Contraction poll

AirmenSmith · 07-13-2009, 12:40 PM

Ok so I am going to start a new league using the in game mlb set and I want to get rid of 4 teams. I am using attendance figures to see which teams to not get that much support. Coming from Chicago I know fans will support a team even if it losing oh cubbies. Mostly I believe its the markets that some teams are in.

So the poll has the teams that have ranked among the worst, in baseball, in attendance over the last five years. My picks are Florida, Tampa,kansas and Pittsburgh.

LOL I put Oakland on there twice so just select it once if you think they should leave.

griffeyin98 · 07-13-2009, 02:56 PM

me and a buddy just set up a league and contracted 6 teams(semi-random cubs, tigers(buddy), brewers(me), yanks and sox were safe). We got rid of the Rays, Dodgers, Rangers, Marlins, Giants and Royals. Made for some pretty good talent available to the other 24 teams

CalvinHobbes · 07-13-2009, 03:07 PM

I voted for Florida and Tampa Bay amongst others. Only because I'd like to keep Florida for Spring Training games only. It's probably just the old fan in me that's talking there, though.

Noname112 · 07-13-2009, 03:16 PM

I could not bring myself to vote for the Reds or the Pirates. Those two clubs just have to much history to get rid of.

VARoadstter · 07-13-2009, 03:20 PM

Where are the Twins?

cbbl · 07-13-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VARoadstter

Where are the Twins?

Yes ... or Milwaukee.

Florida, Kansas City, Minnesota and either Milwaukee or Tampa Bay.

tysok · 07-13-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by VARoadstter

Where are the Twins?

Apparently they don't rank in the lowest attendance in the last 5 years.

I couldn't vote for KC. Fans would support that team if that team would bother to put a product on the field, same with Pittsburgh and Cincy IMO. Florida just can't be bothered with it, and Cleveland has sucked since 1776... although I didn't actually vote for either Florida team - what the hell did I base my vote on?

Nutlaw · 07-13-2009, 04:48 PM

Why are there two options for Oakland? Just in case you really hate the A's?

AirmenSmith · 07-13-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Nutlaw

Why are there two options for Oakland? Just in case you really hate the A's?

lol it was suppose to be the twins but I messed up. No big deal they actually had the best in attendance out of this group of teams.

jbergey22 · 07-13-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AirmenSmith

lol it was suppose to be the twins but I messed up. No big deal they actually had the best in attendance out of this group of teams.

Yeah dont get rid of the Twins. They have won two world series and are actually pretty good at drawing fans especially when they are winning. It was a selfish act by Selig to try and get rid of them in the first place.

jbergey22 · 07-13-2009, 06:23 PM

I voted on keeping tradition so Wash, KC, Oak, and Florida are gone. Wash and Fla are really the only great options I hated choosing Oakland and KC but I wasnt going to get rid of Cincy or Pitt.

Questdog · 07-13-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

I voted on keeping tradition so Wash, KC, Oak, and Florida are gone. Wash and Fla are really the only great options I hated choosing Oakland and KC but I wasnt going to get rid of Cincy or Pitt.

Yes, there is a LOT of tradition in Tampa Bay. I'm not voting, because the four teams ought to be Tampa Bay, Arizona, Colorado, and Florida (unless they change their name to the Miami Marlins, then we can boot out the Canadians once and for all....)

jbergey22 · 07-13-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

Yes, there is a LOT of tradition in Tampa Bay. I'm not voting, because the four teams ought to be Tampa Bay, Arizona, Colorado, and Florida (unless they change their name to the Miami Marlins, then we can boot out the Canadians once and for all....)

Well we cant get rid of the fast rising Rays can we? Actually they should have been in my 4 now that I think about it.

ehencley · 07-13-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

Yeah dont get rid of the Twins. They have won two world series and are actually pretty good at drawing fans especially when they are winning. It was a selfish act by Selig to try and get rid of them in the first place.

Yep, pretty amazing conflict of interest there. All he did was alienate all the cross border fans. When the Brewers went to the NL a lot of Twins fans started to root for them as their "NL" team. Not any more.

norva13x · 07-13-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

Yes, there is a LOT of tradition in Tampa Bay. I'm not voting, because the four teams ought to be Tampa Bay, Arizona, Colorado, and Florida (unless they change their name to the Miami Marlins, then we can boot out the Canadians once and for all....)

Actually, there is a lot of baseball tradition in Tampa Bay, yes, the Rays are young and might not have a lot of tradition themselves, but pro baseball has been in the bay area as far back as 1892.

targy · 07-13-2009, 11:00 PM

Way too hard to choose.Here is my choices

1. Florida being a Rays fan I would not care if Florida is gone
2. Milwaukee not listed but should be
3. Arizona not listed but way to hot and only a retractable roof
4. Yankees not listed but just sick of having a team that thinks they can buy World Series every year and then don't win one

Just saying...lol

Not Tampa, why. Great team, young talent, a great pitching staff. Pena, Crawford, Upton, Longoria need I say more.

pseudofool · 07-13-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by VARoadstter

Where are the Twins?

