Calgary Vipers
March 22, 2024
This well-travelled independent pro baseball team played in a succession of indy leagues of decreasingly poorer quality from 2005 through 2011. The Vipers were always great on the field, posting only one losing season in their history and appearing in three consecutive league championship series 2007 and 2009. Calgary was the champion of the Golden Baseball League in 2009. But the team never developed a strong following at Foothills Stadium. The team finally folded after the 2011 season, done in by anemic local support and the serious illness of long-time owner Jeff Gidney, who would ultimately pass away the following year.
