As crazy as it sounds, if I won two free plane tickets, the first place I would go is to Oakland, California to see the a’s play a game at the Coliseum before they leave Oakland for Las Vegas.
If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time having you know that I am a huge baseball fan. One of the biggest stories in major-league baseball this year is the plight of the Oakland athletics.
It’s been no secret that Oakland is not exactly considered a “major baseball market” the team has struggled at times financially and on the field. For the masses, Oakland struggles to compete with big money teams like the New York Yankees was popular sized in the major motion picture Moneyball. While some artistic liberties were taken, Moneyball is based on the true story of the Oakland athletics during the early 2000s.
However, A’s ownership of the early 2000s was at least committed to winning, even if they weren’t committed to spending an arms of bunny on the plane field. Under the current athletics owner, John Fisher, of the gap fame, these are neither committed to winning nor spending money on the field. This lack of interest in winning his disillusion, even Oakland‘s most devoted fans, resulting in mega attendance figures. With the lease at the Colosseum ending, and being at a stalemate with the city on how to fund a new stadium, Fisher decided for moving the team to Las Vegas.
The MLB owners agreed on the move, and plans are in place for a new athletic stadium on Las Vegas trip. As of this writing, these and that secured funding to finance the new Ballpark. So there is a chance that these may not complete their move to Las Vegas. However, it looks like their days in Oakland are done at the end of this season one way or another. For that reason, if I had two free airline tickets, I would like to go to Oakland to see the athletics player at the Oakland Colosseum, at least once before they leave town.
However, if I won two MORE plane tickets, I’d got to Hawai’i. I’ve never been there and it looks spectacular. I mean, it’s Hawai’i! I would be happy to go there any time of the year. However, one thing on my bucket list is to spend a a Christmas in Hawai’i. More specifically, I want to book a room on the first floor, right off the beach. My goal is to wake up Christmas morning, go into a full sprint into the Pacific ocean, while “mele kalikimaka” by Bing Crosby is playing. As long as my kids are there with me, my life would be complete.
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go?
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