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Post by azbob643 on Oct 4, 2024 14:05:57 GMT -5
IMO Charlotte is the most centrally located city. An MLB team based in North Carolina will draw fans from Tennessee, South Carolina and maybe southern Kentucky & Virginia. Western Tennessee (Memphis) may be locked in with the Cardinals, northern Kentucky the Reds. I lived in CLT for 18 years. They just can't do MLB. They do have a wonderful minor league team there though with one of the best views in all of baseball. Don't understand why MLB wouldn't be successful there; it would be a regional team, just as the Rockies are. But as you said, Raleigh/Durham would work. |
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Post by Max on Oct 4, 2024 14:23:48 GMT -5
Both Nashville and Montreal get cited as potential hosts for expansion teams. The Nashville Sounds are among the best drawing minor league teams... IMO Charlotte is the most centrally located city. An MLB team based in North Carolina will draw fans from Tennessee, South Carolina and maybe southern Kentucky & Virginia. Western Tennessee (Memphis) may be locked in with the Cardinals, northern Kentucky the Reds. I figure if MLB is going to add 2 expansion teams they would be for the cities of Charlotte and San Jose. |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 4, 2024 14:28:14 GMT -5
IMO Charlotte is the most centrally located city. An MLB team based in North Carolina will draw fans from Tennessee, South Carolina and maybe southern Kentucky & Virginia. Western Tennessee (Memphis) may be locked in with the Cardinals, northern Kentucky the Reds. I figure if MLB is going to add 2 expansion teams they would be for the cities of Charlotte and San Jose. Seems to me any decent size city in the Carolinas would work. As I said, it'd be a regional team. If San Jose would work you'd think the A's would've relocated there. |
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Post by Max on Oct 4, 2024 14:33:02 GMT -5
I figure if MLB is going to add 2 expansion teams they would be for the cities of Charlotte and San Jose. Seems to me any decent size city in the Carolinas would work. As I said, it'd be a regional team. If San Jose would work you'd think the A's would've relocated there. I can't speak for the A's. But some years ago, didn't the Giants think about moving to San Jose? |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 4, 2024 14:37:40 GMT -5
Seems to me any decent size city in the Carolinas would work. As I said, it'd be a regional team. If San Jose would work you'd think the A's would've relocated there. I can't speak for the A's. But some years ago, didn't the Giants think about moving to San Jose? I don't know about the SF Giants, but the 49ers relocated to Santa Clara, which is next door to San Jose. Still the SF 49ers, just like the NJ Giants/Jets claim to be NY. |
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Post by ypaterson on Oct 4, 2024 15:09:40 GMT -5
IMO Charlotte is the most centrally located city. An MLB team based in North Carolina will draw fans from Tennessee, South Carolina and maybe southern Kentucky & Virginia. Western Tennessee (Memphis) may be locked in with the Cardinals, northern Kentucky the Reds. I lived in CLT for 18 years. They just can't do MLB. They do have a wonderful minor league team there though with one of the best views in all of baseball. Here is an interesting read on the subject of expansion and some of the cities we discussed: www.charlottemagazine.com/will-charlotte-ever-land-an-mlb-team/ |
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Post by cocopugg on Oct 4, 2024 15:19:51 GMT -5
Momentum is only as good as the next games starting pitcher. Things can change fast in a hurry. I wouldn’t hand the NL to the Mets just yet. Of course. I agree with you completely. This team just seems to have that mojo for the dramatic moment. Heck they’ve done it twice now in the span of four days. Now I have to endure at least another week of OMG crap. Look on the bright side...in 1973 the Mets had the "You gotta believe" crap...and that was only good until game 7 of the World Series that year, when the A's blew them out of the series for good. I still remember Reggie and Campy hitting dingers in that game. Just remember that the great teams don't need any "catchy mottos" to bring them the trophy...they do it on the field. Sooner or later, clutch dingers have to give way to real talent! |
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Post by cocopugg on Oct 4, 2024 15:24:03 GMT -5
Maybe if the Dodgers moved there...but I doubt it for a team just one level above the White Sox in talent.
Allegiant Stadium (Capacity – 62,500 fixed seats) Average Game Attendance – 62,190 (99.5%) About 60 percent of sales were from those who live in Nevada, with 40 percent coming from outside of the state. *In the previous 15 years as Oakland Raiders (2005 – 2019) made the playoffs once. Las Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Lead NHL In Arena Attendance Capacity Percentage…averaging 17,989 fans a game — well above the arena’s fixed-seat capacity of 17,367. Keep in mind the VGK can get another 1,000 or so fans into the building via standing room only spots around the venue. That’s the highest attendance capacity percentage in the NHL. The Knights are filling T-Mobile Arena to about 103 percent of capacity, tops in the 32-team National Hockey League. Yes but also keep in mind that the Knights just won the Stanley Cup last year, so they're a great team...in demand by their fans. |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 4, 2024 15:31:04 GMT -5
Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)
Allegiant Stadium (Capacity – 62,500 fixed seats) Average Game Attendance – 62,190 (99.5%) About 60 percent of sales were from those who live in Nevada, with 40 percent coming from outside of the state. *In the previous 15 years as Oakland Raiders (2005 – 2019) made the playoffs once. Las Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Lead NHL In Arena Attendance Capacity Percentage…averaging 17,989 fans a game — well above the arena’s fixed-seat capacity of 17,367. Keep in mind the VGK can get another 1,000 or so fans into the building via standing room only spots around the venue. That’s the highest attendance capacity percentage in the NHL. The Knights are filling T-Mobile Arena to about 103 percent of capacity, tops in the 32-team National Hockey League. Yes but also keep in mind that the Knights just won the Stanley Cup last year, so they're a great team...in demand by their fans. Yeah...and keep in mind they had the same fan support before they had played one game in Las Vegas. So...what's your excuse for why the Raiders, who just like the A's had performed terribly in Oakland, have great attendance in Las Vegas? |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Oct 4, 2024 15:47:19 GMT -5
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Post by anthonyd46 on Oct 4, 2024 16:30:00 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Oct 4, 2024 23:15:48 GMT -5
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Post by anthonyd46 on Oct 4, 2024 23:25:35 GMT -5
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Post by cocopugg on Oct 4, 2024 23:51:37 GMT -5
Yes but also keep in mind that the Knights just won the Stanley Cup last year, so they're a great team...in demand by their fans. Yeah...and keep in mind they had the same fan support before they had played one game in Las Vegas. So...what's your excuse for why the Raiders, who just like the A's had performed terribly in Oakland, have great attendance in Las Vegas? Money and booze! |
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Post by Rockaway Park on Oct 5, 2024 9:13:34 GMT -5
I lived in CLT for 18 years. They just can't do MLB. They do have a wonderful minor league team there though with one of the best views in all of baseball. Don't understand why MLB wouldn't be successful there; it would be a regional team, just as the Rockies are. But as you said, Raleigh/Durham would work. It's more about location. Charlotte is right on the border with SC. Sure, for big series maybe they'll pull in people from upstate SC, TN, etc. But for day to day games they'll have to rely on the Charlotte metro. And as with the Hornets and their MLS team ... attendance is weak. Plus the southeast is Braves country. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill can pull from Greensboro, Charlotte for big series, Virginia and TN for huge series, etc. They have a hockey team there that has great attendance so a new pro team would kill. |
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