Why MLB Relocation/Expansion Won't Be Happening Soon
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Kumar posted 11/18/2007 from www.bizofbaseball.com [flag] |
Bud Selig likes to call this the real Golden Age of baseball. We can quibble about that (The postseason is no longer the event that captivates a nation. Note that this year’s World Series was watched by an average of 17,123,000 for the four games. Compare that to the ’78 World Series between the Dodgers and the Yankees which pulled on an average of 44,278,950 for six games), but paid attendance...
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The Biz of Baseball: Brown: Why MLB Relocation/Expansion Won’t Be Happening Soon
Published 11/18/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
The Biz of Baseball: Brown: Why MLB Relocation/Expansion Won’t Be Happening Soon From Maury..."A trip down memory lane with the Expos, Twins, and Fay Vincent.” So, to the fans and students looking for answers on possible relocation or expansion, the answer is don’t look for it anytime soon. Relocation seems more remote than expansion, but either way, nothing now seems to point to any cities clamoring for an MLB franchise to land one. The need isn’t currently there (read, owners are making a healthy profit, which minimizes talk of expansion), and the political and legal ...
