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MLB 2015 Regular Season |OT| Pickin' Up the Pace of Play

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matthewwhatever

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Frozenprince said:
Never gonna happen. The MLB and Montreal have both burned basically every bridge.
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If a good owner was behind Montreal, I could see the MLB allowing it.

I don't think the Jays would be supportive, though. Right now their territory is considered "Canada", so I could see them fighting expansion that would cut into that.
 
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Fox318

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doesn't seem like alot of tvs for people to watch the braves.

Then again nobody wants to watch the braves.
 
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zroid

Banned
matthewwhatever said:
I don't think the Jays would be supportive, though. Right now their territory is considered "Canada", so I could see them fighting expansion that would cut into that.
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You wouldn't think so (and I don't), but it's funny that all day the @BlueJays account has been retweeting Montrealers begging for a team
 
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ShaneB

Member
zroid said:
You wouldn't think so (and I don't), but it's funny that all day the @BlueJays account has been retweeting Montrealers begging for a team
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Yeah, it's been expos content all day it seems on the twitter feed.

Excited for the season to be starting soon.
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
It's like opening day in Montreal. Jesus.

That diamond projection is better than some of the shit I've seen at Rogers' Centre.

They really want that team.

Next year I'm banking on a regular season series being played there.

Russell Martin seems thrilled to be playing in Canada.
 
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Parch

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I really wonder what Blue Jay management would think about Montreal expansion. I'm not so sure they would be opposed. Expos were never really a threat to Jay popularity. At least before the Expo death march started both teams had good support across Canada. If Montreal was added to the AL, it would be a nice rivalry.

Wandy Rodriguez released. Should the Blue Jays consider him for some SP depth just in case? They're saving some money by not paying Viciedo now so there's some cash in the piggy bank.
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Parch said:
I really wonder what Blue Jay management would think about Montreal expansion. I'm not so sure they would be opposed. Expos were never really a threat to Jay popularity. At least before the Expo death march started both teams had good support across Canada. If Montreal was added to the AL, it would be a nice rivalry.

Wandy Rodriguez released. Should the Blue Jays consider him for some SP depth just in case? They're saving some money by not paying Viciedo now so there's some cash in the piggy bank.
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The rivalry could be great for baseball in Canada if they are both in the East but the Expos would definitely cut into the Jays country wide merchandise sales for a few years.
 
BFIB

BFIB

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Move the Marlins to the AL East and relocate the Rays to Montreal as the Expos for the NL East.
 
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Frozenprince

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Parch said:
I really wonder what Blue Jay management would think about Montreal expansion. I'm not so sure they would be opposed. Expos were never really a threat to Jay popularity. At least before the Expo death march started both teams had good support across Canada. If Montreal was added to the AL, it would be a nice rivalry.

Wandy Rodriguez released. Should the Blue Jays consider him for some SP depth just in case? They're saving some money by not paying Viciedo now so there's some cash in the piggy bank.
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I think if it was made into an AL east battle it would be fun, but I just can't see it happening. A) Both sides as I said have burned every conceivable bridge. B) Baseball in Montreal has proven that it can fail. Yes, it'll draw well early and when/if they win. But if the franchise goes through another prolonged rough spot, attendance and fan support will evaporate.

I'm also curious where the MLB/NL would add it's second expansion team. Buffalo maybe? Omaha has infrastructure, Charlotte makes the most sense, really.

It'll be interesting to watch this play out over the next few years, the Rays moving will spur a LOT of discussion about expansion.
 
The Elite

The Elite

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nemss said:
Move the Marlins to the AL East and relocate the Rays to Montreal as the Expos for the NL East.
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If Montreal gets a team it needs to be in the AL East.

The rivalry with the Jays will still bring crowds even during those periods when the team is struggling to win. The fact they will be facing each other a lot will only help things.

Also, Boston isn't too far away so crowds coming up for games will help attendance when all the "we want a team" bandwagoners have long since gone. They will get crowds from New York coming up as well.

Having an Expos vs. Jays World Series match up is the only reason to put them in the NL and the chances of that are slim to none.
 
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Kingbrave

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Am I the only one who prefers the gameday audio to video? I can fuck around and game and shit while games are on and I don't know maybe I'm just stupid.
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Kingbrave said:
Am I the only one who prefers the gameday audio to video? I can fuck around and game and shit while games are on and I don't know maybe I'm just stupid.
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A lot of people still love listening to baseball games on radio.

I usually game while listening to baseball.
 
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Sanjuro

Member
It's still stupid the Sox are playing the fucking Phillies. Great divisional rivals!

I remember we played the Mariners early for years. I'd bring a radio to school and tell the teachers to fuck off.
 
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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Corran Horn said:
Bochy and Sabean forever a giant.
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To expand on that, Sabean promoted to VP of baseball operations, Bobby Evans promoted to GM. Sabes to go back to being able to focus on more scouting work, particularly on the international front.

Can Sabean repeat his scouting run from his Yankees days (Jeter, Rivera, Pettitte, Posada, etc)?
 
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evil solrac v3.0

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rekameohs

Banned
Great to hear that Archie Bradley's gonna be on the Opening Day roster. That'll be something to actually look forward to this season every fifth game.
 
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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Cards claim former first round pick Gary Brown off of waivers.

Would not be surprised if this ends up biting SF in the ass in the future, but also would not be surprised if he just flames out.
 
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