On The Flip Side
By Mr Opposite
The Montréal Connection
Anyone who read my first ever blog on this site would know that I am a Tampa Bay fan (second of course to my beloved Astros *). Having a team payroll only just better then A-rod's and getting to where they are is a pretty big thing. Imagine if they had a $70 million payroll like most of the average teams, the result would be mind boggling.
That brings me to my latest topic. Re-locating The Expos.
Moving the Expos affects Tampa Bay. The move would put the Expos in a different league, most likely the National West. I suggest that they be moved to the American West, in turn pushing a team into the National League: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
There are many possibilities as to what to do with them and there are many ideas to create a better club. Firstly, they could try selling to someone who might care about them being the NL whipping boy and do something about it.
At the end of the season, they will be moved. Good ol' Bud is yet to make a decision. What a surprise. He has been thinking about it for about 3 years now.
Here is my suggestion.....
Move them to Las Vegas. Add another attraction.
There is plenty of room for a stadium (retractable roof) and plenty of people go through each week, I'm sure a lot of them would feel like seeing a baseball game while there. It is a great place to put them.
Tampa Bay have long been considered an NL team, there interleague record alone proves that point. So why is it fair that the division that has the two biggest spending teams in baseball, also hold the team with the least? Put Tampa Bay in the NL East.
Many of you will argue with that statement agreeing that the AL East should have 4 teams, but why not move Baltimore or Toronto. Quite simply, my biased opinion doesn't care, cut Tampa Bay some slack. Some people may also say that would put two Florida teams in the NL. REALITY CHECK. There are three Californian teams in the West.
This move can only be good for baseball. People may turn up to Devil Ray games (except that fat dude that always heckles people, who has a season seat behind the home plate, that ESPN are obsessed with showing, you know the guy).
* Great work Phil Garner on putting in Lidge for two innings so that he would blow the save, therefore leaving Oswalt with a ND. You've now made the The List. Lidge got the win for those who don't know, but as far as I'm concerned, a non-Oswalt win isn't a win.
