Nashville as MLB Expansion/Relocation Market

[nashvylle]

55 minutes ago, Sean blackdog said:

Yesterday from Sports talk Florida. 
 

Nashville Could Have A Stadium Site Picked Out For A Potential MLB Franchise

https://sportstalkflorida.com/mlb/nashville-could-have-a-stadium-site-picked-out-for-a-potential-mlb-franchise/

 

Nice find.

If Nashville were to get a team, TSU would be preferable to Williamson or Rutherford County, but TSU campus is not ideal. Have to find a way to put it on East Bank... on metro owned land... with views of downtown...

Edited September 28, 2021 by nashvylle

[smeagolsfree]

This is just a rehash of what we talked about last week. Now they are talking about it in Florida way ahead of time. Cart before the horse. Gonna wait and see if the Board of Regents even gives them the time of day.

[tragenvol]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Gonna wait and see if the Board of Regents even gives them the time of day.

TSU is no longer part of the Tennessee Board of Regents; it has its own board....Board of Trustees.

[smeagolsfree]

2 hours ago, tragenvol said:

TSU is no longer part of the Tennessee Board of Regents; it has its own board....Board of Trustees.

Well it will be the same difference. We will see if the Board of Trustees hears them out. My guess is no.

[markhollin]

From the Music City Baseball/Nashville Stars LinkedIn page today:
 

[samsonh]

1 minute ago, markhollin said:

From the Music City Baseball/Nashville Stars LinkedIn page today:
 

They need to stop putting out press releases if this is all they have. 

[smeagolsfree]

That's what I have been saying from the start. They are desperate to stay in the news to stay relevant.

[Bark At The Sun]

It was nice to see the Braves win it again the other night.   What a homerun by Soler.........and good for Dansby Swanson too.

 

[Flatrock]

17 minutes ago, Bark At The Sun said:

It was nice to see the Braves win it again the other night.   What a homerun by Soler.........and good for Dansby Swanson too.

I was fortunate enough to go to game 3 of the World Series in Atlanta last Friday night. The weather was atrocious, but the atmosphere in and around Truist stadium (The Battery) was incredible.  Freaking phenomenal. I was imagining the same stadium/surrounding mixed use fun zone  being built in Nashville on the PSC Metals site. And my excitement level builds when I think about 'What could be...'.   30-40,000 seat stadium with a shopping/party/apartment living district attached. And that was suburban Marrietta/Smyrna. Now imagine Nashville's set-up right adjacent to downtown and the East Bank with tens of 1000's of people living and working nearby, and holy crap ....it would be ridiculously cool.

[nashvylle]

16 hours ago, Flatrock said:

I was fortunate enough to go to game 3 of the World Series in Atlanta last Friday night. The weather was atrocious, but the atmosphere in and around Truist stadium (The Battery) was incredible.  Freaking phenomenal. I was imagining the same stadium/surrounding mixed use fun zone  being built in Nashville on the PSC Metals site. And my excitement level builds when I think about 'What could be...'.   30-40,000 seat stadium with a shopping/party/apartment living district attached. And that was suburban Marrietta/Smyrna. Now imagine Nashville's set-up right adjacent to downtown and the East Bank with tens of 1000's of people living and working nearby, and holy crap ....it would be ridiculously cool.

Honestly if I were MLB2MusicCity I would pitch equity in MLB Franchise in exchange for the land to Icahn. I think the State would help with remedial costs if it meant MLB on East Bank. 

[glamdring269]

Sorry I'm not used to this site and for whatever reason I can't get this twitter link to pop up in preview:

https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1484226234770866176?s=20

 

Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today:

Nashville and Montreal are #MLB's top two expansion sites.

Edited January 21, 2022 by glamdring269

[markhollin]

If Nashville really wants Major League Baseball, it must seize the opportunity from Tamp Bay Rays.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/baseball/2022/02/02/nashville-major-league-baseball-tampa-bay-rays-move-mlb-expansion/5205488001/?utm_source=tennessean-Daily Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing_greeting&utm_term=list_article_thumb&utm_content=1056TN-E-NLETTER65

[nashvylle]

P S C. P S C. P S C. 

