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re: Rob Manfred: MLB would like to expand to 32 teams and six cities are being considered
Posted on 6/24/19 at 8:55 am to CaptSpaulding
Posted on 6/24/19 at 8:55 am to CaptSpaulding
Would become a Nashville fan?
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:07 am to I Bleed Garnet
Seriously, Montreal shouldn't sniff another team. What good does that do putting a MLB franchise there? The global market is the US and Latin America...not Canada.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:11 am to Buckeye Backer
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Seriously, Montreal shouldn't sniff another team. What good does that do putting a MLB franchise there? The global market is the US and Latin America...not Canada.
I wasn’t saying Montreal should
PR just shouldn’t
Put a team in Charlotte, Nashville or another Texas team
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:22 am to I Bleed Garnet
As someone in Nashville I just don't see it happening anytime soon. The current mayor said there wouldn't be any public funding at the moment. The new MLS stadium will start construction soon and I'm sure the Titans will want upgrades to Nissan Stadium or maybe even a total rebuild. The city seems itching to host a Super Bowl and that will require a retractable roof.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:27 am to itawambadog
Im all for 32 teams. Id also like to see a shorter schedule, like 146 games a year. More rest sprinkled in. I think more rest plus a slightly shorter schedule = more competitive games. By competitive I mean teams can use their best arms always, and not always have to worry about usage, or have to worry about giving position players needed days off.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:29 am to itawambadog
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As someone in Nashville I just don't see it happening anytime soon. The current mayor said there wouldn't be any public funding at the moment. The new MLS stadium will start construction soon and I'm sure the Titans will want upgrades to Nissan Stadium or maybe even a total rebuild. The city seems itching to host a Super Bowl and that will require a retractable roof.
Fair enough.
Was just throwing a city out there.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:33 am to I Bleed Garnet
Don't get me wrong it would be awesome to see and the group behind the bid want a stadium where the recycling center is near Nissan Stadium, which most would like to see moved further from downtown.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:38 am to I Bleed Garnet
The article states Manfred said that they are interested in looking internationally as well. I agree with Portland, Charlotte or Nashville as well, but if they are going internationally, San Juan is where i am going. Canada isn't where the growth of the game is. Lets not act like all of San Juan is a dump either. The metro of San Juan is right at 3.2 million. San Juan is considered the most competitive economy, with the highest GDP of any Latin American country by the World Bank. Most importantly, it uses American Currency. Again, i understand it has its poverty, but what city doesn't? I honestly believe San Juan would be a great MLB city.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:38 am to Buckeye Backer
PR has the population of Mississippi. After the initial support, fan support would be terrible. Add to the fact PR has zero economic growth. MLB is the most expensive professional sports team to operate. You can't just place a team in any location.
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 10:39 am
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:43 am to itawambadog
quote:
As someone in Nashville I just don't see it happening anytime soon. The current mayor said there wouldn't be any public funding at the moment. The new MLS stadium will start construction soon and I'm sure the Titans will want upgrades to Nissan Stadium or maybe even a total rebuild. The city seems itching to host a Super Bowl and that will require a retractable roof.
Not neccessarily bro
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:50 am to Buckeye Backer
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understand it has its poverty, but what city doesn't?
Not PR levels of Poverty
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:59 am to AUCE05
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PR has the population of Mississippi. After the initial support, fan support would be terrible. Add to the fact PR has zero economic growth. MLB is the most expensive professional sports team to operate. You can't just place a team in any location.
Do you realize how popular a team in San Juan would be with Puerto Ricans living within the US as well? There are over 5 million Puerto Ricans living in the states. Baseball would do perfectly fine in San Juan. There is absolutely nothing you can tell me to suggest that they wouldn't sell out every game. They sold out 41 games in 20 mins when the Expos played half their season there. There would be MORE support for a team in San Juan than half the current Major League cities. I just don't buy it.
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 11:00 am
Posted on 6/24/19 at 11:16 am to Buckeye Backer
If Puerto Rico became a state it would instantly be the poorest state by far. Selling out 40 games for dirt cheap prices is not what you build a long term financially successfully franchise around. The Big 3 have no need or reason to expand into Canada or Latin America. A token game or series or two a year just to throw them a bone? Sure. Permanent franchise would be a terrible idea.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 11:20 am to Buckeye Backer
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when the Expos played half their season there
They never played half their season in PR
Posted on 6/24/19 at 11:21 am to Buckeye Backer
Huge difference between 20 games a year there than an entire season and franchise based there
Posted on 6/24/19 at 11:43 am to Tigeralum2008
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Not neccessarily bro
Seems unlikely for us to host without a roof though.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 12:18 pm to PipelineBaw
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Mexico would be a pretty hard sell to any FA that wasnt born in Mexico and I'm sure even some of those guys wouldnt want to play 82+ games essentially in a warzone
Chicago and Baltimore have MLB teams already. The vast majority of free agents are just going where a job is.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 12:20 pm to Tigeralum2008
bring back expos
Posted on 6/24/19 at 12:25 pm to I Bleed Garnet
The Expos attendance in Puerto Rico wasn’t very good. They averaged less than 15,000 their first season, and considerably less the seasons season.
Logistically, P.R. would be a nightmare. It’s a thousand miles from Miami. A flight from Atlanta takes 3.5 hours to get to San Juan. Montreal way up in Canada is only a 2.5 hour flight from ATL.
Puerto Rico is bankrupt, and a hurricane recently leveled half the island. They have no money to help finance a new stadium.
No owner is going to risk a billion dollar investment by moving a team to San Juan.
Logistically, P.R. would be a nightmare. It’s a thousand miles from Miami. A flight from Atlanta takes 3.5 hours to get to San Juan. Montreal way up in Canada is only a 2.5 hour flight from ATL.
Puerto Rico is bankrupt, and a hurricane recently leveled half the island. They have no money to help finance a new stadium.
No owner is going to risk a billion dollar investment by moving a team to San Juan.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 12:32 pm to Ghost of Colby
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The Expos attendance in Puerto Rico wasn’t very good. They averaged less than 15,000 their first season, and considerably less the seasons season.
Fascinating
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