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[Speedy]

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How much is another city prepared to pay, that's the question. St. Petersburg is offering to pay for at least 50% of stadium construction. If Austin or Charlotte or Portland or Montreal (haha) offered to pay for 75% of a brand new stadium and moving expenses, it'd probably happen.

With how much Nashville is growing, I could easily see a baseball team going there. They just built a MLS stadium that opened last year.

No way a city covers 75% of the expense, especially with these BILLIONAIRE owners. Why should they pay taxes to continue to fund these billionaire's pockets? Perhaps deferred/expunged taxes for x-years due to the added income to the city but raising taxes and using taxpayer money to built it? No way, hogwash I say to that.

It doesn't matter to me...FL is a deathtrap for baseball, outside of ST. I cannot believe they're actually building a stadium in Tampa - I guess I'll believe it when I see it.

[Dead2009]

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As much as I'd love the Expos to return, the chances of Quebec taxpayers ponying up a billion dollars for an MLB team are less than zero.

It would probably be a new team and not the Expos, the Nationals wouldnt give up that history.

Rays fans wont have to worry about the early start times anymore, theyll be able to watch the games now right along with everyone else!

[Majingir]

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It would probably be a new team and not the Expos, the Nationals wouldnt give up that history.



Rays fans wont have to worry about the early start times anymore, theyll be able to watch the games now right along with everyone else!

Nationals don't ever even acknowledge that history though.

The only time I could ever remember them mentioning it is when Zimmerman broke some record.

[Sportsforever]

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Nationals don't ever even acknowledge that history though.

The only time I could ever remember them mentioning it is when Zimmerman broke some record.

I don’t know if they always have, but last Sunday watching the last game of the season Lane Thomas scored his 100th run of the season. They showed a graphic listing all players in franchise history who had 20 SB and 100 runs scored in a season…and nearly all of them were Expos.


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[DrJones]

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No way a city covers 75% of the expense, especially with these BILLIONAIRE owners. Why should they pay taxes to continue to fund these billionaire's pockets? Perhaps deferred/expunged taxes for x-years due to the added income to the city but raising taxes and using taxpayer money to built it? No way, hogwash I say to that.

Of course they shouldn't. That's not to say nobody will. Case in point:

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/09...-from-project/

[DrJones]

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I don’t know if they always have, but last Sunday watching the last game of the season Lane Thomas scored his 100th run of the season. They showed a graphic listing all players in franchise history who had 20 SB and 100 runs scored in a season…and nearly all of them were Expos.

The Nationals celebrated their Montreal heritage (and wore Expos jerseys) on July 6, 2019. (I remember the date because that's my birthday, and the Expos were my team as a kid.) Then they expunge both Montreal's and Washington's postseason demons later that year. Coincidence? Yes, but it's a good story.

[Speedy]

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Of course they shouldn't. That's not to say nobody will. Case in point:

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/09...-from-project/

This is insane to me...per the article:

With an NFL loan and seat licenses, the Titans owners, Amy Adams Strunk and her family, personal contribution could be less than $200 million, or less than 10% of the projects sticker price of $2.2 billion.

No way in heaven I'd vote for that if I'm in Nashville, especially with how little this owner somehow got away with not having to foot the bill (but will reap the profits!).

[DrJones]

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It would probably be a new team and not the Expos, the Nationals wouldnt give up that history.

That's not the problem. The problem is that the money's not there.

[itsmb8]

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Nashville will get an MLB team, and it should be the Brewers. Milwaukee doesnt deserve that cheap *** franchise.

[Majingir]

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This was the most uneventful WC round ever

[dickey1331]

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I think expansion will be Nashville and Oakland since the As will move to Vegas and if Oakland doesn’t work then maybe Salt Lake City.


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[DrJones]

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I think expansion will be Nashville and Oakland since the As will move to Vegas and if Oakland doesn’t work then maybe Salt Lake City.

Oakland has lost teams 5x, I think?

Golden Seals (NHL): folded
Raiders (NFL): moved to LA
Warriors (NBA): moved to San Francisco
Raiders (NFL): moved to Vegas
Athletics (MLB): moving to Vegas

Don't think it's happening, unfortunately.

[dubcity]

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No one with a brain should ever approach the city of Oakland with any idea pertaining to sports ever again.

[Majingir]

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No one with a brain should ever approach the city of Oakland with any idea pertaining to sports ever again.

You underestimate Gary Bettman.

[slickdtc]

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You underestimate Gary Bettman.

Dude will finally move the Coyotes… and put em Oakland

We’ve got two decades to mull it over…