Reason #1,000,000 to hate Bud Selig....

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hatvol96 said:
I was at the OB multiple times for 'Canes games this year. It's not underwater, it's simply a dump.
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You can't do that in the OB, baby! They're from across the ocean, over there.

Couldn't read about the OB without thinking of that quote.
 
#54
#54
milohimself said:
There's also the question of why the world series is on so damn late? That time slot only works for the west coast... When the vast majority of people in the US live out east, not to mention the elite teams. The White Sox, Red Sox, Yankees, Cardinals, etc. Anaheim has been the only consistent WS contender out west.
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Advertisers pay more for commercial time that touches all time zones. People act like the ratings for the World Series have something to do withn when the games start. Ratings are driven by the teams participating. Nobody in Miami gives a flip about a Tigers-Cardinals World Series. Any Series that doesn't have a New York team is going to appear to fall short in the ratings.
 
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hatvol96 said:
I was at the OB multiple times for 'Canes games this year. It's not underwater, it's simply a dump.
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It was taking into account global warming. It had like 20+ stadiums in the world that, according to some scientist, will be underwater at some point. Someone ganked my copy the other day so I have no material to reference.

Dolphins Stadium was also in there. Hell I think all of Miami was.
 
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#57
Despite all this... I still wish Portland would get a baseball team. 2.1 million in the Metro area, and a hop, skip and a jump away from Eugene and Tacoma.
 
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#58
Business said:
It was taking into account global warming. It had like 20+ stadiums in the world that, according to some scientist, will be underwater at some point. Someone ganked my copy the other day so I have no material to reference.

Dolphins Stadium was also in there. Hell I think all of Miami was.
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That would explain the riddiculous Dontelle Willis cover photo. I took that issue out of the mailbox, looked at the Table of Contents, and deposited it in the trash. If I want to hear junk science passed off as fact, I'll go see Al Gore's documentary.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Advertisers pay more for commercial time that touches all time zones. People act like the ratings for the World Series have something to do withn when the games start. Ratings are driven by the teams participating. Nobody in Miami gives a flip about a Tigers-Cardinals World Series. Any Series that doesn't have a New York team is going to appear to fall short in the ratings.
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Yeah... You know it's bad when guys on programs like Cold Pizza refer to cities like Detroit and St. Louis as "Small market." Of course, New York, Philly, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles are free from such nomenclature.
 
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milohimself said:
Despite all this... I still wish Portland would get a baseball team. 2.1 million in the Metro area, and a hop, skip and a jump away from Eugene and Tacoma.
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I can't say I like your chances. Every "at risk" franchise in baseball, except the Marlins and Devil Rays, either have a new ballpark or are in the process of building one. Las Vegas has the inside track on the Marlins if an agreement on the stadium issue can't be reached here. I can't imagine baseball is going to expand anytime in the near future.
 
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#62
It's hard to get backing here. It kind of sucks, too. Every time a major sports franchise gets proposed here, we get all this protest about it. But then some crappy franchise like soccer or indoor lacrosse comes along, and the city just welcomes it with open arms.

Portland is a city that's capable of taking on another major franchise, wether or not the idiots here realize it.
 
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#63
hatvol96 said:
I can't say I like your chances. Every "at risk" franchise in baseball, except the Marlins and Devil Rays, either have a new ballpark or are in the process of building one. Las Vegas has the inside track on the Marlins if an agreement on the stadium issue can't be reached here. I can't imagine baseball is going to expand anytime in the near future.
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I know... Portland's best shot was lost when the Expos moved to DC.
 
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#64
hatvol96 said:
I can't say I like your chances. Every "at risk" franchise in baseball, except the Marlins and Devil Rays, either have a new ballpark or are in the process of building one. Las Vegas has the inside track on the Marlins if an agreement on the stadium issue can't be reached here. I can't imagine baseball is going to expand anytime in the near future.
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Las Vegas Marlins.......

I like it!

:idea:
 
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