Booooo publicly funding a private team boooooooo

Watching from metro Phoenix.

I wonder if they regret spending $120M on building a new music center back in 2010 that in no way benefited the student body.

They haven't thought of a new name Yeti?

The complete story behind DJT not buying the Buffalo Bills. How that would have changed his run for president, and how he ruined the USFL.

If team paid for the maintenance and did the right the situation would be better and not to the extent that it is.

Utah Elk

Re: The Rangers, the problem was that retractable roofs were prohibitively expensive when it was built (SkyDome was almost 400 mil. USD in 1989 and still didn't fully retract), and having been there for a game in late July, it was unbearable for more than 15 minutes at a time. It was so bard that they were the only team allowed to play a Sunday evening game opposite Sunday Night Baseball. On top of naked greed and desire for all the modern bells and whistles, there were also player safety concerns.

Doesn’t make sense why they aren’t building affordable housing, or just large amounts of housing in general. The cost of rent has been skyrocketing in nyc and people need a place to live, nycfc is building a stadium AND housing right next to citi field, so why can’t the Mets?

Feels like diamondbacks ownership paid off this election so they can get politicians who want to work with them. Now it seems like all the politicians are willing to cooperate with diamondbacks ownership to find a solution to help fund the renovations to the stadium.

My vote is Outlaws if the logo looks something like what you showed with black and light blue color scheme. The gold with teal is ugly. Mammoth isn't bad either with the colors you showed. Hockey Club is definitely out.

Slight revision to the open. The roof problem is being fixed and is supposed to be fully operable at the end of February.

When Bank One Ball Park opened the concession stands were tiled in turquoise and purple, when they changed colors they but red and black duct tape over the tiles. I have no doubt there have been many other duct tape solutions to maintenance issues,

Hey Brodie if and when the A’s are playing in Vegas would you go to see them

Even though I have no skin in the game and I personally think Yeti is a stupid name, I think the NHL needs to sue the cooler company. Copyright infringement goes both ways

Although the tax revenues noted would be diverted from other areas to ballpark maintenance, none of those tax-based revenue streams would even exist without the D-Back's. If they left, all of those tax dollars would evaporate. It's also important to note that the county owns the stadium, and the Diamondbacks are just tenants. If you leased an apartment where the roof leaked and the HVAC system didn't work, you would expect the landlord to make repairs, or you'd move out. Finally, for those citizens who always say "no", consider that it would cost far more to demolish the stadium than to renovate it--should the team leave. Chase Field and the D-Backs are community assets and should be treated as such. We already lost our NHL team in Phoenix and can't afford to lose our MLB team, which was born in AZ.

My hot take: Your lack of (or near minimal) hot take content is part of what makes you great. Also: San Jose Quakes content? Not really a soccer fan myself but trying to support local teams as best I can.

I’m really disappointed that it won’t the Utah Yetis. I’m hoping Mammoths will be the team’s official name because I’m not open to it being called HC or Outlaws. HC is just a lamé name that feels more like a soccer team. While Outlaws is definitely better than HC, but feel like that name would be better for another city like Houston. Plus Outlaws does not really represent a winter climate I was hoping for Utah’s NHL team.

Here we go again.

My original vote was for UTAH POWDER, only because I wanted to see who the Golden Knight goes up against in battle during the pregame of Vegas home games. ( I presume it would have been Tony Montana.)

If there is one team in central and northern Florida, then Orlando makes the best sense to me. This would enable the team to also more easily attract fans from northeastern Florida including the Jacksonville and Daytona Beach areas, as well as the greater Tampa Bay area. I disagree with Brodie that teams should never move. Team relocations are sometimes advisable and may be necessary due to changes in demographics and population trends. The geographic distribution of teams in MLB is particularly behind the current distribution of where people live in the USA. The total population of the South in 2025, not even including Florida and Texas, is more than the total population of the Midwest, yet 11 states of the South have only one team while Midwestern states have nine teams. The Milwaukee Brewers fan base is confined to the state of Wisconsin, which has a 2025 population of approximately 6 million. Milwaukee is about a two-hour drive from an even bigger city with two teams, and its two large bordering states, Minnesota and Michigan, have teams of their own. In contrast, the combined population of North and South Carolina is approximately 16.5, and both states are growing at far faster rates than Wisconsin. That is a higher population than California in the late 1950’s when the Dodgers and Giants moved to LA and SF, respectively. Yet NC and SC don’t have a single MLB team. The Carolinas could add two teams (in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham) and both would have bigger potential fan bases than the Brewers in Wisconsin.

