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Originally Posted by ink625
Not agreeing or disagreeing, but why do you say they wouldn't work in real life?
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Maybe they would in this day and age, but I can't see it. Basketball never worked there. Hard to say though, with the right marketing and what not an MLB Team might make it there. Vancouver just doesn't "feel" like a sports city.
They love their hockey and the BC Lions do well enough. Soccer has gotten big there so maybe Baseball would work. I believe it would take someone with deep pockets and the ability to put together a competitive team quickly.
My gut feeling is though, it wouldn't work. Canada is not huge on Baseball like the USA is. The only reason the Jays were popular the past couple seasons was because they contended. Look at the interest from fans for the years between 93 (last playoff appearance) up to 2013/14. It sucked.