Comments on: Buffalo Bisons roll out the red carpet on Media Day http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/ Hitting on Buffalo sports teams, sports travel, and being an active part of the sports media Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Rob http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-42 Rob Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:22:51 +0000 http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-42 Peter's right. Buffalo's struggling to hold on to the Bills, who have been there since the early 1960s. And correct me if I'm wrong here, but wasn't there a concern about the Sabres possibly leaving before HSBC Arena was built? Peter’s right. Buffalo’s struggling to hold on to the Bills, who have been there since the early 1960s. And correct me if I’m wrong here, but wasn’t there a concern about the Sabres possibly leaving before HSBC Arena was built?

]]> By: Peter http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-39 Peter Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:48:55 +0000 http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-39 Ain't happenin' Alex....<br/><br/>The region's population/financial/corporate base is just too small to have three major pro sports teams and barely enough to have two. Jon is correct, if a club did actually show up we'd have to construct a brand new park as the current one even at 20 years old, is outdated. And if the norm is upheld, said ballpark would have to be built with roughly a half BILLION dollars in public money. Something we just don't have. Fun to dream though....ain't it:). Ain’t happenin’ Alex….

The region’s population/financial/corporate base is just too small to have three major pro sports teams and barely enough to have two. Jon is correct, if a club did actually show up we’d have to construct a brand new park as the current one even at 20 years old, is outdated. And if the norm is upheld, said ballpark would have to be built with roughly a half BILLION dollars in public money. Something we just don’t have. Fun to dream though….ain’t it:).

]]> By: Jon http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-37 Jon Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:22:37 +0000 http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-37 I completely agree with you Alex. Buffalo does have an awesome fan base and I think a Major League team would thrive here. I just don't think MLB would ever see it that way.<br/><br/>When it was built, DTP was designed so that it could quickly add seating in the off-season if the team did attract an expansion franchise but with the bleachers now gone and new suites, I think that ship may have sailed. The park is 20 years old and you can bet MLB will insist on a fancy new stadium from any city it moved into something Buffalo probably can't afford right now. I completely agree with you Alex. Buffalo does have an awesome fan base and I think a Major League team would thrive here. I just don’t think MLB would ever see it that way.

When it was built, DTP was designed so that it could quickly add seating in the off-season if the team did attract an expansion franchise but with the bleachers now gone and new suites, I think that ship may have sailed. The park is 20 years old and you can bet MLB will insist on a fancy new stadium from any city it moved into something Buffalo probably can’t afford right now.

]]> By: Alex http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-35 Alex Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:47:09 +0000 http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/03/26/buffalo-bisons-roll-out-the-red-carpet-on-media-day/#comment-35 I think it would be awesome if B-Lo got a major league baseball team. We got such awesome fans here but I think the stadium is too small. What do u guys think? I think it would be awesome if B-Lo got a major league baseball team. We got such awesome fans here but I think the stadium is too small. What do u guys think?

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