Stadiums & Arenas of Canada, Part 3

elly63 · #1 Posted **Sep 30, 2017, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

No. Being awarded an expansion franchise and buying an existing one are not the same thing!

So where is it written that a corporation can't purchase an MLB expansion team? How did Labatts get awarded an expansion franchise (the Jays). They're a corporation last time I looked.

Boris2k7 · #2 Posted **Sep 30, 2017, 6:07 PM**

The quote is a bit savage but remember it's on the Calgary CBC. Playing to the sports fans rivalry and the discontent with CSEC at the same time? Win-win.

WhipperSnapper · #3 Posted **Sep 30, 2017, 11:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by elly63

So where is it written that a corporation can't purchase an MLB expansion team? How did Labatts get awarded an expansion franchise (the Jays). They're a corporation last time I looked.

I didn't say it was written somewhere or that it hasn't happen before in the 100+ year history. It's just not going to happen when you have 27 of 30 (28 in many ways) teams that are owned by multi-millionaire and billionaire families that do things their way.