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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by aaronweiner » Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:06 pm

I was pretty sure you were kidding, but I was surprised people got behind it.

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by scottsdale_joe » Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:29 pm

Relegation is such a nice word. You don't get a chance to use it much.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by agrudez » Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:33 pm

scottsdale_joe wrote:Relegation is such a nice word. You don't get a chance to use it much.
You could say it is relegated to the back of one's vocabulary.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by scottsdale_joe » Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:14 pm

agrudez wrote:
scottsdale_joe wrote:Relegation is such a nice word. You don't get a chance to use it much.
You could say it is relegated to the back of one's vocabulary.
Indeed. I love language.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by felipe » Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:57 pm

I love lamp

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by cheekimonk » Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:24 am

As an aside, fans of any major professional sport in the U.S. who talk about relegation sound the same, to me, as those folks who complain that our government is not like that of so many European countries. The idea may be nice but it simply and absolutely can't work here. We don't have the historical foundation and our current systems, and everyone's way of thinking, would have to be completely torn down. The AAA Charlotte Knights just built a brand new stadium but would still not be able to make close to enough money to compete at the MLB level. Meanwhile, any team relegated down, including a team like the Yankees, would immediately lose half their fan base and so, by extension, would baseball. The Yankees playing in AAA with Yankee Stadium 3/4th's empty? *shudder*

And, yes, the same problem would apply in the much younger MLS. People underestimate the generational and mostly socioeconomic (most people in Liverpool live drastically different lives with distinctly different values than those in, say, Chelsea) ties that bind European fans to their clubs. Attendance for Swansea City doesn't change whether they are playing in Premier League or Championship.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by cheekimonk » Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:25 am

But, yeah, Trans-Atlantic Classic. Just no. There is too much of a gap in player quality between the worst MBBA team and the best EBA club. A chasm, really.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by Chey » Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:28 am

I think you might be underestimating the EBA a tad (or at least the rebuilding efforts of some MBBA squads). That said, they would certainly be a heavy underdog.

There's no question in my mind though that an EBA All-Star team would be awfully competitive against Greenville or Madison.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by bschr682 » Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:42 am

Chey wrote:I think you might be underestimating the EBA a tad (or at least the rebuilding efforts of some MBBA squads). That said, they would certainly be a heavy underdog.

There's no question in my mind though that an EBA All-Star team would be awfully competitive against Greenville or Madison.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by 7teen » Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:11 am

Chey wrote:I think you might be underestimating the EBA a tad (or at least the rebuilding efforts of some MBBA squads). That said, they would certainly be a heavy underdog.

There's no question in my mind though that an EBA All-Star team would be awfully competitive against Greenville or Madison.
I'd be willing to bet an EBA All-Star team would beat at least a half dozen teams in the MBWBA. I don't think a team could win a series straight up. But an EBA All-Star team could most definitely.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by udlb58 » Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:59 am

7teen wrote:
Chey wrote:I think you might be underestimating the EBA a tad (or at least the rebuilding efforts of some MBBA squads). That said, they would certainly be a heavy underdog.

There's no question in my mind though that an EBA All-Star team would be awfully competitive against Greenville or Madison.
I'd be willing to bet an EBA All-Star team would beat at least a half dozen teams in the MBWBA. I don't think a team could win a series straight up. But an EBA All-Star team could most definitely.
Right, if you just look at the 2023 Platinum Stick Winners, 6 of the 9 (Cirolli, Tyldsley, Lamberts, Salazar, Baca, and McPherson) are now in the MBBA and two of the other three easily could be (Jaso and Martínez)

The EBA winner would probably lose 9 of 10 (or more) to the worst MBBA club, but a collection of EBA's best could certainly compete with the MBBA's worst team.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by bcslouck » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:09 am

Any word on this? I like the idea of some sort of series or small tourney.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by Bisbo » Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:59 am

I think it's a great idea.

Also, I had forgotten about the NFL-NCAA games back in the 70s. What a different world we live in now.

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by recte44 » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:28 pm

Love it

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