MLB COO Bob Dupuy Surveys San Jose

by Jeremiah Tittle

Major League Baseball is weighing its options concerning what to do with the Oakland A’s new stadium overtures. Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB President & Chief Operating Officer Bob Dupuy are overseeing a committee formed to evaluate various ballpark sites and ultimately recommend Plan A for the A’s future.

It’s no coincidence then that Dupuy paid a visit to the Bay area for a convo with Selig’s frat brother and owner of the A’s, Lew Wolff, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, and Reed’s chief of staff for an hour in City Hall. While Dupuy didn’t go a visit the potential site in San Jose, the group took the elevator up to the 18th floor to give it a glance out the window.

The discussion most certainly involved what level of incentive the city of San Jose (i.e. tax subsidies) would provide Major League Baseball and the Oakland A’s if it were to build in downtown San Jose. While Dupuy

There are more than a few loopholes to jump through on the alternatives which include Freemont and Oakland. So San Jose is very much in the conversation.  Much to the chagrin of our friends at NewBallpark.org and local residents who are paying attention to this game of Russian Roulette.

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Jeremiah Tittle is the Managing Editor of SportsFansCoalition.org.