MLB Off-Topic

[Majingir]

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Ok, seems the A's thing is resolving, let's get going with the Rays :P

Rays lease expires after the 2027 season.

So do we see As move after 2024, then Rays move after 2027?

Don't think MLB will move Rays the same season as As/force them out before the lease is done? Or if the Rays move to Montreal for instance, what if we see their split season idea happen in 2027 before the full move in 2028?

Agree to a deal in 2025, Montreal then has 3 years to build a new ballpark, and we see Olympic Stadium/Tropicana share the Rays in 2027 before moving into the new park for 2028.

[dubcity]

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Ok, seems the A's thing is resolving, let's get going with the Rays :P

If they're gonna go by the A's timeline, they got another 30 years at The Trop.

[l3ulvl]

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Thats the USAFL team http://www.lasvegasfooty.com/


It's easy to lose track of all the sports in Vegas, via Front Office Sports:

In a 10-year period, Las Vegas will have added:

The A's
The Aces
The Raiders
The Desert Dogs
The Golden Knights
The Pro Bowl
A Super Bowl
An NFL Draft
A Final Four
A Formula 1 Grand Prix
A CFP National Championship

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Why not just Green?

[zello144]

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If that's the case and their goal for the new stadium is 2027, it has to be 2025 or 2026 that they go to the AAA ballpark.

Given what Jays did in Buffalo, I think Vegas could renovate their AAA ballpark starting this offseason and following the 2024 offseason too and really make it suitable for MLB (minus the capacity).

But then, does their AAA team become their affiliate too? Staying in the same city?

Maybe do a switcheroo. Move the AAA team to Oakland but that's unlikely too many burned bridges there now. Maybe it ends up in a similar situation to the Twins and the St Paul Saints.

[Jolly Roger]

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Just replace "Oakland" with "Vegas" and that's the new uni done and dusted.

[DamnYanks2]

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Just replace "Oakland" with "Vegas" and that's the new uni done and dusted.

Hopefully it doesn't look like that. Because that's ugly as hell.

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[Majingir]

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https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1649533860764368897?t=GegELfy2jLfVEEc6hgp-dw&s=19

Obviously you're never gonna say you want to go somewhere else, but seems like the Guerrero family really doesn't like the Yankees.

I wonder if it has to do with the fact that his dad faced the Yankees in the playoffs 3 different times (including the LCS in 2009 and 2010), so there's bad blood between NY and their family?

[Bard]

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https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/s...Ec6hgp-dw&s=19

Obviously you're never gonna say you want to go somewhere else, but seems like the Guerrero family really doesn't like the Yankees.

I wonder if it has to do with the fact that his dad faced the Yankees in the playoffs 3 different times (including the LCS in 2009 and 2010), so there's bad blood between NY and their family?

More like around 2003-2004 period of Vladdy almost being a Yankee.

Steinbrenner wanted Sheffield, Cashman wanted Vladdy. Sheffield had his offer, but was looking around the market, Cashman made the same offer to Vladdy, and he was going to accept. Stein jumped in and said, He wanted Sheffield, talked to Gary personally to finalize the deal, and the rest is history.

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[zello144]

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More like around 2003-2004 period of Vladdy almost being a Yankee.

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And 2012. He wanted like $5-8 million at the end but nobody signed him. Yankees went with Ibanez for $1 million instead.

[Majingir]

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And 2012. He wanted like $5-8 million at the end but nobody signed him. Yankees went with Ibanez for $1 million instead.

Which in hindsight could've changed so much.

The only team who signed him in 2012, the Blue Jays. Even if it was just a minor league deal for 1 month, that was the last team to give him a shot (which was surprising because he hit .290 with a .733OPS in 2011, so he still could've had a role on a team even just as a DH)

And just 3 years later, the team to sign Vladdy Jr...the Jays. I'm sure 2012 had a small part to do with that decision (also an interesting side note how before the Jays went all in at that 2015 deadline, the big move made weeks before that was signing Vladdy, as that 15-16 playoff run would eventually lead right into the Vladdy era).

[zello144]

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Which in hindsight could've changed so much.

The only team who signed him in 2012, the Blue Jays. Even if it was just a minor league deal for 1 month, that was the last team to give him a shot (which was surprising because he hit .290 with a .733OPS in 2011, so he still could've had a role on a team even just as a DH)

Still worked out for him because he still made the hall. But I think he still wanted to keep playing so he could reach 500 HRs. I also think he needed the money.

[Speedy]

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Welp, Evan Gattis.

My respect for you is gone.

I didn't see anyone post about this.

Am I the only one who saw his tweets?

[Blzer]

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I didn't see anyone post about this.



Am I the only one who saw his tweets?

I saw the tweets after you posted, and didn't have an opinion. If that was him coming clean while drunk, then I'd like those Stros to be chewed out more about it still.

[zello144]

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36304568/mlb-tells-braves-stop-celebrating-home-runs-big-hat

No fun allowed

[Majingir]

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...e-runs-big-hat


No fun allowed

It's not that they stopped it because they didn't like it, it was stopped only because it wasn't a new era manufactured hat.

I'm just waiting for Fanatics or whoever to call out the home run jackets and other things because they're not official Fanatics apparel.