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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

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.

I think a decent argument could be made that basketball didn't work in Vancouver, at least in part, because of having to compete for attention with hockey season. I say in part because the Canucks really weren't very good while the Grizzlies were in Vancouver, making the playoffs just twice in those 6 seasons and losing in the conference quarterfinals both times while never placing higher than 3rd in the conference.

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.

I've read several articles about MLB expanding to Vancouver and this seems to be the consensus opinion as the most important factor for success in a market like Vancouver. It's also the other part of the reason that the Grizzlies didn't work in Vancouver. They were laughably bad all 6 seasons there, finishing with a combined record of 101-359, including an abysmal 8-42 record in the lockout shortened 98-99 season.