Pick cities for MLB expansion?

I'm thinking contraction not expansion!

If you ever tried to get tickets for a Red Sox game, you'd be thinking expansion.

I know it's silly that most teams don't even sell out their playoff games. But here in Red Sox Nation, it would be nice to be able to watch your major league team play in person every now and then.

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Originally Posted by RickD

I'm thinking contraction not expansion!

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Not gonna happen, if contraction was going to happen it already would have. Expansion is going to happen sooner or later; just a question of when and where.

God, I hope we can get a team here in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC.

I'm curious on something dealing with N.C. When the Twins were nearly sold to Don Beaver, he was going to move it to the Piedmont(?) Triangle. Did that include Charolette or not?

Mexico City....batters will love it!

We need a team in Norfolk/ hampton roads areas......

.....even if i'm the only one that will go to the games :)

well the Hampton Roads Mariners were very successful

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Originally Posted by RickD

I'm thinking contraction not expansion!

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I agree! Dump the Wang!

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Originally Posted by nuzzy62

well the Hampton Roads Mariners were very successful

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Thats soccer though, Americans don't do soccer :) I know we won't ever get a team here, just sucks having to drive to DC/Baltimore to watch any games, can cost a pretty penny even before gas prices went through the roof.

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Originally Posted by Alloutwar

I don't really want more expansion. But, I agree with BeerChaser - i think one of the Florida teams should move here to Charlotte. Charlotte is a great city, steadily growing - and the downtown is practically empty on weekends! The football stadium is an absolute waste of space when one of the 10 games a season isn't being played there...can't they make it into dual-use or anything?

Heck, the Knights play in SC! The Charlotte knights play in SC! Not that I'm complaining - it's easier to get in and out of, and 5 mins from my house!

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I'd imagine that making a stadium dual use after the fact would be a rather difficult undertaking. It wasn't designed at all for baseball, so I have no idea what sorts of modification would be required to make it suitable.

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Originally Posted by EVEN11323

I'm curious on something dealing with N.C. When the Twins were nearly sold to Don Beaver, he was going to move it to the Piedmont(?) Triangle. Did that include Charolette or not?

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IIRC he was talking about moving the Twins to the Greensboro/Winston Salem area (the Triad). The Triad is about 100 or so miles north of Charlotte and a 100 or so west of Raleigh. The Raleigh area is known as the Triangle, while Charlotte is known as an Atlanta wannabee. Beaver's thinking was probably that he could draw from all three markets.

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Originally Posted by Arctic Blast

I'd imagine that making a stadium dual use after the fact would be a rather difficult undertaking. It wasn't designed at all for baseball, so I have no idea what sorts of modification would be required to make it suitable.

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The only way a Charlotte-based team would play in the Panthers stadium would be as a stopgap measure while their own facility was being built. Multi-use stadiums are going the way of the dodo bird.

1. Las Vegas
2. Mexico City
3. Cuba

San Juan might do well