OT Baseball and Football Coming to Portland?

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  1. ehizzy3

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    Didn't see this posted anywhere

    I was listening to ripcity drive or whatever the radio show is called this morning on 620. They were reporting "breaking news" that an international group is trying to bring both baseball and football to Portland. Jay Allen (tired of this guy lol) was saying that he has heard they already have a couple of sites in mind of where they want to build TWO separate stadiums.

    This would be awesome. I mean we have talked about it on this forum for years, and irl decades so theres no reason to get any hopes up.

    Portland would be an awesome NFL city. Would you guys abandon your favorite team to root for the local one?
     
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    I feel like we hear this every year and as far as we've gotten are the Timbers and Beavers... I mean Rockies... no, wait... Beavers. I MEANT Hops.

    I'll believe it when I see it or at least when they start widening the freeways.
     
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    Idk man. All I ever hear people talk about is how we arent a NFL or MLB city. I disagree. I would buy NFL season tickets immediately.

    I wouldn't drop the raiders as my team (vegas is my 2nd favorite city anyways). But i would root for them as my 2nd team.

    Mlb i would only go to a couple games in the summer.

    Everyone around here seems to want to shoot low and want a NHL team. FUCK THAT. Hockey is the worst. Even worse than soccer.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I wish.... it doesn't make sense that we're one of the fastest growing cities with only one of the four major sports.
     
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    Good luck with that one....
     
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    I would root for the Portland MLB and NFL teams over the Raiders and the Mariners, yes. I barely pay attention to the Mariners and watch only a handful of Raiders games each year right now anyway.

    I'll see it when I believe it, I guess.
     
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    JFizzleRaider Sad Panda Global Moderator

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    Are you saying NHL > MLS?
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Yeah, not buying this in the least.
     
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    If some how NFL was brought to Portland I would definately root for my home team to win.

    MLB well I dont really watch alot of baseball but Id root for them too.
     
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    Of course I would drop the Niners and Mariners in a second, never going to happen though. Y'all would need to elect a Republican for governor I think.
     
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    LOL
     
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    My team is the Philadelphia Eagles. I would gladly switch to my hometown Squad.
     
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    really? anytime I talk to people about the nfl in Portland they think it would do great. I agree it would do it great, the ducks have great support and the beavs have pretty good support.

    I don't like hockey that much but I would be happy with a team here, it wouldn't hurt anything. Maybe if the NHL came and was successful it would help bring another sport.

    I know everyone is saying believe it when they see it, but there seems to be an actual group of billionaires who want to bring two teams here. They are oil guys if i remember correctly what I heard
     
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    The NFL will never come to Portland. The Seahawks will block it as the NFL considers Portland their home territory.

    A baseball team in Portland is an iffy situation at best because of how the last AAA team did attendance-wise. It was dismal. Plus I doubt there are 30-40k people that would show up to 80+ home dates a year.

    An NHL team, however, would kill in Portland.
     
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    Announcements like that are usually made by firms seeking publicity, and nothing more.
     
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    Another good reason to hate that team.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yes, and I'll put it to you in two simple questions.

    Are the best players in the world playing in the NHL?

    Are the best players in the world playing in the MLS?

    I rest my case.
     
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    I hate everything Seattle. Fuck the city. Fuck their teams. Fuck their people.

    Except wild waves in Federal Way. Shits awesome. Why the fuck don't we have one here.
     
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    chris_in_pdx OLD SCHOOL

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    Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, Put Seattle on the top, Put Vancouver in the middle, And we'll burn the f*cking lot...
     
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    That may be true, but this twas the radio guys reporting what they have been hearing the past couple days. It wasn't an official announcement from the group themselves.
     
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