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Topic Retitled: Regional Team Affiliations
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:45 pm
by Petert
Retitled the aborted 6/20 GT to reflect sentiment of the thread...
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:38 pm
by D-train
Hey Peter,
Couple of game thread rules violations here. Because we won yesterday, it's hanjag's game thread until we lose and you can't post a thread without lineups unless you already have rights to it.
Don't worry you won't have to wait long until we lose then feel free to start one with lineups that usually come out about 4 hours before game time.
Thanks!!!
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:40 pm
by D-train
OK this is crazy:
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BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays have received MLB's permission to explore becoming two-city team: the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, sources tell ESPN. The plan: Play early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and finish the season in Montreal. News at ESPN:
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:43 pm
by Petert
Done.
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:45 pm
by D-train
If hanjag doesn't start one by 7pm we can go with this one.
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:49 pm
by Petert
D-train wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:40 pm
OK this is crazy:
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BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays have received MLB's permission to explore becoming two-city team: the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, sources tell ESPN. The plan: Play early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and finish the season in Montreal. News at ESPN:
BTW, I don’t think this is crazy. I think it’s smart. It’s a way for a second-tier team to tap into undeveloped markets. I eventually see us doing the same with Vancouver, or Portland, and becoming a regional team.
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:56 pm
by Jack Merridew
What fan is going stick with a team that plays the second half of the season in a city 1000 miles away? And which city would host playoff games? I'd be pissed.
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:59 pm
by D-train
Petert wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:49 pm
D-train wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:40 pm
OK this is crazy:
Jeff Passan
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@JeffPassan
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BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays have received MLB's permission to explore becoming two-city team: the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, sources tell ESPN. The plan: Play early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and finish the season in Montreal. News at ESPN:
BTW, I don’t think this is crazy. I think it’s smart. It’s a way for a second-tier team to tap into undeveloped markets. I eventually see us doing the same with Vancouver, or Portland, and becoming a regional team.
Yeah, I didn't mean crazy dumb, just crazy as in I had never even remotely considered it.
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:03 pm
by D-train
Jack Merridew wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:56 pm
What fan is going stick with a team that plays the second half of the season in a city 1000 miles away? And which city would host playoff games? I'd be pissed.
1500. Guessing they won't be playing in Montreal in October with an average low of 39.
Re: Bottom Feeding Frenzy GT 6/20
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:10 pm
by Petert
Jack Merridew wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:56 pm
What fan is going stick with a team that plays the second half of the season in a city 1000 miles away? And which city would host playoff games? I'd be pissed.
If it came down to a team increasing their revenues, you can be sure they would work out as many of the kinks as possible: fan loyalty, playoff siting, new ballpark construction in the sister city...all that. The choice of Montreal for a Florida team is weird, although I could see Miami doing it with San Juan PR.
This deserves a separate thread, imho.