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    Quote Originally Posted by VirginiaBrave View Post
    I don't understand switching of allegiances. Even if they built the ballpark on my property. Loyalty hard to come by these days, I guess.
    I moved from Braves countryish to within a mile of another mlb stadium far away. i'm still a braves fan, but i do have a new team to root for as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VirginiaBrave View Post
    I don't understand switching of allegiances. Even if they built the ballpark on my property. Loyalty hard to come by these days, I guess.
    For me, it's hard to quit the Braves, but Hawk's up-thread comment sums why I sort of want to, if only—to use an organizationally-favored metaphor—some other team could not just be the prettiest at the dance, but also the nicest to dance with, and go ahead and sweep me off my feet.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    I still personally feel like the whole SunTrust move/abandonment of downtown Atlanta by the Braves was actualized in such poor taste and, frankly, the new ballpark doesn't remotely come close to making up for it.
    "For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."

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    Charlotte ain't happening...

    I'd be so conflicted if they moved a team here but it'd save me a trip to Atlanta every year...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bravesfannchar View Post
    Charlotte ain't happening...

    I'd be so conflicted if they moved a team here but it'd save me a trip to Atlanta every year...
    Why would you assume this? Charlotte makes the most sense of any of the suggestions that have been made.

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    Logistically, Mexico would be a terrible idea. We already moved out of Montreal once. You could fire bird shot into the stands and not hit a soul. Are they ready to have a team again?

    If the US Supreme court repeals PASPA making it up to the states to decide whether or not they want sports betting to be legal, putting a team in Vegas makes too much sense.

    The other area that would seem to make sense is Charlotte. Two huge TV markets in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham right there.

    Maybe Portland, Indianapolis, Nashville.

    If it happens, my bets are Charlotte and Vegas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PurpleBrave View Post
    Logistically, Mexico would be a terrible idea. We already moved out of Montreal once. You could fire bird shot into the stands and not hit a soul. Are they ready to have a team again?

    If the US Supreme court repeals PASPA making it up to the states to decide whether or not they want sports betting to be legal, putting a team in Vegas makes too much sense.

    The other area that would seem to make sense is Charlotte. Two huge TV markets in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham right there.

    Maybe Portland, Indianapolis, Nashville.

    If it happens, my bets are Charlotte and Vegas.
    I don't think it's a matter of if but when. There is too much money to be made in certain markets.

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