The tarps…(Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports)

My very first article for Swingin’ A’s dealt with this issue.  In it I advocated the simple fact that we should all enjoy the upcoming 2012 season because soon enough things would never be the same.  That didn’t necessarily sit well with everyone, some thought I was advocating that we shouldn’t care about the A’s stadium situation, but I was simply stating we shouldn’t stop enjoying the team for all that it is because we’re too busy being angry at Lew Wolff.  Hopefully people did take time to enjoy the team because it was an incredible season.

As today’s rumors began to spread it was met with a lot of negative and positive reaction.  There are some who still hold strong that the A’s absolutely have to stay in Oakland or else they’ll have trouble continuing to root for them, then there are others who are in favor of a move to San Jose for the possible windfall it could bring the team and enhance its ability to build a consistent winner.  The latter is no guarantee though, as there are numerous unsuccessful teams around the league playing in brand new ballparks.

Personally, I will gladly take any scenario that keeps the A’s within driving distance.  If that means moving to San Jose and nearly doubling my drive time, that’s okay.  If it means shifting directions and heading east to Sacramento, that’s fine by me.  I whole heartedly agree that the ideal scenario would have the Athletics staying in Oakland, the city that they’ve come to embody.  Nothing would make me happier than perhaps a downtown stadium, or a waterfront ballpark, but something like that just might not be realistic.

Whether these rumors are just that, or if they are the smoke that will lead to the fire will not be known anytime soon.  We’ve all come to expect nothing from this process, Bud Selig has told us as much.  Until I hear otherwise, it’s all just talk.

Wolff, who wants a new stadium, has expressed his interest in moving the team to San Jose, but the territorial rights to that area belong to the San Francisco Giants. The team, according to Wolff, has “exhausted all options in Oakland.” If the committee does deem Oakland a suitable place for a stadium, the A’s ownership could decide to sell the team, which in my opinion, would be the best move for the franchise.

The A’s have made the playoffs only once in Wolff’s tenure as owner, and many fans have expressed their interest in finding a new owner who is committed to winning a championship. However, regardless of the committee’s findings, the team still could find another place to move the franchise. If Wolff does not want to keep the team in Oakland, he should simply sell the team to someone who does.

According to multiple reports, the team expects to hear about the committee’s findings sometime this week…