https://www.sacurrent.com/news/is-san-an...RI6UQsG4WM

What really stood out to me was that more than 18% of the city's residents live at or below the poverty line. Because of this 1/5 not owning many TV's (or almost for certain, cable/satellite) it doesn't even have an MLS franchise, which is almost unthinkable given how soccer mad the city is.

I think the MLB would work in SA if not now then eventually because the city is growing by leaps and bounds (almost as much as Houston and DFW), has a directly adjacent metro area without a team to draw fans from that's connected via freeway and is very Hispanic, which means many of them can relate to numerous MLB players and may play the game themselves or follow closely.

The poverty rate isn't actually as high as some existing MLB cities. Where San Antonio (and Austin) lose out is that all of Texas is spoken for by the Rangers' and Astros' TV territories. As that model fades out, that may allow a third MLB team in Texas.

Austin is doing better in terms of attracting high net worth individuals and companies capable of corporate sponsorships.

Both San Antonio and Austin will likely be passed over this round. Nashville and Salt Lake have made the most moves in terms of securing land, funding, etc. Even Portland is ahead of them in that regard.

(03-10-2024 08:04 AM)chargeradio Wrote:  The poverty rate isn't actually as high as some existing MLB cities. Where San Antonio (and Austin) lose out is that all of Texas is spoken for by the Rangers' and Astros' TV territories. As that model fades out, that may allow a third MLB team in Texas.

Austin is doing better in terms of attracting high net worth individuals and companies capable of corporate sponsorships.

Both San Antonio and Austin will likely be passed over this round. Nashville and Salt Lake have made the most moves in terms of securing land, funding, etc. Even Portland is ahead of them in that regard.

I would assume those cities' suburbs are much richer, old money suburbs.

How long as San Antonio and Bexar County balked on even building a AA or AAA Park? Ten to 12 years?

The small local TV revenue is a true matter to overcome as @chargerradio eluded to.

And with the RSN cable model going belly up FTMP, just how much revenue could you make in San Antonio alone? Now maybe if the ballpark is in the North of San Antonio or it's northern suburbs (where most of the wealth in the city is), they may be able to partner with Austin a little bit and expand their market.

But with just San Antonio alone, they have little chance because they wouldn't be able to make enough TV money.