.... I dunno man.
Tampa Bay has horrible attendance - even when they were in the playoffs - considering how solid their team is... it's kinda disgusting how low their attendance levels are.
There has been a big push from Expo fans to attact the Rays. The owner of Tampa has commented more than once that he believes Montreal could support a team and he's losing money.....
In fact - there was a big Expo fan group that attended one of our games vs Tampa last year..... I don't think I'm dreaming thaaaaat much.
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=438771
BORAS SAYS MONTREAL A GOOD CHOICE IF RAYS EVER MOVE
If the Tampa Bay Rays ever get relocated, agent Scott Boras thinks that Montreal would be a fine place for them to land.
Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseball's Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball.
"I remember in '94, when you go back and look at their attendance rates and the market, the people and the Canadian rivalry, I really thought baseball was in a good place," Boras told the Tribune. "The players enjoyed playing there. It's a beautiful city."
Boras was discussing the Rays as an example of a team that is well run and successful, but still has difficulty drawing fans to the stadium.
"My point was that baseball, collectively, to protect the game, to protect the market, and you have a product that is so successful and the market is not responding to it, what is the reason?
"The reason is not the performance of the franchise or the players," Boras continued. "The reason has to be there's a dynamic operating here that is not consistent with what other markets do in baseball."
Boras, who represents Jacoby Ellsbury, Alex Rodriguez, and J.D. Drew among dozens of others, discussed the importance of support for a team from its local community.
"Clearly if you win and you're successful, your fan base rewards. So my suggestion of New Jersey or Montreal or somewhere ... The idea is for the betterment of the game. I think we have to look at (possibly moving in) markets that aren't rewarding playing the game at a high level."
Boras told the Tribune that New Jersey may be difficult as an option with the Yankees and Mets already in the New York City area.
http://www.businessinsider.com/rays-owner-says-major-league-baseball-will-return-to-montreal-2013-6
Rays Owner Says Major League Baseball Will Return To Montreal
Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg was asked about the feasibility of putting another MLB team in Montreal and his answer suggested that the city's next baseball team is just a matter of time.
In a Q&A with Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com, Sternberg was asked if Major League Baseball could work again in Montreal.
"Yes," said Sternberg. "I know it can."
Sternberg was then asked if Montreal will ever get another team. The former Goldman Sachs partner said it won't happen in the next five years, but "in the next 20 [years], yes."
The Montreal Expos existed from 1969 through the 2004 season, when they relocated to Washington D.C. and became the Nationals. So it might seem like an odd move if MLB's next team's relocation were to move to Montreal.
While Montreal enjoyed strong attendance earlier in their existence, they drew less than 1.0 million fans in six of their last seven seasons north of the border. And in 2001, they averaged less than 8,000 fans per game.
Some have suggested that the owners sabotaged attendance in order to move the team. If true, they were very good at it.
But as Strernberg mentioned, the most recent crop of stadiums will need to be replaced in the next 20 years. And as long as there is strong corporate support in Montreal, he believes a team could look north for a new stadium.
