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Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:36 pm
by Kaizen
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Blue ... ver-081411Tonight, 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.
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:48 pm
by sonn
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.
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:48 pm
by sonn
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.
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:55 am
by kwamebargnani
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.
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:44 am
by Kaizen
He says they would switch every year.
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:03 am
by Parataxis
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.
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:50 pm
by Skin Blues
Didn't the presence of Brett Lawrie double the attendance in Seattle for the last series compared to one earlier in the year?
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:43 pm
by Parthenon
Re: Blue Jays/Mariners in Vancouver?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:02 pm
by Kaizen
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-mariners13,056
15,500
12,407
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28,530
23,089
26,579