Tag: Midseason Meltdowns

1995 Long Beach Barracuda Baseball Scorecard from the Western Baseball League

Long Beach Barracuda

The Long Beach Barracuda were one of eight founding members of the independent Western Baseball League during the summer of 1995. The Barracuda, who played at Blair Field, were Long Beach’s first professional team since the Beachcombers of 1913. The club was strong on the field under the direction of former American League Most Valuable Player and a circus behind the scenes. By the end of the summer, the Barracuda had declared bankruptcy, fought off a takeover bid from actress Heather Locklear, changed their name and won the league championship.

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Rochester Athletics

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1958) Born: November 1, 1957 – Three-I League expansion franchise. Move Announced: June 1958 (Winona Athletics) First Game: April 27, 1958 (L 13-1

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1975 Quebec Carnavals baseball pocket schedule from the Eastern League

Quebec Carnavals

The Quebec Carnavals were one of two minor league baseball expansion franchises awarded to the province of Quebec during the winter of 1970-71. Both the Carnavals and Les Aigles de Trois-Rivieres were members of the Class AA Eastern League, which grew from six clubs in 1970 to eight in 1971 with the expansion into Francophone Canada. The Carnavals served as a farm team for the Montreal Expos and helped to develop future stars such as Gary Carter, Warren Cromartie and Steve Rogers.

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Richmond Wildcats

The Richmond Wildcats played just 38 games in the faltering Southern Hockey League during the winter of 1976-77. Richmond’s crippling financial problems forced its players to play nearly half the 1976-77 season without salaries or insurance and contributed to the eventual collapse of the SHL midway through its fourth season.

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2000-01 Border City Bandits program from the Central Hockey League

Border City Bandits

The Border City Bandits were an ill-conceived minor league hockey outfit that went belly-up midway through their first and only Central Hockey League season during the winter of 2000-01. The border cities, in the Bandits case, were the twin cities of Texarkana on either side of the Arkansas-Texas boundary. The Bandits established their offices in Texarkana, Texas but played their games across the border in a converted rodeo arena in Texarkana, Arkansas.

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