It's not going to work for the A's in Fremont. We could see this one coming. There are so many obstacles the A's will no longer pursue their utopian ballpark/village project.

Where does that leave them?

1) Out in the cold.

2) They could grin and bear it and play in the Coliseum.

3) They might work out a deal where the Raiders get the Coliseum and the A's construct a little baseball park gem in the parking lot nearby. I know this poses problems. Everything in life poses problems.

4) They could move to San Jose. They could convince Bud S. that the Giants owning San Jose is ridiculous and outmoded, the Giants owning the largest Bay Area city. If the A's move to San Jose their new park would be farther away from AT&T Park than the Coliseum. One way or another I don't see the A's leaving the Bay Area no matter what anyone says. To read my column on the Fremont-less A's click here.