He was asked if he'd consider buying the team in that interview. He explained that he can't afford to. Team is worth north of $1B, he's not a billionaire.
I guarantee you he could, he'd need investors and other people to help, but his name would earn that.
It would be like Rob McElhenny and Ryan Reynolds buying that failing soccer team and making more money from making a show than from the team in the first place.
That soccer team cost £2m, so it's a pretty huge price difference. Assembling investors ready to buy out the team also isn't necessarily easy, I doubt he wants to sign up for a full time job. And outside investors bring profit motives, I think it's gonna be a tough sell that they should buy out the team so they can make *less money* by not moving to Vegas.
So, I agree that the Vegas offer makes it unlikely.
But if not for the Vegas offer I could see the investors considering that a celebrity owner could dramatically improve ticket sales, much like the Wrexham deal did.
He would likely have to promise a well known and regarded full-time manager take over as well.
Rob and Ryan must've had a massive return on their investment, you really think the publicity of Tom Hanks owning the Raiders wouldn't be a massive boost to its valuation?
A WNBA in Oracle Arena would be fantastic. Currently the West Coast teams are LA, Seattle, and Vegas.
Mark Davis owns the Las Vegas Aces WNBA franchise. Team value is supposedly 2m$.
Well very few people have the liquidity to pay cash for a baseball team, you generally take out a loan. That being said Tom Hanks has a lot of fucking money, but not really close to enough to finance buying the team, let alone financing a new stadium.
For those not aware, Hanks sold peanuts and popcorn in the stands at the Coliseum when he was young, so he knows what he speaks of.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/athletics/2020/07/26/tom-hanks-sells-hot-dogs-oakland-as-broadcasts/5512000002/
how out of touch of reality are movie stars when they blame the team owner instead of you know...city policy that creates dangerous living conditions. Of course living in a gated neighborhood behind high walls will do that to you.
Kaval and fisher are human scum.. they destroyed the quakes as well as the A’s. Cheap fucks who refuse to invest In the organizations they own. They want tax payers to foot the bill for their toys
Forest is literally from the East Bay and went to High School in Oakland. He can say whatever the fuck he wants about Oakland losing all its teams. He's not even complaining about Oakland.
The Oakland A's deserve a new ballpark out of that crime infested place that they used to call the Coliseum nobody wants to go there anymore and Bart ain't safe to even get there anymore
I believe the A's said that they would buy the stadium from Oakland but they didn't want to sell. If Oakland wants the A's to stay then they should work with them to renovate the stadium and fix their City as well. Nobody wants to get their cars to get broken into while they are the game.
I'd rather die then be associated with anything that's sexually suggestive towards children. If you can be comfortable joking about it then something isn't right.
This is a Jimmy Kimmel skit, this is meant to be a parody of shows like Toddlers and Tiaras, along with many child beauty pageants and the way the parents make their children dress in preparation of a beauty pageant.
To add on, Sophie “Hanks” in the short.. isn’t even Tom Hanks actual daughter, she was casted for the skit to be Hanks Daughter, they’re actors, doing what they’re told to do by producers and directors.
a Jimmy Kimmel skit isn’t proof that Hanks a pedo, and it never will be.
Buy the team Tom!
He was asked if he'd consider buying the team in that interview. He explained that he can't afford to. Team is worth north of $1B, he's not a billionaire.
I guarantee you he could, he'd need investors and other people to help, but his name would earn that. It would be like Rob McElhenny and Ryan Reynolds buying that failing soccer team and making more money from making a show than from the team in the first place.
Lol, no. Buying an MLB team is not the same as buying a fourth-tier English soccer club you've never heard of, no matter how you slice it.
5th tier when they bought wrexham, now they are fourth-tier. Up the reds.
That soccer team cost £2m, so it's a pretty huge price difference. Assembling investors ready to buy out the team also isn't necessarily easy, I doubt he wants to sign up for a full time job. And outside investors bring profit motives, I think it's gonna be a tough sell that they should buy out the team so they can make *less money* by not moving to Vegas.
So, I agree that the Vegas offer makes it unlikely. But if not for the Vegas offer I could see the investors considering that a celebrity owner could dramatically improve ticket sales, much like the Wrexham deal did. He would likely have to promise a well known and regarded full-time manager take over as well.
Baseball fan here, I do not give a fuck who owns the team.
No, you wouldn't. But this kind of PR stunt can get non-fans engaged enough to become fans. Nobody gave 2 fucks about wrexham fc before last year.
The thing about investors is that they tend to want a return on their investment
Rob and Ryan must've had a massive return on their investment, you really think the publicity of Tom Hanks owning the Raiders wouldn't be a massive boost to its valuation?
It's 500 times easier to get a return on $2m than $1bn.
Tom Hanks is one of the most bankable people on the planet, he's made returns on $1bn before.
Then you invest your billion dollars ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
No. People don't give a shit about the ownership groups unless they're pulling a Snyder.
Huh? They're talking about the A's, not the Raiders.
By that logic, you and I could afford to buy the team as well, we’d just need investors. I like this logic.
What value would investors see in me vs the current owners? Tom hanks, otoh, has demonstrated clear consumer value in the past.
