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Marlins will explore relocation

Jimmy James said:
I often wonder if the Dolphins would still be there if not for the broad national fanbase I'm a part of.
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The NFL is on this kick to go "international". I would NOT be shocked one day in 5 years or 10 years to wake up and hear the Fins are moving to Mexico City or something like that. Fact is, when you can't even sell out playoff games (like vs the Ravens a few years back) that is a huge red flag being raised that says something about the city you play in.

I don't expect it, but I wouldn't be shocked by it either.
 
MikeO said:
Two things to remember. There is construction then there is "VEGAS CONSTRUCTION". They put things up overnight it seems like out there. So, IF they want to build a new stadium they could very quickly.

You might have the Marlins as a LAME DUCK team in Miami till 2008 or 2009. But they will be nothing more than the "new era Expos" who aren't competitive and are the laughing stock of MLB. Probably playing half their games in Miami and the other half in Puerto Rico until Vegas or whatever other city is ready to house them.
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Regardless, it still takes at least two years to build a stadium, and then you have to convince people to go into the desert to watch the game. I already outlined the reasons why in my article, so I don't need to repeat myself. Those are my opinions and I'm sticking to them.
 
MikeO said:
The NFL is on this kick to go "international". I would NOT be shocked one day in 5 years or 10 years to wake up and hear the Fins are moving to Mexico City or something like that. Fact is, when you can't even sell out playoff games (like vs the Ravens a few years back) that is a huge red flag being raised that says something about the city you play in.

I don't expect it, but I wouldn't be shocked by it either.
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I would be amazed if Miami loses the Dolphins unless the NFL becomes willing to host Super Bowls in non-NFL cities. Miami is at worst the 3rd best place to host the game, and I would suggest it is definitely #1 now that New Orleans is a mess (San Diego is the other city I would cite in case anybody is curious). If the NFL does decide to go down that road, I agree that we could see the Dolphins move at some point if things don't improve on the attendance front.
 
Jimmy James said:
I would be amazed if Miami loses the Dolphins unless the NFL becomes willing to host Super Bowls in non-NFL cities. Miami is at worst the 3rd best place to host the game, and I would suggest it is definitely #1 now that New Orleans is a mess (San Diego is the other city I would cite in case anybody is curious). If the NFL does decide to go down that road, I agree that we could see the Dolphins move at some point if things don't improve on the attendance front.
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The Super Bowl thing does work in Miami's favor and would probably prevent such a move.
 
RWhitney014 said:
Regardless, it still takes at least two years to build a stadium, and then you have to convince people to go into the desert to watch the game. I already outlined the reasons why in my article, so I don't need to repeat myself. Those are my opinions and I'm sticking to them.
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And I disagree.
 
RWhitney014 said:
Fine, no problem. But I'd still like to know why.
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Because I feel the opposite of you. :shakeno:
 
MikeO said:
Because I feel the opposite of you. :shakeno:
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Come on, Mike, you're better than that. Rather than resorting to your smiley and using some third-grade level retort, I want to know why you think Las Vegas is a good market for baseball in relation to my comments in the article. That's all. It's not a challenge to see who's better or smarter, I would just like to know where your opinion is based.
 
RWhitney014 said:
Come on, Mike, you're better than that. Rather than resorting to your smiley and using some third-grade level retort, I want to know why you think Las Vegas is a good market for baseball in relation to my comments in the article. That's all. It's not a challenge to see who's better or smarter, I would just like to know where your opinion is based.
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Because I think people will go to the games. Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world. Baseball is entertainment. Hey, Bonds is in town. Or A-Rod is in town. Vegas people will eat that sssshhhhhiiiiiiitttttt up and go to games to see a star. Not to mention GAMBLING!!!!!!!!!! People would be able to gamble on games either at the ballpark or at a casino nearby and would go to the game and see what they just bet on. Gambling RULES sports. A MLB franchise in vegas would flourish on gambling alone. (don't give me no Pete Rose thing, this is different). It would be MORE than just a baseball game. You would have a casino/hotel/stadium all in one most likely and it would be a home run!

If you don't agree, fine. I don't care if you agree. In fact if you disagree I feel more confident about my stance which really isnt' my stance it is one I have heard and talked about with people who are actually close to the situation.
 
byroan said:
How big of a stadium would they need?

http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/AAA/charlotte.html
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I thought at first the issue might be seating capacity, but it appears both of the parks seat right around 10k. I cannot imagine that either could be used for a major league team for even one season without expansion to at least double that capacity, but I might be wrong about that.
 
Would it be feasable to move a team to Mexico? I think MLB, the NFL would love to open that market up more. Theres a lot of things to consider but youd have to think that putting a team in Mexico City playing infront of huge crowds would be very attractive to MLB. Probaly aint gonna happen anytime soon but Id have to think within 10-15 years some major sport in the US will place a team there. Heck we might as well ship somemore jobs down there, why not?
 
MikeO said:
The NFL is on this kick to go "international". I would NOT be shocked one day in 5 years or 10 years to wake up and hear the Fins are moving to Mexico City or something like that. Fact is, when you can't even sell out playoff games (like vs the Ravens a few years back) that is a huge red flag being raised that says something about the city you play in.

I don't expect it, but I wouldn't be shocked by it either.
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That has to be the dumbest post ever made on this forum.

Congrats.


They day the Fins move will also be the day that the Redskins, Cowboys, and Giants move.

The Dolphins are the 5th most profitable franchise in the NFL. Yeah...lets move them to Havana....Fidel could own the team.

Seriously Mike.....you couldn't be serious.
 
finfansince72 said:
Would it be feasable to move a team to Mexico? I think MLB, the NFL would love to open that market up more. Theres a lot of things to consider but youd have to think that putting a team in Mexico City playing infront of huge crowds would be very attractive to MLB. Probaly aint gonna happen anytime soon but Id have to think within 10-15 years some major sport in the US will place a team there. Heck we might as well ship somemore jobs down there, why not?
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I don't think the players would like it too much, and the money factor would definitely be a concern.
 
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