It seems as if MLB to Nashville has picked up steam...I'd guess there will be a MLB club in less than 10 years. Thoughts? I'd imagine the Atlanta Braves would not be big fans of this move.
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I believe the front runner for a name would be the Nashville StarsYes. Over 2 million & growing live in Davidson County & its surrounding 9 immediate counties. Mid state & Nashville combined would do well. Always thought the Sounds was a perfect name for Nashville based baseball team.
What do you guys think would make for a good major league team name?
I’m a Braves fan and would drop them if we had a local team. There are a lot of people that will do that but I agree the Braves will be fine.it won't affect the Braves, Baseball fans are loyal, it didn't hurt the Falcons with the Titans and Panthers came in. Braves will keep on keeping on
The Sounds would fold imo. We aren’t big enough for both.Are the Sounds a farm club? I know the minors changed a bunch with the new CBA. We lost our whole league here with the Appalachian League and it became its own summer college showcase league.
Could Nashville support both? Or would the Sounds fold? Or?
You would be correct. The ownership team is already in place and that will be the name of the team. Here is their official Twitter account for anyone that wants to follow along.I believe the front runner for a name would be the Nashville Stars
That would be a shame on many fronts. The Sounds is a great name and First Horizon Park isn't that old. Only holds 10k though.The Sounds would fold imo. We aren’t big enough for both.
People forget that from ‘69-94, the Braves, Reds, & ‘Stros were in the NL West with LA, SD, & SF.Would love to get a team in Nashville. Honestly, my priority is the Astros getting out of the AL West. Too many late night games when they are on the road.
One site is Cumberland Park. So between Korean Veterans Blvd and Nissan Stadium. Original plan had a walkway connecting them but that was before the new Titans stadium deal.Where would the stadium be and what would capacity be?
Hey, the Sounds are a Brewers affiliate.I read this other day on another site... I don't see them leaving Milwaukee, but who knows nowadays.
it works well for the braves and their affiliate being in the same metro area.Hey, the Sounds are a Brewers affiliate.
Yea, but to keep in same area, Sounds would have to be in Murfreesboro or Clarksville, maybe even Franklin. Just my thought...it works well for the braves and their affiliate being in the same metro area.
or Brewers at the Fairgrounds by the Soccer stadium,.Yea, but to keep in same area, Sounds would have to be in Murfreesboro or Clarksville, maybe even Franklin. Just my thought...
did the zephyr's go under in New Orleans, they had a nice park down from the saints facilityNew Orleans doesn’t have a minor league team. That’s where I’d put the triple a. Clarksville would be good for a double a. Put the single a in Jackson.
Yeah they moved to Wichita a few years ago. They couldn’t come to an agreement on a new facility or upgrades to the current one.did the zephyr's go under in New Orleans, they had a nice park down from the saints facility
The Sounds would fold imo. We aren’t big enough for both.
Raleigh and Durham have two different MSA. If you’re looking at just Raleigh’s metro it appears a lot smaller than Nashville. If you look at the CSA which encompasses the entire research triangle they are actually slightly larger (2,144,608 vs 2,143,407).IDK. Metro Raleigh-Durham has the Durham Bulls and Carolina Mudcats with much less population.
I could see the Sounds becoming the affiliate of a new MLB team and/or maybe dropping class. Since the minor league re-org, it seems MLB teams like to have affiliate relatively close to the big league team.
Raleigh and Durham have two different MSA. If you’re looking at just Raleigh’s metro it appears a lot smaller than Nashville. If you look at the CSA which encompasses the entire research triangle they are actually slightly larger (2,144,608 vs 2,143,407).
I think we could support two minor league teams. One in Nashville and one in Murfreesboro. However having a MLB seems to me that a minor league team in the biggest suburb would hurt attendance for Nashville’s MLB team. MLB wouldn’t be a fan of that since we’re a smaller market. I don’t know of any smaller market MLB teams that have a minor league team in the same city (didn’t look into it though). Just my opinion.