Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings (2003)
October 25, 2013
These guys knew how to have fun, so it’s unfortunate that the obscure Arizona-Mexico League of Professional Baseball Clubs lasted for only three weeks before folding in the spring of 2003. Run by minor league historians John Guy and David Skinner, the Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings were a revival of an old Class C ball club of the same name that existed from 1949-1958. The Copper Kings captured some national headlines after they hosted “Ted Williams Frozen Popsicle Night” on June 2, 2003 to riff on the revelation that the remains of the Splendid Splinter were locked inside a cryogenics facility in Scottsdale, Arizona.
