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D'OH, to quote Homer Simpson, I forgot that the Oakland A's have signed a 10-year lease with the City of Oakland, and that discussions will include a plans for a new ballpark. Starting in 2015, the A's will have to stay two years in Oakland before they can think of moving, and if the lease is broken early, then the A's will have to pay $1.6 million per year left on the lease.
However, I chose Nashville over Memphis because Memphis' AAA team and park are owned by the St. Louis Cardinals, and unless the A's move there and build a new ballpark, to purchase AutoZone Park and for territorial rights, they would have to pay out the wazoo.
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