David Price is right, and he shouldn't have to apologize, even though he did. That market simply cannot support major league baseball.

Neither Florida team can. They were pretty stupid to put two teams at once down there like that. I can't believe the Marlins duped the taxpayers into building them a new stadium when they can't get more than a thousand people to their current games.

 

One of those two teams will move in the near future, probably the Rays.

 

Neither Florida team can. They were pretty stupid to put two teams at once down there like that. I can't believe the Marlins duped the taxpayers into building them a new stadium when they can't get more than a thousand people to their current games.

 

One of those two teams will move in the near future, probably the Rays.

What city is out there hunting for an MLB Team?

 

I think part of it is that those cities might have a shot at supporting a team, but neither one of them has had the facilities to do so.

What city is out there hunting for an MLB Team?

 

I think part of it is that those cities might have a shot at supporting a team, but neither one of them has had the facilities to do so.

 

I'm not sure which cities are looking for teams, but there are some pretty populous areas out there with no teams. Off of the top of my head, there's New Orleans, Charlotte, Portland, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and Las Vegas.

What city is out there hunting for an MLB Team?

 

I think part of it is that those cities might have a shot at supporting a team, but neither one of them has had the facilities to do so.

 

Most lists I see have some combination of: Portland, Charlotte, Nashville, Las Vegas, San Antonio/McAllen, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque/Santa Fe, and San Juan PR.

 

I'm not sure which cities are looking for teams, but there are some pretty populous areas out there with no teams. Off of the top of my head, there's New Orleans, Charlotte, Portland, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and Las Vegas.

New Orleans is still a disaster and a shrunken city, I don't see them being viable. Nashville is Memphis but with money and no Cardinals nearby, so Nashville wins out there. Louisville is very near Cincy. And I hadn't heard OKC before for baseball, that might be interesting.

Most lists I see have some combination of: Portland, Charlotte, Nashville, Las Vegas, San Antonio/McAllen, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque/Santa Fe, and San Juan PR.

 

 

New Orleans is still a disaster and a shrunken city, I don't see them being viable. Nashville is Memphis but with money and no Cardinals nearby, so Nashville wins out there. Louisville is very near Cincy. And I hadn't heard OKC before for baseball, that might be interesting.

 

I was only thinking of populous cities not in California or Texas. The point is that there ought to be plenty of options.

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I'm glad the Rays don't get fans. The way they scout/draft, they'd be deadly with a legitimate payroll.

Best pitcher no one's heard of:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8622

 

After tonight, 37 K in 19 IP

Best pitcher no one's heard of:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8622

 

After tonight, 37 K in 19 IP

His September has been ridiculous.

 

And that's why you don't give up on a young pitcher after just 4 appearances. 1/2 green

Jay Bruce hit a walk-off homer to propel the Reds to a division championship. That's pretty cool.

Jay Bruce hit a walk-off homer to propel the Reds to a division championship. That's pretty cool.

 

That is just so fitting for the Reds. Not to mention it was from a young (and insane potential) player.

That is just so fitting for the Reds. Not to mention it was from a young (and insane potential) player.

 

Jay Bruce since August 8th (31 games, 113 PAs) - .365/.451/.740/1.191, 11 HR

You could kind of see it coming with the Reds for a few years now. Not a surprise to see them ending their postseason drought. It's cool to see teams like the Reds, Rangers, and Rays (although the Rays obviously had their coming out party in 2008, but you get the idea) in the playoffs.

Best pitcher no one's heard of:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8622

 

After tonight, 37 K in 19 IP

He walks a ton of guys, but those K and AvgA numbers are insane.

 

Anyone know what the scouting report on him is?

 

Best pitcher no one's heard of:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8622

 

After tonight, 37 K in 19 IP

 

He's gonna make it a lot easier on the Braves next year if Wagner does stick with his retirement decision to spend time with his family.

After tonight's game, Jose Bautista has 54 home runs.

 

Of those 54, 53 of them have been pulled, in some manner. His final homer of the night tonight was his first homer of the year to RF.

After tonight's game, Jose Bautista has 54 home runs.

 

Of those 54, 53 of them have been pulled, in some manner. His final homer of the night tonight was his first homer of the year to RF.

He ABSOLUTELY OBLITERATED that ball on the grand slam.

He ABSOLUTELY OBLITERATED that ball on the grand slam.

 

And the Twins are playing s***ty baseball at just the right time too. If they get swept in the playoffs again, I'm going to be pissed. I get really, really tired of losing the division to those POS's year after year only to see them get trampled on, because it makes a statement about the AL Central and the White Sox in general, when really, I don't think any team is going to beat the Twins during their typical hot stretches.

 

Hopefully they just have their light switched turned off right now, and they know where it is and can turn it on before the playoffs start.

He ABSOLUTELY OBLITERATED that ball on the grand slam.

Oh my f***. It went to the 3rd deck. In Target Field. Maybe the longest homer I've seen this year

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_...84&c_id=mlb

 

Aaand I now love Jose Bautista

My god.. you hear the sound of the bat when he hit that? Crazy. And you gotta love the crowd's noise on that one.

Whatever pharmacist Jose Bautista hired, I hope he's being compensated very well for his efforts (as long as he doesn't get caught).

After tonight's game, Jose Bautista has 54 home runs.

 

Of those 54, 53 of them have been pulled, in some manner. His final homer of the night tonight was his first homer of the year to RF.

 

Not just of the year, but of his whole career: Got this from Buster Olney's column:

 

Here's Bautista's career HR breakdown:

 

Left field: 103

Center: 9

Right field: 1

 

Joe Morgan with the best reason yet why Felix should not win the Cy Young:

 

sportsguy33 Joe Morgan is anti-Felix for Cy Young: "Felix had a fabulous year but his teammates didn't support him. And it's still a team game." What???

Whatever pharmacist Jose Bautista hired, I hope he's being compensated very well for his efforts (as long as he doesn't get caught).

 

I don't think it has anything to do with steroids. I think he just genuinely made a correction in his swing mechanics and he's been hitting the ball with a ton of power. On top of that, his confidence is through the roof, and that has to help his psyche at the plate.

I don't think it has anything to do with steroids. I think he just genuinely made a correction in his swing mechanics and he's been hitting the ball with a ton of power. On top of that, his confidence is through the roof, and that has to help his psyche at the plate.

I'd like to be the one responding the way you are...but my brain just can't be convinced that completely unexpected 50 HR seasons are clean yet.

I'd like to be the one responding the way you are...but my brain just can't be convinced that completely unexpected 50 HR seasons are clean yet.

 

I'm with you on that. After what I have seen the last 20 years and knowing that there is still stuff out there that MLB won't detect in drug testing, I just can't believe that fixing a sudden hole in his swing can add that much power. I wish I could believe it, but the McGwires, Bret Boones, Clemens & Co. make it impossible for me right now.