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

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  1. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

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

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    Sez the Audi guy.........
     
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  2. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Baseball fans notice glaring error in first images of new Athletics stadium in Las Vegas

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    'Let's make the roofs the same color as the balls, the most idiotic owner in sports strikes again,' one fan posted to X, formerly Twitter.

    Another one posted, 'That roof looks like a nightmare for popups and high fly balls.'

    '1000 IQ play by the MLB's most competent owner to make the roof the same color as a baseball,' another fan sarcastically said.

    'F**ked with this heavy until I realized the roof was white,' said another.

    Another fan posted, 'White ceiling is a horrible idea for a ballpark.'

    Funding and financing has not yet been announced or finalized as owner John Fisher and the city of Las Vegas try to agree on a deal.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/m...hletics-new-stadium-las-vegas-white-roof.html
     
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  3. AldoTrapani

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    Not good news for expansion if this situation never gets resolved
     
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  4. Pinwheel1

    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    Why? They could still have expansion + another option that might move.
     
  5. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    MLB should have forced Oaklands owner to sell, same with the Rays owner.
     
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  6. GriLtCheeZ

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

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    MLB has stated they want to sort out the A's and Rays stadium situations before they move forward with any expansion. Who knows if they will stick to that, though.
     
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  7. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    They're fucking it up either way.
     
  8. GriLtCheeZ

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

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    Have a better day sweetie.
     
  9. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    Pretty simple. Force them to sell to Portland and Utah.
     
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  10. GriLtCheeZ

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

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    Works for me, but if Utah gets a team and we don't, I'm gonna start wearing black magic underwear.
     
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    Idk I always hear till the As and Rays situations are resolved expansion isn’t on the table
     
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Idk how that tiny city could support 3 major sports leagues if they get MLB. For decades we were told we weren’t large enough for more teams
     
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  13. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    So the Athletics and Rays aren't fucking things up?
     
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    yup
     
  15. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    That tiny city hosted the Olympics. They probably built some hospitality infrastructure in the run-up thereto that supports major league sports better than Portland's does.
     
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    It’s the baby Olympics don’t act like it’s the big major one. Freaking Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics also
     
  17. GriLtCheeZ

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

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    Sorry, I misread what you wrote. I haven't been paying attention to the Rays at all.
     
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  18. bigbailes

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    Sounds like the Rays have known for awhile they won't be building in Pinellas County (St. Pete), now if Tampa steps up that could keep them in Florida but sounding more and more like they will be looking else where to play and owner will NOT be selling the team.
     
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    Come on down....
     
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    I'll take what I can get, but it'd be a bummer to wait so long for a team, and then end up with one with a cheap ass owner that is a farm system for the other top teams.
     
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