OT MLB to PDX: We're talking baseball to PDX (3 Viewers)

[Strenuus]

I would choose MLS. MLB plays too many games.

Darn. 81 games of the best sport in our city. The horror.

 

[Strenuus]

I still watch 1-2 games a night.

It'll always be the best sport.

 

[Mediocre Man]

They plan a new type of retractable roof that has never been done before. The pictures that leaked out from a private meeting showed a transparent roof or cover of some sort. Are these the same pictures that you saw? I can see how it can be missed on a first glance.

Looks like a soup bowl or ladle maybe? With the homeless problem in Portland, it could be called the soup kitchen

 

[kjironman1]

Looks like a soup bowl or ladle maybe? With the homeless problem in Portland, it could be called the soup kitchen

Fucking MM for the post of the day. Of course it's got to be a drag on the city for something. Another look could be the mother ship in Independence Day.

 

[ripcityboy]

Looks like a soup bowl or ladle maybe? With the homeless problem in Portland, it could be called the soup kitchen

Damn. It does look like a bowl of soup.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Fucking MM for the post of the day. Of course it's got to be a drag on the city for something. Another look could be the mother ship in Independence Day.

We could have Randy Quaid as the mascot and heckle from center field, just like in major league 2

 

[ripcityboy]

We could have Randy Quaid as the mascot and heckle from center field, just like in major league 2

Didn't Randy Quaid go batshit crazy and get kicked out of the country for not paying taxes?

 

[julius]

Looks like a soup bowl or ladle maybe? With the homeless problem in Portland, it could be called the soup kitchen

I'm not sure I like those designs, as much as they're unique and original. They just look like something you'd see for the Olympics and then torn down once its over.

 

[tlongII]

I still watch 1-2 games a night.

It'll always be the best sport.

It is an excellent remedy for insomnia.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Looks like a soup bowl or ladle maybe? With the homeless problem in Portland, it could be called the soup kitchen

Wah wah wah

 

[Hoopguru]

I'd have to go back and read some of Peter Gammons old books to figure out why I used to watch baseball. For the life of me I can't remember why.

I'm not sure I like those designs, as much as they're unique and original. They just look like something you'd see for the Olympics and then torn down once its over.

you know, you are 100% correct!

 

[julius]

It is an excellent remedy for insomnia.

so is soccer (on tv).

and I say that as someone who enjoys watching soccer.

 

[ripcityboy]

It is an excellent remedy for insomnia.

Just curious, tlong. If baseball comes here....
Why do you give a shit? The sport has existed in some form in PDX since it was a major west coast city. It would figure at some point to show up again, even if it wasn't permanent. Now if a bunch of Aliens from Outer Space built a test cricket grounds in the middle of Providence Park.... I'd understand if you were reasonably pissed.

 

[BBert]

I know I'm not KJ, but, why wouldn't you have a retractable cover?

Because it doesn't rain in Oregon in the Summer.

Of course, it might come in handy for the World Series

 

[BBert]

They plan a new type of retractable roof that has never been done before. The pictures that leaked out from a private meeting showed a transparent roof or cover of some sort. Are these the same pictures that you saw? I can see how it can be missed on a first glance.

I saw that before. Thanks for posting it. That would be super cool.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Didn't Randy Quaid go batshit crazy and get kicked out of the country for not paying taxes?

What says Portland more than that?

 

[blue9]

They would need a dynamic marketing campaign focused on the family and baseball as a great form of entertainment.

Man, that'd have to be one hell of a marketing campaign! They'd probably be found guilty of breaking truth in advertising laws, and any team profits (ha!) would be lost to a class action lawsuit.

 

[ripcityboy]

What says Portland more than that?

Good point.

 

[Hoopguru]

Man, that'd have to be one hell of a marketing campaign! They'd probably be found guilty of breaking truth in advertising laws, and any team profits (ha!) would be lost to a class action lawsuit.

lol...I remember Marge and her St Bernard.

 

[tlongII]

Just curious, tlong. If baseball comes here....
Why do you give a shit? The sport has existed in some form in PDX since it was a major west coast city. It would figure at some point to show up again, even if it wasn't permanent. Now if a bunch of Aliens from Outer Space built a test cricket grounds in the middle of Providence Park.... I'd understand if you were reasonably pissed.

I'm not pissed at all. Just giving my much sought after opinion on the subject. People bring up the name Craig Cheek as some sort of evidence that the project is well funded. Craig Cheek is wealthy, but he's not MLB owner wealthy. Even if the project is well-funded I see little chance of it succeeding.

