Can any team move cities?

bernie · #1 11-03-2007, 02:09 PM

Up here in Seattle the Sonics will be moving. My roommate and I got into a discussion/disagreement how some teams wouldn't be allowed to move.

He says if the Yankess, Lakers or Redsox wanted to move there's no way the league would let them since they're such iconic teams. I say the owners could move them if they want as all teams would be treated equal. Why let some team move and not another. I don't see how that would stand up.

I just don't see the league standing in Steinbrenners way if he wanted to move the Yanks.

Thoughts?

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Austiger · #2 11-03-2007, 02:09 PM

The Packers couldn't.

wisehandpoker · #3 11-03-2007, 02:11 PM

I think Steinbrenner has actually threatened to move the Yanks to jersey in the past.

MicroBob · #4 11-03-2007, 02:13 PM

The Colts were pretty 'iconic' in Baltimore and the Browns perhaps even moreso in Cleveland.
The Rams probably fell a little short of that status in LA.

The Dodgers and Giants were thought to be kind of untouchable in Brooklyn and NY but that was a long time ago.

I think the leagues could strongly discourage a move of the Yankees or Red Sox and suggest that the owners sell the teams instead. I do think MLB would find a way to prohibit such a move.

MikeyPatriot · #5 11-03-2007, 02:21 PM

Don't the other owners have to approve a move?

Khaos4k · #6 11-03-2007, 02:35 PM

Well, the Nashville freakin Predators can't move, so I don't think anyone is gonna allow an iconic team to do so.

littlekeed · #7 11-03-2007, 03:52 PM

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The Packers couldn't.

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Didn't they have some games in Milwaukee?

Jack Bando · #8 11-03-2007, 04:19 PM

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Didn't they have some games in Milwaukee?

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They can't move since the team is owned by fans as if they were a company in stock market. And I doubt the owners (fans from GB area) would vote to move thier team.

MicroBob · #9 11-03-2007, 04:36 PM

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The Packers couldn't.

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Didn't they have some games in Milwaukee?

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Yes.
They had a couple of seasons, maybe more, where they played 4 games at Lambeau and 4 games at Milwaukee County Stadium.

They've also played a few exhibitions in Madison. I went to one of these in the 80's.
Not sure if they have had any reg-season games there. Don't think so.

dlk9s · #10 11-03-2007, 06:48 PM

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The Packers couldn't.

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Didn't they have some games in Milwaukee?

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Yes, but it's not like they moved. They had some home games in Milwaukee because, while they are the "Green Bay" Packers, they are basically the "Wisconsin" Packers and have a massive fan base in Milwaukee.