OT MLB to Portland? It’s definitely possible

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by BigGameDamian, Jun 12, 2017.

Moderators: 6

Moderators

  1. BrianFromWA
  2. Chris Craig
  3. Darkwebs
  4. Ed O
  5. PtldPlatypus
  6. SlyPokerDog
Page 3 of 3
  1. riverman

    riverman Writing Team

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2013
    Messages:
    68,359
    Likes Received:
    67,427
    Trophy Points:
    113
    yeah but he could consider using the Ducks as a recruiting school and the Beavers...given the Beavs baseball excellence ...hire Pat Casey to coach a major league team in Portland....I know there are all these reasons for not doing it but I'd still love it to happen
     
    riverman, Jun 12, 2017
    #41
  2. ripcityboy

    ripcityboy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2013
    Messages:
    12,934
    Likes Received:
    10,797
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    self employed
    Location:
    pdx, or, usa.
    I'm not aware of any college level coach that made the jump to MLB. It's a different ball game esp with handling pitchers. Most managers are ex players. It's a very closed circuit. Although I am sure Casey could adapt.
     
    ripcityboy, Jun 12, 2017
    #42
    riverman likes this.
  3. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

    Joined:
    Oct 24, 2008
    Messages:
    19,094
    Likes Received:
    22,763
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Well, it could have happened over 13 years ago. The Grand Ronde Tribe offered to pay for 100% of the cost of a baseball stadium (at the time estimated at $350 million) in exchange for the right to open an casino close to Portland. At the time, Oregon was in a recession and the asshole Ted Kulongoski, who's No. 1 campaign promise was to do everything possible to create new jobs, flat out refused to even talk to the Grand Ronde tribe about the idea. It would have gotten us a major league baseball team, a free state-of-the-art stadium, a new casino and created a ton of jobs. Because Kulongowski was morally opposed to gaming, he refused to even consider it.

    I don't fucking get it. We have several casinos scattered around the remote parts of the state, but that asshole would rather people drive for hours, often tired, to get to a crappy casino in the middle of nowhere, when a casino in the PDX area would create lots of jobs and bring in out of state revenue from tourists. Shit, we've had state run video poker forever. So, the govenrmnet can't be THAT opposed to gaming.

    Glynn said Kulongoski would still like to see the Expos move to Oregon.
    “He loves, loves, loves baseball, but it has to make financial sense for the state and it has to make financial sense for the city,” she said.

    Well dumbass, a FREE fucking stadium would have made a HELL of a lot of "financial sense", don't ya think??? Jeezus, most people can't say no to a free lunch. This douchebag said no to a free stadium. Still pisses me off...

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, Jun 12, 2017
    #43
    Dougnsalem, BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, RR7 and 4 others like this.
  4. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

    Joined:
    Sep 24, 2008
    Messages:
    26,661
    Likes Received:
    20,366
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Poster Boy
    Location:
    Blazerlandia
    Rose (City) + Buds

    That's great! LOL
     
    BBert, Jun 12, 2017
    #44
  5. ripcityboy

    ripcityboy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2013
    Messages:
    12,934
    Likes Received:
    10,797
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    self employed
    Location:
    pdx, or, usa.
    I'd love the Portland Mavericks. It has the connection with the former hockey and baseball teams. Plus there are PDXers who think they are mavericks merely for shopping at places that aren't listed on Yelp... so it works perfectly.
     
    ripcityboy, Jun 12, 2017
    #45
    BBert and riverman like this.
  6. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    29,160
    Likes Received:
    9,840
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Phone Psychic
    Location:
    The Deep State, US and A.
    [​IMG]

    Portland Mavs!
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Jun 12, 2017
    #46
    Dougnsalem, HailBlazers, Orion Bailey and 3 others like this.
  7. Schilly

    Schilly Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2009
    Messages:
    3,161
    Likes Received:
    3,345
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I've always been a fan of Pioneers or Herons
     
    Schilly, Jun 12, 2017
    #47
  8. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2015
    Messages:
    7,520
    Likes Received:
    15,317
    Trophy Points:
    113
    How "bout the Hipsters.....
     
    UncleCliffy'sDaddy, Jun 12, 2017
    #48
    riverman likes this.
  9. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2008
    Messages:
    125,711
    Likes Received:
    145,962
    Trophy Points:
    115
    The good news is Portland has two arenas for 3 on 3 basketball!
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jun 12, 2017
    #49
    GriLtCheeZ likes this.
  10. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2012
    Messages:
    33,258
    Likes Received:
    13,384
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Would Phil Knight piss off Paul Allen though?
     
    BigGameDamian, Jun 12, 2017
    #50
  11. GriLtCheeZ

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

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Messages:
    5,488
    Likes Received:
    2,923
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Gleaming the Cubicle
    Location:
    Portland, Oregon
    Every high school gym and most driveways in Oregon could accommodate the crowds for 3 on 3 basketball.
     
    GriLtCheeZ, Jun 12, 2017
    #51
  12. ripcityboy

    ripcityboy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2013
    Messages:
    12,934
    Likes Received:
    10,797
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    self employed
    Location:
    pdx, or, usa.
    So you can participate in it? You're probably one of those middle-aged rec league guys who nicknames his jump shot.
     
    ripcityboy, Jun 12, 2017
    #52
    riverman and SlyPokerDog like this.
  13. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2008
    Messages:
    10,747
    Likes Received:
    5,326
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Trolling the internet
    Location:
    Southern Oregon
    Nobody seems to want our dirty Indian money (including Seattle with a tribe up there offering to build an arena for basketball I believe.)
     
    santeesioux, Jun 12, 2017
    #53
  14. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

    Joined:
    Oct 24, 2008
    Messages:
    19,094
    Likes Received:
    22,763
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Kulongoski really pissed me off. I voted for the asshole because his No. 1 campaign promise was to create jobs, and then as SOON as he was sworn in he shot down MLB and a world class casio that would have both generated jobs without costing the tax payers a cent. Fucking lying politicians that lie!

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, Jun 12, 2017
    #54
    Dougnsalem and santeesioux like this.
  15. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    34,388
    Likes Received:
    25,448
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Blazer OT board
    If you build me a new garage I will let you run a poker game in the basement on Thursday nights.

    barfo
     
    barfo, Jun 12, 2017
    #55
    Dougnsalem, santeesioux and riverman like this.
  16. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    45,299
    Likes Received:
    34,148
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Sales Manager
    Location:
    Cincinnati
    If you're handing out some of that Indian money, I'll gladly take some.
     
    julius, Jun 13, 2017
    #56
    santeesioux likes this.
  17. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    44,784
    Likes Received:
    27,545
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I remember this. I was so mad.

    I've often thought Oregon should turn a certain county at the coast or in central Oregon into a gambling destination. The tax revenue could help pay for so much.
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 13, 2017
    #57
Page 3 of 3

Share This Page