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NRD1138 2
Force Loria to either sell the team or move it to Montreal. Problem solved.
NomarGarciaparra
Montreal is no better. They only care about hockey. Baseball has tried and failed there already.
Christian camlin
Baseball failed in Montreal because they had the wrong ownership group.They refused to spend money and so all the talent left as soon as it was eligible.That is no different than what has been going on in Miami.Loria apparently fires his manager every time he gets a bad haircut or his hat falls off whichever happens first.
kungfucampby
In a just world the Marlins would be moved to Montreal, and the Rays would be allowed to move to Miami. Loria would be banned from baseball longer than Pete Rose.
Karkat
I can’t wait for people to start calling Moncada overrated when he doesn’t hit 18 home runs tomorrow
Valkyrie
Realistically, most Boston prospects are over-rated. Media hype is the best weapon that franchise has. And Boston overpaying for Moncada as insanely as they did doesn’t help. You’re right, the expectations are going to be very high and that’s not unfair considering the hype and the money. And in typical RSN style, it will take about a week for them to turn on him.
David Coonce
To be fair, they weren’t the only team willing to pay nearly that much for Moncada – The Yankees were willing to pay 27 million and the Dodgers would pay 32 million also if Moncada had waited until July 2 to sign.
MB923
Yes. I believe the Padres made a big bid too.
David Coonce
Yeah, the point is that many prospects do bust, but you don’t get elite pplayers into your sytem unless you’re wiling to take risks. I don’t think Boston’s prospects are more “over-hyped” than any other team’s; I would bet the bust rate of top prospects is pretty similar for most teams if you were to look at it historically.
blueblood1217
I would LOVE to see Baseball return to the great city of Montreal
Valkyrie
So would the 5000 people per game that would attend
Valkyrie
There’s a reason baseball left Montreal to begin with. Even the Rays draw 3x-4x what the Expos drew their last few seasons. So you get a bump the first couple years when its all new and tres exciting. Then it will be the Expos moving back to wherever they came from or Charlotte or some other place. What’s the point?
Jaysfan1994 2
The Expos hadn’t made the playoffs since 1981 at that point and hadn’t been in a pennant race since 1994 in which they lost the season due to a lockout. The 4 consecutive sellouts for the past two pre-seasons played at Olympic stadium alone would draw 10 percent of what the Rays reportedly draw over an entire season over the past few years.
Unless you’re a Cubs fan(no offense I love you guys) you’re not going to support a constant loser, look at the Yankees attendance in the early 90’s when the Jays were the powerhouse of the division. Yankees were struggling to get people to the games. Something unfathomable in todays game.
1991 Yankees Attendance: 21,589 Per game 1,748,737 total.
NomarGarciaparra
4 consecutive sellouts….yes, because there were only 4 games. Sure, people are excited and “love” baseball when there are only 4 games. Try 81…not so much love anymore.
Valkyrie
4 weekend games no less. its a little different on a tuesday night in august
Jaysfan1994 2
Yeah, pretty sure Tampa has trouble selling out games in August in the middle of pennant races. Why don’t you look at their attendance from 1998 until now? If you look at this season alone they’ve only eclipsed 30,000 once and are averaging a hilarious 15,249 per game.
I wonder if people said the same thing about The Pirates attendance prior to 2013? Or the Padres attendance prior to this year? Poor clubs don’t draw fans this isn’t news.
David Coonce
Expos had a bad ownership group and their stadium was, literally, falling apart. Baseball is in a much better shape league-wide than it was when the Expos were moved. I think Montreal would be able to easily support a major league team today.
SwingtimeInTheRockies
It’s been almost 20 years since we’ve had expansion…