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07-22-2018, 07:09 PM | #2 |
Wasted away again...
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There should be 32 teams
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07-22-2018, 07:24 PM | #3 |
It was not a fair catch
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no. When there are teams regularly losing over 95 games. We do not need more teams.
In fact, I do not see the need for anymore major pro teams. |
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07-22-2018, 07:26 PM | #4 |
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07-22-2018, 07:29 PM | #5 |
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Meh. Don't know if I care either way.
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07-22-2018, 07:30 PM | #6 |
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What cities are being considered?
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07-22-2018, 07:30 PM | #7 |
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07-22-2018, 07:44 PM | #8 |
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They should contract TB and Oakland
Zero fan support. Zero reason to exist Then move a team to Montreal if they pass a new stadium. Perhaps Cleveland. Or White Sux |
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07-22-2018, 07:47 PM | #9 |
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According to Manfred. I think I read that it will definitely be one team for the west and 1 team for the east. Many of these cities are actually really strong expansion markets.
“We have a real list of cities that I think are not only interested in having baseball, but are viable in terms of baseball … Portland, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Nashville in the United States, certainly Montreal, maybe Vancouver, in Canada,” Manfred said. “We think there’s places in Mexico we could go for the long haul.” Read more at: https://nesn.com/2018/07/rob-manfred...ble-expansion/ |
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07-22-2018, 07:50 PM | #10 |
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The main issue is diluting rosters. There are only so many good players to go around. One of the major reasons for the boom in home runs during the steroid era was the dilution of pitching staffs. Teams that had 5 solid starters ended up with a few really, really bad starters at the end of the rotation. It's great for boosting home run counts. But it leads to a lot of really, really bad baseball.
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07-22-2018, 07:52 PM | #11 |
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Yes baseball needs to expand. It also has the most of parity of all the pro sports. Doesn't need a salary cap either.
It's looking like they will got back to 2 divisions in each league for travel reasons. Schedule would be like this: 12 games with each team in your division. 6 home, 6 away 6 games with each team in other other division in league, 3 home, 3 away 3 games with each team in other division in other league. 12 home, 12 away 6 games with interleague rival, 3 home, 3 away Playoffs Division Winners automatically to Division Series Two Wild card games in each league, winners to division series. |
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07-22-2018, 07:54 PM | #12 |
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07-22-2018, 07:55 PM | #14 |
Rabbi Goldmann
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Charlotte. Nashville
(Roars in laughter) |
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Disclaimer: I am a Pirates fan. So I am not defending the A's out of fandom. |
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