Mike Honsal

Baker Family Wines 🍷Collect : Chad Pinder - San Jose Sharks 🏒 Sac Kings 🏀

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

Finally got my COMC order after months of waiting. And I found out that there not much Pinder out there. So I’m a buyer if you’ve got what I don’t have!

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

@dennis_shanahan Thank you.

[Justice For Oakland Fans 2.0 @jvb43_2]

Many people still don’t know who’s really responsible for the A’s leaving Oakland. Before you form your opinion, here are some facts you NEED to remember ⬇️

Never forget the A’s would’ve had a new stadium in Oakland 20 years ago had Bud Selig not blocked the sale of the A’s to Andy Dolich and Bob Piccinini in 1999.

Never forget Selig also blocked sales to Joe Lacob, Peter Guber, Reggie Jackson/Bill Gates, etc.

Never forget Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann made zero effort to build in Oakland from 1995-2005. Instead they commissioned a study on Vegas and then invested all their time in Santa Clara.

Never forget the A’s are only owned by John Fisher because they were sold to him and his business partner Lew Wolff only because Wolff was a college buddy and old friend of Selig.

Never forget Lew Wolff’s 2005 plan for a ballpark in Oakland was nonsensical and would’ve required evicting 80+ tenants and building a new BART station. The plan was immediately abandoned by the A’s.

Never forget the A’s wasting the remainder of 2005 all the way to 2009 on Fremont and then 2010 to 2016 on San Jose.

Never forget the A’s nonsensical Peralta site plan in 2017 where the A’s failed to talk to the college board prior to the announcement.

Never forget the A’s choosing Howard Terminal in November 2018, and insisting on the most complex project possible ($12 billion with TONS of ancillary development). Oakland did everything that was asked of them, yet the A’s moved the goalposts every time. The A’s also dragged their feet and missed deadlines. The A’s also refused to compromise on anything, including with their potential maritime neighbors.

Never forget the Coliseum site was an “assured backup route for a ballpark in Oakland”, and MLB threatened to relocate the A’s if Oakland didn’t sell their half of the site and didn’t drop their lawsuit against Alameda County (who had violated Surplus Land Act with their sale of their half), but when Oakland dropped the suit, Oakland began talks to sell their half with the A’s, and Alameda County’s sale went through, the Coliseum was suddenly “not viable”.

Never forget there is PROOF the A’s made up their mind to go to Vegas in 2021, and wasted 2 years of Oakland’s time and money on the Howard Terminal project. When the A’s realized Oakland was close to a deal, thanks to Oakland’s hard work on the project, the A’s ran away from the negotiating table and did so in the most unprofessional manner possible.

Never forget ancillary development was always a must for a Oakland ballpark, but it isn’t for them in Vegas.

Never forget the A’s had to own the site & ballpark for a Oakland ballpark, but they don’t need to in Vegas.

Never forget Fisher wasn’t willing to sell a stake in the team in Oakland to get a ballpark done there, but he’s willing to do so for Vegas.

TLDR: It’s always been John Fisher, other A’s owners, and MLB at fault. Theres MOUNTAINS of evidence! If you are still blaming Oakland or A’s fans, you are being willfully ignorant!

[Last Dive Bar 🏟 @LastDiveBar]

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[Casey Pratt @CaseyAPratt]

Real talk: The parallels between Wrexham and Oakland nuke me every time. Welcome to Wrexham honestly makes me emotional when I watch it. Could have been us with ownership that cared. We’ll fix that. That’s why I am proud to be with the @OaklandBallers.

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

Wow. What. The actual. F.

[Foul Territory @FoulTerritoryTV]

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and some owners are pressuring Stu Sternberg to sell the Tampa Bay Rays, per @EvanDrellich.

[Will MacNeil @RFWill149]

The Sharks still have no wins since NBC California was dumb letting go of @BrodieBz #SJSharks

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

@MLB @Yankees Just another reason why hockey > baseball

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

@LastDiveBar @SandLot408 @DALLASBRADEN209 A picture that sparks a thousand tears.

[Dominic Cotroneo @Dom_Cotroneo]

For the people that don’t know…
Just listen to these fans. Now &
forever, Oakland & the East Bay💚💛

[KNBR @KNBR]

It takes a lot to get Papa choked up. His final A's game at the Coliseum did it.

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

@Hwy92Cards We went to many bdays for my kids at the Coli. One time I tweeted at Vince and he dm’d me to surprise my daughter with a visit to the booth. She was in the media academy at her high school at the time. #memories #we❤️ray #fjf

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

@LastDiveBar @line51beer These need to be made into large paper copies for A’s fans to attach to every railing in the Coli on the last game.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Super Sky Point to James Earl Jones, whose baritone of gravitas elevated every film he was in. He’ll be remembered most widely for giving voice to Darth Vader but, for me, he’ll eternally be telling a troubled Iowa farmer why the people will come. #RIP

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

@MercPurdy I live in Roseville. Will not be watching baseball any more or going to any games in West Sac. I even work close to the stadium.

[Jewlz 👑 @JustJewlzzz]

What I would give if I could take a “view from the office” pic with @DALLASBRADEN209 for my birthday today 🥺💚💛💪🐘

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

No better place to celebrate a bday. Since this is the last one for @JustJewlzzz here at the home away from home. So many memories. 9 years ago Vinny surprised her with a visit to the booth. One last visit fellas? Thank you @KenKorachRadio @CotroneoVince @DALLASBRADEN209

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

Day 22 of @Lowes delivering a new washer and the delivery people not installing the washer properly leading to flooding our downstairs and no response from the claims people. Water under the walls into the garage and adjacent bedroom. Unacceptable Lowe’s. Fix this. #lowes

[Mike Honsal @_honssolo]

For you Fisher and Kaval. Thanks for nothing. @LastDiveBar #athletics #atthecoliseum

[Last Dive Bar 🏟 @LastDiveBar]

A sports region and culture this executive front office had no clue what to do with.

Marketing this rich history is too easy yet you’ve showed levels of incompetence not understood by any human on this earth!

The Bay didn’t fail you…you did that all on your own.

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