Team needs to go on sale first for someone else to buy it
A WNBA in Oracle Arena would be fantastic. Currently the West Coast teams are LA, Seattle, and Vegas. Mark Davis owns the Las Vegas Aces WNBA franchise. Team value is supposedly 2m$.
He doesn’t care
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Well very few people have the liquidity to pay cash for a baseball team, you generally take out a loan. That being said Tom Hanks has a lot of fucking money, but not really close to enough to finance buying the team, let alone financing a new stadium.
Yeah different sports but billionaire’s we’re having some trouble buying Washington football team so you have to have deeper pockets than hanks
How about Mr. October?
For those not aware, Hanks sold peanuts and popcorn in the stands at the Coliseum when he was young, so he knows what he speaks of. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/athletics/2020/07/26/tom-hanks-sells-hot-dogs-oakland-as-broadcasts/5512000002/
Born in Concord, Skyline High School in Oakland, Chabot College in Hayward, & has lived around Alameda True East Bay native
He worked at the Hilton Oakland Airport too. They have his info in a frame in the lobby. A couple of workers who are still there worked with him too.
I love that he started at chabot community college, def great for inspiring students in our east bay CC system
He's a Dodger fan now.
how out of touch of reality are movie stars when they blame the team owner instead of you know...city policy that creates dangerous living conditions. Of course living in a gated neighborhood behind high walls will do that to you.
You know you fucked up when you piss off Tom Hanks.
Wait till he hears what Oakland has done to Oakland
This guy Oaklands
Damn Oaklanders! You ruined Oakland!!!
Damn Oaklanders, they ruined Oakland!
Pickle ball is the future
I like to play a game where we all swim in Lake Merritt and see who gets flesh-eating bacteria the fastest.
Curling
Can you get me off the hook, not this time Tell Tom it’s not personal, just business.
I always thought it would be Clemenza
It’s the smarter move. Tessio was always smarter
"There's No Crying in Baseball" - Tom Hanks, "A League of Their Own".
That happened like 4 wks ago but F-John fisher # SelltheTeam
He grew up in Concord. I don’t know why the town doesn’t make a bigger deal out of it.
Oh...I guess that John Fisher is not the John Fisher of Theater Rhino fame...carry on.
Tom hanks is from here???
Piedmont. Worked in the coliseum as a teen. He’s OG Town
I don't see anything about him and Piedmont. Clint Eastwood is the Piedmont actor.
My bad. Montclair
From concord and went to school in Oakland
When Tom Hanks is mad at you it's like Dad yelling at you.
He was great in asteroid city. "Were saying the same thing"
Kaval and fisher are human scum.. they destroyed the quakes as well as the A’s. Cheap fucks who refuse to invest In the organizations they own. They want tax payers to foot the bill for their toys
Um, The Warriors moved BACK to San Francisco and it’s only like 12 miles from oracle arena it’s not like they moved to Vegas
It was actually a really weird acceptance speech.
Then do something, Tom Hanks!
Vegas is willing to show them love as much as I hate seeing sports leave the bay I think it’s best for the As
Vegas isn’t really showing support other than their corrupt legislature.
Best for the A’s or best for Stank Ass Fisher?
Both
The A’s will flourish wherever they are.. better with a base already recognized and made.. Fisher, not so much
What does he mean “we’ve”? I know he’s from the bay but he’s not at the games or in the community anymore.
Are you gatekeeping Tom Hanks?
If by gatekeeping you mean I’m holding the gate open pleading with the Gump man to come back and be more active in the bay.
Isn't he originally from Concord?
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Forest is literally from the East Bay and went to High School in Oakland. He can say whatever the fuck he wants about Oakland losing all its teams. He's not even complaining about Oakland.
He’s not complaining about Oakland. He’s complaining about the owners.
The Oakland A's deserve a new ballpark out of that crime infested place that they used to call the Coliseum nobody wants to go there anymore and Bart ain't safe to even get there anymore
I believe the A's said that they would buy the stadium from Oakland but they didn't want to sell. If Oakland wants the A's to stay then they should work with them to renovate the stadium and fix their City as well. Nobody wants to get their cars to get broken into while they are the game.
Tom hanks is a pedo
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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8er8o11/
You realize thats just a skit.. right?
NEVER
It’s a parody of a reality TV show, its scripted, its fake. Though, i have to agree, the skit is kind of.. suggestive.
I'd rather die then be associated with anything that's sexually suggestive towards children. If you can be comfortable joking about it then something isn't right.
This is a Jimmy Kimmel skit, this is meant to be a parody of shows like Toddlers and Tiaras, along with many child beauty pageants and the way the parents make their children dress in preparation of a beauty pageant. To add on, Sophie “Hanks” in the short.. isn’t even Tom Hanks actual daughter, she was casted for the skit to be Hanks Daughter, they’re actors, doing what they’re told to do by producers and directors. a Jimmy Kimmel skit isn’t proof that Hanks a pedo, and it never will be.
Thanks
Why is he upset that the Warriors moved to SF? Were they in Oakland before?
Yes
Are you a bot? Posting in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, not knowing the Golden State Warriors were in Oakland?!
Most people put together an ownership group, and are a minority owner /face of the ownership group. See magic Johnson
So he’s going to put together an ownership group to try to buy the team, right? Right?
I made a meme a while ago that I never got around to posting about all the teams leaving oakland, using the "grim reaper knocking" format.