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MLB is a dead sport. Its a time bomb. Its being propped up by old rich men's nostalgia. TV contracts are the only thing keeping the sport alive, but these contractors are built on nothing but a false perception built around that old money. Attendance is in decline year over year. Once these old dudes start dying out, the money will stop flowing. It would be a huge error to spend a Billion dollars on a stadium that will be useless within 10 years. Also PDX is not a market that embraces the franchise mentality. MLB is like the Olive Garden. Sure small towns and the burbs would be overjoyed if an olive garden moved in, PDX would laugh. I bet the city would find a cycle track far more enticing than a has-been east coast sport. Learn from the Timbers.