Canberra has been invited to join Major League Baseball

I’ve looked at the website but still can’t see these ‘hurdles’ they have to clear.

If Canberra is competing against itself is it not a done deal?

Too many sports trying to be ‘big’ in what is a small market. This unfortunately won’t go far as a ‘national league’ concept

Well the Cannons won 3 championships I think, the Bushrangers lasted about three seasons and the league collapsed pretty soon after that, as the NBL looks like doing anytime soon. Pro sport is a really expensive business and who really wants more american culture forced upon us?

peterh said :

it was. but they went the same way as the cannons. what is to stop the same thing happening again?

perhaps as those that are partial to american sports no longer have the Cannons, they will follow the new Bushrangers?

having been to a few MLB (American) games, i would love to see a similar sort of thing in Canberra, as the atmosphere is amazing. but unfortunately i dont see it happening, especially in as fickle a market as Canberra.

twojays said :

I admire their optimism that this will actually work this time. We’ve tried this once before in my lifetime… and I’ve still got my souvenir ball from the last attempt – from memory it was the Bushrangers?

it was. but they went the same way as the cannons. what is to stop the same thing happening again?

I admire their optimism that this will actually work this time. We’ve tried this once before in my lifetime… and I’ve still got my souvenir ball from the last attempt – from memory it was the Bushrangers?

Taking all bets on how long before this goes the way of the NBL.

I saw a match last time Canberra had a time (I think the Bushrangers?) – it was a pretty fun evening.

“one of the world’s most prestigious and influential sporting organisations,”

prestigious

–adjective
1. indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
2. having a high reputation; honored; esteemed: a prestigious author.

influential

–adjective
1. having or exerting influence, esp. great influence: three influential educators.
–noun
2. a person who exerts or can exert strong influence

This is A-u-s-t-r-a-l-i-a, you are thinking of the U-S-A, where this sport may be “prestigious and influential”.

And who gives a flying fart at the moon whether this sports organisation is “prestigious and influential”? What a strange way of promoting it.

I think you’ll find that the associations of Cricket, Rugby (both codes), AFL, Soccer, netball, Basketball, Lizard Racing and all the way down to the Australian Gurning Association and Ferret Legging, are more “prestigious and influential” in these parts.

And long may they remain so….

Best of luck anyway.