Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland

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What would be the impact on Seattle if Portland got an MLB franchise in a few years. (pick 3)

Poll runs till Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:33 am

Good: the I5 rivalry would replace the Sonics-Blazers I5 rivalry good for both clubs
3
16%
Bad: The Mariners TV market would suffer by dropping 1/3rd +/- (I believe the A's would migrate south the Vegas us freeing Portland to push further South than the M's do currently
4
21%
Good: Travel
5
26%
Bad: Even less money that our greedy owners won't spend
2
11%
Good, if in our division we might have a punching bag level team for a few years.
4
21%
Bad: Portland is a smaller market. Would we lose out on comp round A and B picks. Along with whoever else joins the league presumed to be a smaller market vs Seattle, and the Oakland A's are moving from the #6 market to #42 in Vegas
1
5%
 
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Michael K.
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Re: Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland

Post by Michael K. » Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:06 pm

Donn Beach wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:41 pm
 Guess Russell Wilson is an investor
That aught to just endear him even more to Seattle area fans.
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Re: Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland

Post by DavidGee24 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:08 pm

It would be nice if MLB and the NBA would expand to 32 teams, that's an ideal number for a league. The NFL and NHL have 32 teams and their divisions are balanced perfectly as a result.

If the NBA expands, it's a no-brainer that Seattle and Vegas would be awarded the two franchises, but MLB is a total mystery. Personally, my first instinct is that Nashville and Charlotte would be awarded franchises as both cities are booming and that would cover the big wasteland where there's no MLB. If Portland somehow pushes hard enough and pulls it off, I couldn't even guess as to whether Nashville or Charlotte would be the odd man out. As far as a darkhorse is concerned, I don't think there really is one, not even Montreal or Salt Lake City.
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Re: Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland

Post by Captain 97 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:16 pm

I personally think a Vancouver Team would be a ton more successful than a Portland team in terms of fan support.
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Re: Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland

Post by D-train » Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:21 pm

Which Vancouver lol
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Re: Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland

Post by DavidGee24 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:21 pm

Captain 97 wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:16 pm
 I personally think a Vancouver Team would be a ton more successful than a Portland team in terms of fan support.
Have they ever even made any kind of an effort on this? I've never seen any kind of a push from Vancouver, plus they lost their NBA franchise very quickly.
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