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Old Posted Apr 14, 2014, 4:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 65MAX View Post
Ummm, this kind.

And yet all four of those cities have both MLB and NFL teams. As do Kansas City and Cincinnati (2.38 and 2.19 million respectively). And that's not even including other smaller cities that have just an NFL or MLB team (i.e. Charlotte, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Buffalo and Green Bay). So that's a total of 14 other SMALLER cities that are supporting MLB and/or NFL teams.

A new stadium is a big hurdle for ANY city, not just Portland. That's the only legitimate obstacle to getting an NFL or MLB team here. All of the population arguments are just plain ridiculous.
Thank you! Only a slight correction, however… some of those cities do actually have more than one major league team.

Charlotte:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Panthers (NFL)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats (NBA)

New Orleans:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints (NFL)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans (NBA)

Indianapolis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pacers (NBA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts (NFL)

Milwaukee:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks (NBA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers (MLB)
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