Goodbye Portland Beavers!

[EL PRESIDENTE]

http://www.nctimes.com/sports/baseb...cle_35132d00-7522-5736-936f-d3824908a901.html

The only thing clear is that the Portland Beavers, the Padres' affiliate in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, will not be playing in Portland next season. Without a ballpark to play in after this season, the Beavers are for sale and will be relocated.

Where that franchise will end up, however, remains a mystery.

Three cities in North County -- Escondido, San Marcos and Carlsbad -- have been mentioned as future sites of the Portland franchise. Tucson, Ariz., has been considered, and sources say there is an ownership group in El Paso, Texas "that would love to get the Portland club."

 

[ehizzy3]

BREAKING NEWS


lol this has been known for awhile now, i'd love to see the total attendance numbers for the timbers and beavers this season...

 

[THE HCP]

The Beaver games I've been at this summer (10 or so) I shit you not no more then 400 or 500 people MAX!

 

[bigbailes]

sadly there is no denying the fact that the timbers kill the beavers (except MAYBE thursdays?) in attendance. just wish they had been able to figure out a stadium for them that wasn't a cavern like pge. such a horrible site for AAA baseball.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

#'s dont lie. People dont care much about the Portland Beavers. I havent been to a game in 3 years.

 

[andalusian]

I have been to one game of the Beavers - and it was a waste of time and money.

 

[The Professional Fan]

AAA baseball blows.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

baseball blows.

IFYPFY

 

[maxiep]

Portland--regardless of what's here currently--is a major league town. The viewing numbers for MLB as well as Mariner ticket purchases in the Portland Metro Area demonstrates we'd support a major league team. A minor league team? Not so much.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Portland--regardless of what's here currently--is a major league town. The viewing numbers for MLB as well as Mariner ticket purchases in the Portland Metro Area demonstrates we'd support a major league team. A minor league team? Not so much.

I always here that the lack of corporate support is the biggest factor as to why Portland hasn't landed an MLB franchise. What do you think?

God damn, I would love a freakin' MLB baseball team in Portland

 

[Wheels]

I cant imagine very many people at a game on a Wednesday afternoon in Portland. But that could just be me.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

It's not dead but it'll be a while. I was hoping the city would be able to steal away the D-Rays, an up-and-coming team.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I was under the impression that AAA ball kind of thrives in smaller communities, suburbs, etc....focus on family outings and strange BBQ and local food oddities.