Rooted in Oakland, was more than just a jab at the departing Raiders – it was a promise. A promise that the A’s were not going anywhere, remaining in the place that they have called home for more than 50 years.