Should any of these two U.S. islands (Hawaii and/or Puerto Rico) have a Major League Baseball team? If so, then in what leagues (American or National)?
...or should any other U.S. city, state, or territory, have a MLB baseball team (that currently doesn't have one)?
2006-08-31 10:43:58 · 20 answers · asked by astrowulf2002 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
i think so. why not?
2006-08-31 10:47:05 · answer #1 · answered by scrappy06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The former Montreal team play half of it's games in Puerto Rico. There is too much travel involved to get to and from there. It is even more the case with Hawaii.
We have enough major league teams. The talent is always somewhat thin, even now, for all of the teams in the majors.
2006-08-31 17:49:26 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they shouldn't. Hawaii is too far away from the mainland and thus the time zone differences would create excessive jetlag and we would see many drowsy players leading to lackluster play. Puerto Rico wants to be seperate from the U.S. Basically, we have enough sports teams located where they are for a reason-ability to make a profit due to the large cities they are home to.
2006-08-31 17:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puerto Rico already has it's own national series playoffs ( municipalities (province) and regions compete
) and has a national olympic team that competes in the World Olympics and in the Baseball World-Classic Series (see link below).
Hawaii should have one because they are a state and are americans , could be in the NL or AL, doesn't matther which one really.
2006-09-01 11:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by Hdz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't see why not....can't discriminate against Hawaii cause it is a state of the US. But Puerto Rico I don't think should be because its not one of the 50 states.
2006-08-31 17:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by SharkPrincess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure!!
Hawaii in Nalional
Puerto Rico in American
2006-09-01 00:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call Hawaii the Hawaiian Pineapples
and the Puerto Rician's the Spics
2006-08-31 17:48:38 · answer #7 · answered by John M 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hawaii no but Puerto Rico yes that would be cool.
2006-08-31 17:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would be a lot to ask to have teams from those islands travel that many miles to get to visiting games and could take a lot out of the players.
2006-08-31 18:23:40 · answer #9 · answered by Andrew B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.It's too far travel for a baseball team.On the other hand,Puerto Rico is a culture of its own.
2006-08-31 17:47:44 · answer #10 · answered by Faysal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, Their Own Cause What Right Does America Have To Keep Pushing Themselves On Anything And Everything
2006-08-31 17:46:43 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