Beeperino Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 4 hours ago, SFGiants58 said: Well, Portland has a much stronger stadium plan that is further underway than Nashville's endeavors. The AAA Beavers fell into an attendance slump and the Timbers gained popularity inversely, so it makes sense for why the city prioritized an MLS club over the Beavers. AAA attendance doesn't always translate into MLB attendance. Nashville is great sports town. However, I'm skeptical you'd get the owners of the Braves, Cardinals and Reds to sign off on that, given the way those clubs view their TN fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 17 hours ago, QueenCitySwarm said: And Charlotte beats both by miles. Sadly, both Charlotte and Nashville suffer from having brand new MiLB Stadiums that cannot be expanded to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Anubis2051 said: Sadly, both Charlotte and Nashville suffer from having brand new MiLB Stadiums that cannot be expanded to. That's why Portland has the advantage. Their MiLB stadium is now the Timbers' home, which does put them at a significant disadvantage for a temp stadium. Without a proper temporary venue, we'd have a situation where the Portland Diamond Project would have to build on speculation. You want to know what happened the last time an MLB stadium was built on speculation? A retractable-roof baseball stadium has little use if a team never comes via relocation or expansion. I hope Portland doesn't make that mistake. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 13 hours ago, Beeperino said: Nashville is great sports town. However, I'm skeptical you'd get the owners of the Braves, Cardinals and Reds to sign off on that, given the way those clubs view their TN fans. Just because they claim it doesn't make it true. You could maybe realistically argue that Memphis is Cardinals territory based on the Redbirds history and the fact that Memphis views Nashville as a rival anyway, but that's about it. Chattanooga is equidistant from Atlanta and Nashville, but every NFL fan map has it firmly as Titans territory. Not sure how the Reds factor in, TBH. Anyone who remembers the days before television when radio broadcasts of Reds games reached Tennessee is pushing death by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 43 minutes ago, Anubis2051 said: Sadly, both Charlotte and Nashville suffer from having brand new MiLB Stadiums that cannot be expanded to. Wouldn’t that also apply to Las Vegas as well? AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 22 hours ago, daveindc said: Looks like they've already decided on Nashville Stars as the name, in honor of the Negro League team: https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2019/08/28/nashville-stars-mlb-expansion-team-tennessee-dave-stewart/2133502001/ I like that they want to pay tribute to the Negro Leagues but "Stars" is such an incredibly generic name. Best case scenario in case Nashville ever gets a MLB team is they just promote the Sounds to the Majors. The Sounds have a great identity that's uniquely theirs and a strong uniform history from which to draw influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daveindc Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 42 minutes ago, coco1997 said: I like that the want to pay tribute to the Negro Leagues but "Stars" is such an incredibly genetic name. Best case scenario in case Nashville ever gets a MLB team is they just promote the Sounds to the Majors. The Sounds have a great identity that's uniquely theirs and a strong uniform history from which to draw influence. Either way, looks like yet another blue and red scheme in MLB. Best case scenario is they go with light blue/navy/red like the Titans. HEAVY on the light blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 2 hours ago, daveindc said: Either way, looks like yet another blue and red scheme in MLB. Best case scenario is they go with light blue/navy/red like the Titans. HEAVY on the light blue. Or change the red to claret a la the old Phillies, or West Ham & Burnley. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMill Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Please no Yellow Front panel. I never liked that era of sd caps If anything, Go with this concept or your current era SD mark in this color scheme. brown on yellow, or bust imho. There’s a lot of yellow in that twitter vid though. The 50th did it here Here’s a SnapBack of a pretty ideal setup imho I was fond of this asg on field when it released. An ode to two eras Turn this cap from navy to brown and we have a winner. A two tone SD if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 They could get rid of that stupid gap in the D at the middle of the S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 5 hours ago, coco1997 said: I like that they want to pay tribute to the Negro Leagues but "Stars" is such an incredibly generic name. Not if they lean on the Tennessee state flag for their branding, which it looks like they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeperino Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 9 hours ago, NicDB said: Just because they claim it doesn't make it true. You could maybe realistically argue that Memphis is Cardinals territory based on the Redbirds history and the fact that Memphis views Nashville as a rival anyway, but that's about it. Chattanooga is equidistant from Atlanta and Nashville, but every NFL fan map has it firmly as Titans territory. Not sure how the Reds factor in, TBH. Anyone who remembers the days before television when radio broadcasts of Reds games reached Tennessee is pushing death by now. Well, they claim it (look at their respective blackout areas, offseason buss tours, etc.), but as I understand it, existing ownership votes on expansion cities. I have a tough time believing those three would be happy about a new franchise in Nashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Beeperino said: Well, they claim it (look at their respective blackout areas, offseason buss tours, etc.), but as I understand it, existing ownership votes on expansion cities. I have a tough time believing those three would be happy about a new franchise in Nashville. Would Seattle, giants and possible A’s be happy about Portland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Probably not. 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...
Chromatic Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 7 hours ago, daveindc said: Either way, looks like yet another blue and red scheme in MLB. Best case scenario is they go with light blue/navy/red like the Titans. HEAVY on the light blue. Or they could come up with something original. They'd be a new team, not beholden to anything. Maybe they'd even follow the Predators' lead and go primary gold. Aside from alternates nobody really 'owns' the colour in the major leagues and I'd imagine its built up a fair amount of favour in Tennessee by this point. Even if its not that, the last thing I'd like to see is another blue and red team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmb8 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 In my own perfect world, they would remain the Sounds and go back to their previous branding, with a couple minor tweaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzaman7294 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 12:41 PM, SFGiants58 said: That's why Portland has the advantage. Their MiLB stadium is now the Timbers' home, which does put them at a significant disadvantage for a temp stadium. Without a proper temporary venue, we'd have a situation where the Portland Diamond Project would have to build on speculation. You want to know what happened the last time an MLB stadium was built on speculation? A retractable-roof baseball stadium has little use if a team never comes via relocation or expansion. I hope Portland doesn't make that mistake. *goes into a internet worm hole of Florida Suncoast Dome footage and information* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 17 hours ago, dont care said: Would Seattle, giants and possible A’s be happy about Portland? Mariners are the only ones who could make a plausible claim on the Portland market. And even that is a stretch. Other than that, I think the nearby teams would be thrilled with another set of relatively close road trips. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Reading back through this whole topic, it appears the only updates we have for 2020 are: -- All uniforms getting the Nike swoosh -- Padres brown/yellow rebrand (covered in a separate topic) -- possibly a "White Sox" script alternate -- Dodgers All-Star patch -- possibly a Twins "60 years in Minnesota" patch Anything else yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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