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Originally Posted by pilight
The old saying is that the English think 100 miles is a long way while Americans think 100 years is a long time.
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Had a cousin who lived in Boston and was giving a tour to a friend who was visiting from England. At one point the cousin said something like, "... and this building here is over 200 years old." The Englander? Blank stare.
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Originally Posted by Amazin69
In the 1930s and 1940s, when the (non-affiliated) Pacific Coast League considered itself equivalent to the AL/NL, there were PCL stars who turned down chances to go East.
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That was actually a thing with the PCL in the decades prior to the 30's, too!
Re Riverside/IE vs Anaheim, I'd say that Anaheim is a better market because I just get the feel that "the OC" is more connected than the various IE cities are. They seem more spread out (I live in the city of Orange, which is next to Anaheim & Santa Ana, among other smaller OC cities; I drive in and around the IE from time to time).
That said, much like the NY metro area, greater LA could most-likely support a 3rd team. If we were to completely re-rack things and - without regard to current facilities or traditions - look to place three teams in greater LA, it'd be hard to choose from among downtown LA, Long Beach, OC (Anaheim), Pasadena area, "the Valley," and the IE. I mean, "somewhere near LA proper" would probably get the first nod, and then that specific location would determine whether the other areas - specifically downtown, Long Beach, and Pasadena - were in still play.