A's moving to Vegas

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

The Nationals started in Montreal but played home games there and in Puerto Rico prior to moving to Washington.

Here's a great trivia question I don't think I'd have gotten, or at least not off the top of my head: what city was involved in the only two franchise moves in baseball in the last 50 years?

[packs]

The Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins. Then a later rendition of the Washington Senators also became the Texas Rangers.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by packs

The Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins. Then a later rendition of the Washington Senators also became the Texas Rangers.

There were several franchise/team moves between the Original Senators/Nationals move to Minnesota after the 1960 season and prior to the expansion Senators move to Texas after 1971, but none since until the Expos came to D.C. in 2005.

[Kidnapped18]

The most MLB franchise moves between cities occurred during a roughly twenty year span in the early 50s to the early 70s

Prior to WWI there were only two franchise moves
Milwaukee to St. Louis in 1902
Baltimore to New York in 1903

[packs]

Originally Posted by Kidnapped18

The most MLB franchise moves between cities occurred during a roughly twenty year span in the early 50s to the early 70s

Prior to WWI there were only two franchise moves
Milwaukee to St. Louis in 1902
Baltimore to New York in 1903

Missing one other: St. Louis Maroons moved and became the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Here's a great trivia question I don't think I'd have gotten, or at least not off the top of my head: what city was involved in the only two franchise moves in baseball in the last 50 years?

Hasn't there only been one franchise move in the last 50 years? Expos/Nationals.

[Steve D]

Washington DC.

In 1972, the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers

In 2005, the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals.

Steve

[Snapolit1]

Uber rich people no longer feel any obligation to even act like they care about civic matters and their communities. You can do nothing with a sports franchine and history suggests its a rapidly appreciating asset regardless. Rich getting richer. Buy a team a sit on your ass. History suggests that a great strategy.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Uber rich people no longer feel any obligation to even act like they care about civic matters and their communities. You can do nothing with a sports franchine and history suggests its a rapidly appreciating asset regardless. Rich getting richer. Buy a team a sit on your ass. History suggests that a great strategy.

Absolutely. The best way to make an absurd amount of money is to be filthy rich to begin with. It also helps when the public gives them hundreds of millions to build up their real estate portfolio alongside a new stadium. And what do we get back? Ever-increasing ticket prices and local blackouts.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Hasn't there only been one franchise move in the last 50 years? Expos/Nationals.

You are correct, sir. Make that 52 years.