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  1. julius

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

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    That's not nearly as funny.
     
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    Why aren't they playing 4 on 4?! Amateurs...
     
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    Nah FAMS! Not on a hoop in front of the house. Not enough room here in the inner city.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Then you should have posted your prom picture if laughs is what you’re aiming for son! #BAM
     
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  5. julius

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

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    Ha! shows what you know, I didn't GO to prom.

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    No 3pt line, huh? Well, 2v2 is better than nothing...
     
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    It's more than the year long sports though, at least here in Texas, if they aren't playing on a team, they are in these massive training gyms with small group instructors, if not one-on-one private coaching. There is very little chance for just organic play. We have a couple of courts that you will see pick-up games at night but even driving through our young neighborhood, you very rarely see kids just out and about. When I go on my runs I see a handful of hoops outside and only one or two that are ever seen being used.
     
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    the point remains. the fact that your street is apparently living in 1965 is irrelevant. Congrats. Truly. Its nationwide as indicated by the many links/references/sources that state unstructured, disorganized, random "play" has decreased. That was all I am saying. They dont do it as often. I am not talking about your driveway.
     
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    No but that cannot be true. Theres a Junior high in northeast Portland with games all the time.
     
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    MABA!

    Make Americans Ball Again!
     
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    I went up to Seattle yesterday to see a Mariner game with the bros. My observations in relation to Portland getting and supporting a MLB team:

    I'm not seeing it. On a Wednesday afternoon game, the Mariners were able to draw over 37,000 people. People that either missed work or skipped their kids' first days of school. Everything about the experience screamed BIG CITY... something I just think Portland can't pull off.

    As I've said in other posts, I think the people on here VASTLY overestimate the number of people in the Portland area that are even Sports Casual, let alone hardcores that would go to 82 games a year. Yeah, the Blazers can average 15000 and near sellouts in the middle of winter, when there's nothing else to do, 2-3 times a week. Less if the team sucks, more if they are doing well. The Timbers have a rabid fanbase and still only average around 22k a game, which average once a week. Both teams have also had 50+ years of building a loyal fanbase. I am just not seeing Portland long-term supporting a baseball team with 20-25k fans a night for 82 games in the spring and summer.

    The last thing this city needs is another Vancouver Grizzlies. I wish I was and want to be wrong, because I personally would support the HELL out of a Portland-based MLB team. But I don't think there are enough of us to make it work.
     
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    Very fair take.
     
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    I was at a Mariners game last year. Fun time, loved the DT. I just don't see how that crowd would work in the South Waterfront. Way too small and already overbuilt.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Why not? You act like Portland wouldn't have almost 2.5 million people to draw from.

    Plus, what about the games where the Mariners barely drew 13K people?
    And if their owner wasn't a schmuck and they didn't almost constantly underperform, they'd probably draw more (if their stadium had more seats).

    The WNBA team already had season ticket requests of like 12K.

    There are fans that drive up to Seattle for Mariner games that live in Portland.

    The minor league hockey team, ffs, averages almost 5K a night, and it's fucking minor league hockey.

    Look at the ratings for Portland when it comes to MLB.

    And if we're to go on the "they've had 50 years" to build a fan base, well then I guess there should never be another sports team here. Not NFL, not WNBA, not NHL, nothing. I mean, they've had 50 years to build up the Blazers and Timbers!

    If you give Portlanders a reason to go to a game, they will go. This is just small town mentality.
     
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    I also have my doubts, but I'd love to give it a shot.

    Watched the Battered Bastards Of Baseball the other day. Awesome story. I used to love the Portland Beavers. I didn't realize they were brought in to run off a more popular team.
     
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    I hope you are right.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Btw, the whole "37K" thing is a weird barometer.

    For starters, the Mariners have a seasonal average of 30K (which is worse than the last 2 years) and are middle of the road attendance wise. Almost half of the teams average under 30K this year anyways, so it's probably difficult for most cities (even ones with 50+ years of time to build a fan base) to get 37K on a Wednesday mid-day game.

    There is zero chance the team would draw 37K on a wednesday, because the stadium they've talked about building won't have that big of a #. But if you have the Portland team competing for a division title vs another team competing for a division title, there'd be a lot of fans that would be there. Hell, I have family that flew up *from* San Diego to go to the series.
     
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    You can go see a mariners game in pretty good seats for $20 on a Wednesday afternoon. MLB much cheaper than NBA
     
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    Is anyone in here raising boys 10-18 years old who play baseball? The baseball (club and rec) scene in Oregon is much bigger than I think people realize.
     
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    I'm not raising boys or baseball or softball players, but yes it absolutely is.
     
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