JUST PLAYING!! I hate baseball. I think it is the most boring sport there is. However, that is not what the city of San Jose thinks. How does the San Jose Athletic sound? Pretty good right? Former San Jose mayor Susan Hammer believes that as well. She just formally became a supporter of San Jose's bid for the Oakland Athletics in an article of the San Jose News posted March 10, 2009. It makes economic sense to bring the Oakland A's to San Jose. It will bring in billions of dollars in revenue through ticket sells, tourism, and other revenues associated with a sports franchise in a major U.S city. The citizens of the Santa Clara County would also love a team in San Jose. They would avoid a 40 minute drive to watch the San Francisco Giants or the Oakland Athletics. That is why the city council of San Jose are beginning talks about bringing the great franchise to San Jose.
However, there are a few problems that arises. The Oakland A's never officially proposed to move to San Jose! Also, currently there is not any set land for the Athletics to build a new stadium. Lastly, San Jose is a part of the San Francisco Giant's territory. Therefore, the Athletics can not move into San Jose unless rules change. Those problems are easily solvable. The real problem is that if the Oakland A's would want to move to San Jose. Only time will tell.
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