Whitecaps belong in Vancouver, period
Talk of leaving Canada for Las Vegas or possible Phoenix is disconcerning and should be quelled now.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans hold up signage prior to the first half against the Colorado Rapids at BC Place. LAS VEGAS — Let me start by saying I’m not a fan of sports teams leaving their cities for new markets because they were promised a new arena or stadium. Or left that town when they didn't get a new arena or stadium in order to remain there.
When communities lose their teams, it has a devastating impact that is long-lasting. I grew up in Brooklyn and was born when the Dodgers still called Ebbets Field home. When they left for Los Angeles in the fall of 1957, folks were heartbroken.
Many never forgave Walter O’Malley and turned their allegiances elsewhere, mostly when the Mets were born in 1962. I lived in the Bay Area when the A’s and Raiders ruled at the Oakland Coliseum. I remember the NHL Seals, who would up and move to Cleveland.
You’ve seen the anger from fans of those teams over their departure from the East Bay. I can go on and on. The Kings leaving Kansas City for Sacramento after leaving Rochester for Cincinnati for K.
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