Avid Timbers Army (Re: MLB and Portland)

[Fez Hammersticks]

Seeing how successful the Timbers have been I think an MLB team would receive similar attention.

Paulson could use this to lure a team to Portland in the future. This city is ready for more than one big pro-sports team.

The Timbers army is something else. The place is wild every game. MLB, the avid fanbase is here waiting.

 

[julius]

As long as we can have groups of people dancing during parts of the game and singing, it's be a hit.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

I disagree. A Timbers game is popular because it's an event, like an NFL game. An NFL team in Portland would be a godsend. Timbers Army on steroids. Baseball, however, no. 80+ games makes it cater to a completely different kind of sports fan, one that I don't think Portland has in enough numbers to make it work here. The Blazers make a 40+ game season work because they've been here forever as "the only game in town", and there are generations of fans that are invested in their success. A baseball team, especially one that would struggle early on, would not take hold and get the 40 to 50,000 paying fans on a daily basis that it would take to be an success in Portland. They would move before the generational toehold would take place.

 

[Mediocre Man]

MLB to Portland would be great. MLB is a different kind of event. It is a family event. Parks that do it right have all kinds of stuff for kids to do and I think more than any other sport creates great memories for families.

 

[HailBlazers]

Awesome Location and Design. If baseball were to work here it would have to be a very special venue like that.

Baseball, however, no. 80+ games makes it cater to a completely different kind of sports fan, one that I don't think Portland has in enough numbers to make it work here.

Tend to agree here.

 

[Eastoff]

MLB to Portland would be great. MLB is a different kind of event. It is a family event. Parks that do it right have all kinds of stuff for kids to do and I think more than any other sport creates great memories for families.

I think most families that would want to go to baseball games live in the suburbs. Being downtown, I think would hinder their ticket sales. With that said, I don't have an excuse for the Blazers in the same situation.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

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I remember back in the day when we were teased by these photos. I hung them on my bedroom wall for years. It sucked when I finally tore them down because I knew it was all a dream and we never really had a chance. Sadly I don't think our chances are any better because the Timbers have a strong fanbase.

 

[MickZagger]

I disagree. A Timbers game is popular because it's an event, like an NFL game. An NFL team in Portland would be a godsend. Timbers Army on steroids. Baseball, however, no. 80+ games makes it cater to a completely different kind of sports fan, one that I don't think Portland has in enough numbers to make it work here. The Blazers make a 40+ game season work because they've been here forever as "the only game in town", and there are generations of fans that are invested in their success. A baseball team, especially one that would struggle early on, would not take hold and get the 40 to 50,000 paying fans on a daily basis that it would take to be an success in Portland. They would move before the generational toehold would take place.

You think 40 to 50,000 fans pack MLB stadiums on a nightly basis?

 

[THE HCP]

We should build a 25,000 and sell it our every night instead of hoping to get 45,000.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

You think 40 to 50,000 fans pack MLB stadiums on a nightly basis?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2011-misc.shtml

Looks like the average attendance is about 30K a night. That's 80+ dates of 30K a night. Day after day. I don't think Portland has that type of Sports fan.

 

[MickZagger]

10,000 fans is a big difference. That average has to take into account venues like Yankee Stadium, Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger Stadium and Busch that our filled for every game. Its not the norm though.