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

A lot of historians believe the term southpaw is because left handed pitchers faced south on the mound. Before night games were possible, ballparks were often oriented so that batters faced east to avoid the sun. This would have meant that a left-handed pitcher's arm would have been facing south when they pitched

 

So what happens first?

MLB to PDX or the demise of MM?

 

I bet you a million dollars, MLB to PDX happens before the demise of MM.

 

With that betting strategy, please never go to Vegas

 

Ok so its on the westside of the river just north of south waterfront. So where would the stadium actually fit at?

1 South of Ross Island Br - there is not much room between the ross island bridge and south waterfront buildings
2 Between Ross island and pedestrian bridge - not much room between these bridges either
3 Between pedestrian bridge and i5 bridge - Newer OHSU building there already

I guess they must be thinking of building on option 1 or 2 but those just seem like they will be very hard to fit a stadium in there.

Parking would be a disaster too, I guess they could try to fit a massive garage in the other side of the Ross island bridge. But they'll need some huge expansions of roads/bridges to get cars in and out of that location.
Maybe they could also build a massive parking garage over on the OMSI side then people walk across the pedestrian bridge.
I guess there is the commuter train that goes on that bridge too... might actually be much easier to get to the stadium from the east side than west side. If they could have a fleet of trains going every 3 minutes closes to game time maybe there is a way to make this work.

Having Dinner/Hotel/etc options right on site would be huge as people could go there well before the game plus it would help traffic. Thats always the problem with Blazer games and the Rose Garden, there just aren't many nice options right at the arena.

 

Best I can get for you at this point. I'll have more in a few days I'm sure. Zidell yards is the area where they used to build barges.


This might make more sense?

 

IMHO this is an absolute pipe dream. Just does not seem like something that would work well? Maybe there are plans to rebuild the Ross Island Bridge? I honestly have not seen that come across my desk yet?

 

What are the chances we could have a MM meet and greet this season?

 

My dream of a water taxi business is back on!

 

You son of a ...

Well ...my water taxis will have booze on them!

 

I think there is a street car line that runs along Moody down there on south waterfront. They'd definitely want to up the # of cars/frequency, but it at least gives 1 option. Unsure how new exits would look off of the 5, but with the exit to S. Waterfront/ross island, I'm sure an extension of that could be adjusted coming from the south? And then you have me and @PtldPlatypus ' competing water boat services...

 

Ballpark Orientations in the National LeaguE
National League Baseball Ballpark Diagrams by Aerial Orientation
Major League Baseball clearly states in rule 1.04 "THE PLAYING FIELD: It is desirable that the line from home base through the pitchers plate to second base shall run East Northeast." The location of the owner's boxes, prevailing wind directions, and a multitude of other reasons have caused rule 1.04 to be ignored by Major League baseball teams. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a National League ballpark orientation chart designed to illustrate the actual layouts.


"Several rules of stadium building should be carved on every owner's forehead. Old, if properly refurbished, is always better than new. Smaller is better than bigger. Open is better than closed. Near beats far. Silent visual effects are better than loud ones. Eye pollution hurts attendance. Inside should look as good as outside. Dome stadiums are criminal." - Sportswriter Thomas Boswell in Baseball Digest (August 1979, Certain Ballparks Have Their Own Special Charm, Page 67)

 

And we need to keep in mind that this is the 3rd or 4th location they have put offers on that did not pan out. Do they need to have an offer in the works just to make MLB believe they are serious?

 

LyFLT as in Ly-Float?