Grieve speaks about what it will take to bring a major league baseball team to San Francisco. He believes the addition of a team will help raise the city's profile in a modern world, comparing it to building bridges and freeways.
He argues baseball will not come to San Francisco until the city proves it wants it. He advocates the city to build a publicly-owned park for the team to rent as he believes private ownership is no longer possible. He argues that Kansas City, the Twin Cities, Toronto, Montreal, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles are San Francisco's competitors for a team. He sees the Philadelphia Athletics as a prime candidate for moving, implying the team should relocate to San Francisco.
Following, Grieve looks at the possibility of combination deals, both to expand the leagues and for two teams to relocate to San Francisco and Los Angeles at the same time.
He then looks at if any move would be approved by the leagues, citing recent, successful team moves to Baltimore and Milwaukee.
He finishes by detailing the benefits--economic and not--of receiving a baseball team. He cites tourism, free daily name mentions across the country, and local pride. Grieve believes there is no better economic deal to a city than a major league baseball team.
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