Oakland A’s sign Fremont land deal:

The owners of the Oakland A’s announced today that they have signed a contract to buy 168 acres for a proposed ballpark development in Fremont.

Lew Wolff, the team’s managing partner, said the deal will allow him quickly to submit an application to the city for a roughly 32,000-seat stadium, surrounded by housing and high-end commercial development.

“Let’s go Fre-mont” just doesn’t have the ring of “Let’s go Oak-land”. On the other hand, the new stadium will be close enough that we could conceivably attend weeknight games–not an option at the Coliseum.