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Mexico City is 7,400 feet above sea level and the air is full of suspended particles of shit. Kinda rather not. I think MLB looked at moving the Expos to Monterrey, though.

Norfolk or Virginia Beach is mildly intriguing but the Orioles and Nats would throw a bitchfit.

Curious Hair wrote:

Didnt the expos play in Puerto Rico for a year before moving to DC?

HawaiiYou wrote:

I've heard rumors for the last 10 years or so about an expansion team in Mexico. Not sure where that is now.

It's still right below the US.

HawaiiYou wrote:

I've heard rumors for the last 10 years or so about an expansion team in Mexico. Not sure where that is now.

It's still right below the US.

Curious Hair wrote:

20 years will be the longest baseball has gone without expansion since the expansion era began. I think the talent is there for 50+ more major leaguers, but I don't think the markets are.

There should be at least one more team in New York.

It might even make sense to put a third NY team on the outskirts in the direction of CT. A lot of people seem to live out that way and work in NYC. Or some may want to go to the game without going into the city.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:55 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote: Mexico City is 7,400 feet above sea level and the air is full of suspended particles of shit. Kinda rather not. I think MLB looked at moving the Expos to Monterrey, though. Norfolk or Virginia Beach is mildly intriguing but the Orioles and Nats would throw a bitchfit. Didnt the expos play in Puerto Rico for a year before moving to DC?

Author:	Curious Hair [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:06 pm ]
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HawaiiYou wrote: Curious Hair wrote: Mexico City is 7,400 feet above sea level and the air is full of suspended particles of shit. Kinda rather not. I think MLB looked at moving the Expos to Monterrey, though. Norfolk or Virginia Beach is mildly intriguing but the Orioles and Nats would throw a bitchfit. Didnt the expos play in Puerto Rico for a year before moving to DC? No, they played about a third of their 2003 and 2004 home schedules in San Juan, but they were still the Montreal Expos. FUN FACT: because of a hurricane, an Expos@Marlins game in '04 got moved to Comiskey. Sinicalypse was probably there.

Author:	Frank Coztansa [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:45 pm ]
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I was there for both of those games. Marlins went 2-0. I still have the ticket stubs somewhere. FUN FACT 2: Josh Beckett is the only pitcher to ever get a hit at New Comiskey/ The Cell/ The Rate.

Author:	Frank Coztansa [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:46 pm ]
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FavreFan wrote: HawaiiYou wrote: I've heard rumors for the last 10 years or so about an expansion team in Mexico. Not sure where that is now. It's still right below the US.

Author:	rogers park bryan [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:26 am ]
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Id prefer fewer teams, better talent.

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Author:	IMU [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:38 am ]
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FavreFan wrote: HawaiiYou wrote: I've heard rumors for the last 10 years or so about an expansion team in Mexico. Not sure where that is now. It's still right below the US.

Author:	pittmike [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:49 am ]
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+1

Author:	One Post [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:13 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Curious Hair wrote: 20 years will be the longest baseball has gone without expansion since the expansion era began. I think the talent is there for 50+ more major leaguers, but I don't think the markets are. There should be at least one more team in New York. At least one. The market could more than support it, but good luck getting the Mets and Yankees to agree to have their revenue streams and value immediately reduced by a not insignificant amount. It's like the NHL, they have struggled for years trying to place franchises into markets and getting them to be successful. The consensus is if Toronto would get a second team it would be one of the five most valuable franchises the day after it was founded.

Author:	pittmike [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:20 pm ]
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It might even make sense to put a third NY team on the outskirts in the direction of CT. A lot of people seem to live out that way and work in NYC. Or some may want to go to the game without going into the city.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:28 pm ]
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pittmike wrote: It might even make sense to put a third NY team on the outskirts in the direction of CT. A lot of people seem to live out that way and work in NYC. Or some may want to go to the game without going into the city. The Bronx is already in the direction of Connecticut: Yankee Stadium is on the railroad lines that go to Fairfield County and the Hudson Valley, and you've gotta believe those areas are dyed-in-the-wool Yankees (and NY Giants) fans. A third team would have to be oriented toward Jersey. I'm guessing Madison Square Garden would either own the team or at least the TV rights (MSG hasn't had baseball since the Yankees started YES).

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