Evil G Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I don't see any mention of Raleigh-Durham. Would that work? Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I don't see any mention of Raleigh-Durham. Would that work?That would mean the death of the Durham Bulls, which I would hate to see happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Or maybe the Rays could become the Durham Bulls? Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Vancouver just spent a lot of money on refurbishing BC Place. That's why they are out.Somehow, soon as I saw you replied to the topic, I knew it'd be a rebuttal...been the same since OSC, I see.Yes, how dare I suggest that a market that completely rebuilt the local football/soccer stadium and hosted an Olympiad in the last decade may be tapped out for funds to build an MLB-caliber stadium. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 If there's any city that might be a future candidate for MLB, it may be Nashville. That city is on the uptick, and if I heard correctly, Nashville ranks near the top in young professionals making their home there.They're already a good football market, the hockey market improves each season...they seem to be about the lone market that could handle MLB and make it prosper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Is there a MLB-calibre stadium? Or public funds and will needed to build one? PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 The new ballpark (First Tennessee Park) for the Sounds opens next season but again that's an AAA park. I'm not sure if it can be expanded to MLB specifications. Capacity is at 10,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nashville is interesting but I'm skeptical of any pro sports besides football in the south. Plus does Nashville have an urban core? It seems that these things fail if reliant on fans driving in from the burbs (even if said burbs happen to be within generous city lines). I'm thinking north jersey might be the best market out there. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Which urban core of North Jersey are you talking about? Newark?Heck, if you're going to invade the territory of other teams, then Brooklyn is calling... The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Wherever is most easily accessible via transit, which I'm assuming is Newark. Could be mistaken. The core comment isn't as relevant here because of transit options. There's tons of Yankee and mets season ticket holders in NJ (like my sister and fam near parsipany) that IMO despite pre-existing allegiances would get behind a team (just speculation). Obviously it's a non-starter due to the territorial rights issue (I'm talking about support, not feasibility). Does every team have a binding territorial rights claim with MLB? "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nashville is interesting but I'm skeptical of any pro sports besides football in the south. Plus does Nashville have an urban core? It seems that these things fail if reliant on fans driving in from the burbs (even if said burbs happen to be within generous city lines). I'm thinking north jersey might be the best market out there.The short answer is yes, it does--not a big one, mind you, but it does, and its swelling (and gentrifying) as we speak (this is especially true of East Nashville and the Gulch neighborhoods). The longer answer is: nowhere near to the degree of your traditional east coast/upper midwest legacy cities. But this place is most definitely swelling up. And with the amount of corporate money that's both here and continuously making its way in (which in turn is bringing in all the yuppies and their disposable income), this metro is poising itself to get there at some point down the line.And, far as other sports besides football...there's definitely some true-blue hardcore Predheads around here--I mean it ain't like the whole city is meandering around swathed out in Preds gear, but they get some pretty decent fan support from what I've seen thus far. (Helps that they're first in the division right now too--though Sidney Crosby kinda threw a monkeywrench all up into that good feeling last night.) In addition, the Predators just built a brand new community center/public ice rink/supposed practice facility down here southeast of the city center (which I also happen to live like a three-minute hike up the hill from--quite nice building too). I'm sure they did that to help spur additional growth and revitalization down through here--with the additional goal of drawing in more potential fan support, particularly from a sect of the local populus who probably otherwise wouldn't care less about the team or the game. And, speaking of that, Nashville did just win the bid to host the 2016 All-Star Game, so we'll all see by then just what kind of progress the team, fanbase, and the sport itself has made down here in honky-tonk mecca by then.Anyway, back to the point of this thread... do wonder if the city had any foresight, or any preliminary plans, to build the park with an eye towards potentially luring an MLB team somewhere down the line. As it is, and as mentioned earlier, it'll only be built to about 8-10K at best. But it is going up downtown (granted, not the part of downtown people actually talk about, but still). And I wouldn't think, if it was the Rays moving, it'd be too big an issue with the Braves 200-something miles down southeast since they're in opposite leagues (I'd have said four hours, but anyone who's traversed the 24 knows its NEVER that simple). But all that's really for naught now, with the new park situation being the way that it is. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I don't think the Braves would be in any way a stumbling block there. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Does the Rays moving to Orlando seem more viable? There's already an influx of money in the area, and everyone seems to enjoy the baseball that comes there in the spring and summer. Charlotte also seems nice. I understand that they just built a new stadium, but why not expand it? The Knights could then move to a nearby city. Edit: Brooklyn would be awesome to have a return to MLB. The question is, "Is there enough room to build a stadium"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Something like 20% of the people in Orlando live below the poverty line. It has the lowest median salary of the 50 biggest US cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Charlotte also seems nice. I understand that they just built a new stadium, but why not expand it? The Knights could then move to a nearby city. Edit: Brooklyn would be awesome to have a return to MLB. The question is, "Is there enough room to build a stadium"?Charlotte's stadium is not expandable to MLB standards. You can't just expand something that currently seats 10,000 and make it 35-40,000. The room simply isn't there.It took wonders (not to mention years) to get the AAA stadium built in Charlotte. Once the Knights moved uptown, Charlotte folded MLB and doubled down on AAA for the next 20 years, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Raley Field in Sacramento seems like the only AAA park that I know of that can be expanded to MLB specifications. Of course the Rays are not relocating there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Edit: Brooklyn would be awesome to have a return to MLB. The question is, "Is there enough room to build a stadium"?Sure there is. Would it be tough to do? Also sure. Always is in this city. But there are lots of industrial areas being converted, and so long as they could get close enough to a subway line it could be done. Manhattan is probably at saturation, although never say never, but although Brooklyn is doing its damnedest to catch up still has a ways to go. I've long thought the Navy Yard would be good, although I'd like a little more subway access. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Vancouver just spent a lot of money on refurbishing BC Place. That's why they are out.Somehow, soon as I saw you replied to the topic, I knew it'd be a rebuttal...been the same since OSC, I see.We've had baseball games in BC Place before, but I'm not sure there has been one since the reno and new roof. It might not be a great environment for baseball, but more, I don't know that there would be the support for a baseball team.Hmm, actually, I seem to recall hearing something about the new scoreboard being a problem for baseball come to think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Raley Field in Sacramento seems like the only AAA park that I know of that can be expanded to MLB specifications. Of course the Rays are not relocating there.And even that is still questionable. Apparently the land around the river wouldn't be able to support a stadium that big. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Raley Field in Sacramento seems like the only AAA park that I know of that can be expanded to MLB specifications. Of course the Rays are not relocating there.And even that is still questionable. Apparently the land around the river wouldn't be able to support a stadium that big. or that good old concrete slab that sits next to ARCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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