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Chargers shouldn't look for a welcome wagon in L.A.
LA Times ^ | January 11, 2017 | Bill Plaschke

Posted on 01/12/2017 12:17:54 PM PST by C19fan

Eery relationship is built on honesty, so the San Diego Chargers should hear this as their moving vans are chugging up the 5 Freeway on their noble mission of greed.

We. Don’t. Want. You.

The news broke Wednesday that Chargers owner Dean Spanos has informed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he is moving the team to Los Angeles, which is pretty much dreadful news for Los Angeles.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: chargers; football; la; losangeles; losangeleschargers; nfl; sandiego; sandiegochargers; sports
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The NHL to Vegas seems incredibly dumb, though I guess for those who need experience, it wouldn’t make the list.


21 posted on 01/12/2017 12:34:54 PM PST by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton))
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To: Buckeye McFrog

OK, what former NHL team gave its name to a Major League Baseball team in the same city?


22 posted on 01/12/2017 12:35:41 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: C19fan

Well, for starters, they might still not find enough English-speaking people in the area to support the team.


23 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:04 PM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp: Replace Ryan & McConnell; Primary Lyn' Ted and others.)
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To: TBP

Was the fourth Ottawa?


24 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:32 PM PST by gr8eman (Keep Winning!)
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To: gr8eman

Edmonton.


25 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:55 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog; GOPsterinMA
Only the NHL going back for a third try in Atlanta would be a worse decision.

Or the NBA coming back to Kansas City.

26 posted on 01/12/2017 12:37:16 PM PST by KC_Lion ("I'm a believer that you don't need a title, and you don't need an office to make a difference"~S.P.)
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To: Williams

That made me laugh!


27 posted on 01/12/2017 12:38:00 PM PST by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: TBP

I saw a documentary on the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings a few years ago. Apparently the biggest problem in LA is that the metro area is so big and the population so diverse that many entertainment ventures have a hard time getting a fan base large enough to support it over the long term. This is particularly true for the “newer” sports teams that made their name in LA long after the USC Trojans and the Dodgers established themselves as the local favorites.


28 posted on 01/12/2017 12:39:13 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: TBP

The Flames went from Atlanta to Calgary


29 posted on 01/12/2017 12:39:22 PM PST by Don W ( When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Here is a link to a good article on why the NHL should focus expansion efforts on Canada.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-cant-canada-win-the-stanley-cup/


30 posted on 01/12/2017 12:41:14 PM PST by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton))
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To: TBP

TBP - you are right. The last of the four WHA teams selected to enter the NHL was Quebec who won a coin toss with my beloved Cincinnati Stingers for the privilege.

Cincinnati has a thriving minor league franchise (Cyclones) that draws very well in the 40 year old Riverfront Coliseum (US Bank Arena).


31 posted on 01/12/2017 12:41:30 PM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Somewhere Jeb weeps. (please clap))
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To: TBP
It's a fascinating story of the NHL-WHA in the 1970s.

There's a reason those four cities had WHA teams in the first place. They were considered too small to be viable NHL markets. If the Oilers didn't come into the NHL with Wayne Gretzky on the roster (that whole deal itself demonstrates how chaotic the situation was) and immediately establish itself as a dominant team, they may not have lasted more than a decade in Edmonton.

32 posted on 01/12/2017 12:41:41 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: TBP

The Colorado Rockies. The old hockey team is now the NJ Devils (since the early ‘80s).


33 posted on 01/12/2017 12:43:09 PM PST by JacksonCalhoun
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To: Williams
When the NFL was considering a new expansion franchise in Los Angeles a few years ago, someone here on FR suggested they call themselves the "Galaliens" ... as in, the "L.A. Galaliens."

I still crack up every time I remember that. LMAO.

34 posted on 01/12/2017 12:43:48 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: Williams
Re : Post #13 "Just announce they are a sanctuary team." D'oh!
35 posted on 01/12/2017 12:45:32 PM PST by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: TBP

4th times the charm?...........or is it 5th?...........


36 posted on 01/12/2017 12:47:08 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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To: Alberta's Child

I don’t know if that’s exactly it. It’s true that the Dodgers and Trojans have uniquely dedicated fan bases in L.A., but the Lakers sold out for many years straight as well. The issue is that it’s a big market so lots of potential fans, but theren there are just too many other things to do. Ten million fair weather fans are both a blessing and a curse!


37 posted on 01/12/2017 12:47:09 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: JacksonCalhoun

I remember the first game the Devils ever played after moving to Jersey from Colorado (it was against Pittsburgh).

It was in the then-new Brendan Byrne Arena. The public address announcer came on to announce the ceremonial first puck drop.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, here to make the ceremonial first puck drop in New Jersey Devils history, please welcome the Honorable Governor of New Jersey, Brendan Byrne”.

The crowd immediately erupted in a crescendo of boos and obscenities. I heard “a**hole” and “F**k you!” clearly coming at me through the television.

In a building that was named after him. Very Jersey!


38 posted on 01/12/2017 12:48:41 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: TBP

Mariners?..............


39 posted on 01/12/2017 12:49:15 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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To: C19fan

The Rams might as well stink next year so they can draft Darnold.


40 posted on 01/12/2017 12:50:30 PM PST by dfwgator
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