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Old 06-22-2020, 05:48 PM
 
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At this point, that ship has sailed. Buffalo is simply too small a market at this point. In theory, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse could trade their individual AAA teams for 1 team that rotates across the three cities. But in practice, that would be impossible as you would need 3 MLB stadiums and the team would constantly be on the road even for home games.

At this point, why would anyone want an arrangement like that when you could put a team in a fast growing MSA like Charlotte, Nashville, Austin, or Raleigh.

There is another option. A multi sport stadium, or stadium complex could be built at the intersection of I 90 and I 390. All major sports franchises could be represented as there would be almost 4 million people within about 2 hours.

If this could be pulled off, a comprehensive plan could be developed to put the region in growth mode
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Old 06-22-2020, 06:14 PM
 
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There is another option. A multi sport stadium, or stadium complex could be built at the intersection of I 90 and I 390. All major sports franchises could be represented as there would be almost 4 million people within about 2 hours.

If this could be pulled off, a comprehensive plan could be developed to put the region in growth mode
Too much beautiful scenery around that intersection. The environmentalists of New York State would be up in arms about all the land that would be needed for the stadium and the huge parking lot. Plus it's cars, and cars are evil don't you know.
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Old 06-22-2020, 06:59 PM
 
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I think the bigger issue with the I-90/I-390 Stadium May come down to the sport. I think that could work for Football, but for Baseball, it may be questionable. I say that only because with Football, it is usually a weekend event where you can pull it off versus Baseball, which is a daily home stand thing.
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Old 06-22-2020, 11:09 PM
 
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I think the bigger issue with the I-90/I-390 Stadium May come down to the sport. I think that could work for Football, but for Baseball, it may be questionable. I say that only because with Football, it is usually a weekend event where you can pull it off versus Baseball, which is a daily home stand thing.

Yeah, I agree. A centrally located stadium is a cool idea. But, probably not feasible. Getting people to drive an hour or two for 8 Sunday afternoon games is one thing. But, getting people to drive 1.5 hrs for 81 home games many of which are on random weekdays would be hard. Plus, baseball has been moving away from suburban standiums and embracing urban stadiums.
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Old 06-23-2020, 08:54 AM
 
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Yeah, I agree. A centrally located stadium is a cool idea. But, probably not feasible. Getting people to drive an hour or two for 8 Sunday afternoon games is one thing. But, getting people to drive 1.5 hrs for 81 home games many of which are on random weekdays would be hard. Plus, baseball has been moving away from suburban standiums and embracing urban stadiums.

I don't imagine anyone would go to all 81 games, but is 2 hours a long time to see 2 major league teams playing each other? If you live in a large, sprawling city, it still might take 2 hours. It takes about 2 hours to get to a bills game for me in Rochester, and the bills are heavily dependent on this population, which ads about 25,000 seats and most luxury boxes.
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Old 06-26-2020, 02:13 PM
 
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An update...

Blue Jays await government decision on Toronto, with Buffalo as a backup: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.spo...backup/sn-amp/
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Old 07-05-2020, 12:48 PM
 
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Another update...

Blue Jays will use Buffalo as alternate training site: https://www.wivb.com/sports/blue-jay...training-site/
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Old 07-18-2020, 10:59 PM
 
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Just maybe...

The Blue Jays will call Buffalo or Dunedin home after Rogers Centre pitch strikes out: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the...rikes-out.html
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Old 07-19-2020, 10:36 AM
 
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Whats the big deal? No fans are allowed to attend.
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Old 07-19-2020, 01:08 PM
 
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Buffalo Blue Jays? It’s possible, but the ballpark needs a lot of work in a short time: https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluej...hort-time.html
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