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Originally posted by james33 View Posthttp://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp...=.jsp&sid=t459
Minor League Team Attendance Over 8,000 Per Game (none were over 10,000)
1) Columbus
2) Lehigh Valley
3) Indianapolis
4) Sacramento
5) Dayton (A-ball)
6) Buffalo
7) Louisville
8) Round Rock
7 of the 8 (all but Indianapolis) are geographically close to their major league teams, which could explain some of the support.
Combined with the population numbers Controller Jacobs cited, along with the fact that they support an NFL and NBA team, Indianapolis would seem to be a logical choice for expansion domestically. But I remain skeptical that MLB will expand.
Columbus, which currently has the Indians' AAA team, is also just under two hours from downtown Cincinnati, and it's about two and a quarter to two and a half hours from Cleveland. The city is pretty much the border between Reds and Indians fans. You can see where neither of those franchises would welcome an expansion team there.
Louisville has the Reds' AAA team and, once again, is right around two hours from Cincinnati. The Reds would scream bloody murder if a team wound up there.
Dayton is barely an hour from Cincinnati, is solid Reds territory, and doesn't have the metro population to support a team. In over 40 years in Cincinnati, I've never heard any call for a major league team there.Only the madman is absolutely sure. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist (1932-2007)
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Originally posted by Moonlight J View PostWhy do you think I'm contemplating a move to Charlotte in 2014?I'm just here for the baseball.
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Originally posted by mgwiz22 View PostThe 51's are moving from downtown to Summerlin in 2015.Only the madman is absolutely sure. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist (1932-2007)
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
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Originally posted by Don Quixote View PostThat will help in terms of being a more successful AAA franchise, given that Summerlin is a comparatively safe and well-off area. Are they building the park with "expandability" in mind? Maybe 18-20,000, with room to build up to 40,000?
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Originally posted by Friarfan View PostHmmm, the latest I see on a new stadium in Summerlin seems to still be in the proposal/planning phase and not a done deal yet. To answer your questions, DQ, according to this article, looks like the stadium plan is to only hold 9,000 (which is about what Cashman Field currently holds) with no mention of an expansion plan.
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/...park-summerlin
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Originally posted by Friarfan View PostHmmm, the latest I see on a new stadium in Summerlin seems to still be in the proposal/planning phase and not a done deal yet. To answer your questions, DQ, according to this article, looks like the stadium plan is to only hold 9,000 (which is about what Cashman Field currently holds) with no mention of an expansion plan.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is Nevada's most trusted source for local news, Las Vegas sports, business news, gaming news, entertainment news and more.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/...park-summerlinOnly the madman is absolutely sure. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist (1932-2007)
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
-- William James
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Maury Brown put his finger on the main obstacle to expansion in this article from a few years ago:
Ask most people, and they’ll agree: moving sucks. Well, maybe we should preface that by saying, moving sucks, unless you’re moving into shiny new digs. At least the pains of relocating – the cost…
Expansion, for all intents and purposes, is off the menu for MLB these days. With record revenues the pressure to do so is non-existent, and besides, why slice up the revenue pie or conceivably add other revenue-sharing mouths to feed?
In terms of relocation, the difficulties have increased with the advent of regional sports networks (RSNs).
In the early ‘90s you could count on the Cubs and Braves as being seen out of the local market on a regional and national level. There was no YES or NESN or MLB Extra Innings. And FOX Sports Net was just starting its march across the country with a fleet of RSNs. The addition of RSNs has created a hodgepodge of television territories, some of which overlap, and are guarded like a first-born child."Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"
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