The Expandables
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Just for shits and giggles, the following are the largest markets in the USA without a team in each particular sports:
Largest Dozen US Metro areas with no Major League Baseball Team:
1. Orlando 2. Portland 3. Charlotte 4. Salt Lake City 5.Sacramento 6. San Antonio 7. Columbus 8. Indianapolis 9. Las Vegas 10. Raleigh/Durham 11. Nashville 12. Virginia Beach
Largest Dozen US Metro areas with no NFL team:
1. Orlando 2. San Diego 3. Portland 4. St. Louis 5. Salt Lake City 6. Sacramento 7. San Antonio 8. Columbus 9. Raleigh/Durham 10. Milwaukee 11. Virginia Beach 12. Greensboro NC
Largest Dozen US Metro areas with no NBA team:
1. Seattle 2. San Diego 3. St. Louis 4. Pittsburgh 5. Columbus 6. Kansas City 7. Las Vegas 8. Cincinnati 9. Raleigh 10. Nashville 11. Virginia Beach 12. Greensboro NC
Largest Dozen US Metro areas with no NHL team:
1. Houston 2. Atlanta 3. Orlando 4. Cleveland 5. San Diego 6. Portland 7. Charlotte 8. Salt Lake City 9. Sacramento 10 San Antonio 11. Kansas City 12. Indianapolis 12. Cincinnati.
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Notes:
A. Notice that neither Buffalo nor Green Bay.....current "big league" cities are present. Green Bay is notorious for being a "small town".....and the Buffalo area is just smaller than all of those other areas listed above.
B. This was spurred because Toronto will not allow the Blue Jays to play their games in their home stadium, and they are looking for a place to play here in the US. Charlotte has been mentioned as a possible place to have them play, and there is some thought that it may be looked at as a location for a future expansion team....if/when that ever takes place.
C. While Orlando tops 2 of these lists and is #3 on another....those leagues...NHL/NFL/MLB consider that market serviced by the teams they have in Tampa Bay....which is only 80 miles away. In a sense Tampa/Orlando can be considered one big sports market, even though they are demographically separated.
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Now may be a precarious time to pursue an expansion of a major professional sports franchise into your city with the team, stadium and everything else that goes along with a mega million or billion dollar investment.
But then again with the pandemic still hot is it a good opportunity for some bold investors to make a move like that.
Taxpayer funding might be scarce or virtually not available so it might have to be done with private investments and maybe tax incentives.
I guess this is what separates the big money risk takers from the rest of us.
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND! -
Now may be a precarious time to pursue an expansion of a major professional sports franchise into your city with the team, stadium and everything else that goes along with a mega million or billion dollar investment.
But then again with the pandemic still hot is it a good opportunity for some bold investors to make a move like that.
Taxpayer funding might be scarce or virtually not available so it might have to be done with private investments and maybe tax incentives.
I guess this is what separates the big money risk takers from the rest of us.
Now may be a precarious time to pursue an expansion of a major professional sports franchise into your city with the team, stadium and everything else that goes along with a mega million or billion dollar investment.
But then again with the pandemic still hot is it a good opportunity for some bold investors to make a move like that.
Taxpayer funding might be scarce or virtually not available so it might have to be done with private investments and maybe tax incentives.
I guess this is what separates the big money risk takers from the rest of us.
NHL is expanding to Seattle, giving that league 32 teams....just like the NFL. MLB and NBA still at 30. 32 seems a good number for all leagues.
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I think Portland, Oregon and Montreal would be good locations for expansion teams in MLB.
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I would like to see Columbus get a MLB team. Then they could realign and make a division with:
Cleveland, Pittspuke, Detoilet, Columbus, and Cincy
"And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve." -
I would also like to see the Cavs traded for the Blue Jackets. To me NHL is a FAR FAR better product then the NBA
"And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve." -
I would like to see Columbus get a MLB team. Then they could realign and make a division with:
Cleveland, Pittspuke, Detoilet, Columbus, and Cincy
I would like to see Columbus get a MLB team. Then they could realign and make a division with:
Cleveland, Pittspuke, Detoilet, Columbus, and Cincy
So you want to make the Indians "territory" even smaller by adding a team in Columbus? They already have a relatively small area to draw from.
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I would also like to see the Cavs traded for the Blue Jackets. To me NHL is a FAR FAR better product then the NBA
I would also like to see the Cavs traded for the Blue Jackets. To me NHL is a FAR FAR better product then the NBA
The Gunds screwed us forever with the NHL, that's why the NHL went with Columbus.
