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

Then what's the hold up?

 

I've been there too.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/portlan...r-league-baseball-to-portland-supporters.html

 

I don't get why when people don't like something personally, they slam it and pretend that their opinion is the same as the majority's. There are people in Portland that hate the blazers yet the blazers still draw very well. There are people in Portland that hate the Timbers, yet they are one of the most successful teams in MLS. I don't think there is a terrible amount of crossover between a diehard NBA fan and a diehard MLB fan. To say that there isn't enough people that like baseball in Portland to support a team is just ridiculous.

There are plenty of people in the area that travel to Eugene and Corvallis for college athletics. There are also plenty that drive to Seattle for MLB and NFL games. And guess what, if you aren't one of those people that want to enjoy a baseball game then so be it. Let the rest of us enjoy it.

Also, lets get over this idea that baseball stadiums need to be situated next to massive parking lots. Look at almost every MLB park built since 2000. Where is the parking in SF, STL, Pitt, SD, Sea, etc. etc? Have any of you been to games? Just like with Timbers and Blazer games people will use mass transit. The stadium just needs to be near downtown and near transit. The Coliseum site would be a perfect fit for that. Ball parks are being built at about 35,000 seats now and games will not always be sold out so the average crowd would be similar to a Timbers match.

Can we not just be excited that our city might actually grow into a major league town? Start with MLB then maybe a NHL team moves in with the Blazers and then you have the NBA, MLB, MLS and NHL. Thats a major league town right there.

My biggest gripe with Portland is that we lack a major stadium to host any decent sized event. Out biggest stadiums are located in Eugene and Corvallis. There are so many other events that would come to portland with a bigger venue in town. How should this not be a win-win?

 

That's not a Major League park.

 

The stadiums you named undoubtedly had studies conducted on the feasibility of those sites. The feasibility studies done on a large stadium in Portland resulted in either Delta Park or in the Eastern part of SE Portland. Show me a study that reaches a different conclusion. Go ahead, I'm willing to consider it.

 

Yes, the Blues are still in St. Louis.

 

Home run hitters would love playing in this ball park.

 

For the 4th time in last 9 games, As have under 10K in the stands........

 

Well, the A’s aren’t very good and they play in arguably the worst stadium in the MLB, only competition they have for worst is the Rays at Tropicana Field.

 

https://articles.oregonlive.com/spo...sf/2018/04/canzano_portland_diamond_proje.amp

Canzano: Portland Diamond Project with strong liftoff for MLB to PDX

 

Any study showing Delta Park as feasible is simply ludicrous. Delta Park is at the present an awful idea. Build a new interstate bridge first, and widen I-5, then maybe it could work.

 

You are the epitome you misrepresenting your opinion as fact. Constantly talking about feasibility studies. Show me a single one that you are referencing. And I’ll show you the feasibility studies on the yet unannounced locations because that information has been presented publicity. Pretty sure the people running this show know just a bit more than you.

You should try looking up the www.oregonstadiumcampaign.com website because I am certain you didn’t flow it a bit back in the early 2000’s when studies were done on multiple sites throughout downtown.

 

Maybe a team?

 

http://www.kgw.com/mobile/article/n...s-offers-on-2-sites-for-mlb-stadium/540687527

Looks like the studies are in

 

Well, that's what they came up with and many in the city wanted to do it. The problem was that they couldn't get the majority to go along with a stadium in any location.

Edit: They use to draw large crowds to the old Jantzen Beach amusement park. So, I don't think it's overly far fetched. I might also add that they're putting together a study to build a new I-5 bridge with more capacity at this time.

 

We're they drawing 40K people? Doubt it.. And the difference between a game and an amusement park is not everyone is going to and leaving the amusement park around the same time.

Delta Park would be absolutely horrible.

 

Ew. Slabtown? Gross. A stadium there would suck. Might detour people from going there. Don't put a stadium smack dab in the middle of an industrial area.

The PPS option is one that everyone could see coming. However, I'd hope that they'd reroute Interstate Ave and put the stadium on the river.

 

Opening time there is always a large crowd and closing time is worse. But, no, it's not like the kind of a crowd you'd see at a MLB game. Game crowds are always a problem and we'd need a new bridge. Mostly, we'd need great mass transit back and forth to Portland.

Of course, then there's the issue of aircraft and the feds don't like commercial aircraft flying low over large crowds of people such as sports stadiums. Delta Park is near the flight paths of many aircraft landing and departing from the Portland Airport.

As I was telling the other party, it's not a simple matter, locating a stadium.