Since the threat of contraction they've had what seven consecutive winning seasons and four divisional titles.

Let's start with the cities that have two teams!

jar2574 · 07-14-2009, 04:18 PM

Arizona, Colorado, Tampa Bay, Florida

targy · 07-14-2009, 04:29 PM

I love all the people voting against the Rays..How many teams have 4 all stars and another that made it to the Home Run Contest, lets see is that 5 players, correct me if I am wrong. Great exciting baseball here and we are small market team. Leave this team alone and take all the big market teams that spend hundreds of millions of dollars (Yankees) and do not even make it to the World Series

Questdog · 07-14-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by targy

I love all the people voting against the Rays..How many teams have 4 all stars and another that made it to the Home Run Contest, lets see is that 5 players, correct me if I am wrong. Great exciting baseball here and we are small market team. Leave this team alone and take all the big market teams that spend hundreds of millions of dollars (Yankees) and do not even make it to the World Series

My vote for Tampa has nothing to do with the quality of the Rays players. It just that if you have to get rid of a team, you get rid of the one that you will miss the least. Since there were no Rays when I was a child (only Tarpons), they can safely exit my baseball consciousness with a only a modicum of regret. Also any team named for a state, rather than the city they play, should be ostracized (except the Minnesota Twins, the only team with a legitimate reason for their moniker).

View Poll Results: Contraction teams(Please select top 4 teams to get rid of)
Florida	65	80.25%
Tampa Bay	40	49.38%
Kansas City	45	55.56%
Oakland	20	24.69%
Washington	63	77.78%
Pittsburgh	29	35.80%
Cleveland	6	7.41%
Cincinnati	3	3.70%
Baltimore	14	17.28%
Oakland	25	30.86%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 81. You may not vote on this poll

07-13-2009, 12:40 PM	#1
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 2,094	Contraction poll Ok so I am going to start a new league using the in game mlb set and I want to get rid of 4 teams. I am using attendance figures to see which teams to not get that much support. Coming from Chicago I know fans will support a team even if it losing oh cubbies. Mostly I believe its the markets that some teams are in. So the poll has the teams that have ranked among the worst, in baseball, in attendance over the last five years. My picks are Florida, Tampa,kansas and Pittsburgh. LOL I put Oakland on there twice so just select it once if you think they should leave. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link Last edited by AirmenSmith; 07-13-2009 at 12:44 PM.

07-13-2009, 03:07 PM	#3
CalvinHobbes Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 424	I voted for Florida and Tampa Bay amongst others. Only because I'd like to keep Florida for Spring Training games only. It's probably just the old fan in me that's talking there, though. __________________ In my opinion, we don't devote nearly enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.

07-13-2009, 11:00 PM	#16
targy All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,152	Way too hard to choose.Here is my choices 1. Florida being a Rays fan I would not care if Florida is gone 2. Milwaukee not listed but should be 3. Arizona not listed but way to hot and only a retractable roof 4. Yankees not listed but just sick of having a team that thinks they can buy World Series every year and then don't win one Just saying...lol Not Tampa, why. Great team, young talent, a great pitching staff. Pena, Crawford, Upton, Longoria need I say more. __________________ www.emerge180.com Last edited by targy; 07-13-2009 at 11:01 PM.

07-14-2009, 04:29 PM	#19
targy All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,152	I love all the people voting against the Rays..How many teams have 4 all stars and another that made it to the Home Run Contest, lets see is that 5 players, correct me if I am wrong. Great exciting baseball here and we are small market team. Leave this team alone and take all the big market teams that spend hundreds of millions of dollars (Yankees) and do not even make it to the World Series __________________ www.emerge180.com

07-13-2009, 02:56 PM	#2
griffeyin98 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 311	me and a buddy just set up a league and contracted 6 teams(semi-random cubs, tigers(buddy), brewers(me), yanks and sox were safe). We got rid of the Rays, Dodgers, Rangers, Marlins, Giants and Royals. Made for some pretty good talent available to the other 24 teams

07-13-2009, 03:16 PM	#4
Noname112 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 15	I could not bring myself to vote for the Reds or the Pirates. Those two clubs just have to much history to get rid of.

07-13-2009, 03:20 PM	#5
VARoadstter Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 211	Where are the Twins?

07-13-2009, 04:48 PM	#8
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Why are there two options for Oakland? Just in case you really hate the A's?

07-13-2009, 06:23 PM	#11
jbergey22 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,481	I voted on keeping tradition so Wash, KC, Oak, and Florida are gone. Wash and Fla are really the only great options I hated choosing Oakland and KC but I wasnt going to get rid of Cincy or Pitt.

07-14-2009, 04:18 PM	#18
jar2574 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 405	Arizona, Colorado, Tampa Bay, Florida