If you’re an A’s fan, especially a local one, but to any A’s fan for whom the OAKLAND in Oakland Athletics has special meaning, today is not a fun day. It’s a stressful, gird your loins, butt-clenching, and other kinda gross orifice-related idioms kind of day.
The Oakland City Council, which seemingly tends to never agree on anything, holds the future of the franchise in its hands. Their meeting today has “Term Sheet with the Oakland Athletics” as the only agenda item.
Of course, nothing about this is straightforward, not even at the most basic levels.
The A’s originally submitted a term sheet to the City after lengthy negotiations.