Due to failed attempts to get a new stadium in Miami, the Marlins have received permission to talk to other cities about a possible move as early as 2008. So far the team has expressed intrest in Charlotte, Portland, and Las Vegas.

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/baseball/13241457.htm

Personally, I dont think Charlotte can support two let alone three major professional sports teams

11/23/2005 8:36:38 AM

I would say to give us the baseball team, but with the Durham Bulls and Carolina Mudcats, not to mention some of the other minor league teams close by, there may be some issues there.

11/23/2005 9:03:25 AM

PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN

11/23/2005 9:04:01 AM

fuck the marlins, Go Nats!

11/23/2005 9:09:39 AM

Vegas would be the logical choice.

11/23/2005 9:10:53 AM

This is a HORRIBLE idea. The Southeast does NOT need another baseball team. The Braves don't even get the support they deserve. It shouldn't even be cosidered. I've heard good things about Portland and they have a stadium easily upgradeable to MLB standards..

11/23/2005 9:14:22 AM

It will be Portland if the Marlins are serious about moving. My guess Miami builds them a stadium and this turns out to be a bargaining chip.

11/23/2005 9:27:01 AM

So if they moved to Charlotte would they still be the Marlins?

Go CAROLINA CATFISH!

11/23/2005 9:28:54 AM

^^ So Miami is going to have to build another football stadium and baseball park? The NFL already said that Miami was supposed to get the 08 Super Bowl but that was only if they built a new stadium. Or then again I guess they could just share again maybe.

11/23/2005 9:33:12 AM

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"Personally, I dont think Charlotte can support two let alone three major professional sports teams"

11/23/2005 9:42:19 AM

the marlins are taking a page from the Jets owners and using this as a bargining chip. they wont move.

(fuckin bitch ass sleazebag money grubbing owners..)

i swear im not bitter.

11/23/2005 9:43:04 AM

^^^^^^ The Braves get plenty of support.

Just not in attendance figures

It would be a bad idea only because the southeast isn't as densely populated as other places in the nation. I love the Braves, but I'm not going to drive some 7 hours to get to Atlanta.

If they did plan on sticking another team in the Southeast, I think NC has to be a prime consideration though. We sit right between DC and Atlanta, and our state is one of the more populated ones down south. Not to mention, since we get such a large influx of yankees, they'll help pad our attendance figures.

11/23/2005 9:55:07 AM

^^^^ They will not be building a new stadium....Miami is actually building a mall, hotels, and a hall of fame around Dophins stadium. They are just going to upgrade dolphins stadium.....

[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 9:58 AM. Reason : .]

11/23/2005 9:57:41 AM

Carol City Represent

11/23/2005 10:39:42 AM

Vegas is the logical choice

11/23/2005 10:45:08 AM

NL West/East!

11/23/2005 10:59:42 AM

It'll never happen. Charlotte does not have the fan base to support 80 something home games during a MLB season.

11/23/2005 11:08:03 AM

that would be awesome. I'd get to go see the Yankees in interleague play instead of having to go to NY or Baltimore all the fucking time.

11/23/2005 11:08:07 AM

Why not move them to Connecticut or Jersey?

The greater NYC area/market can easily support another team and it would help competitiveness by taking some, although not alot, of the huge markets that Bos, NYM, & NYY have.

To me, that is the only way to control the rediculous money that those clubs can fork out.

I know it won't happen, but I'm just saying the new team would enjoy a good market & it help competitiveness.

[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 11:19 AM. Reason : ]

11/23/2005 11:18:36 AM

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"So if they moved to Charlotte would they still be the Marlins? Go CAROLINA CATFISH! "

Go JeffryLoriaCATS!

*so the queen city can keep up its trend of owners naming teams after themselves . . . and cats*

11/23/2005 11:21:24 AM

Peter Angelos won't let it happen

11/23/2005 11:24:38 AM

raleigh is a nice city

[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 11:25 AM. Reason : Go Tri-City Twins]

11/23/2005 11:25:32 AM

not gonna happen

they cant even get the CHARLOTTE Knights moved to CHARLOTTE

11/23/2005 11:29:50 AM

can we trade the Bobcats for the Marlins? I'd rather have downtown baseball than NBA any day

11/23/2005 11:29:54 AM

^

11/23/2005 11:32:01 AM

^^ what he said.

11/23/2005 11:35:57 AM

^^What he said.

11/23/2005 11:36:50 AM

what a horrible sports city miami is. the team wins two world series championships in 7 years and they can't get people to come to the ball park. atlanta and miami are worthless as far as fans go.

11/23/2005 11:39:15 AM

well, Miami doesn't exactly have a huge population of people that grew up in the area and love their local teams.

Not many NY or New England fans that have moved to the Miami area and then suddenly switch allegiances. Nor are the eldery population that live on fixed incomes going to attend many games. So it's not suprising their lack of fan support.

Atlanta on the other hand, just plain sucks...

