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MLB General Discussion (Official Thread)

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brodybuck21 said:
Move the team
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Remember when Bud wanted to contract the Twins? I'd get rid of both Florida teams. Neither get much support, probably because Florida is full of transplants who bring their allegiances with them. Tampa plays in a half-assed football dome to sparse crowds and then we have the Marlins.
 
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Jake said:
Remember when Bud wanted to contract the Twins? I'd get rid of both Florida teams. Neither get much support, probably because Florida is full of transplants who bring their allegiances with them. Tampa plays in a half-assed football dome to sparse crowds and then we have the Marlins.
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Oh I remember. Where would you move them? Montreal? Carolina?
 
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Jake said:
Remember when Bud wanted to contract the Twins? I'd get rid of both Florida teams. Neither get much support, probably because Florida is full of transplants who bring their allegiances with them. Tampa plays in a half-assed football dome to sparse crowds and then we have the Marlins.
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Using 2017 MLB attendance figures, the Marlins averaged 3,500 fewer tickets sold per game than the Pirates and only 2,300 fewer than the Reds. They also have the lowest seating capacity of any team in the NL.

I am just wondering out loud, aside from length of history, how much different are the Marlins, Reds and Pirates?
 
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Jaxbuck said:
Using 2017 MLB attendance figures, the Marlins averaged 3,500 fewer tickets sold per game than the Pirates and only 2,300 fewer than the Reds. They also have the lowest seating capacity of any team in the NL.

I am just wondering out loud, aside from length of history, how much different are the Marlins, Reds and Pirates?
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A lot of people who grew up rooting for the Pirates and Reds now live in Florida, and only go to Marlins games when their teams visit.

The history is a huge component to any contraction discussion. I can't think of a single hall of famer who earned his bust while playing for Tampa or Miami, even if they played a portion of their career there.
 
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