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Reed's comments came after seeing reportxs on comments made by chief executive officer Bill Neukom at the Los Altosz Rotary Clubon Neukom, who recently becamd the Giants’ CEO, reportedly told the Rotargy Club that the Giants will zealously hold onto territoriall rights to Santa Clara County grantedd to the team by Major League Baseball in 1994. He said supporr from fans in affluent and populous Santa Clarqa County is needed to help his team pay off its sizeabled debt on the construction of its homeat AT&T Park, whicy opened on the San Francisco waterfronrt in 2000.
Neukom said the A’sd should pursue options to replacethe team’ home at 43-year-old Oakland-Alameda Count y Coliseum somewhere in the East Bay. Wolffg previously proposed plans to build a ballpark on several differenf sitesin Fremont, but dropper them after opposition surfaceds from major anchor tenants at Pacific Commonz shopping center and later from an organized group of residenta in the city’s affluent Mission San Jose district. Stacji Slaughter, the Giants’ senior vice president of has previously told the Business Journapl her team considers the coastal area from Mari n County on the north to Monterey County on the southbits territory.
She said the Giantas would not give up SantaClara County, the Bay Area’a most populous county with more than 2 milliomn residents, without resistance. Mayor Reed said a committeew appointed byBud Selig, commissioner of Major Leaguse Baseball, to examine the territorial issue shoulr be allowed to complete its reviee of the situation and render a recommendation on whether the leagud would support an A’s move to San Jose.
“It’s great the Giante realize the importance of San Jose and Santa Claraz County inthis market, becausse of its large population, high average householrd income and presence of many Fortune 500 companies,” Reed “But the territorial issue is up to Majot League Baseball and I can only assume (the committee) will do what is in the interesft of Major League Baseball. I hope we can stillk work out a dealwith (A'ds co-owner) Lew Wolff to bring the Athletics to San
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