Baseball franchise in CU
General September 25th, 2007
www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/09/25/cu_baseballfranchise_in_works
I have the following to say about the possibility of minor league baseball in Champaign-Urbana:
* Woot!
* They should totally open a franchise here. We’re ripe with sports fans and they’re right, summers kinda lull without college sports.
* I would be good for at least a season ticket, if not a split of a season ticket with someone else.
* I would consider investing in this franchise, as long as it didn’t have a dorky name, like the Bandits or the Colts.
* I will consume no less than 2 beers at each game, doing my part to make the effort of obtaining the liquor license worthwhile.
* I would buy the giant pickle bucket of mini-David sunflower seeds bags and devour them religiously.
* Do they need a librarians/stats guy?
It’s a little disappointing an independent league and not a MLB-incubator league is considering CU, but it’s a start. The renovations to Illini Field alone make the process worthwhile even if the franchise doesn’t stick around long, the uni would still gain (ie: the videowall thanks to the Bears)
About
Totally need a competition to name the new team…
- Champaign High Lifes (Miller sponsor ship?
- Champaign Wishes
This is a definite Thursday night discussion.
Champaign Rooms (there is baseball in the champagne room)
Urbana Outfitters
CU Chiefs (ha!)
I think this is fantastic. Although I was a little disappointed to find out the commissioner of the Frontier League is just plain Bill Lee, not Bill “Spaceman” Lee.
I agree 100% Stegan. I thought the commissioner would be something exceptional, but I was let down too.
A letdown indeed but a while past now.