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    It's one reason when the A's suck I always recommend people make a trip to the Oakland Coliseum. Won't be too much longer that you'll be able to have that experience. And you're right... there's nothing like it. Don't know if that's a good thing... but it's definitely a thing.
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    And it would need some form of roof I'd think being in Florida.
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    Because they don’t own the land?
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    Nah. MLS isn’t looking too seriously at Vegas. And I’ll believe MLB when I see it. Vegas was only mentioned to light a fire under Oakland given how raw they are about the Raiders... and it worked as Oakland is considering dropping the suit. We should actually hear more today.
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    If we were early in this process I’d agree. But the A’s are about to enter year 26 of their new stadium hunt. At some point MLB will run out of patience with the frankly unprofessional environment the A’s are forced to endure.
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    Yep. Boycotted the last one and will boycott the next one. Both were ill gotten and morally bankrupt at the very least.
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    So like 10 people at this point? The kneeling thing and the Kap van were the only real sticking points and that dried up last season.
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    Spring ball... the thing no one is asking for and no one watches as a result
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    With good reason. They run the gamut from forgettable to downright terrible. When your best offering is a lawsuit resistance Oilers knockoff you’ve got problems.
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    Oh I’m not saying they couldn’t benefit from a new park, nor that they’re wrong to want one. But it’s not like it’s a critical need. An exterminator could solve the rat problem in a week. And they’ve had those same sightline issues since the park opened (long before it was converted for the Rams). If they weren’t a big issue for 50 years prior they’re not a big issue now. And more importantly they have little leverage. No one believes for a second they’d abandon the second largest market in the US (and more important the TV deal that allows them to command) for any other market. Of all teams wanting a park they’ve got the least leverage in any ballpark negotiation. They’re not moving.
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    The city claiming it violates the lease doesn’t mean it violates the lease.
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    Diamondback issues are completely fabricated. The BoB is still a great modern park with all the modern bull :censored:. Angels aren't leaving LA so they don’t have an issue so much as a desire for a new ballpark.
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    Navy and Orange worked better, but I don't disagree with the thrust of your statement. Brown was always a mistake. It's just trendy to resurrect old things lately which are mis-remembered. I give it 10 years and they'll switch back.
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    Hadn't seen these on this thread. The San Diego Gulls broke out these homage jerseys on Willie O'Ree Night honoring the long time Gull and NHL legend back in mid November The major change from the jerseys of O'Ree/Western Hockey League era was the inclusion of the modern "SD" wordmark on the right shoulder like the Gulls standard home jersey, and the modern Gulls' logo on the left shoulder in place of the typical Duck's logo.
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    Wow I'd missed they switched names to Atlanta. Good call.
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    Worcester Sharks was the best. If just because they kept the old Sharks logo alive long after the NHL Sharks had dumped it for the current crap logo.
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    Hopefully he's smart enough not to. Part of what took the XFL 1.0 down, among others, is that the WWF at the time tie ins lent it an air of farce and illegitimacy.
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    How much longer until the Arizona experiment is ended?
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    Not really surprising. Baseball is number 2 sports wise, Hockey is a distant 4th.
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    Stockton and Bakersfield aren't setting the world on fire like San Diego and Ontario, CA, but they're still big improvements over Adirondack and OKC in terms of interest and attendance. Definitely not having issues where it would seem calling the CA move a mistake would be appropriate. And the new addition Tucson has been a wash vs Springfield, MA. San Jose is really the only mistake they made in California, as it was a clear downgrade over Worcester playing in front of crowds that wouldn't fill one section at the Shark Tank.
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    Two teams in LA taps what you can get out of LA. Don't equate LA with the rest of SoCal. San Diego in particular is not LA. Believe me, the Chargers have found that out in spades.
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    How is Quebec City's team doing in whatever league they have currently. Not saying it's indicative of what an NHL team will do, but I am curious. I mean it would stand to reason Quebec would do better than San Diego. But frankly San Diego's attachment to Hockey at the AHL level has taken both the team and league by surprise. They've been second only to Hershey PA now two years in a row in terms of attendance. As for the other NHL teams not being runaway successes. Anaheim does have a nice niche for itself. The Kings I'd say have been a runaway success.
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    Guess I can understand that feeling. Particularly when the only team to now in the Southwest is the Coyotes, who continue to limp along like some sort of sick joke by Bettman. And as I said the other newbies in Vegas are a completely unknown quantity at this point. That said, the two other southwestern teams (if you consider California part of the Southwest), have done remarkably well in LA and Anaheim. The California teams have never been an "issue" in the Sunbelt.
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    Why would you say it's too much in "that corner of America"? I mean that's like saying having teams in Philly, NJ, NY, and Boston is too many in that corner of America... Admittedly Vegas was an odd choice, and we've no idea if it'll work out or not. But all 4 teams/potential teams serve different markets (or in Anaheim's case a sub-market in greater LA).
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    Not sure about that. San Diego is a much different market than OC that so far has proven to be hockey crazy with the Gulls tearing it up the last two seasons. The big issues would be that the Ducks likely consider San Diego part of their extended market, hence they put the AHL Gulls in San Diego. Not sure if they have any exclusivity to that effect but they may object. That and part of why the Gulls have succeeded I suspect is because they're AHL, and not NHL. Many in their fan base, myself included, are fans of other NHL teams but root for the Gulls because they're not a competitor to our NHL sides. That dynamic would change a bit if there were suddenly an NHL team in SD. But a team in San Diego could do just fine if SD were given a chance I suspect. We're currently a one team town at the top level of sports and a 0 team town for much of the NBA/NHL season.
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