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 Post subject: The Cuba Plan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:14 am 
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An actual plan for Cuban players coming to America.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/sports/baseball/major-leagues-have-proposal-to-ease-path-for-cuban-players.html?ref=sports&_r=0

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 Post subject: Re: The Cuba Plan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:37 am 
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I fully expect to see an MLB team in Cuba in the next 10-15 years.

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 Post subject: Re: The Cuba Plan
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good dolphin wrote:
I fully expect to see an MLB team in Cuba in the next 10-15 years.


I think it would be Mexico first, biggest park in majors with $1 bleachers / lawn seats

Cuba doesnt support the financials of a team for a long time.....long time,

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 Post subject: Re: The Cuba Plan
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 Post subject: Re: The Cuba Plan
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bigfan wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
I fully expect to see an MLB team in Cuba in the next 10-15 years.


I think it would be Mexico first, biggest park in majors with $1 bleachers / lawn seats

Cuba doesnt support the financials of a team for a long time.....long time,


I didn't think of it that way but I would think the league would want to gain entry as soon as possible to the market so a team financially supported by the league could be in order. MLB teams make the investment and own the team. When the time is right, they sell and collect the profit.

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 Post subject: Re: The Cuba Plan
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Why not Miami plays like 10-15 games there? I can't see 40,000 Cubans dropping $100 each 81 games/year.

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 Post subject: Re: The Cuba Plan
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Hatchetman wrote:
Why not Miami plays like 10-15 games there? I can't see 40,000 Cubans dropping $100 each 81 games/year.


Will Mexicans?

I think any move south will require subsidization by the league. It seems like a wise investment to grow the Latin/Caribbean market in the hopes of an eventual push down to bigger jewels like Brazil.

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I'd be fine with the Marlins playing three in San Juan and three in Havana, despite the ignominy of Miami-Dade building them that stadium and then the Marlins playing elsewhere anyway.

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