Quote:If this is true then the Rams should never have left Los Angeles.

 

When the Rams won, they were supported.

 

As for smack talk, I know I've heard it from St. Louis.

 

I know the columnist (Miklasz?) who compared then Alltel stadium to a glob of toothpaste.  I know the people there derisively say they can simply take our team if the Rams leave.

 

The thing is, Los Angeles had both the Rams and Raiders pretty much leave in the same year.

 

St. Louis had lost the Cardinals in 1988  because of support and stadium issues.

 

They drew the Rams from Los Angeles due to stadium issues.

 

They already learned or should have learned the lessons needed to keep the Rams, and they didn't apply them.

 

Now they are coming up with this last minute deal, thinking the Jaguars are the fallback.

 

That SCREAMS football ambivalence.  St. Louis has always been a baseball town.

 

It is true that the Rams never should have left Los Angeles.   Yet,  the same certainly is the case that the Dodgers never should have left Brooklyn,  which was one of the best fan bases in the history of sports in North America.   The Brooklyn Dodgers fan base made it possible for Jackie Robinson to break the MLB color barrier.    The manner in which Los Angeles enabled Walter O' Malley to take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn is something that shouldn't be forgotten despite it happening after the 1957 season.  

 

I think those from the St. Louis are that are looking at the Jaguars as a potential replacement for the Rams should be ripped.  However,  for years there has been those from the Los Angeles area calling for the Jaguars to move to Los Angeles.   We have seen this repeatedly,  including on this MB.   

 

I agree with you that St. Louis wasn't proactive enough until the last year or so regarding the future of the Rams.  Yet,  compared to many other cities including the Twin Cities,  Oakland,  and San Diego,  St. Louis' response has been much quicker.

 

Having said all of this,  I support Los Angeles getting an expansion franchise.   My view of the Angels,  Kings, and Ducks,  all expansion franchises,  is much better than that of the Dodgers and Lakers.  

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