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I would like to see Columbus get a MLB team. Then they could realign and make a division with:
Cleveland, Pittspuke, Detoilet, Columbus, and Cincy
So you want to make the Indians "territory" even smaller by adding a team in Columbus? They already have a relatively small area to draw from.
So you want to make the Indians "territory" even smaller by adding a team in Columbus? They already have a relatively small area to draw from.
Yes. It would be easier for fans of any of those teams to travel to an out of town game on a weekend. Not easy to drive to Minneapolis or Kansas City
"And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve." -
I would also like to see the Cavs traded for the Blue Jackets. To me NHL is a FAR FAR better product then the NBA
The Gunds screwed us forever with the NHL, that's why the NHL went with Columbus.
The Gunds screwed us forever with the NHL, that's why the NHL went with Columbus.
I figured that the NHL didn’t stay in Cleveland because Cleveland can’t support both NBA and NHL.
NHL is a much better product IMO
"And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve." -
I figured that the NHL didn’t stay in Cleveland because Cleveland can’t support both NBA and NHL.
NHL is a much better product IMO
The issue is how well supported will when the teams be not how good of a product it is. Another words it comes down to money
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Just announced today that Seattle NHL team will be known as The Kraken
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Just announced today that Seattle NHL team will be known as The Kraken
Just announced today that Seattle NHL team will be known as The Kraken
Ok.. this is cool & welcome back major sports!!
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Still.....kind of a stupid name. Orcas or Sockeye Salmon would have been better
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Just announced today that Seattle NHL team will be known as The Kraken
Just announced today that Seattle NHL team will be known as The Kraken
So will their arena be known as the "Krak House"?
Making their fans "Krak heads"?
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So you want to make the Indians "territory" even smaller by adding a team in Columbus? They already have a relatively small area to draw from.
Yes. It would be easier for fans of any of those teams to travel to an out of town game on a weekend. Not easy to drive to Minneapolis or Kansas City
Yes. It would be easier for fans of any of those teams to travel to an out of town game on a weekend. Not easy to drive to Minneapolis or Kansas City
And you would eliminate the ability of the Indians to draw interest and fans from a city approaching a million people by putting a team there.
I am all aboard with trading the Cavs for the Blue Jackets, though.
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Yes. It would be easier for fans of any of those teams to travel to an out of town game on a weekend. Not easy to drive to Minneapolis or Kansas City
And you would eliminate the ability of the Indians to draw interest and fans from a city approaching a million people by putting a team there.
I am all aboard with trading the Cavs for the Blue Jackets, though.
And you would eliminate the ability of the Indians to draw interest and fans from a city approaching a million people by putting a team there.
I am all aboard with trading the Cavs for the Blue Jackets, though.
Not sure the Indians are getting too many fans from Columbus. Knowing people that live there, most of them like Cincinnati
"And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve." -
Now may be a precarious time to pursue an expansion of a major professional sports franchise into your city with the team, stadium and everything else that goes along with a mega million or billion dollar investment.
But then again with the pandemic still hot is it a good opportunity for some bold investors to make a move like that.
Taxpayer funding might be scarce or virtually not available so it might have to be done with private investments and maybe tax incentives.
I guess this is what separates the big money risk takers from the rest of us.
Now may be a precarious time to pursue an expansion of a major professional sports franchise into your city with the team, stadium and everything else that goes along with a mega million or billion dollar investment.
But then again with the pandemic still hot is it a good opportunity for some bold investors to make a move like that.
Taxpayer funding might be scarce or virtually not available so it might have to be done with private investments and maybe tax incentives.
I guess this is what separates the big money risk takers from the rest of us.
Bro, none of the old rules apply. All sports will nose dive in revenues. How can they not?
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Yes. It would be easier for fans of any of those teams to travel to an out of town game on a weekend. Not easy to drive to Minneapolis or Kansas City
And you would eliminate the ability of the Indians to draw interest and fans from a city approaching a million people by putting a team there.
I am all aboard with trading the Cavs for the Blue Jackets, though.
And you would eliminate the ability of the Indians to draw interest and fans from a city approaching a million people by putting a team there.
I am all aboard with trading the Cavs for the Blue Jackets, though.
Another factor, many of those cities host a AAA team. Then a team would have to find another location for its AAA team.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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