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Interesting Map of Top 10 North American metro areas with no pro baseball
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:17 pm
New Orleans at 6
Baton Rouge at 10
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:19 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
McAllen at number 9 with 900k+ people is insane. I never realized how big population wise they were.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:30 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
Providence and Bridgeport barely count imo.
Pawtucket is 6 miles away and was the Red Sox farm team for decades. And Boston is 45 minutes away.
Bridgeport is just a little bit farther out to two Major League teams.
Big difference compared to McAllen and the Louisiana cities
Pawtucket is 6 miles away and was the Red Sox farm team for decades. And Boston is 45 minutes away.
Bridgeport is just a little bit farther out to two Major League teams.
Big difference compared to McAllen and the Louisiana cities
Posted on 7/1/25 at 12:07 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Nvm. See title in picture.
This post was edited on 7/1/25 at 12:08 am
Posted on 7/1/25 at 12:13 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Includes minor league and independent league teams. No one in the cities with those even care. Map would have been interesting if it was only MLB.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 12:26 am to SportsGuyNOLA
What happened to the Zephyrs?
Posted on 7/1/25 at 12:33 am to Indiangensing
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What happened to the Zephyrs?
They lost their affiliation with the Astros and then died a slow death as they were affiliated with one of the worst organizations in the MLB with the Marlins.
And then tried rebranding to the Babycakes which was also a disaster before they relocated North.
A Minor League team could survive in New Orleans with the right sized stadium and location in the city, IMO. Maybe one should be considered where the TopGolf was going to be.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:05 am to SWLA92
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McAllen at number 9 with 900k+ people is insane. I never realized how big population wise they were.
The Rio Grande Valley is odd, in that it’s multiple metro areas right next to each other. McAllen is the biggest city in its metro area, but city proper is at 145K. Right next to it is the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, which combines for over 400K. The whole lower RGV spans a few counties and has about 1.5 million people. The fact that there isn’t a massive city at the middle probably hurts it when it comes to getting a professional team.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:18 am to TexasTiger08
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:54 am to SportsGuyNOLA
The North has so much baseball. Providence shouldn’t be on the list as Boston is an hour down the interstate.
It’s too hot in the Deep South for games to be played in the summer.
It’s too hot in the Deep South for games to be played in the summer.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 6:11 am to SportsGuyNOLA
LSU is BR's minor league team.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 7:24 am to The Boat
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Includes minor league and independent league teams
Ah now it makes sense...
Posted on 7/1/25 at 7:46 am to UltimaParadox
Really need to bring back the Expos....
Posted on 7/1/25 at 7:50 am to John Casey
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They lost their affiliation with the Astros and then died a slow death as they were affiliated with one of the worst organizations in the MLB with the Marlins.
And at the time, the Marlins had some big players matriculating through their minor league system. They just kept having them either skip AAA altogether or spend less than 50 games there.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 8:05 am to SportsGuyNOLA
I've always thought the metro areas around SLC were split up weird. There's 1.27 million within 40 miles of SLC and 2.66 million between Ogden and Provo. But it's split up into 3 separate metro areas officially.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 8:14 am to Keys Open Doors
quote:Yep
Pawtucket is 6 miles away and was the Red Sox farm team for decades. And Boston is 45 minutes away. Bridgeport is just a little bit farther out to two Major League teams.
You could give them major league teams and nobody in those towns would give a frick because they are die hard Red Sox fans already
Posted on 7/1/25 at 8:15 am to AtlantaLSUfan
quote:astros and rangers easily figured out how to do it
It’s too hot in the Deep South for games to be played in the summer.
Retractable roof
Posted on 7/1/25 at 8:44 am to SportsGuyNOLA
I still think Tampa Bay should make a move to Orlando.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 9:47 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Didn't realize the Cannons and Trappers moved.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 9:48 am to tccdc
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Really need to bring back the Expos....
I agree. They often were among the leaders in attendance in the NL. From 1979 to 1983 they drew 2 million fans during that period four times That was among the best in baseball during that time. There's enough people for a team and they do have a great history of supporting baseball.
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