MLB: Two-City Team?

[heitclone]

How does a family even deal with that housing or school wise? That would suck.

Yea, I don't think this setup would be appealing to free agents.

 

[VeloClone]

I wouldn't think the taxes would suck too much more. The Rays are paying Canadian taxes anyways since they get a few trips to Toronto each year.

Probably have to pay Quebec taxes in addition to the Ontario taxes...

 

[VeloClone]

How would this be financially viable? Where would they play if they made the playoffs?

I think they are working out a deal with Whitehorse. I hear the Yukon is beautiful in October.

 

[CtownCyclone]

They're gonna build 2 new stadiums for this? One in Montreal, one in Florida? Yeah, that's going to be cheap...

 

[KnappShack]

Contract that team and take a wrecking ball to their garbage stadium.

Just think. Back in the day Tampa almost landed the Giants and/or the White Sox.

Both dodged a bullet, but ultimately got new stadiums

Hell. Mexico City could support a team better than Tampa

 

[simply1]

We're ready for them in Portland.

https://portlanddiamondproject.com/...O7jg0wcVg2yv79kIU4yPTRdPaar6fNChoCIC0QAvD_BwE

 

[cyclones500]

Summer in Florida and fall in Canada?

I think they have that backwards.

Does seem backward.

 

[LivntheCyLife]

How would this be financially viable? Where would they play if they made the playoffs?

Two tv and merchandise markets would help quite a bit. I actually think it's a reasonable idea as a majority of baseball fans go to a few games per year. Just don't know if these are the right two cities.

 

[simply1]

Two tv and merchandise markets would help quite a bit. I actually think it's a reasonable idea as a majority of baseball fans go to a few games per year. Just don't know if these are the right two cities.

I question whether they'd win the hearts of a populace by sharing a team. We'll see I guess.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Yeah, Montreal would be the northernmost team again. A whopping 36 miles farther north than Minneapolis. Big whoop.

For the record, Toronto is actually south of the Twin Cities in latitude.

Both are south of Seattle, so...

 

[cyclones500]

I love the old Expos logo

A logo-merger could be simple enough.

 

[Jmarsh13]

Opened thread thinking this would be about Golden State still trying to claim Oakland as a hometown after the move across the bay to San Fran next fall...

 

[VeloClone]

Both are south of Seattle, so...

I stand corrected. I was thinking more of winter weather which those cities enjoy(?) but Seattle has tempered by the ocean.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[1UNI2ISU]

St Pete either has to help them get funding for a stadium and a location that makes sense or get out of the way and let them move.

St Pete has bungled this so badly that freaking Oakland is a more promising situation right now. Might be shovels in the ground in Oakland by the middle of next year with a ballpark ready to open in 2023.

 

[BMWallace]

I can see this happening with the Jaguars splitting time between Jacksonville and London

 

[BMWallace]

Hell. Mexico City could support a team better than Tampa

Yes, but the issue with Mexico city is that the stadium will be at like 9000 ft above sea level, and super long travel times

 

[CtownCyclone]

Yes, but the issue with Mexico city is that the stadium will be at like 9000 ft above sea level, and super long travel times

Home run records would be shattered!

 

[weR138]

Yes, but the issue with Mexico city is that the stadium will be at like 9000 ft above sea level, and super long travel times

And the fact that the pollution makes the air dangerous to breathe.

 

[weR138]

Can you imagine if you got the team for the second half of the season and they rolled in with like a 30-50 record? Would there even be the slightest bit of interest?

Hell no...which makes it a really stupid idea. Something like the Omaha / Kansas City Kings is plausible since it's the same geographic area you're pulling from...but two cities (neither of which GAF about MLB) that are in different countries is just dumber than sh#t.