A’s manager Bob Melvin couldn’t be happier the team chose the Laney College site for its new ballpark. And that’s not just because Melvin happens to live near the proposed ballpark site.
“I think, for me, that’s about as good of a site as you can pick,” Melvin said Wednesday before the team’s game in Boston. “I live in fairly close proximity and, you know, to be able to incorporate walking distance from Jack London (Square) and from Lake Merritt and downtown … the sightlines of the city, Oakland Hills.
“I think it really ties everything together beautifully,” Melvin added.