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MLB expansion?? Charlotte, NC - Good option Montreal, CN - No to Canada Oakland, CA - Just lost their team, why go back? Nashville, TN - Best option Orlando, FL - can't fill seats in the other 2 FL baseball stadiums Portland, OR - disaster of a city Raliegh, NC - Decent option, very small market Sacramento, CA - Would cost $5B to build a $750M stadium Salt Lake City, UT - Good option, small market. Vancouver, CN - No to Canada If they were going to add 2 teams, I'd probably go with Nashville and either Salt Lake City or Charlotte.

Today in American History: 1982 Happy Conch Republic Independence Day! The Conch Republic was born on April 23, 1982, when the Florida Keys city of Key West declared independence from the United States in a lighthearted protest. The trigger was a U.S. Border Patrol roadblock on U.S. 1 that created massive traffic jams and crippled the islands’ tourism-dependent economy. Led by Mayor Dennis Wardlow, locals symbolically seceded, raised their own flag, and staged a one-minute “war” against the federal government—attacking a Coast Guard cutter with water balloons, stale Cuban bread, and conch fritters before immediately surrendering and demanding $1 billion in foreign aid. Though never recognized as a real nation, the tongue-in-cheek move drew national attention, helped get the checkpoint removed, and turned into a beloved symbol of Keys independence and quirky pride that is still celebrated annually during Conch Republic Days.

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