11/23/2005 12:03:55 PM

Marlins would be okay


I'll never support a team with a name / logo / color scheme as corny as the Bobcats.

11/23/2005 12:14:36 PM

i'm taking bets that the marlins wont come to charlotte...anybody wanna make me rich by betting the marlins WILL come to charlotte

11/23/2005 12:28:31 PM

PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN

11/23/2005 1:51:11 PM

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"Why not move them to Connecticut or Jersey? The greater NYC area/market can easily support another team and it would help competitiveness by taking some, although not alot, of the huge markets that Bos, NYM, & NYY have. To me, that is the only way to control the rediculous money that those clubs can fork out. I know it won't happen, but I'm just saying the new team would enjoy a good market & it help competitiveness."

People up here have fierce alliances to their teams, no way another one would work well. CT and NJ are so close to Boston/NYC/Philadelphia that there's no need to build a new stadium. Seriously, where would you build a stadium in NJ? Jersey City? Trenton?!?

And Las Vegas is a horrible choice. Not even close to a big enough population to support that.

11/23/2005 1:56:18 PM

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"Not even close to a big enough population to support that."

Thats what I think every time I hear about Vegas. Not that many people actually live there and would hold season tickets. I think Charlotte would be good. Baseball is popular enough. My family would buy season tickets prolly.

11/23/2005 2:02:26 PM

Charlotte just had a war over a new arena, i doubt they are gonna pay for a new baseball stadium

11/23/2005 2:02:52 PM

^^^, ^^

The Las Vegas metro area is the fastest growing area in the country, with almost 2 million people living there now. The city is also more than willing to spend big $$ for stadiums. But the leagues have to get over the whole gambling image thing first.

11/23/2005 2:17:09 PM

dont you think charlotte wouldnt get the team considering the CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS are currently located in south carolina and they dont even wanna build a stadium for the CHARLOTTE knights?

11/23/2005 2:26:39 PM

^^^^^Yes people up there have strong allegiances, but I think if they focus their aim on a certain area of people, it would work. Obviously, they wouldn't take a big part of the market though, but still a pretty big one. I think an NL team could work in CT for example. It would help fuel a rivalry with the Mets, much like the Yanks & Sox.

The NJ Nets moving to Brooklyn was embraced by people who were mostly Knick fans. And their certainly are still plenty of people who enjoy going to games.

But as I said, I know it won't happen. The afforementioned teams would never allow it of course. In addition to the stadium funding issues.

And I think Vegas would be a plenty big enough market. They would get alot of opposing team fans at games with the tourist market & Vegas is growing very fast with lots of money to burn. Vegas doesn't have a single pro sports team as well. Miami already has the Dolphins & Heat, in addition to the Marlins. Vegas doesn't have anything, except a NASCAR track. They certainly can support 1 pro team, if not more.

[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 2:32 PM. Reason : ^]

11/23/2005 2:32:14 PM

but Vegas doesnt have the permanent resident fanbase...they would have to sell half of their seats to casinos

11/23/2005 2:33:31 PM

charlotte would bring tailgating to baseball games

11/23/2005 2:37:03 PM

^^They have enough of a permament fanbase. More people live there than you think. And it is growing. And there are no other pro sports teams to fight with. And the fans there are pretty well off, so they can easily afford tickets.

11/23/2005 2:40:16 PM

I agree completely

if i were to invest in a sports team vegas would be my city of choice

fastest growing city in the country and tons of money to go around

11/23/2005 3:00:42 PM

good god please let this happen, the Nats should have come here to start with.

11/23/2005 3:25:25 PM

charlotte is NOT a big city

there is no way it will be able to support 3 professional teams

11/23/2005 3:33:12 PM

^ uhhh wrong.

populations:
charlotte - 580,597

denver - 560,415
pittsburgh - 327,898
st louis - 338,353
cincinatti - 323,885
vegas - 508,604

just to name a few. charlotte definitely has the numbers to support MLB, but only if the city is willing to spend the money to build the stadium uptown.

[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 4:01 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 4:02 PM. Reason : ]

11/23/2005 4:01:29 PM

the entire charlotte metroplex is about 800k

the entire vegas metro region is about 2 million

shut the fuck up, you dont know what youre talking about

11/23/2005 4:06:55 PM

haha internet anger. anyways you're wrong again.

charlotte metro - 2,067,810

las vegas metro - 1,952,779

do you want links?

11/23/2005 4:37:16 PM

meh whatever

mecklenberg county is only about 800k iirc

either way vegas has more money and less competition for a market

11/23/2005 4:41:47 PM

what would their new name be, because the Marlin's wouldn't really work

11/23/2005 4:43:09 PM

the carolina marlins would still work

deep sea fishing off the coast of hatterass is quite good actually

any other city would have to change though



[Edited on November 23, 2005 at 4:45 PM. Reason : asdf]

11/23/2005 4:44:06 PM