Lew Wolff out as A's managing partner
Lew Wolff, the longtime managing partner of the A’s ownership group, is stepping away from that role and selling most of his stake in the club to the team’s other owners, The Chronicle has learned.
The move is expected to be announced later today. John Fisher, who is the majority partner, will take over as managing partner.
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Wolff, who served as managing partner for 11 years, will become the A’s chairman emeritus.
The Chronicle reported on Oct. 31 that one or more of the A’s owners might sell stakes in the club because of the looming possibility that the team will no longer receive revenue-sharing money in the new collective bargaining agreement with the Players Association.
http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/Lew-Wolff-out-as-A-s-managing-partner-new-role-10620792.php
Guess you can pretty much sum up Wolff's motivation from that last paragraph.
A's have nowhere to go but up.
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largely driven by the fact that he owns the hotels down here where visiting clubs would stay. 
Since the A's lost their Sacramento AAA affiliate to the Giants recently, why not have the A's AAA team here, in a smaller stadium, with more room left over for housing 'n' stuff? 