[jmtunafish]

The LA Times is assuming Nashville and Montreal will be awarded MLB expansion teams in this proposal on how to realign divisions to create more natural rivalries and reduce the amount of travel for everyone involved.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-04-01/mlb-division-realignment-2023-proposal?fbclid=IwAR3Ywm7KkJJNsS3p0SrUW4asNdcrstsYzZ8FdPROSsAK1Of1lNYdsps_njo

[Sean blackdog]

[lmc123]

Just now, Sean blackdog said:

Is the Nashville Stars group legit? Their board seems impressive. Maybe with a new Titans stadium and the current one being demolished they could build a baseball stadium there? 

[samsonh]

5 minutes ago, Logan McCoy said:

Is the Nashville Stars group legit? Their board seems impressive. Maybe with a new Titans stadium and the current one being demolished they could build a baseball stadium there? 

There will be zero public appetite to finance two stadiums. I think there is not a whole lot of Davidson county appetite for just the titans stadium.

[Luvemtall]

Didn’t they( The Stars) say , that they were going to be 100% private financed?

[Bos2Nash]

26 minutes ago, Luvemtall said:

Didn’t they( The Stars) say , that they were going to be 100% private financed?

I’ll believe it when I see it. I love the way we like to twist the meaning of “private financed” when these corporate entities still need bonds (on municipality credit) to be fronted to get projects going. To me, bond issuance is public financing so even the soccer stadium is still publicly financed to an extent lol. 

[Teejr2824]

I'm new to the board but is there anyway that they could renovate Nissan Stadium into baseball stadium with significant or all private dollars? 

[Bos2Nash]

1 minute ago, Teejr2824 said:

I'm new to the board but is there anyway that they could renovate Nissan Stadium into baseball stadium with significant or all private dollars? 

Welcome to the board!

From shape, orientation and deferred maintenance I would highly doubt it could be. Also the new ownership group has represented that they want a new shiny stadium (big surprise). 

[markhollin]

2 hours ago, Teejr2824 said:

I'm new to the board but is there anyway that they could renovate Nissan Stadium into baseball stadium with significant or all private dollars? 

Welcome to the forum, Teejr2824.   : )

I agree with Bos2Nash. There would be be way too much reconfiguring, renovation, and upgrading of structural issues that are already coming under scrutiny with Nissan Stadium to make it an overwhelming challenge to try and adaptively reuse as a baseball stadium.  Would be simpler to start fresh.  

[Teejr2824]

Thank you both for you answer. I definitely believe it would be amazing to have both a new football and baseball venue next to each other.  I thought that maybe that could be an option.  But definitely would love to see MLB team here in Nashville. Maybe something can get work out. Hopefully taxpayers won't have to come out of pocket. But I understand that's a stretch.

[Rick Dalton]

Baseball stadiums don’t seat 70k

[markhollin]

2 hours ago, Teejr2824 said:

Thank you both for you answer. I definitely believe it would be amazing to have both a new football and baseball venue next to each other.  I thought that maybe that could be an option.  But definitely would love to see MLB team here in Nashville. Maybe something can get work out. Hopefully taxpayers won't have to come out of pocket. But I understand that's a stretch.

I agree that having a MLB ballpark on that side of the river would be fantastic.  Could have much the same vibe as PNC Park in Pittsburgh where the Pirates play.

Some big IF's involved:

- IF a new Titans Stadium gets built to the east of Nissan Stadium.

- IF the Metro Sports Authority (which controls the 110 acres in/around Nissan Stadium) is interested in having an MLB Park hugging Cumberland once Nissan Stadium is razed.

- IF a franchise either relocates here or MLB awards Nashville an expansion team.

- IF the owner of the MLB team can fully pay for the entire stadium.

Here's an overlay of where I think a 35,000 seat ballpark might be situated on the East Bank:

Here are views of PNC Park looking across the Allegheny River into downtown Pittsburgh: