I don't know. I think the culture of the area has something to do with it. Sure there's not a great regional transit system, so people are used to getting in their cars and travelling 30 minutes or more to amenities around the Triangle, same as Atlanta or any other spread out area. Not all those folks that fill the Lenny for hockey are from downtown Raleigh.
Fair point. That said, 42 home NHL games is a lot fewer than 81 home MLB games, and 17.6k average attendance for NHL games is a lot fewer than 29.5k average attendance for MLB games. MLB is a whole other level than NHL.
I've always said we should just trade the Bulls for the Rays and have the MLB team here and the AAA affiliate down there. I know Tampa/St Pete is a larger metro area, but their support of the Rays has been trash.
I mean that’s what the article is about though. The guy who wants to own the franchise is betting on the region continuing to grow
Nah the new meta for pro teams is to build spectacular new stadiums + entertainment districts in the burbs. The philosophy is ‘if you built it, they will come’. The Braves are making money hand over fist on their out of town campus. A stadium + bars/restaurants/entertainment situated equidistant from Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill would likely draw considerable numbers.
All good points, and I doubt a Raleigh MLB team would average the league average in attendance unless they were winning a lot. However, with baseball there is a lot less local competition for sports fan's time and money from April through August than there is for the Canes from October through March.
It's a fair point, but you're also talking about one of the most established and historic franchises in MLB, in a market that's three times the size of Raleigh. If MLB comes to Raleigh, they're not going to build the stadium in Cary, they're going to build it in downtown Raleigh or near the Lenovo Center.
You put a team in the Triangle and they’ll have one of the best fan bases in MLB
Can you elaborate on Charlotte being one of the worst sports cities in not just the country but maybe the whole world?
Raleigh supports 1 pro team and has still only had strong attendance while they've been clearly one of the best teams in the league.
Because I want Major League baseball in Raleigh, and Charlotte sucks. How’s that for elaboration, pal?
They are having a Summer college League presence Capital brodcasting (Bulls) bought it-or are renting it whatever5 County Stadium needs a Tennant
Charlotte is the South Carolina of North Carolina cities
Yeah Charlotte’s lack of pro culture stems from both franchises being relatively young + no sustained consistent success.
Honestly, just re-route the border.. SC can have it
I know there are different ways to measure this, but any measurement that has Charlotte as twice as big as Raleigh is a bit flawed. Charlotte is more densely populated and the Triangle is more spread out. But if you start talking like 25, 50 mile radius from city center, I think the two markets are about the same size.
Charlotte’s CSA is about 3.5 million, Raleigh’s is 2.5 million. So not quite double for Charlotte but a decent gap.
Yeah, in 2025 it was 3.5 million for Charlotte and 2.5 million for Raleigh.
But Charlotte is not part of North Carolina in my mind
If you stick to metro statistical areas (a smaller geographical area), Charlotte's is surprisingly about twice that of Raleigh: 2.95 million vs 1.6 million. If you use combined statistical areas, which are a better measure, it's 3.5 mil vs. 2.5 mil. Raleigh still has a lot of catch up to do to get to Charlotte's size.
The number of transplants in the area make people going to see their (away) team a potential significant source of revenue.
Ehh, Norman and Wylie suck as well. Just go to the beach. Leave the lakes to the Midwest, they do it much better anyway.
The MSA numbers are misleading for Raleigh because Durham isn’t included for some reason even though they share borders.
Have you considered talking to a therapist about what happened to you in Charlotte? Is Charlotte here in the room with us right now?
Charlotte is the bane of my existence. If Charlotte has no haters, I’ve passed.
I'm all for Raleigh getting an MLB team. Would be a dream come true. But mlbraleigh.com isn't affiliated with Dundon or the new guy wanting to bring MLB to Raleigh. They've been pushing MLB to Raleigh for over a decade, but they're just a group of fans. They don't have any pull.Charlotte is the bane of my existence. If Charlotte has no haters, I’ve passed.
Tried the therapist, she hated Charlotte too. What can a man do?
Any who, here’s a link to educate yourselves as to why Raleigh is the choice.
If you can’t sense how sarcastic I’m being right now, then I don’t know what to tell you lmao
Which is why Carolina North is the perfect place and we can build the basketball arena at Odum Village.
Same. I've been die hard Braves fan since seeing my first game as a kid at the old launching pad with Hammerin Hank. Got my gorgeous red-brimmed cap too. Lived and died with the calls of Skip, Ernie and Pete on TBS and then through the golden years of Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine, Avery. I couldn't change my allegiance now, but I could sure get 100% behind a new AL team.
