Baseball Miscellany

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3261

Why not Nashville? There must be someone well-heeled to put a team there

3262

Nashville is often near the top of lists for potential expansion cities, along with Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Charlotte, and Montreal.

3263

The only mark against Nashville will be that the Braves, Cards, and Reds all claim fans from there.

I expect we end up with Nashville and either Portland or Vancouver.

3264

Any of those seem more reasonable than Las Vegas, unless the gambling factor has some impact. That was the apparent objection to the Raiders until they relocated

3265

Put an eastern team in Portland and then move the Stros back to the central or east…done

3266

The unlimited supply of money in Vegas has the biggest impact.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes our nation’s capitol.

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3267

30,000 seat stadium would ensure capacity crowds, I guess.

What is a “partial retractable roof”, btw?

3268

I assume a roof where part of it is retractable.

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3269

But does it partially retract to a partially open air stadium and then go back to close up for a totally indoor stadium?

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3270

Nashville and SLC in particular have gotten press for having very organized pushes.

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3271

Instead of the whole roof, you think?

3272

I’ve always been under the impression that the league wants a team in Montreal again. Why exactly the league wants this I have not been able to ascertain.

3273

The world needs a snottier fanbase than the Cardinals.

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3274

I give to you this image:

Joe Kelly, St. Louis Cardinal

3275

Good point. And what with global warming the April weather in Boston and Chicago isn’t as nasty as it used to be so you’d like to address that too if possible.

I wonder if Manfred is looking at six new teams to keep the divisions nice and equal or if we don’t care about that anymore.

3276

I like their pastry shops.I’d move for that alone

3277

West, Tx, is closer

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3278

I’m thinking “partial” means “not the whole”. But I could be overthinking it.

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3279

That’s why I’m not a geologist.

So you’re gonna protect from the sun or the rain?

…are we still talking about Paul Simon?

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3280

Many are called, few are chosen.

We geologists don’t concern ourselves with the vicissitudes of the natural world. It is what it is, you know.

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