Excellent video Brodie. Sadly it depicts a pretty depressing situation for the A's in Sacramento. I was looking forward to going to a couple of games in 2025 but based on your information ticket prices will be way to high for all games. Regarding your stating that 2026 prediction that they'll either flirt with the playoffs or be breaking up, based on their history and their financial outlook and how their current payroll is way below even the 15th highest spending team, break up is the likeliest outcome. Based on the first part of your video I had some hope they might stay in Sac but after watching this I think that will be very unlikely. I think the only hope for them staying in Sac would be for the team to be sold to the guy who also owns the Kings.

Same old story every 20-30 yrs

The AZ Republic needs to consider that those tax revenues will be lost completely and then some, if the team were to move.

The roof and AC not receiving proper maintenance over the years is inexcusable.

A lot of families (from other areas that have MLB) would consider planning their Florida vacation during the days their home team is playing in Orlando. Especially with a stadium right there near the attractions. The Rays already draw a lot of visiting team's fans. It would be even more so with a stadium near Sea World.

Relive week by week Oakland A's seasons from the 70's & 80's. Like time machine editions. Lots of material there

So instead of reaching into their own pockets, they put the responsibility of paying for things they agreed to pay for on the shoulders of the consumer and employees? Cool.

They are trying so hard, it is only getting worse... Please, Please, Please, STOP. Let the crowd decide. Trademark or not, you can't stop the yelling...

Outlaws best name so far

Outlaws is a great name especially butch Cassady one of the biggest names on Utha history

It's going to be a very cold spring in the Northwest, you can bet Seattle will have it's issues

Why would they put a park next to a park? Flushing Meadow is walking distance from Citi Field. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is inbetween the ballpark and Flushing Meadow. Where the heck is everyone going to park especially when the US Open is there in September. There are always days when there is a ball game and tennis going on at the same time. They are also building a Soccer stadium. I bet there will be a time when all three are going on at same time. Does not make sense.

Lookin' forward to the Bob and Bob interviews!

The AC, in Chase Field, in Arizona, doesn't work. The retractable roof, in Chase Field, in Arizona, doesn't work. The concrete is unstable and breaking off, in Chase Field, in Arizona, doesn't work. And the infrastructure, after 30 years, in Chase Field, in Arizona, doesn't work. Sounds to me like perhaps they should call it a wrap and build a new ballpark, because, Chase Field, in Arizona, doesn't work.

It makes the most sense for the Rays to move to Orlando instead of places like Nashville. You're already the most unpopular team in the league. At the very least, you'll still have support from Tampa. Which isn't saying much, but it's still better than going to an even smaller market like Nashville and starting over

Utah Explorers, Utah Mountain Men?

So there is no parking?

Utah Sasquatch?

I can only imagine going to a July August game there with no AC 🤣🥵⚾

So there is no parking?

Just give Orlando a expansion team

Just put them in the city of Tampa where they belong not St. Pete😂

Arizona tax payers are straight up suckers

Keeping the name Utah Hockey Club is stupid. Anyone who thinks this is the best choice is an utter moron.

Name them the Utah Salt Lakers perfect fit!

Brodie you are off base on the team name. Yeti was popular with the kids but they (and you) are unaware Yeti was the original mascot of the Colorado Avalanche, selecting the Avs discarded mascot was cringe worthy to any long time hockey fans. Yeti name comes from Himalayan folklore with nothing to tie it to our part of the country. I’m grateful Yeti Coolers were not cooperative. There are minor league and college teams using Mammoth and Outlaws, that’s true with just about name we pick.. We had Mammoth in Utah for many years until they went extinct,, probably because they were our prehistoric ancestors favorite food. Slow lumbering wooly elephants were easy to catch and kill…. Utah has a rich heritage of Outlaws. Butch Cassidy was born in Beaver Utah and his Hole-in-the-Wall gang had many hideouts in Utah including Robbers Roost. The gang was known for careful planning to minimize violence and they had horses staged along their escape route to outrun lawmen. If Outlaws is selected, fans could wear bandanas which they pull up over their nose when Utah scores a goal, during a power play or shootout at the end of a tie game. It is an exciting and unique form of fan participation and the players will be motivated when they see hundreds of fans wearing Outlaw bandannas. It is a new name to pro hockey with a strong link to the Utah community, with a fun way for fans to participate wearing Outlaws bandanas.

Coyotes

Outlaws, clearly, does not work in that market.

Yeti company just being a bunch of jerks