I wondered if anyone would catch my mistake. Though I don't think anyone belongs in Cleveland, they just get stuck there. :wink:
Pro Sports teams that might consider moving
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I wondered if anyone would catch my mistake. Though I don't think anyone belongs in Cleveland, they just get stuck there. :wink:
I think it's really sad that that dome is less than 10 years old (to the best of my knowledge) and it's one of the 10 worst stadiums in the league. By comparison, Georgia Dome is nearing 20 and it's still fairly adequate. Were the designers of Ed Jones THAT shortsighted in designing that stadium?
I don't know what untapped markets can support baseball. With the amount of games and length of the season you need a much larger base. I can see Tampa getting their new stadium soon so they will be around for a while. Kansas City might be on the right track for a Ray like resurgance after another draft or two. The Marlins desperately need a new stadium or they can't make it in South Florida.
They've talked about it for awhile. I'm not sure an NHL team would be able to be sustained for the long-term. I think it would do well for awhile with all the excitement, but I don't think it would make a profit after 10 years or so.
Vegas? San Antonio? I know baseball is big in Texas. I doubt the Royals leave KC, Kauffman is a nice venue from what I hear.
I think an NHL team in Kansas City would certainly fare better than the Scouts did in the 70s though. The Scouts came in as an expansion team, and left with the bottom of an already thin talent pool they came away with 27 wins in their two seasons of existence. The benefit of having a team move rather than be created is you already have some level of talent in the system. And while teams that are rumored to move often have mediocre to poor NHL rosters, they usually have stellar prospects due to their high draft picks over the years.
I think Kansas City is a great hockey town considering how far south it is, and the Sprint Center is easily one of the top arenas in North America. And you're right, there's no way to know if interest could be retained; however, if initial excitement could hold on long enough to be supplanted with contending teams as those prospects mature, I think they could become a permanent fixture.
I don't understand why Vegas is considered a good place for a team, they don't even get 2000/game for AAA games. MAYBE if they built an indoor stadium right off the strip but even then the majority of your attendance would be visiting fans making the trip.
It is. And they are plugging over $250 million into renovations that will be completed by 2010.
Why would any team want to move to Chicago? As it is the two existing teams could only win one championship in a 100-year or so timespan... :laugh:
I would think that the Vikings are THE team that the LA group would chase. Maybe the other three CA teams (Chargers, 49ers, Raiders) because their stadiums are deemed to be "inadequate" by NFL standards and they just can't seem to get new ones. So...those are the four in my mind that could move to LA...LA stole the Lakers from MN...could they do it again?
Kauffman may be old, but if KC does one thing well it is maintain their older stadiums to the point where they don't have to build new ones every 30 years.
I guess that's what happens when you design a stadium correctly from the beginning and don't defer maintenance and go ahead and upgrade when necessary. Unfortunately for KC, too bad their investments don't show up on the field as much as they should.
