Canes front office takes lead in Raleigh MLB bid

[Svechhammer]

I just saw this, and given it doesn't quite fit in with the News thread and probably is worthy of its own away from the generic baseball thread, I figured it deserves its own. Looks like the new front office hires were done not just with an eye on the Canes and the renovation to the arena complex, but also targeting a potential MLB franchise.

To see this bid now fully backed by an existing sports franchise, it does make things a bit more serious. This is something that very well could happen.

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[A Star is Burns]

It still feels like a long shot to me but it's cool to see them pursue it. I'd be happy to have a secondary baseball team to root for.

 

[Daeavorn]

Hell yeah! Lets get us a MLB team.

 

[chaz4hockey]

I don’t think the triangle can competitively support an 81 game schedule both attendance and tv revenue wise. Relative lack of Corporate HQ’s also hurts.

 

[HisIceness]

I'm all for MLB not coming to Charlotte so good luck Raleigh peeps

 

[Svechhammer]

WRAL article, and they are alluding to potentially getting involved in the relocation market to buy a franchise and move it here...

Hurricanes new executive: 'Very serious' about bringing MLB team to Raleigh :: WRALSportsFan.com

Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has talked in the past about bringing a Major League Baseball team to Raleigh.

www.wralsportsfan.com

 

[DaveG]

I'm all for MLB not coming to Charlotte so good luck Raleigh peeps

yep, it's weird in that NC is a great state for the sport, but the two biggest markets don't exactly make the most sense for it at the highest level. Charlotte is saturated sports wise, and the corporate support in Raleigh probably isn't the right fit.

 

[NotOpie]

yep, it's weird in that NC is a great state for the sport, but the two biggest markets don't exactly make the most sense for it at the highest level. Charlotte is saturated sports wise, and the corporate support in Raleigh probably isn't the right fit.

Does Jim Goodnight like baseball?

 

[Identity404]

Does Jim Goodnight like baseball?

Goodnight’s only hobby outside of work is collecting rocks and he is almost 82 years old.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Goodnight’s only hobby outside of work is collecting rocks and he is almost 82 years old.

He does like his golf but valid point on age.

 

[HisIceness]

Does Jim Goodnight like baseball?

Thought he was more of a soccer fan

 

[Negan4Coach]

Wonderful- several more home series the Yankees get to play each year!

 

[ElmCityGuy]

Wake County has a shade more folks than Mecklenburg County. I'm not going to research it but I'd bet there are more folks with in an hour of Raleigh than an hour of Charlotte.

 

[Derailed75]

And I would love to watch the Guardians play road games for a 90 minutes drive.

 

[Svechhammer]

 

[Negan4Coach]

No but I dig this, and hope they are NL, so I can pull for them all year in case for some outlandish reason they meet the charlatan Brian Cashman's Yankees in the World Series

 

[tarheelhockey]

Wake County has a shade more folks than Mecklenburg County. I'm not going to research it but I'd bet there are more folks with in an hour of Raleigh than an hour of Charlotte.

The following numbers represent more-or-less concentric circles — the city proper, the city plus nearby suburbs, and then the city plus farther flung suburbs.

Raleigh
City - 482,295
Metro - 1,509,231
CSA - 2,368,947

Charlotte
City - 911,311
Metro - 2,805,115
CSA - 3,387,115

Any way you look at it, Charlotte is substantially larger.

 

[NotOpie]

Goodnight’s only hobby outside of work is collecting rocks and he is almost 82 years old.

Tongue was firmly in cheek.

 

[OBXer]

The Durham Bulls at Raleigh.
Bring it on!

 

[hangman005]

Want the A's?

 

[DaveG]

Want the A's?

I mean Vegas sure as hell doesn't seem to. Only way I'd take them is to completely dumpster Fisher before the sale and any stadium plans though.

 

[tarheelhockey]

The Durham Bulls at Raleigh.
Bring it on!

Do it Angels style.

The Carolina Bulls of Durham at Raleigh

 

[WreckingCrew]

Wake County has a shade more folks than Mecklenburg County. I'm not going to research it but I'd bet there are more folks with in an hour of Raleigh than an hour of Charlotte.

In all fairness there are people IN Charlotte Metro that are an hour from Charlotte...depending on which side and how bad traffic is at that particular moment

 

[hblueridgegal]

In all fairness there are people IN Charlotte Metro that are an hour from Charlotte...depending on which side and how bad traffic is at that particular moment

Hickory is considered a bedroom community now

 

[Daeavorn]

Id love an MLB team in the AL so me and my dad can go see the yankees play.