XPOFAN
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I don't think he is interested in moving here. Just wants to pressure Tampa to fund his new stadium
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I don't think he is interested in moving here. Just wants to pressure Tampa to fund his new stadium
Habs53
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You cannot have a team with an empty stadium
XPOFAN
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We did for a few years
It's a bullshit comparison.
Habs53
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Actually you are correct....
Habs53
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yea they are... no way that can continue without the same results that happened in montreal
And they have a quality team to boot....they are in the playoff race each year lately
So what's their excuse? It's a crappy market
XPOFAN
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I'm sure the weekend was hard for you. :lol
I'm not a fan of the expos project proposal, it's not what I would want. Firstly, they want a stadium with a 35k capacity. The average attendance last year was about 33,000.
So 35,000 is a bit too small. You need a 40,000 capacity, for playoffs and for when you play teams like the yanks/dodgers/red sox to balance out the lower attendance for teams like the marlins. The proposed 75m payroll, just would not compete at all in the AL. The construction costs are also a little on the low end. I think they anticipate about 500m to build a DT stadium open air. There's a snowstorm right now in montreal, so that open air concept probably is not that viable. It would most likely cost 750m+ to build a retractable roof, 40,000 capacity, dt stadium from acquiring land to the extra 20% things cost in Quebec to build (corruption, taxes, laziness, things not built correctly etc..).
So 35,000 is a bit too small. You need a 40,000 capacity, for playoffs and for when you play teams like the yanks/dodgers/red sox to balance out the lower attendance for teams like the marlins. The proposed 75m payroll, just would not compete at all in the AL. The construction costs are also a little on the low end. I think they anticipate about 500m to build a DT stadium open air. There's a snowstorm right now in montreal, so that open air concept probably is not that viable. It would most likely cost 750m+ to build a retractable roof, 40,000 capacity, dt stadium from acquiring land to the extra 20% things cost in Quebec to build (corruption, taxes, laziness, things not built correctly etc..).
Habs53
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There is lots of teams on the East coast that have open stadiums and the same weather as Montreal. You make do for a few weeks of crappy weather... it is what it is. 35000 IMO may be a bit low... 37000-40000 would be fine.
It should be 40000-43000 like San Francisco. 75m payroll is a joke, xpolite is right on that point. Needs to be open air. Maybe this year would be tough but I was in Montreal last year on this weekend and it was fine.
Dont read much into the "event" this weekend.
Dont read much into the "event" this weekend.
Dr.Phibes
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Thanks for clarifying that.
Xpire fan is stroking himself as a pom pom waver.
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Ironic, isn't it? Back when that lousy stadium in Tampa was built, the Chicago White Sox used it and the threat of relocating to Tampa as leverage to get the city to kick in and build the new Comiskey Park for them. Today the stadium is one of the main reasons why the Rays can't draw a decent crowd.
Habs53
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The big shit bowl is one of the main reasons the expos could not as well
And located in probably the dumpiest neighborhood in the city too, just such bad planning. The only good thing was the metro to it.