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My guess would be move the Devil Rays to Portland and send the Brewers back to the American League. Move Cleveland or Detroit back to the AL East and there ya go. Cleveland is geographically more east than Detroit but I think the Tigers have a more storied history with the Yanks and Sox and O's than the Indians do and besides it'll be more fun watching the Indians compete year after year with the White Sox and Twins than watching them flounder in the East struggling with the O's and Jays for third place.

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OK, while "dfw" or Dallas/Fort Worth is in my title, I grew up in the Tampa. I think that one part of the low attendance is that they were very unhappy about being assigned to the AL. For years and when I was growing up, the spring training sites were for the NL (Reds-Tampa; Cardinals/Mets- St. Pete; Phillies- Clearwater). Dunedin had Toronto, but for the basic part of Hilsborough and Pinellas County (Tampa and St. Pete), we had NL teams. Even on TV, on local channels we did get WPIX and the Yankees because of the fact that Steinbrenner lives in Tampa, but we also got the Reds. Then the Reds moved from Tampa to Plant City, but still in Hillsborough County, the Mets went to St. Lucie, and the rest tumbled from there.

For the OP, the levels and seats of Tropicana were desinged after Royal/Kauffman Stadium, therefore the small outfield seating area. I remember when the then "Florida Suncoast Dome" had Phillies OF Von Hayes shag flies as a test for teh facility and he looked up at the first one and appeared lost, but then told the city represenatives that he was joking. Was he?

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I have heard of a new owner stepping in a few years from now.

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Buffalo might cause problems with Toronto and Cleveland (and they'd need to build a new stadium after a year or two),

Buffalo's stadium was designed to expand to an MLB-sized park. The roof comes off to fit an upper deck, and there's room to add outfield seats. Of course, it was built to be an MLB park more than 15 years ago, so there's a lot missing.

What stadium are you talking about? The Bills stadium doesnt have a roof so I have no idea.

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Buffalo might cause problems with Toronto and Cleveland (and they'd need to build a new stadium after a year or two),

Buffalo's stadium was designed to expand to an MLB-sized park. The roof comes off to fit an upper deck, and there's room to add outfield seats. Of course, it was built to be an MLB park more than 15 years ago, so there's a lot missing.

What stadium are you talking about? The Bills stadium doesnt have a roof so I have no idea.

He's talking about the baseball only stadium (originally called Pilot Field, I believe) where the Buffalo Bison play. When he says "roof," he doesn't mean a dome, but rather a roof that extends over the grandstands only. It can be removed, however I believe the struts supporting the roof were actually designed to act as a primary support for an additional deck. I remember hearing all about this when the stadium was built (help me out here - around 1989, I believe). It was a really big deal because at the time, Buffalo was still in the running for an MLB expansion team and the quick convertability of the stadium to MLB specs (for the time) was a huge selling point for their bid.

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