What City Surprisingly DOESNT have an MLB Team?

Nate Colbert 17 · Aug 16, 2015

smapdi said:
Salt Lake City? Is Colorado, SF, Oak, or Seattle enough for that whole region?

dark horse answer: Mexico City.

How about something closer to the border?

The Chihuahua Chihuahuas?

WaxPax · Aug 17, 2015

This thread could also be titled "Where are the Tampa Bay Rays going to relocate to" .....

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marhjan · Aug 17, 2015

It will take awhile but... if baseball is still a thing in 30-40 years, Boise, Idaho will get a team. That area is growing fast

WCTYSON · Aug 17, 2015

marhjan said:
It will take awhile but... if baseball is still a thing in 30-40 years, Boise, Idaho will get a team. That area is growing fast

For the same reason, I was thinking a team located between Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska.

clarkzac · Aug 17, 2015

WCTYSON said:
For the same reason, I was thinking a team located between Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska.

I think that would be a tough area. There is a huge royals following there. I don't know how easily it would be for so many people to just drop their favorite team for a new team

bradical · Aug 17, 2015

WCTYSON said:
For the same reason, I was thinking a team located between Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska.

While our metro may have 1MM+ with Omaha, CB and Lincoln - the passion for (non-college) baseball around here is pretty minimal with the Royals only 2 hours South. The city built a beautiful new stadium downtown for the PCL Omaha Storm Chasers (formerly Omaha Royals), Creighton Blue Jays and the College World Series that seats 25k+. Instead, the Storm Chasers opted to build a stadium the next county over because they needed a smaller venue. They have trouble filling that new 9k seat stadium each home game, and they are back-to-back PCL champs.

In all honesty, I think the next cities to get a professional team would be Montreal, QC or San Juan, PR.

WCTYSON · Aug 17, 2015

clarkzac said:
I think that would be a tough area. There is a huge royals following there. I don't know how easily it would be for so many people to just drop their favorite team for a new team

bradical said:
While our metro may have 1MM+ with Omaha, CB and Lincoln - the passion for (non-college) baseball around here is pretty minimal with the Royals only 2 hours South. The city built a beautiful new stadium downtown for the PCL Omaha Storm Chasers (formerly Omaha Royals), Creighton Blue Jays and the College World Series that seats 25k+. Instead, the Storm Chasers opted to build a stadium the next county over because they needed a smaller venue. They have trouble filling that new 9k seat stadium each home game, and they are back-to-back PCL champs.

In all honesty, I think the next cities to get a professional team would be Montreal, QC or San Juan, PR.

Good points, I did not know much about the market in that area. San Juan would be great, along with Mexico City, Montreal and what about Vancouver?

Super Mario · Aug 17, 2015

Fargo

IndyManning18 · Aug 17, 2015

Port Charlotte, Florida.

bradical · Aug 17, 2015

IndyManning18 said:
Port Charlotte, Florida.

With as many fans that go to Tampa Bay and Miami games, adding another team in Florida seems like a great business move.

Dazed · Aug 17, 2015

I would like to see a team back in Montreal. I think another good place would be Monterrey, Mexico.

Maybe someday there will be a team in Havana.

Casebusters · Aug 17, 2015

Move the Rays to Orlando

Golden Gopher · Aug 17, 2015

Richmond. Va. and Charlotte, NC could possibly support a team, although I agree they should be getting rid of teams that can't fill the seats on a daily basis.

IndyManning18 · Aug 17, 2015

bradical said:
With as many fans that go to Tampa Bay and Miami games, adding another team in Florida seems like a great business move.

Port Charlotte is the hometown of baseball God, Matt Laporta. They should move the Hall of Fame down there as well.

jbhofmann · Aug 17, 2015

I've said for years that MLB should cap stadium capacity in new parks to 35,000 and focus on intimate parks.

Secondly, you need to research not population but number of Fortune 500 companies. These are your ticket eaters, suite buyers and employers to the middle class fans that you're catering to.

Louisville is an interesting city. It is ALWAYS a top 5 city in any sport on TV. They consume sports well, just not sure about the geography.

PeteD · Aug 17, 2015

hive17 said:
Real answer: maybe Charlotte or Nashville.

Nashville would be cool because they could share with Vandy.

yeah i would think Nashville would be a no brainer. same draw appeal as Vegas, plus you know the mascot would be a Elvis imitator.

r2d2 · Aug 17, 2015

smapdi said:
Salt Lake City? Is Colorado, SF, Oak, or Seattle enough for that whole region?

dark horse answer: Mexico City.

For much as I would love it, it is not going to happen. Metropolitan area of more than 20 million but way less than 1% even care about baseball. Soccer is king and baseball is in no way improving here.

Brewer Andy · Aug 17, 2015

Perhaps San Juan would be better suited. Travel would stink but it'd be fun to see a team somewhere like Caracas too. If Canada can have a team....

tramers · Aug 17, 2015

Charlotte NC would be great - play the Yankees and it would be like a family reunion = nobody sober for a week .

WCTYSON · Aug 17, 2015

Dazed said:
I would like to see a team back in Montreal. I think another good place would be Monterrey, Mexico.

Maybe someday there will be a team in Havana.

That is a great one. I would like to add Santo Domingo.

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