OT MLB to PDX: We're talking baseball to PDX (2 Viewers)

[Jon]

the name of the park to be Protester Park

 

[Pinwheel1]

Despite my absolute LOATHING for the game of baseball, I am HIGHLY interested in the naming/branding.

I admit baseball can be boring to watch on TV but I would wager that you would end up enjoying going to the ball park on nice warm summer evening. Especially in such a beautiful setting as the one proposed.....if they can pull it off. You will get into it.

 

[BBert]

The best marke

Roses...wow I'm not sure that would go over well in Stump Town. Its got to be 110% ferocious or manly. PDX has to repair the perception this town has earned over he last few years.

So Portland Pacifists is out?

It could be shortened to The Fists though

 

[BBert]

How about the Goonies, haha

Goonies Never Say Die!

 

[Mediocre Man]

So Portland Pacifists is out?

What if we shorten it to The Fists?

Fisting would give a whole new meaning to the 7th inning stretch

 

[BBert]

I admit baseball can be boring to watch on TV but I would wager that you would end up enjoying going to the ball park on nice warm summer evening. Especially in such a beautiful setting as the one proposed.....if they can pull it off. You will get into it.

It's a nice way to spend a summer evening with friends or family. I don't know about doing it 40 times a year though.

 

[Mediocre Man]

If the stadium bar isn't named "Bottom of the 1/5" someone needs to be fired

 

[HailBlazers]

This has always been my preference, despite the Lewis and Clark college issue (which really shouldn't be an issue).

 

[blue9]

All this posturing makes you only appreciate the name Trail Blazers even more.

Yup - everything about the Blazers is the best and most unique in all of sports! I absolutely love the fact that we have an abstract logo!

 

[Jon]

name the stadium the Genderdome

 

[blue9]

I admit baseball can be boring to watch on TV but I would wager that you would end up enjoying going to the ball park on nice warm summer evening. Especially in such a beautiful setting as the one proposed.....if they can pull it off. You will get into it.

I've been to a few Mariners games and ended up leaving early because it was so boring.

 

[hoopsjock]

What about having it be the Rose City (Insert Name Here) kind of like the Golden State Warriors? Even though the Warriors is a very generic sports name it makes it a lot more unique than calling them the Oakland Warriors.

 

[BonesJones]

What about having it be the Rose City (Insert Name Here) kind of like the Golden State Warriors? Even though the Warriors is a very generic sports name it makes it a lot more unique than calling them the Oakland Warriors.

I really like that idea. What name do you propose with it?

 

[Shaboid]

I really like that idea. What name do you propose with it?

Rose City Racists?

 

[hoopsjock]

I really like that idea. What name do you propose with it?

I don't know....

Rose City Pioneers is kind of cool and fits with the Trail Blazers too.

I don't want Mavericks but if they did name them that I'd want the Rose City part so it's different.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think the people claiming boredom at baseball games are missing the point.

Baseball is a regional sport. There are diehard fans in places like Philly, NY, Bos, etc. because they were around since birth.

In Portland, at least at the beginning, you'd probably want to go for the good times with friends, or you kids. As the years pass, the passion will grow.

Don't go to baseball games to be on the edge of your seat. Go to relax, have a few beverages, and hang out.

 

[hoopsjock]

I think the people claiming boredom at baseball games are missing the point.

Baseball is a regional sport. There are diehard fans in places like Philly, NY, Bos, etc. because they were around since birth.

In Portland, at least at the beginning, you'd probably want to go for the good times with friends, or you kids. As the years pass, the passion will grow.

Don't go to baseball games to be on the edge of your seat. Go to relax, have a few beverages, and hang out.

I love to try and catch foul balls or home runs, so knowing that at any point a ball could fly at you is something that keeps me engaged.

 

[blue9]

Don't go to baseball games to be on the edge of your seat. Go to relax, have a few beverages, and hang out.

