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re: Oakland Athletics have begun exploring relocation opportunities
Posted on 5/11/21 at 5:34 pm to chalmetteowl
Posted on 5/11/21 at 5:34 pm to chalmetteowl
Portland A’s
They have a stadium proposal on the table. Please stop with Montreal. Why would the A’s move from one shitty stadium to another shitty stadium? Montreal as a MLB city is over. Las Vegas IMO, just isn’t ready to have 3 pro sports teams. It’s just not big enough. After Portland, I could see San Antonio or Sacramento, but please...stop with Montreal.
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Portland is already ahead of everybody with plans for a stadium. Too easy of a relocation.
They have a stadium proposal on the table. Please stop with Montreal. Why would the A’s move from one shitty stadium to another shitty stadium? Montreal as a MLB city is over. Las Vegas IMO, just isn’t ready to have 3 pro sports teams. It’s just not big enough. After Portland, I could see San Antonio or Sacramento, but please...stop with Montreal.
Portland is already ahead of everybody with plans for a stadium. Too easy of a relocation.
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 5:39 pm
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Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:17 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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New Orleans tried to get the A’s back in the late 70’s
Oakland is just like New Orleans without the great restaurants, shopping and Bourbon Street.
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:21 pm to Buckeye Backer
Beautiful stadium
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:22 pm to tylerdurden24
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I live close to Nashville, I would love to see an MLB team close by.
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As a Braves fan, I for enjoy having the entire southeast to ourselves with the next closest team being the Reds. Please don’t frick that up for us
WORD! Plus we have the largest radio network in professional sports w/plenty of stations in TN and southern KY. A Nashville team would put a dent in that.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:25 pm to chalmetteowl
Cincy is 449 miles from Atlanta. Tampa is 456. So equidistant.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:27 pm to LSUBoo
Pittsburgh is 685 miles from Truist.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:39 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Maybe in terms of driving but not in a straight line.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:41 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Vegas is easily the top choice to move to followed by Charlotte. Portland has too many issues and Nashville is a joke for this and the Braves wouldn’t have it.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 6:44 pm to Amadeo
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This city is nowhere near the national player this board makes it out to be.
Already has an NFL and NHL team... bigger metro area / media market than several current MLB cities.
No one thinks Nashville rivals New York, LA, or Chicago... but easily in the ballpark of Kansas City, Cincy, and Milwaukee.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:17 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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Vegas is easily the top choice to move to followed by Charlotte. Portland has too many issues and Nashville is a joke for this and the Braves wouldn’t have it
Portland has less “issues” than Vegas. Portland is a top 25 market, but only one big 4 franchise. Summer weather is awesome in Portland, it would be a major success. Plus it would finally give the Mariners a true rival.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:28 pm to LSUBoo
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Kansas City, Cincy, and Milwaukee.
Those 3 have more of regional/statewide fan bases. Nashville is basically Atlanta mixed with Austin but much smaller and the biggest tourist crowd going to Nashville has zero interest in going to a MLB game. It’s too transient and doesn’t have the right sauce for MLB.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:32 pm to Snoop Dawg
Largest markets (USA-Can) without MLB:
Montreal - 4.364 mil
Orlando - 4.160 mil
Portland - 3.259 mil
Charlotte - 2.797 mil
Vancouver - 2.737 mil
Salt Lake City - 2.641 mil
Sacramento - 2.639 mil
San Antonio - 2.571 mil
Columbus - 2.525 mil
Indianapolis - 2.457 mil
Las Vegas - 2.313 mil
Austin - 2.27 mil
Raleigh - 2.079 mil
Nashville - 2.062 mil
Norfolk-Virginia Beach - 1.859 mil
Montreal - 4.364 mil
Orlando - 4.160 mil
Portland - 3.259 mil
Charlotte - 2.797 mil
Vancouver - 2.737 mil
Salt Lake City - 2.641 mil
Sacramento - 2.639 mil
San Antonio - 2.571 mil
Columbus - 2.525 mil
Indianapolis - 2.457 mil
Las Vegas - 2.313 mil
Austin - 2.27 mil
Raleigh - 2.079 mil
Nashville - 2.062 mil
Norfolk-Virginia Beach - 1.859 mil
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:32 pm to Snoop Dawg
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Portland has less “issues” than Vegas.
No it has significantly more. Demographics and culturally to start. Plus while it has a decent metro population, beyond that? Beavers don’t buy season tickets or merch. Orlando would make more sense than Portland and they aren’t even considering it.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:34 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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New Orleans tried to get the A’s back in the late 70’s
It didn't happen because, according to Charlie O, the New Orleans group of investors was "All hat and no cattle."
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:37 pm to Snoop Dawg
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Portland has less “issues” than Vegas
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:38 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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No it has significantly more. Demographics and culturally to start. Plus while it has a decent metro population, beyond that? Beavers don’t buy season tickets or merch. Orlando would make more sense than Portland and they aren’t even considering
Nonsense. You obviously know little about Portland. Great sports market. Plus great summer weather + stronger corporate scene than Vegas + more native / less transient population. It beats out Vegas in just about every (if not all) categories.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:38 pm to Domeskeller
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Giants own the territorial rights to San Jose and have been blocking the A’s from that area for years. A’s tried to get something done there a few years ago.
Yeah, the O's also tried to block any team from coming back into DC for years as well. It makes sense if you're the O's, but DC was way too large to not have a team for forever.
Not quite the same scenario considering the distances, but I wonder if the Braves will stifle any new team in Charlotte or Nashville for cutting into their Deep South fan base or if they won't care at all.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:43 pm to Snoop Dawg
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Great sports market
Lol
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Plus great summer weather + stronger corporate scene than Vegas +
Lol
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scene than Vegas + more native / less transient population.
It’s northwest Austin. Please be honest with yourself.
They barely support a high a team out there. They are more of a soccer city, leave it at that.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:52 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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quote: Great sports market
Lol
quote: Plus great summer weather + stronger corporate scene than Vegas +
Lol
quote: scene than Vegas + more native / less transient population. It’s northwest Austin. Please be honest with yourself. They barely support a high a team out there. They are more of a soccer city, leave it at that.
Portland has two professional teams: Blazers and Timbers. Both franchises have had elite fan support their entire history. The Trailblazers have sold out every single game numerous seasons and the MLS Timbers are following suit.
How in the hell does Vegas have a better corporate scene than Portland? Outside gaming and Zappos, what else do they have? And how the hell does Vegas have better summer weather?
Be honest, you are an ignorant clown. I bet you never been to Portland or suburbs, which are nothing like Austin (or even Portland itself even). Portland is far and away the best landing spot outside of the Bay Area for the A’s. Vegas isn’t even a serious candidate.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 7:53 pm to Fun Bunch
I’m hearing NOLA
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