Alexdaman
Wolfman
Can't be any worse than the Jays...
the jays have 2 world series titles
Gotta have someone wanting to build an open-air stadium. I'd be glad to stop there at least once a week.
Can't be any worse than the Jays...
Could easily be worse. Our city is less populated, economically weaker and good luck finding an owner richer than Rogers willing to bankroll this dream.Can't be any worse than the Jays...
The Expos would do fine with a downtown baseball stadium. The big O is pathetic inside, depressing, and who the hell wants to go there way at pie IX
Look at the Alouettes they were about to go bankrupt again drawing like 8,000 average in 1997 at the big o. In 1998 they went to Percival and it immediately doubled to 16,000.
Now the key is there needs to be some significant private money to push for the stadium/team, I think some investors would need to put up at least 100$ million for a share of stadium construction it before the city/province look to get involved.
The Expos would do fine with a downtown baseball stadium. The big O is pathetic inside, depressing, and who the hell wants to go there way at pie IX
Look at the Alouettes they were about to go bankrupt again drawing like 8,000 average in 1997 at the big o. In 1998 they went to Percival and it immediately doubled to 16,000.
Now the key is there needs to be some significant private money to push for the stadium/team, I think some investors would need to put up at least 100$ million for a share of stadium construction it before the city/province look to get involved.
In terms of what nightlife?? If that is what you are referring to then maybe you should explore the city a little.Montreal is seriously lacking anything exciting aside from crescent/st-laurent.
Secondly, why do you want the government to get involved at all? If the MLB can come back to Montreal, it better be without government money.
Is there even land DT to build a stadium? I know the Decarie/Blue Bonnets location would have been perfect, they wanted to build restaurants, sports bars all around it. I think if you build a good base of entertainment options all around the stadium people will fill it up. Montreal is seriously lacking anything exciting aside from crescent/st-laurent. Unfortunately I just don't see the land available dt.
OK relax. Right now people are complaining it's not downtown enough and too far east, you know that is gonna be too far west for people. Not even a metro line there.There's some spots. Where the old planetarium is, the waterfront by the bonaventure expressway. You could build it on the Meadowbrooke golf course in mo west too. That's right by the 20.
A new MLB team? Why, so that it can relocate, like the Expos? Better a second NHL team, perhaps in Laval.
With 2 TV Stations vying for the rights, and the new way wealth is distributed in the MLB, attendance isn't THAT important anymore. I think the MLB is aware of this, and would enjoy more TV and AD revenue from an 8 million people province that's largely untapped, and that's why Cromartie is getting good vibes with MLB management.
Note, MLB management. Selig, I don't know.
But a new stadium is required, like for the Nordiques, except the O was always a bad baseball field. That's the big problem right there. Not many billion dollars flying around in QC right now.
First off, football in the Big O is terrible compared to baseball.
The problem is this, who will build the stadium? If that hurdle is overcome and theres a willing owner, Expos will return.haha, post of the day.
Baseball in the big-o is awful.
The venue is more important in baseball than in hockey (or maybe football). baseball stadiums are all unique, and there layout can be different. No sport venue is better than a beautiful ball park. This alone is a huge factor to why people go to games.
Build a nice stadium just like what every other team in the league (hell, even the ''dump'' rogers centre has a retractable roof and is downtown) and fans will show up.