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KeepOnRollin said:
How about any of Las Vegas, Indy, Montreal, Charlotte?

Conversely, why should POR get a team over all other cities?

And to be clear, I not saying POR shouldn't get a team at some point. Just wondering why they should get one more than other cities like your post seems to imply.
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Las Vegas - A baseball team would have horrible attendance there. It's too hot as well. They already have a major team coming and I believe theyre smaller than us. Plus not sure baseball wants to dip it's toe there just yet.

Charlotte & Indy - Multiple major sports franchises and are no bigger than us.

Plus, I assume were growing faster than any other city except Vegas.. The only city that could/should rival is Montreal.
 
BonesJones said:
Las Vegas - A baseball team would have horrible attendance there. It's too hot as well. They already have a major team coming and I believe theyre smaller than us. Plus not sure baseball wants to dip it's toe there just yet.

Charlotte & Indy - Multiple major sports franchises and are no bigger than us.

Plus, I assume were growing faster than any other city except Vegas.. The only city that could/should rival is Montreal.
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A Vegas team would 100% have an indoor ballpark, so weather probably isn’t a factor.
 
ripcityboy said:
Baseball is extremely popular in that part of the country. The only baseball popular in PDX is with Beaver fans and maybe a few Mariners fans.

Shit. I hear from friends and neighbors that they dont give a shit about baseball. We dont even have a Double A club in the state. I mean. It would nice if we had a team. But I am not going to pretend Portland is a prime spot for locating a franchise.
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Baseball would be a hit here. Portland's a sports city, and they take pride in anything that represents them. The weather here combined with a beautiful stadium, would make for a great turnout.

We have a bigger metro area than people think. We could get 30K consistently. I'd consistently go to games and I'm not even a fan of the sport.
 
Lanny said:
Two places have been prominently mentioned in the past, Delta Park and SE Portland. I've never seen anyone mention prime real estate on the banks of the Willamette in downtown SW Portland.

Of course, it would be primo if anyone could afford the property.
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Dude, delta park would be terrible... think about driving there from anywhere for a 7 PM game. Traffic would suuuuuck.
 
Forget about the Rays. council is about to vote for a new stadium in Ybor City, just off downtown. property is purchased. instead of being at the bottom of St. Pete, they'll be right in the middle of everything.
 
If I'm not mistaken, Portland is the largest market in the US to NOT have multiple professional teams. Talking "Big 4".
 
riverman said:
It would take time for Mariners fans to jump over to a new franchise in Portland....we can fill a soccer stadium, I don't see a problem with baseball...we need a good weather sport here
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If they’re like Seahawks fans, it won’t take any time at all.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Fun fact, Raleigh to Charlotte is about the same distance as Portland to Seattle.
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Still, Raleigh isn't some independent sports market. Its too small Raleigh and Charlotte still group into one. Portland and Seattle are two seperate, thriving, top 25 cities in the US and aren't even in the same state. It's different.

Even then, Charlotte still has the NBA and NFL. We only have the NBA.
 
What is the traffic infrastructure like in Indy, San Antonio, et al? Because Portland's is horrible, and an MLB team will only make it worse.
 
BonesJones said:
If I could put a stadium anywhere
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* The Blue&Purple circles are where the moveable roof would go. The roof is shown in the position where it wouldn't cover the stadium. The Blue-Outlined, Purple-Filled circles are where the corners would be if it was over the field.
**Forgot to mark BLUE as a parking garage. Would likely need parking elsewhere.

Obviously, I know this is very unlikely. I know there's a ton of logistical issues that go with something like this. But it'd be beautiful. Outfield boardwalk like the SF Giants have. Could experiment with having the field below the river level so the outfield wall is essentially a pathway barrier between the river and the stadium. Would need some time of raiseable levee wall that could rise out of the path to protect the stadium in cases of flooding. Put a moveable roof on the thing like Safeco Field has, that encloses everything but leaves the boardwalk area of the stadium open. The Morrison Bridge would overlook the stadium. It's be awesome.
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I was on the crew that built the Safeco roof. Bad design and constant problems. But yeah this stadium would need a retractable for sure IMO.
 
I'd become a Portland fan (baseball) in an instant. I love that the schedule, for the most part, wouldn't overlap with the Blazers and it would give me something to follow in the summer months. Also, summer's in Portland are undefeated.
 
hoopsjock said:
I think that every city that has both MLB and NFL have separate stadiums now with the exception of Oakland but the Raiders are of course moving soon.
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I think your right and that would probably kill any possibility. Unless they do something new different, and weird here...
 
Hoopguru said:
If there is private money backing it, and they can profit, its a done deal!
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I doubt it. There's a reason they haven't identified the potential ownership group. Baseball wouldn't succeed here anyway. Too many games.
 
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I'd spend just as much money supporting a Portland MLB team as I do any other baseball team.

That'd be a big fat $0.

Baseball is terrible. No interest in getting an MLB team at all.
 
Lanny said:
What's the baseball thing you talk about? Is it a sport? When channel flipping, I occasionally watch it 'cause it puts me to sleep and I have a really good nap.
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So then tour purpose of the op was to hope for more naps? :)
 
PtldPlatypus said:
What is the traffic infrastructure like in Indy, San Antonio, et al? Because Portland's is horrible, and an MLB team will only make it worse.
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Both of those downtowns don't feel anywhere near as big as ours. The cities themselves may spread out more, but the downtowns, are kinda small.
 
I personally would only see one baseball game a year in person if I still lived in the area. It is great to grab a hot dog and enjoy a night out but otherwise it would not grab me enough. Now football I would have season tickets but can't see that happening. NHL would fall somewhere in the middle for me but closer to the baseball end.
 
Indy blows-- I've been here for the past 6 yrs and can't wait to get out. Portland seems like a much bigger city, with an actual city center that is relevant. Portland deserves a second team more than Indy deserves a third.
 
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