OT MLB to PDX: We're talking baseball to PDX

[THE HCP]

MLB games are a top notch in person experience.

But........sooooo.....god damn boring!
Sorry, "America's Past Time" or not. I will take the extra work for sure. I'm sure I'd find myself a couple games a year with my family, but not to watch the actual game. And how sad is that that you can go and NOT pay attention and still get the gist of what happened. Could you imagine going to a Blazers game and just drinking and not watching?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Could you imagine going to a Blazers game and just drinking and not watching?

Isn’t that what @SlyPokerDog does?

 

[THE HCP]

As a vegetarian.... whoop de doo

Sorry man, I didn't know you were.......one of THOSE people.

 

[THE HCP]

And The HCP's bad, he meant Steak N Shake

 

[CupWizier]

But you guys got Shake Shack and we don't!!!!!!!

But do they have Voodoo Donuts?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

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.

When I talked with Brooke about her time in Indy, our take on Indy was that it was a nice city but entirely too many similar sports bars. I have not looked at the numbers but would guess many in Indiana have not moved very far and are not welcome to any change. With that, someone like Trump and Pence can get elected and it was just recently voted to allow Sunday beer sales. With the resistance to change, not sure the longtime Cardinal, Cub, and Reds fans would convert to whatever team Indy would have in MLB. Those three teams would probably sell well when in town but that would only be a fraction of the schedule.

Do not forget about the two other teams we have in Portland. Timbers and Thorns both sell well.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

But do they have Voodoo Donuts?

They have Dunkin’ Donuts

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

And The HCP's bad, he meant Steak N Shake

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My wife makes us go every time we are in the Midwest. I still prefer Rally's or White Castle. My other mandatory stops were Pizza King and Cracker Barrel. Can hit CB out here now.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

They have Dunkin’ Donuts

Dunkin is nice but no Blue Star. Voodoo is slowly starting to make its way to other cities but really just somewhere to go on vacation and not somewhere you go regularly.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dunkin is nice but no Blue Star. Voodoo is slowly starting to make its way to other cities but really just somewhere to go on vacation and not somewhere you go regularly.

Imma say it, voodoo is overrated.

 

[CupWizier]

Imma say it, voodoo is overrated.

Don't tell that to Ray Felton.

 

[barfo]

Don't tell that to Ray Felton.

Yeah, if Ray ever finds out about Blue Star, they'll run out of donuts at 8am instead of 10am

barfo

 

[santeesioux]

It's just crazy to me places like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis have more real pro sports teams than Portland.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

It's just crazy to me places like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis have more real pro sports teams than Portland.

East coast, older cities. Makes sense.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I doubt it. There's a reason they haven't identified the potential ownership group. Baseball wouldn't succeed here anyway. Too many games.

It's already gaining momentum!

 

[barfo]

It's already gaining momentum!

Look at that turtle go!

barfo

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Look at that turtle go!

barfo

 

[santeesioux]

Clownzano is saying the stadium would be completely privately funded besides the $150 million bond, who's got that kind of money around here besides Knight and PA?

 

[julius]

Clownzano is saying the stadium would be completely privately funded besides the $150 million bond, who's got that kind of money around here besides Knight and PA?

I thought the idea was that they were not from the area?

 

[Lanny]

Demo the Coliseum, build MLB stadium.

Parking is a problem there. You've got the MAC club and Lincoln High School right next door. You've also got a lot of people in aprtements around there. The Stadium Fred Meyer already has a problem with Civic Stadium overflow parking.

I just don't see that as a viable area even though I like it a lot. Went to that high school and most of my friends belonged to the MAC club. Also, watched a ton of AAA baseball there when I was a kid. Even watched a Portland Storms football game or two there. Saw the OSU Beavers football team play ASU there. Went to the Hospitality room at the Weinhard brewery first.. Seen a couple Timbers matches and a Thorn match there. I'm not sure 'cause it's kind of a blur for obvious reasons, but I believe I've seen a rock concert there.

So, as much as I love that area, I'm pretty sure several studies have shown it to be a no go.

 

[Lanny]

Clownzano is saying the stadium would be completely privately funded besides the $150 million bond, who's got that kind of money around here besides Knight and PA?

A consortium. I remember when the President of the Blazers, Miller, was trying to head up such a consortium to buy the Blazers. So, yes there are a few guys with big money that could pool it.

 

[Lanny]

Make a tunnel. It would be awesome.

I like that idea. Especially, when you consider that it would have been a great idea for many years now, not just to service the new stadium.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Parking is a problem there. You've got the MAC club and Lincoln High School right next door. You've also got a lot of people in aprtements around there. The Stadium Fred Meyer already has a problem with Civic Stadium overflow parking.

