WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/which-l...xpansion-022816 http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/how-wou...baseball-022816 John Paul Morosi had a good take on possible expansion and realignment today. It would be nice to see Montreal get a team back, and I think Vancouver and Austin would be good spots as well. The realignment proposal is interesting and he's really just throwing stuff at the wall. Seeing the Sox in a division with the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers would be fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 03:08 AM) http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/which-l...xpansion-022816 http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/how-wou...baseball-022816 John Paul Morosi had a good take on possible expansion and realignment today. It would be nice to see Montreal get a team back, and I think Vancouver and Austin would be good spots as well. The realignment proposal is interesting and he's really just throwing stuff at the wall. Seeing the Sox in a division with the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers would be fun though. i am spit-ballin here, why not a another team in joliet, or schaumburg ??? do you think chi can handle another baseball team?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Would love to see a return of the Expos! I like the ideas of Austin and Vancouver as well. I hope the MLB does add two teams. Edit: thats a fun read and thank you for posting it. Edited March 1, 2016 by BlackSox13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Does Seattle have the right to protect its market from competition in Seattle or Vancouver? I guess not. For all these years, the Giants have been able to block an Oakland move to San Jose, and then the Nationals/Orioles have their own long history of disputes as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Does Seattle have the right to protect its market from competition in Portland or Vancouver? I guess not. For all these years, the Giants have been able to block an Oakland move to San Jose, and then the Nationals/Orioles have their own long history of disputes as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Feb 29, 2016 -> 08:08 PM) http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/which-l...xpansion-022816 http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/how-wou...baseball-022816 John Paul Morosi had a good take on possible expansion and realignment today. It would be nice to see Montreal get a team back, and I think Vancouver and Austin would be good spots as well. The realignment proposal is interesting and he's really just throwing stuff at the wall. Seeing the Sox in a division with the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers would be fun though. We'll pass. The Rangers and Astros are popular enough here. Plus, most of us are transplants, anyway. Edit: Although I guess seeing the White Sox in Austin would be pretty great... Edited March 1, 2016 by AustinIllini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 12:48 AM) Does Seattle have the right to protect its market from competition in Portland or Vancouver? I guess not. For all these years, the Giants have been able to block an Oakland move to San Jose, and then the Nationals/Orioles have their own long history of disputes as well. I would ask the same question about the Rangers and the Astros in Austin. I'm not sure where they would build a stadium like that here. Maybe near the F1 track? Edited March 1, 2016 by AustinIllini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Baseball doesn't need to expand. Baseball needs to move TB and OAK to better markets. Best chances for a team to make it: Montreal, Portland, Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 08:25 AM) Baseball doesn't need to expand. Baseball needs to move TB and OAK to better markets. Best chances for a team to make it: Montreal, Portland, Charlotte I agree, although I think once they start talking about it, it's going to happen. At that point, MLB will have doubled since 1901; that would be a good place to cap it. What I'm concerned about is radical realignment. If the Sox and Cubs have to play each other 6-8 series per season, I think I might be done with baseball. And if they ever go to 8 divisions of 4 teams, I'm for sure done with baseball. That would be a guarantee of bad teams making the playoffs only because they are the best team of an arbitrary 4-team grouping. It's bad enough with 5-team divisions. 4-team divisions would be a train wreck for baseball. Edited March 1, 2016 by flavum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Las Vegas would be a good baseball city; as would Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) I agree, although I think once they start talking about it, it's going to happen. At that point, MLB will have doubled since 1901; that would be a good place to cap it. What I'm concerned about is radical realignment. If the Sox and Cubs have to play each other 6-8 series per season, I think I might be done with baseball. And if they ever go to 8 divisions of 4 teams, I'm for sure done with baseball. That would be a guarantee of bad teams making the playoffs only because they are the best team of an arbitrary 4-team grouping. It's bad enough with 5-team divisions. 