tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446836.post1262026483308534383..comments2023-10-30T05:00:03.572-05:00Comments on Eli's MLB Rumors - Old: Should The Rays Move?Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463365662085467794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446836.post-44050774960266668792008-05-20T21:15:00.000-05:002008-05-20T21:15:00.000-05:00charlotte has been great to professional teams suc...charlotte has been great to professional teams such as hornets (nearly 400 consequetive sell outs) and panthers. raleigh might work too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446836.post-64265270475310292042008-05-18T11:19:00.000-05:002008-05-18T11:19:00.000-05:00Are you just throwing Charlotte out there based on...Are you just throwing Charlotte out there based on a long-distanced assessment of the market? The Charlotte Knights (AAA-White Sox) are planning to build a stadium in downtown (Uptown) Charlotte that will open in 2010. There isn't sufficient population in the metro area to support a MLB franchise through an 81 game home schedule. To sustain a successful franchise you have got to be able to pull in 25,000 or so fans on a Wednesday night against the Marlins. I live in the area, and I can say without equivocation, that this town ain't quite there yet. MLB is at least 15 years away for Charlotte, if ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446836.post-17840978370474119982008-05-17T11:06:00.000-05:002008-05-17T11:06:00.000-05:00I like the idea of moving to Vegas. Will any of th...I like the idea of moving to Vegas. Will any of the 4 major sports ever move here because of the gambling problem? The mayor here is trying to lure a team here. Maybe if he gets one there will be more that will consider moving here. We have about 2 million people here, more than many of major league cities.<BR/>UDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446836.post-17336671945128058912008-05-17T08:51:00.000-05:002008-05-17T08:51:00.000-05:00they should move to Montrealthey should move to MontrealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446836.post-89070324100240552902008-05-17T07:34:00.000-05:002008-05-17T07:34:00.000-05:00Yes. Las vegas or Portland, Ore. seem like logical...Yes. Las vegas or Portland, Ore. seem like logical destinations. Another team out west helps balance things geographically (too many eastern teams relative to the west). But the real reason is that if Fla fans don't support their teams, they don't deserve to have them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com