Monday, February 1, 2010

The Toronto Rams...?

I really wish Silent Enos Stanley Kroenke would step up to the plate, hammer out some political according, and buy the Rams.

According to the latest (ludicrous) rumors circulating, one of the three major bids for the Rams comes from a group with strong ties to Toronto. Alleged leaks from inside this group declare that Toronto business interests have grown very tired of the Buffalo Bills stalling & dragging their feet in making a deal to play (at least a portion) of their regular season games in Hogtown. Ergo, they have decided to make a play for the Rams, with the explicit purpose of moving them to Toronto.

Naturally, there have been denials circulating since this rumor hit the Internet. None of the three groups currently bidding on the Rams have publically declared that they will move the team. Even if you have every intention of moving, why would you declare such a thing? It would aggravate the Rosenblooms, make League approval more complicated, and alienate the hell out of the people of St. Louis. It might even trigger Silent Steve to drop his poison pill. If you want to move the Rams, it pays to shut up about it.

My fanship has lasted some 30 years and spanned 4 different stadium facilities in several towns. If the Rams were to move to Toronto, I would hope the organization would do what the Baltimore Ravens did. I would hope that they would change their identity and drop the uniforms. Call them the Toronto Werewolves, Aardvarks or Koalas. I don't care.

Honestly, I won't be able to continue to cheer for this team if they move to Toronto. That will break the Camel's back.

The Rams remain the NFL's best shot for re-growing a foothold in the 2nd largest market in North America: Los Angeles County. I would hope that the league, and especially our good rivals in the NFC West, would have the common sense to block ownership by the Toronto group.