In 2019, I saw the Las Vegas Aviators, the AAA-level minor-league team that plays in an outdoor stadium there, and it was fine even though the game was in the afternoon. Among other things, their seats are made of a mesh material rather than being standard plastic stadium seats. (Admittedly, I’m not sure how the players feel about it.)
> On Jul 20, 2021, at 9:12 AM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > > Speaking of the A's, I know Vegas is on the board (although they're going to > need to build an indoor stadium for that to be practical - who's going to > want to play baseball in the summer outside in the middle of the desert?), > but I wonder if MLB is looking north at Vancouver? It would keep the A's in > the same division (and make trips to Seattle convenient), expand the Canadian > market, and...well, I'm sure there are other benefits. (Access to CW TV > production sites?) > > On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 11:07:24 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Jim, I suspect you're right. It feels like Montreal is being used to threaten > Tampa Bay, in the same way that Las Vegas is being used to get a new stadium > built in Oakland. > > John > > On Tue, 20 Jul 2021 at 00:27, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected] > <applewebdata://6F0340C4-9DED-4027-A0A0-8E1DB07C395C>> wrote: > As probably the only Rays fan on this list… I’m fairly well convinced that > the “split season” situation isn’t going to actually happen, it’s just the > Rays trying to pit the two cities against each other in order to see which > one is going to build a new stadium first. > > >> On Jul 19, 2021, at 9:24 PM, John Edwards <[email protected] >> <applewebdata://6F0340C4-9DED-4027-A0A0-8E1DB07C395C>> wrote: >> >> Not necessarily. I presume the Jays will be strongly encouraged to get >> vaccinated (if they haven’t already). As for the the visiting teams, they’d >> be subject to MLB’s protocol, which makes things much easier for teams that >> are 85% vaxxed and probably basically bubbling while they’re in Toronto. If >> they stay in the hotel that’s attached to the Rogers Centre, they really >> don’t even need to leave the building. >> >> The Tampa-Montreal thing won’t happen until 2028 at the earliest, unless the >> Rays find a way to get out of their lease. >> >> John >> >> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 12:20 AM M-D November <[email protected] >> <applewebdata://6F0340C4-9DED-4027-A0A0-8E1DB07C395C>> wrote: >> What’s interesting is that MLB is still not requiring players & personnel to >> vaccinate. Presumably that will change for the Blue Jays (and for anyone >> scheduled to play them at home). >> >> (Aside: was this the year the TB Rays were supposed to start splitting the >> season between St. Pete & Montreal?) >> >> On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 8:46:31 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: >> Not mentioned: About a week and a half after the Blue Jays return to their >> stadium after Buffalo exile... >> https://variety.com/2021/film/news/canada-vaccinated-americans-august-9-1235023325/ >> >> <https://variety.com/2021/film/news/canada-vaccinated-americans-august-9-1235023325/> >> (link) >> >> B >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <applewebdata://6F0340C4-9DED-4027-A0A0-8E1DB07C395C>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7ac1b1e0-39be-4fa8-93a6-886d037d3da8n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7ac1b1e0-39be-4fa8-93a6-886d037d3da8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> -- >> John Edwards >> "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against >> incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <applewebdata://6F0340C4-9DED-4027-A0A0-8E1DB07C395C>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJLXtMKyzDEOg9re4B1HFkJbEPsNQLJK799_LpYXhk6cRE6a%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJLXtMKyzDEOg9re4B1HFkJbEPsNQLJK799_LpYXhk6cRE6a%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <applewebdata://6F0340C4-9DED-4027-A0A0-8E1DB07C395C>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/95255065-D1A3-4ABC-B410-7E1D816A0D79%40ellwanger.tv > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/95255065-D1A3-4ABC-B410-7E1D816A0D79%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > John Edwards > "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against > incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/51ed404a-277f-4e84-99b1-02e55cc92315n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/51ed404a-277f-4e84-99b1-02e55cc92315n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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