| The Oakland Athletics might announce next week | | | | Systems. |
| they will be building a new Stadium in suburban | | | | Selig declared during the American League |
| Fremont, California. The announcement is expected | | | | Championship Series that he didn't have a problem |
| to be made by the A's managing partner Lew Wolff | | | | with the Athletics' moving to Fremont because "that's |
| and baseball commissioner Bud Selig next Tuesday in | | | | their territory." |
| the Bay Area. | | | | Currently, the A's have a lease at the McAfee |
| According to the sources the team wants to acquire | | | | Coliseum through 2010, that includes an option to |
| a 143-acre field close to the former Baylands | | | | renew on a year-to-year basis throughout 2013. This |
| Raceway Park and put up a privately-funded | | | | Coliseum has been home for the Athletics since they |
| 36,000-seat ballpark that has an estimated charge of | | | | moved to Oakland in 1968, but they haven't been |
| $300 million. | | | | happy with the stadium since it was restored to be |
| At the present time, this property belongs to the | | | | shared with NFL's Oakland Raiders that were |
| city of Fremont and is leased to high-tech firm Cisco | | | | returning from Los Angeles. |