Sporcle Saturday: Team identification by market

Source: www.southsidesox.com --- Saturday, October 28, 2017
Can you correctly name each MLB market in order of population size? As Jim posted last week, Baseball may be headed toward an eventual expansion and subsequent realignment . The idea itself is fascinating to consider, of course: where would it make the most sense to place two teams (geographically, economically, etc.), and how would their inclusion affect the shape of the leagues and divisions? My mind tends to work like a coffee percolator, so I’ve let this brew for the last week or so, looking at census data to consider possible locations. The Baseball America article floated Portland, OR and Montreal as candidates: there are definitely arguments that may be made that those locations would work: A Portland and Seattle rivalry would be fun to watch, and Portland’s metropolitan census estimate as of 2016 was 2,425,000; while that does place it in the lower-third of current MLB teams in terms of size, it’s not at the very bottom. Montreal, obviously, already had the Expos, and their population census as of 2016 was 4,093,800, which would place them smack-dab in the middle of MLB market size. Going strictly by population size, there aren’t many other locations in the United States or Canada that could support a major-league team. Those that have a sizable population already have other considerations attached: Indianapolis, IN: 2,004,000 regional population, but a minor league team ( Pirates ’ AAA) already exists and is quite popul ...

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