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Well I think overall it will be only two more teams if they expand in the future since it might start getting out of hand with more than 32 teams in a league.
Dallas could certainly use a national league team. Fort Worth doesn't have the Rangers either. That team came to the metro for Dallas and is a Dallas team. Dallas could support two teams I think. The city size and metro is big enough.
^Dallas does not need another team. It really barely supports the Rangers as it is when they aren't in the running for a World Series like they are this year. Every time I see the Rangers on TV I notice not even half of the people are in the stands.
It should be Portland, San Antonio or Indy, and I think Portland should get it so the AL West have 5 teams like the rest of the divisions (except the NL Central, which needs to move Houston probably).
^Dallas does not need another team. It really barely supports the Rangers as it is when they aren't in the running for a World Series like they are this year. Every time I see the Rangers on TV I notice not even half of the people are in the stands.
It should be Portland, San Antonio or Indy, and I think Portland should get it so the AL West have 5 teams like the rest of the divisions (except the NL Central, which needs to move Houston probably).
He's really suggesting that Dallas has a team of it's own. Remember, the Rangers aren't just for Dallas. They are the METROPLEX's team. There is a difference.
BTW, brajohns, how's that not so good Rangers team you wanna dump off doing?
And it seems that everyone's in agreement over San Antonio and Portland....
Whether or not DFW has the market for two MLB teams is debatable but the Rangers are Texas Rangers so that pretty much rules out the possibility. If it were the Dallas Rangers than you could argue to put another team in Ft Worth but since they are not I dont think we are in need for another one as bad as some of the cities above.
Dallas could certainly use a national league team. Fort Worth doesn't have the Rangers either. That team came to the metro for Dallas and is a Dallas team. Dallas could support two teams I think. The city size and metro is big enough.
In a world dominated by media markets, no city will ever get two teams again. What there is is all there is going to be on that topic. Honestly, I don't think there are many cities deserving an expansion team, and if there were, I'd be more in favor of transferring a team from an under performing market. Tampa doesn't seem to generate enough of a fan base, for example. I think the Rays should go to Portland or some other AAA city.
Whether or not DFW has the market for two MLB teams is debatable but the Rangers are Texas Rangers so that pretty much rules out the possibility. If it were the Dallas Rangers than you could argue to put another team in Ft Worth but since they are not I dont think we are in need for another one as bad as some of the cities above.
Well they are on the Fort Worth/Arlington side of the Metroplex so we wouldn't have to ask for one. There are just some people on the Dallas side who feel they should have a team to mark as Dallas.
If Cuban got hold of the team, that probably would have happend..... who knows?
And I don't see how San Antonio is a terrible idea. The way I see it, if friggin' Oklahoma City can get an NBA franchise, why not put MLB in San Antonio?
Selig floated the idea that they dump (not move) the Twins and Marlins. Interesting that both teams had greater success than his family team, the Brewers.
I had heard that as well. Despite attendance issues the Rays are still a profitable franchise so barring any change Rays ownership/MLB aren't going to make any noise, except possibly to get local government to help fund a new home venue across the bay in Tampa.
In terms of possible expansion one has to think that tradition-oriented MLB isn't going to realign. The only division without 5 teams is the AL West which includes the Texas Rangers, LA Angels, Oakland A's and the Seattle Mariners. Viable markets that would fit reasonably well within that territory are Portland, Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City. Portland's proximity to Seattle where attendance is already an issue would seemingly eliminate that market. Salt Lake City has proven loyal NBA attendance for umpteen years and possibility of a good city-to-city rivalry with the Angels (think Lakers-Jazz rivalry). Oklahoma City would offer up a similar situation in terms of fan base, though far less proven. An Oklahoma-Texas rivalry might be too good to pass for up MLB.
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