Category Archives: Owners

Abilene Prairie Dogs To Return – NAL 2012

The Abilene Prairie Dogs, a team which once played in the Texas-Louisiana League back in the 1990′s, are returning.  They will play in the North American League for the 2012 season: http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/jan/31/prairie-dogs-baseball-to-return-this-spring/ The owners of the Prairie Dogs are the … Continue reading

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Chico Outlaws Send Formal Proposal For Chico State Stadium Lease

The North American League’s schedule is up in the air for 2012, as a few of the remaining teams’ status needs to be decided.  One of those is the Chico Outlaws, and the team’s parent company sent a formal proposal … Continue reading

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Parent Company of Fort Worth Cats Stadium Files For Bankruptcy

http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=322243 http://blogs.star-telegram.com/dfwjobs/2012/01/foreclosure-on-lagrave-field-put-on-hold-as-owner-files-for-bankruptcy.html#storylink=cpy LaGrave Reconstruction Co., the company owned by Carl Bell (who recently sold the Fort Worth Cats team), filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.   Presumably this was done to prevent LaGrave Field, where the Cats play, to be auctioned off … Continue reading

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Fort Worth Cats Part Of North American League

The Fort Worth Cats sold their team ownership stake to a group of investors which includes owners of teams which played in the United League and North American League.  The Cats will be a part of the NAL for the … Continue reading

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Possible Loss Of Fort Worth Cats Stadium

The Fort Worth Cats independent baseball team, formerly with the American Association through the 2011 season, have had their stadium publicly posted for auction.  The article reads, “the bank that owns the stadium and the land surrounding it has put … Continue reading

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Chico Outlaws Future Doubtful

A recent article came out quoting Diamond Sports and Entertainment’s CEO, Brian MacInnes, on several aspects of the future of the Chico Outlaws of the North American League: http://www.chicoer.com/fromthenewspaper/ci_19568464 Of interest is his mention about how Chico fans long for … Continue reading

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More On The Brockton Rox Situation

Now that the Brockton Rox team has officially declared that it will sit out the 2012 Can-Am League season, and it likely will go to a collegiate summer league, the finger-pointing has started.  Here is an article which quotes many … Continue reading

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Brockton Rox Not Playing In Can-Am League in 2012

An article came out today announcing that the Brockton Rox will not play in the Can-Am League in 2012: http://www.patriotledger.com/sports/x1386886347/Brockton-Rox-suspend-membership-in-Can-Am-League The team’s website (http://brocktonrox.com/) at this time does not reflect this news, but the Can-Am League’s website (http://canamleague.com/) has removed … Continue reading

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Laredo Lemurs Name New Stadium

The Laredo Lemurs professional independent baseball team, the recent addition to the 2012 American Association season, announced the name of their new stadium as Uni-Trade Stadium: http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=19311 The article quotes Laredo’s mayor, Eduardo Garza – after whose company the stadium … Continue reading

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Kalamazoo Kings Independent Baseball Team Still Dark

The Kalamazoo Kings team, which played for several years in the Frontier League, went “dark” in 2011 citing low attendance figures.  Their decision to go dark early in 2011 opened the possibility for the Rockford Riverhawks to jump from the … Continue reading

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