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REPORTS DIFFER ON FATE OF POSSIBLE A'S MOVE TO SANTA CLARA

          Contrary to previously published reports (see THE
     DAILY, 6/19), the A's "haven't submitted a proposal" to MLB
     Commissioner Bud Selig about a move to Santa Clara County,
     according to USA TODAY's Hal Bodley, who reports that "all
     Selig has recieved are some research documents from the A's,
     who want to leave their Oakland stadium."  Meanwhile, Giants
     Managing General Partner Peter Magowan "is making it clear
     the Santa Clara area is his exclusive territory."  Magowan:
     "That area is assigned to the Giants.  Frankly, Santa Clara
     County is right at the heart of our fan base.  This won't go
     anywhere because it's not just a dispute between the Giants
     and the A's.  It would be a dispute between all of baseball
     and the A's.  If the Giants' territorial rights were
     trampled on, there would be nothing to prevent a third team
     from going to New York, or back to Los Angeles.  Territorial
     rights wouldn't mean anything" (USA TODAY, 6/20).  Magowan
     said that the Giants "would not even entertain the idea of
     selling" the team's territorial rights to the A's.  Magowan:
     "If they say, 'Here's $30 million, or whatever it takes to
     buy you out,' what is $30 million?  We've got a ballpark
     here with a mortgage for another 22 years.  We've got to
     make this thing hum at capacity indefinitely.  For us to get
     a windfall in one year is not going to solve the problem. 
     They say everybody's got a price.  I don't think we have
     one."  But Magowan acknowledged that Selig "has signaled his
     willingness to end a three-decade moratorium on franchise
     moves."  Magowan: "Part of the reason is because the losses
     of these teams have been so large" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 6/20). 
          WHO'S IN THE TALKS? In San Jose, Laura Kurtzman writes
     that while A's co-Owner Steve Schott has had "direct
     negotiations" with San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales' office about
     moving the team to that area, the A's discussions about
     moving to Santa Clara "have been limited" to the city's
     "unofficial" group, the Santa Clara Stadium Association, 
     pursuing an MLB team for Santa Clara.  The Stadium
     Association said that they "will not release their plan on
     how to finance a ballpark until they have a signed agreement
     with the A's saying they want to come" (MERCURY NEWS, 6/20).

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