soul of baseball

Chapter 889
This chapter talks about home games, because the major leagues are changing, so it needs to be revised here.

angry!I said before that there will be a new team in Montreal, so I wrote about the Panda.The result has now changed again!are you crazy!Regardless, there must be pandas, otherwise it will be written in vain.

On June 2019, 6, US time, Major League Baseball approved the Tampa Bay Rays to explore the possibility of playing some home games in other cities.

That is the meaning of double home.

The Tampa Bay Rays have actually had a good record in the past two years, and this year is even more powerful, and they still maintain a fairly stable record.

The US East Division is actually very quiet this year. The Toronto Blue Jays are doing exercises for a bunch of children of the second generation of celebrities, and they will only compete next year.The Baltimore Orioles are still in the penultimate effort.

The former World Series champion Boston Red Sox are on the mend after a rough start to the season.

However, the evil Empire New York Yankees, who entered the injury line and are already at the All-Star level, broke out violently with the second team, and because of the Astros' losing streak, their record has now rushed to the top of the American League East.4.5 wins ahead of the Rays. (As of this writing, it is the 22nd)
According to the rules of the playoffs, a league will select the champions of the three divisions in the east and west as places, and in addition, the teams with the last two ranks in the overall record will serve as wild cards.

And now the situation in the American League is clear.The Twin Cities in the Central District competed with the Indians, but the author thinks that the Indians have no hope. First, the line is not stable, especially last year when one of the best players in the team was traded. More importantly, the boss has no money. It will be sold in July. The possibility is very high, it is estimated that he gave up directly.

What's more, the Twin Cities have already led the double-digit number of wins, which is basically stable. (And no injury issues, even after the cat retired! I love it too!)
As for the Western District, the Astros have another losing streak, but they have a luxurious lineup bonus. After stabilizing in the later stage, there is still nothing to do with the following teams.

In terms of light, they only need to maintain a stable record of wins and losses. Generally speaking, they can still get stuck in the wild card qualification.

Although some people will say that the Yankees' main players gradually come back from the injured list, they may not be able to compete in the record, because they have to get used to it~ the rest time is too long and the body needs to recover slowly, so it will make the light shine.

But the author still thinks that the possibility is not high. Looking at the century-old history, the team in the major leagues will play the second half of the season the most.
Having said so much, I just want to say that Ray is a very promising team!So why don't the fans come in to watch the game?

St. Petersburg fans seem to have forgotten to pay attention to this team, and the number of appearances is directly ranked in the bottom of the major leagues.It is also a small market, look at other teams~
The chairman of the major league then agreed with the Rays and explored the feasible plan of using double home courts.

Consider moving half of the home games to Montreal, Canada.

Before the major leagues held a meeting in New York for the participation of team owners, the major leagues paid attention to confirming this information, but they have not yet customized a timetable for this plan. (It is very likely, because the Montreal issue has been mentioned a long time ago, but it has changed from a new team to a double home court.)
The implementation requires the support of the players union and the consent of the team's home city government.Ray's original contract at Tropicana Stadium was signed until 2027. It is estimated that it will be difficult for the government to do this now.

Montreal used to have a major league team, when the Expos moved to Washington in 04, which is now the Nationals.

But in fact, Montreal has experience in double home games. In the two seasons before moving the team, the Expo team played 22 games in Puerto Rico and San Juan each year.

(There is an important point here. The information of the above two seasons was found, but the author is very puzzled. San Juan is located in Puerto Rico~ After all, it is impossible to go to Argentina, right? Put a question mark here, wait for me to ask See if anyone knows and then make changes.)
Now let's talk about the Rays' proposal. They want to still play at home in Florida at the beginning of the season. (The weather is warm) In the second half of the season, we will go to Montreal.

This is actually a very bold attempt, after all, it involves a question of loyalty!City fans are loyal to the team, and the team has to be loyal to the fans!Even if most fans don't support it, even if there is only one, it hurts for the team to do so.

But maybe this will be a precursor? ?If many teams can implement this in the future, it will be regarded as opening up the market.

(Well, this is a reminder, I will do it! The original outline has been changed by the big leagues! Angry!)

Montreal is a really good city for baseball.First, it's a big market.Second, there used to be a major league baseball team here for a long time, and the fan base is also very good.What's more interesting is that the fans are very loyal. Even if the Toronto Blue Jays, also a Canadian team, often come here to play games, the local fans don't buy it. They need a fixed local team!

Of course, the more important point is that many fans of the Rays said that the reason why they don't want to go in to watch the game is that the home court is too bad, just like the Oakland Athletics' home court, so bad that fans don't want to go in and stay.

And if the fans don't cheer, it means that the team can't make extra money, so how can the bosses not be in a hurry!
So the double home plan is naturally highly anticipated.

Moreover, the Rays and Blue Jays are both teams in the East Division of the United States. If the Rays go to Montreal, it only means that a Canadian showdown will take place, and the excitement will naturally be extraordinary.

If it weren't for the relocation, the team would be scolded to fly, I guess as long as the policy allows, the boss of Guangguang must be eager to run away.

But it also takes courage to carry that stigma. (Refer to the ram who went out from St. Louis. Now everyone is still scolding him when he gets up.)
How to say that sentence, don't tell me whether the fans like it or not, whoever leaves first is a big bastard.

Hostility is a very important point in professional sports, otherwise where would the mortal enemy come from?

For example, the New York Metropolitans and Yankees in the same city, and the White Sox and Cubs in Chicago are obviously located in the same city, but the fans firmly stand in their own positions and despise each other, which stimulates the box office.

Another example is the rivalry in the same district, the Yankees and Red Sox in the Eastern United States, and the Cubs and Cardinals in the middle school.

The 19 and 20 London Overseas Games also chose these two groups of teams to play against each other!

I hate you and you hate me, which will naturally stimulate fans to come in and cheer for their respective teams.

(End of this chapter)