4-team divisions would be a train wreck for baseball. No way the MLB ever puts two teams in the same city in the same league. Also, if you're that fickle, you might as well just stop watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 03:48 PM) I agree, although I think once they start talking about it, it's going to happen. At that point, MLB will have doubled since 1901; that would be a good place to cap it. What I'm concerned about is radical realignment. If the Sox and Cubs have to play each other 6-8 series per season, I think I might be done with baseball. And if they ever go to 8 divisions of 4 teams, I'm for sure done with baseball. That would be a guarantee of bad teams making the playoffs only because they are the best team of an arbitrary 4-team grouping. It's bad enough with 5-team divisions. 4-team divisions would be a train wreck for baseball. i don't know if i can welcome that idea. maybe i am too much old school and by that comment, i guess i am fishing for my reasoning. i really don't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 02:25 PM) Baseball doesn't need to expand. Baseball needs to move TB and OAK to better markets. Best chances for a team to make it: Montreal, Portland, Charlotte i am in agreement here. move them, or allow them to move. what i see as great spots that is built up already, 1. Mont, 2. Van tie with Austin. i still think that chicago and the westren subs can handle another team. vegas and cha i don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Who the hell would root for a 3rd Chicago team? Where are all these people with no affiliate to either of the current 2 coming from? They'd be very lucky to have 5,000 season ticket holders. And what TV network would be willing to make the initial investment of say $450,000 per game like the Sox and Cubs get from CSN to air these guys? Anyway, Montreal will happen...I think Bell will own the team as TSN needs content. Makes too much sense for Canada to have a 2nd team for their 2nd media power to control. Charlotte probably isn't happening, the city just spent millions giving the Knights a new home. I think Portland may be the front runner for #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Indianapolis seems like a good spot to me. Already have 2 popular pro teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Indianapolis seems like a good spot to me. Already have 2 popular pro teams. Indy isn't interested in a MLB team. Their AAA team does really well and they're fine with that. Lots of Reds fans in between Indy and Cincy so the Reds take a hit if Indy gets a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 07:46 AM) Indy isn't interested in a MLB team. Their AAA team does really well and they're fine with that. Lots of Reds fans in between Indy and Cincy so the Reds take a hit if Indy gets a team. This is probably the best way to describe Austin, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 you know what MLB needs, another team in Florida. Thats what they need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Always a fun discussion. I think MLB can expand by two more, and I also agree that TB and OAK probably need to move. My list of cities in order of likely success with a team... Charlotte (would need a fully new park, current one is boxed in) San Antonio / McAllen (much better choice than Austin in my view, for this purpose) Portland Las Vegas Albuquerque / Santa Fe Nashville (same as Charlotte) Salt Lake City Montreal (I just don't know that they'd draw in the long run) San Juan, PR Vancouver (way too close to Seattle) Just my .02. Looking at money in towns, scope of fan base, climate, demographics (specifically think getting to places with larger Hispanic populations would be a good idea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Hopefully shack will come along and either confrim or refute this, but I don't see an MLB team succeeding in Vegas. Very high percentage of people working in the service industry, thus working lots of nights and weekends when the games are being played. You might get a little bit of attendance boost from tourism, but I don't see them pulling in the kind of TV ratings they would need to get much money from a TV deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShandyMan Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 It's Portland, Montreal, or Indy IMO. Nashville would be HUGE if they didnt already have an AAA team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 11:05 AM) i am in agreement here. move them, or allow them to move. what i see as great spots that is built up already, 1. Mont, 2. Van tie with Austin. i still think that chicago and the westren subs can handle another team. vegas and cha i don't know. Chicago can hardly support two teams. If a city is getting a 3rd team it would be NYC, and even that isn't going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 08:48 AM) Chicago can hardly support two teams. If a city is getting a 3rd team it would be NYC, and even that isn't going to happen. The Schaumburg (Insert Team Name) of Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I'm all for ditching the AL and NL and realigning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 i know this is pipe-dream, i am doing this for discussion only. there are viable options available and i am saying that chi can support another team, esp in the western and sw suburbs. the scrubs of the northside has been easily able to support their team. esp in the tickets sales to the tune of 2.8 mil per since the sox WS yr. the sox, they could have done the same, if it wasn't for the mismanagement of the FO. the main point is the fans of baseball in the western, sw burbs can do it. esp if that team gets smart business people to run the club, unlike the south side team. now this season will tell the difference with their investment in the ball club. now add a bastelball expansion to that ball club and it can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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