Honestly, I think location is a lot of it. Imagine if Nationals were in Providence (which is actually a much more pleasant city than Fresno--and easier to drive to from major airports). For East Coasters it is a little out of the way, but not so hard to get to. From Oregon or Arizona? It would be a total b*tch. And so almost no East Coasters want to go -- the only person from my team going is from out there and has a wedding the same weekend.
So, get your Providence sh*t together and place a bid to host the event. It takes that and some work to put the entire package together.
At least the Fresno folks are willing to put out the real effort and host.
Maybe just some (not all) of the east coasters are a little lazy and would rather sit at their computer and dis far off lands?
Honestly, I think location is a lot of it. Imagine if Nationals were in Providence (which is actually a much more pleasant city than Fresno--and easier to drive to from major airports). For East Coasters it is a little out of the way, but not so hard to get to. From Oregon or Arizona? It would be a total b*tch. And so almost no East Coasters want to go -- the only person from my team going is from out there and has a wedding the same weekend.
So, get your Providence sh*t together and place a bid to host the event. It takes that and some work to put the entire package together.
At least the Fresno folks are willing to put out the real effort and host.
Maybe just some (not all) of the east coasters are a little lazy and would rather sit at their computer and dis far off lands?
