NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays must have new ballparks to be able to compete.
Speaking Thursday to the Associated Press Sports Editors, Selig provided no timetable for deciding the Bay Area dispute between the A’s, who would like to build a ballpark in San Jose, and the Giants, who won’t give up their territorial rights there.
Asked whether there could be a solution that wouldn’t anger one of the Bay Area teams, Selig responded: “Time will tell. I’m always hopeful. I’m an optimist, and I really believe that every problem has a solution to it. The question is just finding the right one, and so far I’ve been lucky on that score. And so I hope my string of luck will continue.”
