Heartbreaking image shows A's new stadium under construction in Las Vegas

By Connor Buestad | Connor@Section925.com

What a horrible image to behold. Thanks to “Construction Cam” on the once respectable Oakland A’s website, there is now visual proof that John Fisher has successfully pulled the most shallow and money hungry move in professional sports. We’ve known for years this was the endgame, but it’s still disturbing to actually see with your own two eyes. A stadium is really on it’s way up on the Las Vegas strip. The third base line will be across the street from the Luxor and the fake 110-foot tall replica of the Sphinx of Giza from Egypt. Centerfield runs into the fake skyline of the New York New York Hotel, while the first base side runs up agains the MGM Grand. What a total joke. Pete Rose is officially rolling over in his grave. Will they have gambling portals on the back of every seat? They actually might.

The Oakland Athletics were once the pride of East Bay and a west coast baseball treasure. Even with Mt. Davis up in center and all the foul ground around home plate, the Oakland Coliseum was a beautiful setting to watch a baseball game in a city that loved and appreciated the sport. To think that the A’s are now just another gimmicky show right off the strip in Vegas is just sad. We all eventually had to figure this was coming, but to see the field take shape in the desert of Nevada at the intersection of slot machines and blackjack tables will never look right at all. Shame on John Fisher and his cronies for doing this to Bay Area baseball fans. The Baseball God’s aren’t going to let this monstrosity go unpunished. Let’s go Oakland…