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Originally Posted by wave46
I'm going to say that the $550 million US cost (which is what Target Field cost in the late 2000s) will be more of a hangup than the snowfall amount.
Especially since the province has committed to $250m new roof for the Big O already.
Major League Baseball in Montreal faces a big problem with economics. It's the same economics that are killing it in weaker markets in the US. The CAD to USD exchange just adds a 30% handicap.
It's a fun mirage though.
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I would agree with this. A competitive MLB team can expect to have a payroll of north of $150 million US. As pointed out, Montreal would need a new stadium on top of the pricy Big O repairs. Compound that with a CAD that is in a long run of being below par with the USD along with Montreal's somewhat half-hearted enthusiasm for baseball (as compared to hockey), and I hate to be a debbie downer but I just don't see it working out. At least not until some of those conditions change.
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