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Originally Posted by conception
Another factor in the current markets are the literal popularity of the team in that area which has been influenced by historical factors. For instance, numerically the Miami and Tampa Bay markets, which I am local to, are actually quite large. But there are a number of reasons why neither team has been succesful in sustaining good attendance, with the easiest example being the way that the Marlins have shamelessly sold off talent at times in their history. In my fictional universes, I can always imagine a Miami or Tampa Bay area market being quite succesful under circumstances that differ from what we see IRL.
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A good point. Back to my MN Twins example, with the opening of Target Field we magically have been pulled out of the "small market" category and are now a medium market team. So... honestly I have no idea who determines what's a large market or a small market, or what information they use for the determination other than "Minneapolis is smaller than New York so it is a small market."
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"The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice."
Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.
