thunder wrote:
On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 20:06:22 -0800, jps wrote:


Small market teams are bad for leagues.

Disregarding the game, I was curious. I don't think Seattle qualifies as
a "small market" anymore. In metro-area population, it ranks 13
nationally.

http://www.demographia.com/db-usmet2000.htm

As a city, 23.

http://www.demographia.com/db-uscity98.htm


Large and small market is defined not only by the population, but also
by the distance (physical and cultural) from NYC. Did you know that
Caracas, Venezuela and New York City are geographically closer than are
Seattle and NYC? (By a couple of hundred miles, IIRC).