Los Angeles Angel pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani who was presented with the American League Player of the Month Award Fri Jul 16, 2021 before the game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim. Tonight Ohtani will be the starting pitcher at the Oakland Coliseum Mon Jul 19, 2021 against the Oakland A’s (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara critics say that if the Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas is because of their greed asking too much in the Howard Terminal ballpark development to the tune of $12 billion

#2 The critical vote is on Tuesday the two sides the City of Oakland and the A’s are far apart in the words of A’s president David Kaval.

#3 Barbara how important is it for the A’s to get Mark Canha back he did go 0-4 on Saturday against Cleveland

#4 A’s have been playing .500 ball and still 3.5 games back in second place in the AL West while the first place Houston Astros have been plugging along winning six of their last ten games.

#5 The A’s open a brief two game series at the Coliseum against the Los Angeles Angels tonight the Angels will start drawing card and American League All Star Shohei Ohtani (4-1 ERA 3.49) the A’s have not announced a starter as of yet for tonight.

Barbara Mason does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com