tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502524904778687735.post6288851249800857947..comments2023-06-28T14:05:14.909-04:00Comments on Watching Durham Bulls Baseball: Bulls Throttle IndiansChris W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12266137926441160311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502524904778687735.post-851947542925530162010-06-25T15:23:56.234-04:002010-06-25T15:23:56.234-04:00Interesting that a Tampa Bay paper would chase tha...Interesting that a Tampa Bay paper would chase that guy down. Shows that the whole issue is taking up a lot of space down there. But from the tone of his remarks he doesn't sound very enthusiastic about getting on board an effort to bring the team there. <br /><br />Note: Much the same could be said about Jim Goodman. Absolutely no doubt he'd lead an effort for Major League team. How about a rumor on that??Chris W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12266137926441160311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502524904778687735.post-69181187126176872622010-06-25T11:30:33.872-04:002010-06-25T11:30:33.872-04:00It looks like your thoughts on why the Knights nev...It looks like your thoughts on why the Knights never got a downtown home is correct:<br /><br />"Jerry Reeves, a lawyer and developer in Charlotte, may be the biggest proponent of baseball in the Queen City. For years, he has proposed a huge real estate project in Charlotte called the Brooklyn Renaissance Project, which would feature a retractable-roof stadium as its centerpiece.<br /><br />He's so eager to lure a Major League Baseball team that he sued to block the Charlotte Knights, a minor-league baseball team, from moving from a Charlotte suburb into the city's core."<br /><br />From: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/25/could-these-cities-be-leverage-rays-stadium-deal/sports-rays/DRRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502524904778687735.post-40931257382146131792010-06-22T15:16:49.927-04:002010-06-22T15:16:49.927-04:00It would certainly be interesting to have the Rays...It would certainly be interesting to have the Rays in the state here, though I don't see it happening any time soon. It took a lot time for the Expos to move, and I expect it would be a similar process. So, maybe they will be the Charlotte Rays sometime in the 2020's.DRRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502524904778687735.post-42785086350703277782010-06-22T12:02:19.100-04:002010-06-22T12:02:19.100-04:00Think it might be fun to start a completely unsubs...Think it might be fun to start a completely unsubstantiated rumor about Rays going to Charlotte, just to see what happened. There's some history there, I think, because efforts to built a downtown home for the Knights have never come off. Not sure why, but somebody probably knows. Maybe because someone is holding out for a major league team??Chris W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12266137926441160311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502524904778687735.post-15586533893358291872010-06-22T11:47:55.347-04:002010-06-22T11:47:55.347-04:00Wow, the Rays in Charlotte; wouldn't that be s...Wow, the Rays in Charlotte; wouldn't that be something! I know it's highly unlikely, but one can hope ...Donnanoreply@blogger.com