Raider Chatter again for Sin City

Every time the Raider organization flaunts with a move, the thoughts of San Antonio and Las Vegas pop to mind.  And with my geography mind contortions, I can see something for Louisville, Oklahoma City, Portland or Austin in my lifetime.  But anyway.......Las Vegas:

Well,....Merry Xmas

And now that Nevada is to be hockey crazed butted up against another resort in Arizona, they're ready to go big or go home with more big leauges.  Not many more places better to have visitors pay, perhaps 'unnoticeably more, to chip in on tantalizing infrastructure to house another oasis of entertainment.  Another easy excuse for an easy road trip.


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How to Compete Small Markets like Oakland up Against the likes of Giants

D-League expansion in Chicago

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How to Compete Small Markets like Oakland up Against the likes of Giants

How to Compete Small Markets like Oakland up Against the likes of Giants... Screwing Things Up and Tossing them around...

Add Las Vegas to the Oakland market 

of northern Cali and call them the West Coast Athletics.

Now that's Athletic.

And by that, I mean, do something like split play time with the City of Sin as well.

Use this as an example and think of other city combos in which this scenario could work out.  As a second tier MLB market, and any sport for that matter, Las Vegas stacks up as the greatest of examples.  Why wouldn't an NHL West Coast franchise not be in Portland and/or Seattle tag teaming with Las Vegas, a city teeming with transports, visitors and excitement?  Major League fixation with resorts is going through growing pangs competing with weather and other outdoorsy entertainment stuff to do.  See MLB and other things in Florida.  Why not the Coyotes shared as a save with Seattle as a West Coast brand?  Why not the Southland Panthers or Fishermen for Atlanta and Miami?  Landing in Las Vegas isn't THAT bold.  Tag teaming is.  And it has a built-in insurance, competed for by tickets and butts in seats.  Sure, historically, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings wasn't a huge success in the NBA playing in 3 cities (also St. Louis), but they were onto something in the 1970s, especially fast forward to this day and age of apparel and television markets.  KC has that big and newer arena city there now.  Why not some Midland brand with another city in the NHL or NBA.  Midland Grizzlies as a share?

As another example on the east coast, think East Coast Whalers being reborn in Hartford and Hampton Roads.

I look at how small markets like "Cincinnati" have to compete in Baseball Land.  If we had a bigger baseball stadium, let's say for the Columbus Clippers (OR MAYBE JUST KEEP THE STADIUM THE SAME) and utilize it as a regular season embassy shared for the Indians and Reds for time to time and call it the Redlegs Embassy or Indians Embassy, a more invested and robust franchise following can be had.  Do it in Indianapolis.  Of course the Pirates claim triple A there now, ...so real world complications (legalities) indeed.

But is that going to stop you from spit-balling?  What are your ideas?

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Screwing things up: The Royals Can be More than Kansas City

And it could be all done in just a brand name change.

Think:  the Kansas City Midland Royals.

But also imagine them part-timing (maybe even during regular season games) in Austin or Omaha and claiming that as their turf in play,...more than just on the tv set.  Or in some field of dreams or schemes in Iowa.  Sure, that would trounce on the likes of Cubs country and the good ol' Texas team, but what about lonely Nebraska(?).  Do Huskers care to root on MLB affiliates far away?  As of now, it's the Royals for them and Omaha is their big time affiliate.  Make them care more about Royals Nation Royals Country.

In those regular season MLB games in Omaha they could sport "O" hats or generically "R" hats, or just a ballcap with a king hat on it.  Imagine the blue jersey embossed as "Midland" or "Midland America" or "Heartland".

Stretch to the likes of Oklahoma City, Little Rock or even....New Orleans.

I know we're screwing with TV turf here with the whole riches of regional sports networks.  But toss these ideas out there.  Spitball the hell out of what we imagine as insurmountable.

Have any regional ideas of your own you'd like to dance around?

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Screwing things up: The Orioles CAN'T be just Baltimore ever more

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Screwing things up: The Orioles CAN'T be just Baltimore ever more

And this city pops into mind because of its proximity to the Nationals now.  And I just enjoy scenarios.  What if?  What if you had to?

What if Baltimore had to share the Orioles?
I've harped on this notion of proximity to other teams with the Giants and A's being in the Bay.  And if you've read my posts and I've suggested something like the Athletics should also play in a home "camp" park in Las Vegas and rebrand themselves as the West Coast A's.  And yes, this notion would be a good thing, especially given the stadium situation, with Tampa.  I think the Marlins should split time there.

And so how would I do such a thing with Baltimore?
What if they shared the Orioles with Charlotte?  And what would they be called?  Could you think the East Coast Orioles?

Is Charlotte the only other thought option?  There's Buffalo, Atlantic City and Hartford I guess.  Maybe even Jacksonville.  There would be a bolder time in Puerto Rico.  Baltimore-Indiana Railroad Orioles?

Got any ideas floating around in your brain box?

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