Yes.Is it fundamentally different than the Red Sox for failing to build and move to a larger and newer ballpark?
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Yes.Is it fundamentally different than the Red Sox for failing to build and move to a larger and newer ballpark?
Yes. Boston’s problem is that the fans are enamored with a 100 year old ball park. Any proposal to build a new park, which I’m sure the owners would love to do, has run into a brick wall of groups that want to preserve the place because of “history.”Is it fundamentally different than the Red Sox for failing to build and move to a larger and newer ballpark?
Not to mention location.Yes. Boston’s problem is that the fans are enamored with a 100 year old ball park. Any proposal to build a new park, which I’m sure the owners would love to do, has run into a brick wall of groups that want to preserve the place because of “history.”
It’s a National Historic Landmark, something the Henry group applied for, so no need for quotation marks.Yes. Boston’s problem is that the fans are enamored with a 100 year old ball park. Any proposal to build a new park, which I’m sure the owners would love to do, has run into a brick wall of groups that want to preserve the place because of “history.”
Nice. It really is a great spot for the stadium, given its proximity to just about everything that makes Denver a great city to visit. Also, my sister lived here in 2004-06 and it has been pretty amazing to watch all the infill development happen around the Coors Field/Union Station area. Nice to see that we get urban planning right every now and again.My annual Guy’s Trip was to see the Rox is lay the Reds this year. It was probably the best trip we’ve done. The stadium is a top five for me and the city was a blast.
I’d go back in a second.
They were gone before today.At this point, they're pretty much gone, right?
That same reporter doesn't seem to think so:At this point, they're pretty much gone, right?
I would too, but man, that Sister City concept is going to be a disaster. I can't believe that they're seriously considering it.I'd love a road trip to Montreal to see a game.
Oh yeah, two cities on opposite ends of a coast? It's completely nuts. What fans want to emotionally invest in a part-time team? I just expect them to move to Montreal full time at some point soon. As long as I can eat poutine in the stands and maybe get a smoked meat sandwich, I'm all in.I would too, but man, that Sister City concept is going to be a disaster. I can't believe that they're seriously considering it.
Exactly. And for players it would be like a double Spring Training, "We're leaving Florida, for Northern Florida and after a few months we're going to Montreal." It's so insane. There are so many logistical questions. This isn't like when the NBA had the Kings split time between Kansas City and Omaha or the Hornets in New Orleans and OKC. I don't think that this is precedented in any of the five major sports.Oh yeah, two cities on opposite ends of a coast? It's completely nuts. What fans want to emotionally invest in a part-time team? I just expect them to move to Montreal full time at some point soon. As long as I can eat poutine in the stands and maybe get a smoked meat sandwich, I'm all in.
I think Buffalo played a few games in Toronto a decade or so ago, but it was just one a year and I think that was mostly to nail down regional rights in case of an expansion. Or maybe set up a move there because their ownership situation was going to change and lots of people expected them to move somewhere. I know the Celtics used to play one or two regular season games in Hartford every year to keep the regional rights, and other NBA teams did similar regional games. But these were all nearby places and relatively small amounts of games. Going to the other end of a coast for half a season seems pretty unprecedented.Exactly. And for players it would be like a double Spring Training, "We're leaving Florida, for Northern Florida and after a few months we're going to Montreal." It's so insane. There are so many logistical questions. This isn't like when the NBA had the Kings split time between Kansas City and Omaha or the Hornets in New Orleans and OKC. I don't think that this is precedented in any of the five major sports.
Allez Les Raies! Allons Les Rayons!Allez, Les Rayons des Montréal!
Good bagels, too. Don't forget the bagels.Oh yeah, two cities on opposite ends of a coast? It's completely nuts. What fans want to emotionally invest in a part-time team? I just expect them to move to Montreal full time at some point soon. As long as I can eat poutine in the stands and maybe get a smoked meat sandwich, I'm all in.
Love the bagels. And Dieu DU Ciel is a great brew pub. A St Viateur - Dieu Du Ciel - Schwartz's trifecta would be a good way to spend a few hours before a game. I wonder if they'd build an entirely new ball park for them and where would it be?Good bagels, too. Don't forget the bagels.
They wouldn’t move twice. They’d combine spring training and early season into one location. So you ditch Port Charlotte, move spring training into the TB Area, and use the new, small open air stadium (probably an extensive renovation of Al Lang, which the Rays acquired recently) for both spring training and early season games. So players are in TB Feb-May and in MTL June-Sept. Basically it becomes a Montreal team that does an extended spring training in TB. The players are all going to live in FL, where most of them live off-season anyway, so they’re basically home the whole year and then go spend the summer in MTL. It’s not really that crazy from a logistical standpoint. Fans in Montreal will love it, because they get the summer and late-season and playoffs and who really wants to go to outdoor baseball games in April and May in Canada, anyways. It’s really TB fans who get boned, because they get demoted to Grapefruit League status, but you don’t show up and support the team and that’s what you get.Exactly. And for players it would be like a double Spring Training, "We're leaving Florida, for Northern Florida and after a few months we're going to Montreal." It's so insane. There are so many logistical questions. This isn't like when the NBA had the Kings split time between Kansas City and Omaha or the Hornets in New Orleans and OKC. I don't think that this is precedented in any of the five major sports.
Ironically, the Expos played 22 games each in Puerto Rico in 2003-04.Exactly. And for players it would be like a double Spring Training, "We're leaving Florida, for Northern Florida and after a few months we're going to Montreal." It's so insane. There are so many logistical questions. This isn't like when the NBA had the Kings split time between Kansas City and Omaha or the Hornets in New Orleans and OKC. I don't think that this is precedented in any of the five major sports.
Does that constitute sports betting?Interesting new ticket plan. Maybe designed so visiting Sox fans can get some free tix??
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