Yeah, the Marlins may perform pathetically on the field now, but they've won in the past.
But only an extra 100 fans per game? I think it should be 10,000, at least in the first couple of years just to see that marvel of engineering.
I'm sure Tampa Bay is looking and making note. Moving is far less costly than building a state of the art stadium which gets comparable results to Miami. But where? Montreal has already proven they can't support a baseball team. Next candidates are places which have NBA, NHL and/or NFL team without MLB. Indianapolis? Maybe. Portland? Salt Lake City? San Antonio? All probably too small. Edmonton or Calgary would be better bets than any of these, but no sure thing either since the only thing they have going for them is no competing franchise within hundreds of miles and reasonably good support at the minor league level.
I go to about a dozen Marlins games/year. You will not be disappointed when you see the stadium. It’s an amazing facility. What strikes you right off the bat is how tiny it is, and yet it is a true pitcher’s park. Just a really cool place.
Yes, and agreed on all those cities that may want an MLB
team—big enough to support?
>>they’ve won in the past.
Red Sox fans have fond memories of 2003 when the Marlins,
featuring future Sox Mike Lowell and Josh Beckett, beat the Yankees in the WS. The Yankees with the zillionaire payroll vs. the low budget Marlins. (Beating the Yanks like that
makes Red Sox fans happy...one time Marlins owner or part owner John Henry is now the principal owner of the Red Sox)
I haven’t been to the new stadium, no but have been to the following:
Bos., NY Mets (Shea), Montreal, Toronto, Cleveland (Prog Field), Milwaukee (County), Chi (both teams, new Comiskey and old Wrigley), Balt., DC (both RFK & National Pk),
Angels, Dodgers, A’s, Giants (new field), Pitt (PNC),
Philly (Cit Bank), etc.— but no have not been to
either Fla. park.
>>Montreal has already proven they can’t support a baseball team.
There is indeed an effort to bring Mont. a team again but I think you’re right. I made sure to attend a game at Stade
Olympique the last yr they were there...
>>Portland? Salt Lake City? San Antonio? All probably too small.
What else, Buffalo? Toronto wouldn’t be too crazy. Of course the O’s owner wasn’t too crazy about D.C. getting a team
again.
Nashville has NFL and NHL. Closest cities with teams are Atlanta and Cincinnati which are both NL teams. Move them there, put them in the AL Central and send Cleveland to the East.