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    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    It's too cold to play baseball in Maine.
    Portland, Indiana.

    And yes, it's a weird choice.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Raisor View Post
    Portland, Indiana.

    And yes, it's a weird choice.
    Maybe Portland Ohio? Can the state support 3 teams?
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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    Yeah, 80 more players on a planet of 7+ billion. That's going to be tough.
    In addition,

    There are over 300 players set to play in AAA this year who aren't currently on a 40 man roster who have previous major league service time. Quite a few of them are worth of making a 31st/32nd team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    It's too cold to play baseball in Maine.
    Don't tell that to the Sea Dogs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    Don't tell that to the Sea Dogs.
    I'm not making you any promises.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redsmetz View Post
    Just wondering, and I don't know how you can measure this, but I wonder how many kids have entered the professional system who have come through MLB's RBI program. Of course, I continue to want to see MLB with better outreach to minority communities. I think we lag on that here in Cincinnati.
    Cory Wade who played with the Dodgers and Yankees for three or four years played RBI here in Indy
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    Quote Originally Posted by VR View Post
    Maybe Portland Ohio? Can the state support 3 teams?
    Portland, Iowa, is apparently big enough to have it's own TV show (Portland IA), so that's my bet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaxRed View Post
    How's this for a pipe dream? Instead of a team paying baseball over a billion, have the owner pay a billion into a trust fund and build his own stadium.
    That's a nice notion but the other 30 owners aren't going to dilute their interest in their share of joint MLB revenues without the new ownership group anteing up to join the club.

    Most of them found a way to coerce their municipalities into building them a stadium, I'd expect they'll expect the new groups to do the same.

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    Why officials from a Major League Baseball franchise visited Vancouver

    A Major League Baseball franchise has sent delegations on fact-finding missions to Vancouver twice in the last two years, including one visit to determine the viability of hosting games at B.C. Place Stadium in the event of a structural emergency with its home venue.

    The Arizona Diamondbacks visited the Canadian city in 2018 amid concerns over the state of repairs at Chase Field, in Phoenix. Vancouver was on a list of a half-dozen potential (temporary) homes the team had received from MLB headquarters.
    The Diamondbacks have a lease to play at Chase Field, but the team has also been the subject of relocation speculation. A report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal last summer said officials in Henderson, Nev., had engaged in at least preliminary discussions with the Diamondbacks over several months in 2018.

    It has been reported the team has not sought permission from MLB to discuss relocation with any other cities.
    Bart Given is managing director with TORQUE Strategies, a marketing agency that has worked with major national sports organizations. He is also a former assistant general manager with the Blue Jays, and he was a point of contact when the Diamondbacks ventured north.

    “We’re ready for Major League Baseball in Vancouver,” Given said. “I think it’s time to start that conversation and to be loud and proud about it.”
    “I’ll admit that, in the past, when I’ve been asked this question about expansion in baseball, that I’ve been skeptical on it,” said Given. “I’ve been probably one that’s been downplaying the story. But since these conversations have started and I’ve looked a little bit closer at the numbers, and done some more due diligence, I think it’s a viable option.”
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracy Jones View Post
    Football is way down too, and likely will continue to do so with all the concussion concerns. I’d bet that baseball will reverse that trend in the near future because of it.
    According to my school's AD, state athletic associations are putting their eggs into E-Sports because of these trends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wyle E. Coyote View Post
    According to my school's AD, state athletic associations are putting their eggs into E-Sports because of these trends.
    They aren't sports though eh?

    Oh look... the next stars of E-Sports


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    Quote Originally Posted by westofyou View Post
    They aren't sports though eh?

    Oh look... the next stars of E-Sports

    I have watched some e-sports on tv quite a few times and I’ve noticed almost all of the “athletes” are extremely skinny. It surprised me. I guess they just don’t have time to eat.
    What would you say.....ya do here?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedTeamGo! View Post
    I have watched some e-sports on tv quite a few times and I’ve noticed almost all of the “athletes” are extremely skinny. It surprised me. I guess they just don’t have time to eat.
    Maybe they'll grow into it?

    Early E-Sports


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    Montreal & Mexico City (just to be "that guy")

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    Mariners would go nuclear if Vancouver and Portland got teams.
    Go Gators!


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