Monday, November 24, 2014

Cities on the Verge or Fringe of Becoming a Major League Newbie. A New Major Sports Town.

Which cities do you think are on the verge or fringe of being newbies (or re-entrants) in the Big Five sports?

Austin, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Louisville, Kentucky

Will Major League Soccer and the likes of the NBA land in the above-mentioned cities first or will they enter into a new big five place like:

El Paso, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Tucson, Arizona

Or even.....

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reno, Nevada
Omaha/Lincoln, Nebraska
Birmingham, Alabama
Little Rock, Arkansas
Virginia Beach, Virginia area


See Virginia bid for the "old" Montreal Expos that ended up becoming the Washington Nationals:
http://articles.dailypress.com/2004-06-25/sports/0406250146_1_mlb-officials-somerindyke-hampton-roads 
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/29/sports/baseball-virginia-s-pursuit-expos-develops-into-battle-between-north-south.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/03/nation/na-norfolk3
Team name?:  http://hamptonroads.com/2014/04/neptunes-chosen-va-beach-baseball-teams-name
Neptune refers to the Roman god of freshwater and the sea

More MLS Texas:
http://www.texasmonthly.com/daily-post/austin-and-el-paso-would-both-have-major-league-soccer-teams


Hey Steve Nash, how about in El Paso or Austin?  Let's not be a ball hog.


See more expansion, co-location and relocation talk for football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer on my blog ( see table of contents/archive):  Major League/Pro Expansion <CLICK> http://prosportsexpansion.blogspot.com/ 
And please feel free to contribute your two cents with mine.

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