1993 Los Angeles Rams season
Rumors of team moving
Rumors of team moving
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Rumors of relocation affected the Rams’ performance: owner [Georgia Frontiere](/wiki/Georgia_Frontiere "Georgia Frontiere") had wanted to break the Rams’ lease of Anaheim Stadium at the end of the 1992 season,Shaffer, Gina; ‘Pasadena, Los Angeles looking into bids for Rams: The field of potential rivals for the team widens after Rams officials announce their intention to break their lease’; *[Orange County Register](/wiki/Orange_County_Register "Orange County Register")*, January 11, 1993, p. B08 and there were over seven thousand no\-shows at the November 21 game against the Redskins.Stellino, Vito; ‘Rams’ shopping bag is filled with NFL frustration’; *[The Baltimore Sun](/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun "The Baltimore Sun")*, November 25, 1993, p. 1D At Christmas time, it was revealed that Frontiere wanted to move the Rams to [Baltimore](/wiki/Baltimore "Baltimore"),‘Frontiere Might Move Rams to Baltimore’; *[Austin American\-Statesman](/wiki/Austin_American-Statesman "Austin American-Statesman")*, December 25, 1993, p. E3 which had lost out surprisingly to [Jacksonville, Florida](/wiki/History_of_the_Jacksonville_Jaguars "History of the Jacksonville Jaguars") in the recent league expansion bid.Murray, Ken with Stellino, Vito and Morgan, John; ‘Baltimore is in no hurry to lure team: NFL snubs Baltimore with upset pick’; *The Baltimore Sun*, December 1, 1993, p. 1A This relocation was not approved, but the inadequacy of Anaheim Stadium led Frontiere to move the team to her hometown of [St. Louis in 1995](/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Rams "History of the St. Louis Rams").


Have there been any cases of relocated teams experiencing better performances after moving?