I say put teams in Canada and Florida.
2007-07-05 09:51:42 · 20 answers · asked by Dodgerblue 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Expanding beyond the Rockies and Marlins in 1993. All of those later teams should never have been created. Makes you even wonder what the term "Major League" is worth nowadays. . . .
2007-07-05 09:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Montreal Expos were clearly the biggest mistake, although it was a great minor league baseball town before they got the Expos. The 1976 Olympics and promise that the Olympic Stadium was going to be one of the best in the mjaors and turning out to be one of the worst sucked the air out of that franchise.
Without insisting on an indoor stadium with the rain the way it is in south Florida, the Florida Marlins were second. Plus, Miami is a huge football town, probably not big enough for a great baseball teams, and the Marlins have been the most successful expansion team the feastest with two titles their first eleven years with two basically different teams.
2007-07-05 21:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say the biggest mistake is the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. This is now their 10th season, and they have not even made any attempt at reaching the playoffs. In the first 10 seasons of existence, both the Florida Marlins and Arizona D-Backs won a World Series (Florida won another in their 11th season), so its not as if its impossible for them to get the right management in there to get them to play more than 162 games.
Also, the Seattle Pilots is a good answer, but they relocated and became a pretty good franchise that featured some Hall of Famers (Molitor, Yount). As did the Montreal Expos (Dawson, Rose, Randy Johnson), and Montreal had a loyal, albeit small, fan base. If it wasn't for the strike in 1994, they probably would have won the World Series.
I seriously don't see any Hall of Famer wanting to play in Tampa, nor do I see any way for them to reach the playoffs anytime soon, especially in their division.
2007-07-05 18:02:01 · answer #3 · answered by Sales Manager 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I hope when you say Florida it is the Marlins you are referring to.
Because in Tampa the Lightning and Bucs do just fine. The problem with the Rays is the location more than anything. They play in St. Pete. I'm not going to get into details but I will say this: The Rays need a park in Tampa (preferably open air) and stop making agreements with the city across the Bay. With the lease that they have with Tropicana that won't happen for a loooooong time.
It's a shame because I think that will result in the end of the Rays. I seriously think the Nats and Rays will be two teams cut from the league. The Marlins, even though they have their problems will stay, probably not in Miami though.
2007-07-05 17:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas et Aequitas () 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Tampa Bay, Florida, Arizona, Colorado
2007-07-05 16:59:01 · answer #5 · answered by mAD~mOD 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Seattle Pilots (1969-1969) actually went bankrupt, and the ownership group that bought the team, relo'd to Milwaukee and renamed the team as the Brewers, included (and was eventually led by) Bud Selig. So it's hard to imagine a worse confluence of foul events than how that played out.
Tampa Bay is probably the least defensible selection, otherwise.
2007-07-05 16:57:54 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Montreal, the ultimate bad expansion team. Not many teams can claim that they got bought out by the league and forced to another city. Todays equivalent team, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. They don't care about winning at all, they pocket the league's revenue sharing money and field the cheapest team they possibly can. At least with teams like Colorado and the Marlins and Toronto, those teams spend money like major league teams (except the marlins recently).
2007-07-05 16:57:48 · answer #7 · answered by joemagician 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you. Obviously Montreal was a mistake because they did not even make it 40 years. Toronto supports their team very well, but they are so close to Detroit and Cleveland. Florida was definitely a mistake. No support and you might as well be playing in a sauna.
2007-07-05 17:15:20 · answer #8 · answered by dob367 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why, Brooklyn moving to LA, of course :) After that, I'd say putting a team in Montreal just because they had a big, unused stadium would be second worst.
2007-07-05 17:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by bmwdriver11 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say the Marlins, waste of time and waste of space, when was the last time they has a sell out? Every time I see a game, all I see is a sea of empty orange seats with very few fans in between.
2007-07-06 05:35:18 · answer #10 · answered by amethyst 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