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Post by jayj79 on Jun 3, 2023 17:18:27 GMT -5
Well upon further thought about the A's moving to Vegas seems like they used the most cynical option in the playbook.. deliberately field a team that no one in his or her right mind would want to watch, and then say "see that's why we're moving. Lack of fan support." wasn't that the plot of the movie "Major League" (though of course the owner's plan obviously backfired when "terrible" players went on to win)
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Post by nowhereman on Jun 6, 2023 19:34:31 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 6, 2023 23:37:35 GMT -5
Mariners are going to have a Pride fireworks night. I didn't even know fireworks came in different genders.
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Post by oldnewbie on Jun 7, 2023 0:29:54 GMT -5
Well upon further thought about the A's moving to Vegas seems like they used the most cynical option in the playbook.. deliberately field a team that no one in his or her right mind would want to watch, and then say "see that's why we're moving. Lack of fan support." wasn't that the plot of the movie "Major League" (though of course the owner's plan obviously backfired when "terrible" players went on to win) yes, and Major League effectively took the idea from The Producers.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 7, 2023 1:05:38 GMT -5
wasn't that the plot of the movie "Major League" (though of course the owner's plan obviously backfired when "terrible" players went on to win) yes, and Major League effectively took the idea from The Producers. The idea of someone that wants to fail but succeeds despite their best efforts is a very old plot mechanism. Another example that I can think of off the top of my head is The Mouse That Roared.
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Post by oldnewbie on Jun 7, 2023 5:02:29 GMT -5
yes, and Major League effectively took the idea from The Producers. The idea of someone that wants to fail but succeeds despite their best efforts is a very old plot mechanism. Another example that I can think of off the top of my head is The Mouse That Roared. Absolutely. That was a quick response and the moment after I hit "Post" I considered editing it and adding domething like "and it wasn't invented there", but decided to leave it alone.
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Post by nowhereman on Jun 20, 2023 18:24:47 GMT -5
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 21, 2023 8:25:45 GMT -5
Well upon further thought about the A's moving to Vegas seems like they used the most cynical option in the playbook.. deliberately field a team that no one in his or her right mind would want to watch, and then say "see that's why we're moving. Lack of fan support." wasn't that the plot of the movie "Major League" (though of course the owner's plan obviously backfired when "terrible" players went on to win) Yes it was. Major League is my favorite sports movie and my favorite comedy of all time.
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 21, 2023 9:23:42 GMT -5
Well upon further thought about the A's moving to Vegas seems like they used the most cynical option in the playbook.. deliberately field a team that no one in his or her right mind would want to watch, and then say "see that's why we're moving. Lack of fan support." Similar scenario with the sonics moving to okc, and then of course Howard Schultz selling the team to an okc group. I would be a little more sympathetic to Oakland fans if they hadn't also lost the Raiders and the Warriors recently. Perhaps more interestingly, MLB is apparently going to expand to 32, though not before the A's and Rays situations are resolved (Tampa's attendance figures are embarrassing, considering they have the best record in MLB). Las Vegas would probably be a lock if the A's weren't headed there, but assuming that's done, the other cities I've seen discussed include Nashville, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Portland, Montreal and San Antonio. I'm not sure who has the inside track among those cities. Edit: I think Montreal is quite unlikely, considering that they already lost the Expos.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 21, 2023 9:31:50 GMT -5
Portland getting an MLB team would be a mixed outcome for the Mariners. Right now that is part of the Mariners's market, but the Mariners have the hardest travel schedule of any team in the MLB, and it might be nice to finally have a road destination that was only 130 miles away. (I think Oakland is currently the closest, and that's 700 miles.)
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 21, 2023 9:39:28 GMT -5
After looking into the Rays' situation a little, it seems likely that they will stay in the Tampa area, most likely in St. Petersburg.
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 21, 2023 9:41:14 GMT -5
Portland getting an MLB team would be a mixed outcome for the Mariners. Right now that is part of the Mariners's market, but the Mariners have the hardest travel schedule of any team in the MLB, and it might be nice to finally have a road destination that was only 130 miles away. (I think Oakland is currently the closest, and that's 700 miles.) And Oakland probably won't have a team for much longer, though I guess San Francisco is roughly the same distance.
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Post by jayj79 on Jun 21, 2023 10:11:02 GMT -5
the Mariners have the hardest travel schedule of any team in the MLB does it really make that much difference, given how MLB teams fly everywhere?
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 21, 2023 11:36:39 GMT -5
the Mariners have the hardest travel schedule of any team in the MLB does it really make that much difference, given how MLB teams fly everywhere? Yes. ESPECIALLY since baseball has such a long season with so few days off, and often have no travel days, just day games followed by night games in another city.
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Post by alhorford90 on Jun 21, 2023 17:42:35 GMT -5
let’s go Gators
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