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Why is there no MLB team in the Carolinas?


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I don't think Charlotte is ready to support a 162 game schedule but will eventually be a great spot for an MLB team especially since there are so many transplants from Boston, NY, and Philly where MLB is arguably even more popular than the NFL. I know there has been talk of moving a team like the Tampa Bay Rays and the top cities seem to be Charlotte, Portland Or, and Las Vegas. All just rumors though.

I don't know all the details of where it stands but if they can get the minor league stadium built uptown and do so in a way that it could be expanded if and when needed that would be a great first step. Would be interesting to see what kind of fan support it would get.

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I support this in that I would love to call in sick to work and go to an afternoon MLB game, drink a beer and eat a hotdog and peanuts.

But I'm really not sure if this city could support the mass amount of home games. I've heard this is the exact same thing that was said about bringing in an NBA team, then an NFL team, but something tells me the city isn't craving major league baseball like they did the other sports. It would certainly be an interesting prospect. Where would they put the stadium in uptown? I know there's a plot where potentially a new football stadium could go.

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Where they're building the Knights stadium, there won't be room for expansion. That plot is barely big enough for a AAA stadium.

I was wondering about that.

Basically where we tailgate for every game is where left field will be.

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