Bowie or Connecticut to Richmond?

Kaplankrazies · 08-26-2008, 03:27 PM

I would love an EL team here....

Double-A ballclub may be on way - Sports - inRich.com

19Braves77 · 08-26-2008, 04:48 PM

There is a little bit more to it:

So where does the Carolina League enter into this? The shift of two teams from the California League to the Carolina League apparently will happen, and one of the teams will move (temporarily) to War Memorial Stadium in Newport News until a better plan emerges. Newport News, of course, is within Norfolk's territory -- and the man who owns Norfolk would need to sign the waiver. Do the math. (There is one troubling factor: how this affects the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League.) Several existing organizations are working to secure one of the transferred Cal League franchises; we've heard Ripken Baseball has been working it fairly hard, though there's no chance a Carolina League team would take up residence in Aberdeen. Of course, none of this is written in stone, and things could change -- but this is the current working plan, according to sources.

Its all ways sad to see a city lose a minor league team.

Also, how bad is the stadium in Norwich ?

Kaplankrazies · 08-26-2008, 05:00 PM

WOW, that would be awesome if a team came to Newport News!

Captian23 · 08-26-2008, 05:19 PM

The park is ok in Norwich, it is the location. It is located in an industrial park. They have a hard time drawing

scoreset · 08-26-2008, 05:26 PM

Wow...War Memorial is as run down as stadiums come. It's actually in Hampton by the way. I don't think they've done a thing to that park since Johnny Bench played there. An A-ball team in that park would be shooting fish in a barrel. Next time I see Ken Young @ Norfolk I'll try to needle him for info. As for the Pilots, let em take a year off. No contest between the CPL or the Carolina League!

Kaplankrazies · 08-26-2008, 05:46 PM

I smell some Quad-headers for Handcuffs and Co. if some miracle happens and we have 3 teams next year.