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uh, with all due respect, Portland has no need for the Mariners. We want the Beavers!
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Fuck the Beavers. The fact that we have a minor league team here is embarrassing. Portland is too big and cool to be competing with Fresno and Colorado Springs. Triple A team=Triple A city. Time for the Beavers to move to Eugene or Tacoma.
And with regard to the Mariners--a lot of people root for the Mariners here, and the Seahawks are huge. I can't understand why. I love Seattle. Who wouldn't? It's hip, forward-thinking (in some ways), beautiful, fun and an incredible place to eat--which is the most important judge of a city in my opinion.
However, Seattle to me will always be the bigger and more cosmopolitan Northwest city that gets more press. I could never root for a Seattle team. I'll drink Victrola Coffee, eat crumpets at the market, tour the most gorgeous public library I have ever laid eyes on, watch the sunset turn the Olympic Mountains pink, and experience all that is great about the Emerald City. But when it comes to sports, I love watching the Seahawks and the Mariners get crushed into the dirt. And I can't wait until Portland has more teams to do that job--whether that's in five years or fifty.