Dan Moore

Writer @ESPN @ringer @MorePerfectUS @TheAtlantic @Baseballpro etc | SPORTS TOWN (forthcoming @UnivNebPress) | East Bay 🌳 | Ollie + Jack's dad

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

I’m so excited to finally share this: I’m writing a book. It’s about Oakland—its rise as a great American sports town, its fall to the billionaires who abandoned it, and, most of all, the fans and activists and founders who fought to hold onto this aspect of the city’s history, identity and soul.

I aim to get it all: what happened, how it happened, and why it matters not just to A’s, Raiders, Warriors, Roots and Ballers fans, but sports fans (and taxpayers) everywhere.

I’ve been working on this for a long time already, and though there’s still a long way to go, I’m so excited for you all to read it. Let’s Go, Oakland. I hope it does you justice ⚾️

cc @OaklandBallers @oaklandrootssc @Oakland68s @LastDiveBar @UnivNebPress

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@byjoelanderson @ringer Congrats man!

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@danielkolitz @mcmansionhell LFG

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@SteveKettmann That’s my editor!

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

Someone should write a book about this!

(Cough cough SPORTS TOWN coming Sep 2027)

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

It's so weird that amidst the 21st century tech boom, the Bay Area has actually *lost* pro sports teams since apparently none of these tech geniuses is normal enough to want to be a local hero and own a baseball team.

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@augustdeploying Soon!

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@SteveKettmann Thank you!

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@SteveKettmann Nebraska

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@DKThomp Also what a great god damn essay

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

It's so weird that amidst the 21st century tech boom, the Bay Area has actually *lost* pro sports teams since apparently none of these tech geniuses is normal enough to want to be a local hero and own a baseball team.

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

You have no idea what you’re talking about

[RICH @RRICH1990]

Oakland didn’t want the Raiders, they didn’t want any of their sports teams.

The move to Vegas was the right one but Mark really has to do something about strong fanbases taking over. It’s bad.

[J.C. Bradbury @jc_bradbury]

This seems like a very bad idea.

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@MikePatrick98 @GoldenKnights Mike, I'm working on a new story about the Knights for The Ringer... would you be up for a quick phone call?

If so, mind shooting me an email or dm? (dmoore4now at gmail dot com)

[J.C. Bradbury @jc_bradbury]

It's finally here: publication day for This One Will Be Different.

Why do cities keep spending billions on stadiums despite decades of evidence that they don't deliver the promised benefits?

I wrote a book about it. Hope you'll check it out! https://t.co/61jFyUDmNT

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@jc_bradbury Congrats JC! Can’t wait to read it!

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@MikeIsaac 🙌

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

I bet whatever stadium the Bears build in Gary IN will look just as cool

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

If you thought fly overs couldn’t look any cooler, think again

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

@danielkolitz So fucking good. Bravo!

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

Officially available to moderate panels/fireside chats so long as they’re on a baseball field in West Oakland w @pmfreedm

[Mirin Fader @MirinFader]

It’s pub day! Please support these amazing writers and buy wherever you buy books! @TriumphBooks 💜💜💜 This series has meant a lot to me over the years. I write a passionate essay about the need to continue sports writing.

[Dan Moore @DmoWriter]

Lumen Field was publicly funded. The Seahawks just won the Super Bowl. The team has sold out every home game going back decades.

Extortion has become a base element of the experience of being an American sports fan and it’s crazy we continue on this way.

[Field of Schemes @fieldofschemes]

The Seahawks' lease expires in 2032, and while Vinod Khosla has extension options all the way to 2062, he's presumably at least thinking about what he can demand in exchange for not threatening to leave town in six years. https://t.co/rkUSFxTO16