Who should the other be? Based on everything I've read makes a lot of sense for it to be Portland. Personally, I want the Expos to come back.
I have seen Charlotte mentioned
I grew up in an SC suburb of Charlotte and can tell you they've wanted an MLB team for a while. I remember it being discussed and reading op-eds on it back to at least when I was in high school, if not longer. For reference, I graduated high school in 2001.
Charlotte does have a history of supporting its pro teams. That, along with the ever growing metro area, would make it a prime city for MLB expansion. That said, I'm not sure how well an MLB team would do there. For longtime residents of the Carolinas, the new team would have to fight the strong ties with the Braves, as well as the Orioles and Nationals to a lesser degree. It can be done, but would probably take a while to really build a fan base.
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They might retract a team. Maybe Tampa Bay or Miami?
LA doesn’t need two teams. contract the d**gers.
If I had known then what I know now...
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The Correa situation is great for the Twins and baseball. 6 years seems like a much more reasonable deal and even with health concerns, he'll most likely meet the expectations of the contract during his peak years. I'm sure the bigger concern was his 32+ age years of those massive contracts. Plus, a big name star stays in a smaller market and keeps the Twins more competitve and likely to bring in a few other players to shoot for the playoffs in a generally weak division.
The Correa situation is great for the Twins and baseball. 6 years seems like a much more reasonable deal and even with health concerns, he'll most likely meet the expectations of the contract during his peak years. I'm sure the bigger concern was his 32+ age years of those massive contracts. Plus, a big name star stays in a smaller market and keeps the Twins more competitve and likely to bring in a few other players to shoot for the playoffs in a generally weak division.
If he performs there then the Twins have a pretty good hitting team. They'll be under the radar of everyone because, it's the twins.
Arraez, Kepler, Lewis and Buxton if he can ever stay healthy is a pretty damn good middle of the line up when you add in Correa.
Correa was on the Twins last season and they lost 84 games.
Buxton and Lewis were hurt in and out. Like I mentioned, get them healthy and they have one hell of a team. Has anyone followed Buxton when he is healthy? Dude is MVP 10WAR quality. Problem is, he can't stay healthy.
I'd love 1 or 2 seasons of him healthy and to put on a show for the world.
Nashville Stars does not have a good ring to it...
They should make it Nashville Northstars
HAHAHAHA! That's funny and I was thinking the same thing.
Any team that includes stars or north stars just brings back memories of MN losing hockey to Dallas in the 90's. So stupid.
North stars and Nordiques moving I'll never understand. When The Avalanche(Nordiques) win a cup in their 1st year away from Quebec? Man that must still sting for them up there.
Correa was on the Twins last season and they lost 84 games.
Buxton and Lewis were hurt in and out. Like I mentioned, get them healthy and they have one hell of a team. Has anyone followed Buxton when he is healthy? Dude is MVP 10WAR quality. Problem is, he can't stay healthy.
I'd love 1 or 2 seasons of him healthy and to put on a show for the world.
Buxton getting hurt is a foregone conclusion/inevitability. Unfortunately
Correa was on the Twins last season and they lost 84 games.
Buxton and Lewis were hurt in and out. Like I mentioned, get them healthy and they have one hell of a team. Has anyone followed Buxton when he is healthy? Dude is MVP 10WAR quality. Problem is, he can't stay healthy.
I'd love 1 or 2 seasons of him healthy and to put on a show for the world.
Buxton getting hurt is a foregone conclusion/inevitability. Unfortunately
Let me dream ok. I'm an Angels fan, it's all I've got, lol.
Nashville Stars does not have a good ring to it...
They should make it Nashville Northstars
HAHAHAHA! That's funny and I was thinking the same thing.
Any team that includes stars or north stars just brings back memories of MN losing hockey to Dallas in the 90's. So stupid.
North stars and Nordiques moving I'll never understand. When The Avalanche(Nordiques) win a cup in their 1st year away from Quebec? Man that must still sting for them up there.
They have 3 since leaving...
Lindros refusing to go to Quebec lead them to a great roster.
Bettman moved both the Nordiques and Jets (although there were other issues for both) yet continues to bend over backwards for the Coyotes. Playing in a 5000 seat arena is an absolute joke for the NHL
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Nashville Stars does not have a good ring to it...
They should make it Nashville Northstars
HAHAHAHA! That's funny and I was thinking the same thing.
Any team that includes stars or north stars just brings back memories of MN losing hockey to Dallas in the 90's. So stupid.
North stars and Nordiques moving I'll never understand. When The Avalanche(Nordiques) win a cup in their 1st year away from Quebec? Man that must still sting for them up there.
They have 3 since leaving...
Lindros refusing to go to Quebec lead them to a great roster.
Bettman moved both the Nordiques and Jets (although there were other issues for both) yet continues to bend over backwards for the Coyotes. Playing in a 5000 seat arena is an absolute joke for the NHL
Its about the US television footprint. Hartford does little, but moving into North Carolina into new territory was a good business decision. Jets moving to Phoenix, yes. Quebec City to Denver. Minnesota to Dallas... However, Minneapolis should have an NHL team and they rightly got one back. They were forcing all the markets to pony up for the new cookie cutter arenas of the 90s, and those who didn't build were left behind. Atlanta back to Winnipeg was a weird one, but they had a guy with like $20 Billion ready to pony up in their league and a messy situation in Atlanta.
The Coyotes is an interesting one. I cant shit on them too much. Huge playoff drought. Since they moved there like 25 years ago, there has only been 1 season they have won a playoff series. That arena in Glendale really choked attendance off. I'm surprised the NHL hasnt tried to grease them into Houston yet, but this new arena project sounds pretty lucrative.
I'm a guy who really prefers and misses the old NHL pre-1994. However, I get why the NHL did what they did and it has worked out very well
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Charlotte does have a history of supporting its pro teams. That, along with the ever growing metro area, would make it a prime city for MLB expansion. That said, I'm not sure how well an MLB team would do there. For longtime residents of the Carolinas, the new team would have to fight the strong ties with the Braves, as well as the Orioles and Nationals to a lesser degree. It can be done, but would probably take a while to really build a fan base.
Two people out in the twiitersphere plugging both ideas.
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Step right up!
Extremely funny.
For reals.
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
They play in Anaheim.
Arraez, Kepler, Lewis and Buxton if he can ever stay healthy is a pretty damn good middle of the line up when you add in Correa.
I'd love 1 or 2 seasons of him healthy and to put on a show for the world.
They have 3 since leaving...
In a perfect world the MLB would eliminate 2-4 teams.
Playing in a 5000 seat arena is an absolute joke for the NHL
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2022: Hamilton, Toronto
2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
The Coyotes is an interesting one. I cant shit on them too much. Huge playoff drought. Since they moved there like 25 years ago, there has only been 1 season they have won a playoff series. That arena in Glendale really choked attendance off. I'm surprised the NHL hasnt tried to grease them into Houston yet, but this new arena project sounds pretty lucrative.
I'm a guy who really prefers and misses the old NHL pre-1994. However, I get why the NHL did what they did and it has worked out very well