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

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  1. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Apparently those photos are pics of just one of several designs.
     
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    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    I think too much effort had been put in and to much buy in by the right people has been exhibited for the money not to be there. The commissioner of baseball, the mayor of Portland, a handful of celebrities, and famous athletes. I have no reason to not believe they are legit. The old rumor is that it is money from Asia. I hope it's a Japanese company.
     
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    I don't know how baseball would do here really. If it was still the 80's and 90's when there was some youthful interest in the game, I could see them selling it with a successful marketting campaign. But there can't be an emerging market for baseball without widespread fan approval or or immediate success to get the butts in the seats. Plus, Portland is a trendy AF place, sports wise, and wants to be seen as such. The odds that a large amount of people here would spend money to see a sport their peers despise? (shakes head.)

    In contrast, soccer is bright shiny new and (most importantly)
    Ding, ding, ding..... NOT AMERICAN. No wonder it went over so well in Portland. Baseball, represents the Dodo Bird of sports entertainment. Even I've forgotten what was fun about the sport in the passage of time. And tell you the honest truth, I'd rather we tried to snag a rogue NHL franchise now that Seattle is getting one. That makes the NW a legitimate player in pro hockey.
     
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    I was thinking more of a Franklin Graham Crusade!
     
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    JK...its was meant for Barfo!
     
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    The Portland Peddle Pirates!
     
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    I want to see a Red Sea Redemption II Ad where the cowboy goes stalking through the baseball field during a game and blows it up. Make it part of the next expansion pack. Kids would be posting videos on Reddit till the cows came home.
     
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    They would need a dynamic marketing campaign focused on the family and baseball as a great form of entertainment.
     
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    Watching paint dry or grass grow.. damn that’s tough
     
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    I'd have to go back and read some of Peter Gammons old books to figure out why I used to watch baseball. For the life of me I can't remember why.
     
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    Darn. 81 games of the best sport in our city. The horror.
     
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    I still watch 1-2 games a night.

    It'll always be the best sport.
     
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    Looks like a soup bowl or ladle maybe? With the homeless problem in Portland, it could be called the soup kitchen
     
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    Fucking MM for the post of the day. Of course it's got to be a drag on the city for something. Another look could be the mother ship in Independence Day.
     
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    Damn. It does look like a bowl of soup.
     
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    We could have Randy Quaid as the mascot and heckle from center field, just like in major league 2
     
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    Didn't Randy Quaid go batshit crazy and get kicked out of the country for not paying taxes?
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'm not sure I like those designs, as much as they're unique and original. They just look like something you'd see for the Olympics and then torn down once its over.
     
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    It is an excellent remedy for insomnia.
     
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    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Wah wah wah
     
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