But why? I can do that with friends at a bar with a nice patio and not pay double-price for my drinks. Or in a park or one of our backyards for half the price of going to a bar.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I love to try and catch foul balls or home runs, so knowing that at any point a ball could fly at you is something that keeps me engaged.

Yep

 

[Mediocre Man]

But why? I can do that with friends at a bar with a nice patio and not pay double-price for my drinks. Or in a park or one of our backyards for half the price of going to a bar.

Cause you get competition as well

 

[illmatic99]

Baseball is fixable. Cut it to 6 innings, enforce that pitch clock, and cut the season in half. You'd fill every seat in these stadiums.

Too caught up in history and all time stats.

 

[BonesJones]

Baseball is fixable. Cut it to 6 innings, enforce that pitch clock, and cut the season in half. You'd fill every seat in these stadiums.

Too caught up in history and all time stats.

That's a terrible idea.

 

[THE HCP]

First pitch of first game? The Schonz...... Matt Groning.......Phil Knight......Dale Murphy..... Bud Clark in a trench coat....Cast of The Goonies?

 

[BBert]

I've been to a few Mariners games and ended up leaving early because it was so boring.

Was it an indoor stadium? I went once at the Kingdome, and I agree it had little appeal to me. I like sitting outdoors at a baseball game. If it isn't outdoors I won't go.

 

[BonesJones]

One thing with this site... how the hell are they going to get people in and out? Traffic will be horrible unless theres a major roadway redesign...

 

[blue9]

Was it an indoor stadium? I went once at the Kingdome, and I agree it had little appeal to me. I like sitting outdoors at a baseball game. If it isn't outdoors I won't go.

Both Kingdome and Safeco Field.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

One thing with this site... how the hell are they going to get people in and out? Traffic will be horrible unless theres a major roadway redesign...

The area directly across the river is planned as a "parking district" per the 2035 comprehensive plan.

 

[illmatic99]

That's a terrible idea.

You want to elaborate why?

5 teams this past season couldn't even fill half their seats in 82 home games. The lowest so far this season in the NBA is Minny, and they still have > 75% attendance.

If baseball wants viewers, it needs massive changes, but they're too caught up in their own past to ever change. Ain't nobody got time to spend 4 hrs watching a 2-1 game with 3 hits. Repeat that 162 times and you've got a completely disengaged fan.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Baseball needs some changes for sure.

They have ne and other diehards, but kids could give 2 fucks about watching on tv.

Shorten the season BACK to 154 like it used to.

Call the strike zone. This will speed up the game as ton

Limit mound visits

8th and 9th inning key anyone bat, so the stars po eople OSU money for can technically Be at bat more.

Limit warm up pitches

Raise the mound back up

 

[BonesJones]

You want to elaborate why?

5 teams this past season couldn't even fill half their seats in 82 home games. The lowest so far this season in the NBA is Minny, and they still have > 75% attendance.

If baseball wants viewers, it needs massive changes, but they're too caught up in their own past to ever change. Ain't nobody got time to spend 4 hrs watching a 2-1 game with 3 hits. Repeat that 162 times and you've got a completely disengaged fan.

Because they have bigger stadiums... Comparing MLB attendance to NBA attendance is absolutely ridiculous. The MLB has 30K-40K seat stadiums, compared to 18K-20K capacity NBA stadiums.. But if you want to compare, MLB averaged 28K fans per game last year. The NBA averaged 18K.

A 2-1 game with 3 hits doesnt take 4 hours. Do you not know baseball? That doesnt happen. The average game time was 3 hours flat through 9 innings, while the NBA has an average game time of around 2 hours, 20 minutes. Baseball would be sped up with a pitch clock.

The beauty of a baseball season is that theres 162 games, and often times the difference between a division championship or post-season birth will come down to 1 or 2 games.

You're suggesting cutting 67% of game action for an entire season. That's insane. Not only would that be a horrible business decision, but it'd also be hated by its core group of die-hard fans, and would fail to bring in or engage new fans.