Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?

Kaizen · Post #1 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:36 pm

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Blue ... ver-081411

Tonight, the Blue Jays and Mariners will begin a three-game series at Safeco Field in downtown Seattle. They should be playing 150 miles to the north – at BC Place in Vancouver, B.C.

Thoughts?

I think this is a terrible idea. You would never see a team like the Yankees or Red Sox do this so I do not think we should either.

sonn · Post #2 » by **sonn** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:48 pm

CZAR85 wrote:http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Blue-Jays-Mariners-could-be-real-hit-in-Vancouver-081411

Tonight, the Blue Jays and Mariners will begin a three-game series at Safeco Field in downtown Seattle. They should be playing 150 miles to the north – at BC Place in Vancouver, B.C.

Thoughts?

I think this is a terrible idea. You would never see a team like the Yankees or Red Sox do this so I do not think we should either.

The Sox and Yankees also sell a lot more tickets then the Jays or Mariners do. I think it depends on if there is a quality stadium in Vancouver and obviously if there is high enough demand. me

They should start off with an exhibition game and see how that goes.

sonn · Post #3 » by **sonn** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:48 pm

The Sox and Yankees also sell a lot more tickets then the Jays or Mariners do. I think it depends on if there is a quality stadium in Vancouver and obviously if there is high enough demand.

They should start off with an exhibition game and see how that goes.

kwamebargnani · Post #4 » by **kwamebargnani** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:55 am

Would it be Seattle's home or Toronto's? Geographycally, it should be Seattle's but, knowing at least 80% of the attendance would be cheering for the Jays, I'm not sure if they'd like the idea especially if the Mariners contend.

Kaizen · Post #5 » by **Kaizen** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:44 am

He says they would switch every year.

Parataxis · Post #6 » by **Parataxis** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:03 am

As a Mariners home game, it's fine - expanding their geography into a nearby baseball friendly market; kind of like the Bills playing in Toronto, but less blatantly stupid.

As a Jays home game, it's dumb - we're not a barnstorming team, and Vancouver is three time zones away.

Skin Blues · Post #7 » by **Skin Blues** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:50 pm

Didn't the presence of Brett Lawrie double the attendance in Seattle for the last series compared to one earlier in the year?

Parthenon · Post #8 » by **Parthenon** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:43 pm

http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/ ... e-mariners

Actually it didn't ...

Kaizen · Post #9 » by **Kaizen** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:02 pm

Parthenon wrote:http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/sea/seattle-mariners

Actually it didn't ...

Yes it did.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/ ... e-mariners

13,056
15,500
12,407

versus

28,530
23,089
26,579