Grid - do you honestly believe the teams would leave?GRID wrote:
I also came away thinking that KC is just screwed right now and this might be our only real chance to save what we have. I don’t know if the teams are going to leave or not, but I believe the threat is real and I don’t have enough faith in this town and this town’s residents to get on the same page if this fails.
My $.02:
It's hard to fathom the Chiefs ever leaving. Think of it as if you were the owner: they have a *sure thing* in KC, with a very healthy profit. They don't even have to be very good to do so. Anywhere else they would move is a risk. Plus, the NFL will oppose them moving. And, even in a worst case scenario where they did move, we would be 1st on the list for an expansion team b/c of our consistent support.
For the Royals, I do think it's a possibility they could move at some point, but that point is not now. The Glass family has been consistent in reiterating their support for KC, and that they have no intentions of moving or selling. If we reject 2 or 3 more stadium deals, that could happen. But the Marlins and Twins have both had far worse dealings with their cities over the last decade, and both are still not moving. MLB does not want teams moving.
And frankly, even as someone who has been a Royals fan my whole life, and went to games in the 70's & 80's when they were great, I'm sad to say I'm not sure I'd even care that much if they left town. The organization is a national embarrassment, and the future does not look encouraging. I'm guessing that for the vast majority of Kansas Citians, baseball has stopped being anything more than a passing interest in their lives. That's obviously not true for the Chiefs, despite their own lack of on-field success.
