Rob Manfred: Fours work better than Fives for scheduling

[Tx Oriole]

I think it was Austin actually. My mistake.

Austin I doubt could support a MLB team.

[MDtransplant757]

Austin I doubt could support a MLB team.

What about San Antonio?

[24fps]

Another city to see about would be Nashville. They could be dark horses in expansion

A little premature right now. Davidson/Williamson county is projected to grow by a million people over the next decade, so in five years that might be realistic. Right now Nashville metro area is significantly smaller than San Antonio and somewhat smaller than Austin.

[MDtransplant757]

I think Charlotte or Nashville could easily be great for expansion. Same thing goes for Vegas. Norfolk/VA Beach wouldn't due to it being in O's and Nats territory.

[MDtransplant757]

A little premature right now. Davidson/Williamson county is projected to grow by a million people over the next decade, so in five years that might be realistic. Right now Nashville metro area is significantly smaller than San Antonio and somewhat smaller than Austin.

I would think because the Predators are doing so well in terms of attendance (the only southern city that worked our really for the NHL) that an MLB team could be feasible.

[Tx Oriole]

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I like NL ball. I don't want the NL to go away. There are too many teams anyway.

IMO

[MDtransplant757]

I like NL ball. I don't want the NL to go away. There are too many teams anyway.

IMO

that and some of the rivalries like Cardinals-Cubs would go away in this scenario, and that's no bueno in my opinion.

[Spy Fox]

I don't like the idea of further expansion and four-team divisions. There's too much potential for one division to be really awful while another has three really strong teams. The NFL has some joke team in the playoffs once every couple of years, and I don't want that happening in baseball. Plus, there are a few franchises now that are getting poor attendance and adding markets doesn't make much sense to me.

Agreed about the four-team divisions. If they do expand to 32 teams (which I hope doesn't happen for a while) I would prefer them to just have two eight-team divisions per league, East and West.

[weams]

Austin I doubt could support a MLB team.

11th largest city in the US of A. Double digit growth over each of the last 6 years. Yeah. It can.

[weams]

that and some of the rivalries like Cardinals-Cubs would go away in this scenario, and that's no bueno in my opinion.

That's not really been much a rivalry over the last 108 season. Is it?

[MDtransplant757]

That's not really been much a rivalry over the last 108 season. Is it?

It's like the NL's version of Yankees- Sawx. Trust me. Cardinals fans hate the cubs with a vengeance. The feeling is mutual for the cubs at least.

[Can_of_corn]

That's not really been much a rivalry over the last 108 season. Is it?

Are you saying the Globetrotters and the Generals don't have a rivalry?

[weams]

Are you saying the Globetrotters and the Generals don't have a rivalry?

The Generals got contracted. So it's kinda like that.

[Can_of_corn]

I think Charlotte or Nashville could easily be great for expansion. Same thing goes for Vegas. Norfolk/VA Beach wouldn't due to it being in O's and Nats territory.

Richmond maybe but even without the O's/Nats I don't think VA Beach could. Too much military, too many transients.

[MDtransplant757]

Richmond maybe but even without the O's/Nats I don't think VA Beach could. Too much military, too many transients.

We were second to DC when the Expos were moving because the proposal was good. Tear down Harbor Park and put a brewery next to the ballpark. DC just made more sense. Richmond is out because everyone there is a DC fan except for VCU and because of broadcast territory.