About this episode
With the news that the Oakland Athletics have purchased land in Las Vegas with the intention of relocating over the coming years, Jake and Jordan look at beginning of the A’s tenure in Oakland, break down their relationship with the local government, and talk about the move from a Las Vegas perspective. Marc Carig from The Athletic, lifelong A's fan, talks about how he felt when he saw the news, his thoughts on the Oakland Coliseum and it’s relationship with the franchise, and more. Then, former Oakland Athletics All-Star Grant Balfour joins the show to talk about his experience playing in Oakland 2011-2013, as well as Balfour Rage, playing in subpar facilities, and his best Yoenis Cespedes story. Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv And check out Jake, Jordan & the show on X or Instagram: 🌤️ @CespedesBBQ: https://bsky.app/profile/cespedesbbq.bsky.social 🐦 @CespedesBBQ: https://x.com/CespedesBBQ 📷 @CespedesBBQ: https://www.instagram.com/cespedesbbq ⚾ @Jake_Mintz: https://x.com/Jake_Mintz 🧢 @J_Shusterman: https://x.com/j_shusterman_