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

Put it on the Vancouver waterfront.

 

That's all St. Louis has. They don't even have a football team anymore.

Wait a minute, they used to have a hockey team. Do they still have a hockey team?

Of course, the St. Louis metro area is larger than Portland. I used to live there.

 

There will always be baseball. Oh and it is the weather. Games are being canceled right and left. Nobody wants to see ballgames when there is still snow falling in some parts of the country. I swear, it still feels like the dead of winter for some reason.

 

The median size is 42,000.

 

You didn't read the story did you? Maybe just the headline?
No it's not just the weather. Their crowds are drying up. I agree baseball will always be around in one form or another. Maybe what they are doing is trying to start up new cities to breathe new life into the league. Portland might be just the place for that. Lets hope they get it and build a stadium and it is very successful. I know i would love to see it happen.

 

You'd have a hell of a time getting that much traffic across that river. Even if you improved the I-5 bridge, they're gonna install toll gates. Think of the backup.

 

I dont blame the fans not wanting to see tanking baseball teams. And that's happening at a frightening pace now. Places like Miami, Pittburgh, San Diego, etc. I still think once June and July comes around the Northern markets will adjust but there is no reason to see a bunch of AAAA players.

 

Nope, I was responding to somebody else who wants to put it where the Civic Stadium (or whatever their current name is) is located.

Edit: BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 is the somebody else I was referring to.

 

MB said they have the financing.

 

Yes, I did. I guess I had it on the brain 'cause so many people have proposed the current stadium location before. I wonder why he never corrected me.

Amd then you had me going about the West side with your riverfront proposal. Edit: At least I think it was you.

Las Vegas is a fast growing city.

 

Why do I enjoy hypothetical's so much?

 

They also have 4 other teams in the region (Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego, Pheonix). They also have that gambling issue that has dissuaded leagues in the past. They'd also have questionable fan support from the get go. Lot's of reasons to not go to Vegas.

 

Industrial Northwest Portland has tons of room for a stadium and parking.

 

We've been to Vegas several times. Always had an enjoyable visit. I'd like to tell you about it but you know what they say,"What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas".

 

Doesn’t mean ours has to be. I’d like our ballpark to be the size of this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD_Ameritrade_Park_Omaha