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OT: MLB Thread

XPOFAN said:
Funniest thing is the two guys who seem to have the biggest problem with this renewed interest in bringing back a team are two guys who don't even live in the city. Don't worry Krusty, it won't be happening for a while.
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No problem with it but having grown up in Montreal and attended about 10-15 games a season, I can tell you that Montreal is not a baseball city, even more so now given how many Anglos have left since the late 1970's. Francos like hockey and big events like F-1. An 81 game schedule/grind requires a large enough fan base of actual baseball fans which Montreal hasn't had since the early-mid '80's, when the exodus was not yet complete.

Yes, I know I'm generalizing but I think in this case it's largely valid.
 
lecoqsportif said:
Yes. The business model has totally changed with media platform.
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Yup - it just not a binary play about networks getting ad $, it's about content cross platforms, TV, mobile,, Internet etc.. whether ur a sports fan has become almost irrelevant, u'll get highlights whether u like it or not, and pay even more (cents on the dollar per population volume) if u are a fan.
 
Krustchev said:
No problem with it but having grown up in Montreal and attended about 10-15 games a season, I can tell you that Montreal is not a baseball city, even more so now given how many Anglos have left since the late 1970's. Franco's like hockey and big events like F-1. An 81 game schedule/grind requires a large enough fan base of actual baseball fans which Montreal hasn't had since the early-mid '80's, when the exodus was not yet complete.
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Again, that should not be your concern.
 
Anyway, while this past weekend was another right step, the naysayers can relax as the return of baseball is still a ways off.
 
Krustchev said:
No problem with it but having grown up in Montreal and attended about 10-15 games a season, I can tell you that Montreal is not a baseball city, even more so now given how many Anglos have left since the late 1970's. Franco's like hockey and big events like F-1. An 81 game schedule/grind requires a large enough fan base of actual baseball fans which Montreal hasn't had since the early-mid '80's, when the exodus was not yet complete.
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True - I don't see Mtl being capable of avg more than 20,000 for a game over th course of an 81-game schedule.

However, the media play more than negates the empty seat factor for $. It's going to come down to breaking the all parts west of Belleville monopoly the Blow Jays hold. If Bell gets in, and they would only do so if they have no blackout restrictions cross country one would assume, then it becomes a game changer. Again media cross platform content has very little to do with the target audience being baseball fans (in this case), it's about attracting maximum number of "users/subscribers".

Data clearly shows interest in hockey across Canada has waned significantly over the past 20-yrs, yet Rogers (who has all this data) coughed up record $ - again cross platform content.
 
Its hard to judge a team that had to play in the shit bowl. Town town stadium would have to make more revenue than the past.
 
Sal_Butera said:
True - I don't see Mtl being capable of avg more than 20,000 for a game over th course of an 81-game schedule.

However, the media play more than negates the empty seat factor for $. It's going to come down to breaking the all parts west of Belleville monopoly the Blow Jays hold. If Bell gets in, and they would only do so if they have no blackout restrictions cross country one would assume, then it becomes a game changer. Again media cross platform content has very little to do with the target audience being baseball fans (in this case), it's about attracting maximum number of "users/subscribers".
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With only two teams in Canada, media blackouts would be insane. It would be in both teams interest to broadcast all the games across Canada
 
Krustchev said:
I hope it happens but as CH said it would require the magical appearance of a downtown stadium and even then within 5 seasons if the team is not good i see small crowds.
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Yep..besides the nouveau stade they would also need great management on par with the guys who built the Rays. Incidentally, those guys have the fled the Rays for more stable franchises.
 
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