I just don't see that as a viable area even though I like it a lot. Went to that high school and most of my friends belonged to the MAC club. Also, watched a ton of AAA baseball there when I was a kid. Even watched a Portland Storms football game or two there. Saw the OSU Beavers football team play ASU there. Went to the Hospitality room at the Weinhard brewery first.. Seen a couple Timbers matches and a Thorn match there. I'm not sure 'cause it's kind of a blur for obvious reasons, but I believe I've seen a rock concert there.

So, as much as I love that area, I'm pretty sure several studies have shown it to be a no go.

There’s parkades in the Rose quarter though, people could also take the max in. Be pretty much treated like a Blazer game if they played in the summer.

 

[kjironman1]

Being an Ironworker and having huge benefits available in having another large stadium built right in my own town i most certainly want this to happen.
The problem i have it having it happen for baseball.
Here is a problem. It's not just dropping in popularity it's dropping quickly.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/10-deg...r-something-far-worse-baseball-152051024.html

 

[Lanny]

There’s parkades in the Rose quarter though, people could also take the max in. Be pretty much treated like a Blazer game if they played in the summer.

Hell of a lot more parking than at a Blazer game, maybe four or five times as much. Like I say, this has been studied for a long time and never came out as feasible.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Hell of a lot more parking than at a Blazer game, maybe four or five times as much. Like I say, this has been studied for a long time and never came out as feasible.

If it’s a smaller ballpark, we are looking at 25k on a PACKED house. Rose Garden gets close to 20k almost every game. Parking shouldn’t be much worse.

 

[kjironman1]

Parking is a problem there. You've got the MAC club and Lincoln High School right next door. You've also got a lot of people in aprtements around there. The Stadium Fred Meyer already has a problem with Civic Stadium overflow parking.

I just don't see that as a viable area even though I like it a lot. Went to that high school and most of my friends belonged to the MAC club. Also, watched a ton of AAA baseball there when I was a kid. Even watched a Portland Storms football game or two there. Saw the OSU Beavers football team play ASU there. Went to the Hospitality room at the Weinhard brewery first.. Seen a couple Timbers matches and a Thorn match there. I'm not sure 'cause it's kind of a blur for obvious reasons, but I believe I've seen a rock concert there.

So, as much as I love that area, I'm pretty sure several studies have shown it to be a no go.

The statement is the Coliseum.... as in Memorial Coliseum.

 

[dviss1]

Yup, born and raised. I went to Oregon State for college but other than that I've lived in the Portland Metro Area my whole life. I'm a die hard 49ers fan though. I don't know how I can just turn that off for another team. The Reds would be a little easier since they are further away and I'm not as emotionally invested with them as I am the 49ers and Blazers.

Been an Eagles fan since Randall Cunningham.

My folk JUST won the Superbowl. I'll always have an affinity for my Eagles but I've always known.... MF I'm not from Philly!!

 

[Lanny]

If it’s a smaller ballpark, we are looking at 25k on a PACKED house. Rose Garden gets close to 20k almost every game. Parking shouldn’t be much worse.

Rose Garden has all kinds of parking lots. Where are you gonna put 2/1 times as much parking in that area? This would also require 2 1/2 times as much MAX traffic which isn't feasible. Also, a MLB team is gonna require over 50,000 seats of capacity and a football team will require 80,000 or more, perhaps over 100,000.

Show me a professional study that shows it's feasible and I'll take another look.

Hey, I'd love us to build a stadium there but it's all a pipe dream where you just throw out the need for all that parking in an area that's short parking as it is. I use to live in NW Portland and I'm very familiar with that area. I've known that area since about 1957 or so. Lived there in 1959. Went to grade school at Chapman. Lived on NW 25th and Northrup. Great area but NO PARKING.

Try this, drive down NW 23rd. Avenue and try to find a parking spot.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Rose Garden has all kinds of parking lots. Where are you gonna put 2/1 times as much parking in that area? This would also require 2 1/2 times as much MAX traffic which isn't feasible. Also, a MLB team is gonna require over 50,000 seats of capacity and a football team will require 80,000 or more, perhaps over 100,000.

Show me a professional study that shows it's feasible and I'll take another look.

Hey, I'd love us to build a stadium there but it's all a pipe dream where you just throw out the need for all that parking in an area that's short parking as it is. I use to live in NW Portland and I'm very familiar with that area. I've known that area since about 1957 or so. Lived there in 1959. Went to grade school at Chapman. Lived on NW 25th and Northrup. Great area but NO PARKING.

Try this, drive down NW 23rd. Avenue and try to find a parking spot.

I think your overestimating MLB ballpark size man.