That aught to just endear him even more to Seattle area fans.
Oregon approves 800M for MLB in Portland
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Michael K.
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It would be nice if MLB and the NBA would expand to 32 teams, that's an ideal number for a league. The NFL and NHL have 32 teams and their divisions are balanced perfectly as a result.
If the NBA expands, it's a no-brainer that Seattle and Vegas would be awarded the two franchises, but MLB is a total mystery. Personally, my first instinct is that Nashville and Charlotte would be awarded franchises as both cities are booming and that would cover the big wasteland where there's no MLB. If Portland somehow pushes hard enough and pulls it off, I couldn't even guess as to whether Nashville or Charlotte would be the odd man out. As far as a darkhorse is concerned, I don't think there really is one, not even Montreal or Salt Lake City.
If the NBA expands, it's a no-brainer that Seattle and Vegas would be awarded the two franchises, but MLB is a total mystery. Personally, my first instinct is that Nashville and Charlotte would be awarded franchises as both cities are booming and that would cover the big wasteland where there's no MLB. If Portland somehow pushes hard enough and pulls it off, I couldn't even guess as to whether Nashville or Charlotte would be the odd man out. As far as a darkhorse is concerned, I don't think there really is one, not even Montreal or Salt Lake City.
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Captain 97
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I personally think a Vancouver Team would be a ton more successful than a Portland team in terms of fan support.
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DavidGee24
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Have they ever even made any kind of an effort on this? I've never seen any kind of a push from Vancouver, plus they lost their NBA franchise very quickly.Captain 97 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:16 pmI personally think a Vancouver Team would be a ton more successful than a Portland team in terms of fan support.
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Sports Hernia
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A team a couple hours down the road just might light a fire under ownership’s asses.
We know how they hate competition in the sports market, see them being anti-Sonics l, anti-kraken.
We know how they hate competition in the sports market, see them being anti-Sonics l, anti-kraken.
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Please for the love of it, put a team in Portland and an owner(s) that care!!! I’m sick of our owners. And Dipoto.
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mostonmike
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Am I right to say the Mariners would only need 2 other American League team owners to vote against a relocation or expansion and it won't go through? My understanding is 12 AL owners would have to vote to push it through.
If that's the case, then its pretty much nailed on that the owners will be able to sleep easily. They should be able to keep the whole of the PNW free of any competition for as long as they keep friendly with a few of their mates across the AL.
Perhaps its even possible that is why MLB expansion isn't moving at the pace you would expect - you only need 3 teams in the affected league to dissent and they can't place a team in the new market.