Cashman hosted them last year... they're kind of a loud franchise.
- Tendency to have colorful characters as coaches (El Chelis last season, Eric Wynalda next year)
- The uniforms: black and neon
- Having llamas in the team photo
- That cash drop promotion
(Noticed that more than one Timbers Army regular has asked about whether Timbers2 will go to Vegas early next season, since the big team probably won't have a home game until May or even June due to stadium renovations.)
The notion of metal seats for the Vegas climate and baseball is, er, curious. Having fans that stand as often as they sit might be a bit smarter in that park, plus the seating angles are a lot better for soccer than in most baseball-oriented stadiums.
But it should be noted that the A's would have probably stayed with Sacramento in perpetuity were it not for the Giants pulling a power play. Baseball had started a trend where minor league teams were starting to locate closer to their parents (of note;
I think there's one exception to the Baltimore organization's entire minor league system being located in Maryland). That has changed a bit, and with baseball, there are factors such as training facilities within the ballpark and ease of transportation and playing surfaces and the like... and there's kind of a hierarchy among the major league clubs. Minor league teams want to be with the good teams if they don't have a strong-enough tie-in with the closest MLB team. It makes for some interesting silly seasons when affiliations rotate. I'm not sure hockey is in the same place.