 

[Strenuus]

It is an excellent remedy for insomnia.

Hmm... I have insomnia and I tend to watch entire games.

 

[blue9]

Hmm... I have insomnia and I tend to watch entire games.

That's why you're able to watch entire games!

 

[Strenuus]

That's why you're able to watch entire games!

But he said it was a cure, I'm telling him it's not. I get into the games.

 

[kjironman1]

I'm not pissed at all. Just giving my much sought after opinion on the subject. People bring up the name Craig Cheek as some sort of evidence that the project is well funded. Craig Cheek is wealthy, but he's not MLB owner wealthy. Even if the project is well-funded I see little chance of it succeeding.

It's not just bringing up the name "Craig Cheek".
Here is the disclosure : https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720090/000159140817000022/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

Now why would a dude with that reputation be in it this far? He has a reputation number of 3.9 out of 4 on the books. This is the actual securities form. He doesn't have to be that wealthy. He only has to be part of a group that is and can get financing. It's how people who are not that wealthy GET THAT WEALTHY!

 

[tlongII]

It's not just bringing up the name "Craig Cheek".
Here is the disclosure : https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720090/000159140817000022/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

Now why would a dude with that reputation be in it this far? He has a reputation number of 3.9 out of 4 on the books. This is the actual securities form. He doesn't have to be that wealthy. He only has to be part of a group that is and can get financing. It's how people who are not that wealthy GET THAT WEALTHY!

What do you think that link tells you?

 

[HailBlazers]

I don't know how baseball would do here really. If it was still the 80's and 90's when there was some youthful interest in the game, I could see them selling it with a successful marketting campaign. But there can't be an emerging market for baseball without widespread fan approval or or immediate success to get the butts in the seats. Plus, Portland is a trendy AF place, sports wise, and wants to be seen as such. The odds that a large amount of people here would spend money to see a sport their peers despise? (shakes head.)

In contrast, soccer is bright shiny new and (most importantly)
Ding, ding, ding..... NOT AMERICAN. No wonder it went over so well in Portland. Baseball, represents the Dodo Bird of sports entertainment. Even I've forgotten what was fun about the sport in the passage of time. And tell you the honest truth, I'd rather we tried to snag a rogue NHL franchise now that Seattle is getting one. That makes the NW a legitimate player in pro hockey.

I would say football is the despised sport if anything. Serve a ton of microbrews, local food fare like Providence Park and the RG, and have some actual cheap seats for a summertime event? I think there would be a big draw, not to mention there are a ton of tourists coming to Portland these days. Lastly, the Moda Center sucks for concerts, I've been to Safeco to see Tom Petty and Pearl Jam the last two summers, was a blast. Be soo nice to actually have a solid venue to draw in big acts.

 

[BBert]

I would say football is the despised sport if anything. Serve a ton of microbrews, local food fare like Providence Park and the RG, and have some actual cheap seats for a summertime event? I think there would be a big draw, not to mention there are a ton of tourists coming to Portland these days. Lastly, the Moda Center sucks for concerts, I've been to Safeco to see Tom Petty and Pearl Jam the last two summers, was a blast. Be soo nice to actually have a solid venue to draw in big acts.

With a clear retractable cover! That would rock, year 'round!

Kind of depends on what the acoustics would be like with it closed, though.

 

[Rozay]

I'm not pissed at all. Just giving my much sought after opinion on the subject. People bring up the name Craig Cheek as some sort of evidence that the project is well funded. Craig Cheek is wealthy, but he's not MLB owner wealthy. Even if the project is well-funded I see little chance of it succeeding.

Woman’s soccer works here trust me it’ll work

 

[tlongII]

Woman’s soccer works here trust me it’ll work

Women’s soccer has about 12 home games. Baseball has 81.

 

[kjironman1]

What do you think that link tells you?

It tells you that he is in fact the manager of Portland Diamond project. And that they do in fact have equity to back up the securities they are proposing to have. That is why it's called a security and exchange notice of exempt offering. Try to keep up here. This id Form D. It is filed federal.That means in Washington DC in case you can't read it. It tells you that it is an LLC (Limited Liability Corporation)
Now if you want me to tell you what Securities he is selling i cant do that because they have not been sold as of yet. But it does seem to me that he is using something as a form of collateral to get leverage.

Again this man has a 3.9 respectability rating out of 4.0 He is not going to pull out and leave a bunch of people hanging if he wants to hold onto his reputation. You do realize what Reputation rating is all about right? Don't look to Donald Trump to show you a good one. It ain't there.