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September 19, 2007
Vegas paper sets odds for MLS expansion candidates
Everyone is wondering which group of investors has the inside track on winning MLS expansion teams for 2009 and beyond, but leave it to a Las Vegas paper to publish odds for their success.
Today's Las Vegas Sun does just that, and they say the favorites for expansion are Seattle (3 to 2 odds) and St. Louis (4 to 1). Bringing up the rear are San Diego and Atlanta, both at 100 to 1. Well-regarded Quakes booster Ron Gilmore and his group MLS Phoenix Rising are given a 20 to 1 shot, not as good as a second New York team (8 to 1) or Las Vegas (10 to 1) but much better than Cleveland (60 to 1), Miami (35 to 1), Milwaukee (75 to 1), Portland (40 to 1), or Vancouver (70 to 1).
Locally, the odds of San Jose getting a stadium for the Quakes aren't mentioned, but they will improve if you send a message to local elected officials telling them that you support the proposal for the FMC site, so please do so before the October 29 sub-committee vote and the November 20 vote of the full city council.
Posted by Jay at September 19, 2007 07:13 AM