Saturday, September 15, 2018

30 or 32 teams: Tennessee can be better MLB than Charlotte, Montreal & Portland

That's where the Rays can go to stay- Charlotte.  Or let's say Tennessee.
And I got an idea for the Athletics, too.  I've had it for a long time.

But Nashville.  AND Memphis.  Have a 30k seat stadium for each of them.  40 home (camp) games each.  Think those will sell out ?  I think so.

Tennessee Smokies is a great name.  And while it's currently the Dub-A squad for the Cubs, that kind of stuff can easily get sorted out.  Same deal with the Sounds.  Mountaineers is a great name also.  Hounddawgs.  You ain't nothin' but a sound dog?

Wouldn't this two-town team be a helluva' pitch?

Them A's.  They can use the same ploy in Las Vegas.  West Coast Athletics playing in Oakland (or Portland) and Vegas.
Memphis.  Could new MLB parks be built with more fan intimacy in mind?  And what does that even mean?

Charlotte is exciting.  And deserving.  And the Braves monopoly is old.  But who are they going to tag with in this two-town tag-team concept?  Share with Tampa.  No, I think the Marlins can be Florida again and do the fish between west coast and east coast Tampa Bay and Miami, respectively.  When MLB goes to 32 teams, Charlotte can just be an expansion to the tune of the Carolina Atlantics or whatever.  Or something like the East Coast Expos with Montrealℳ.  That's a stretch indeed.  They could play at Charlotte Garden & Duke Energy Field as well as Montreal Gardens & Air Canada Field.  These fields could double as Trip-A parks.

Did I not say what you wanted?  Say yes or no.

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