Author: Drew Crossley

1999 Reno Blackjacks program from the Western Baseball League

Reno BlackJacks

The Reno BlackJacks were a One-Year Wonder in the independent Western Baseball League (WBL) during the summer of 1999. The BlackJacks were the last professional baseball team to make their home at Moana Stadium, Reno’s long-time home of minor league baseball dating back to 1947. The ballpark was demolished in 2012.

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2008 Laredo Broncos program from United League Baseball

Laredo Broncos

The Laredo Broncos were an independent professional baseball team that played in the central Texas border city between 2006 and 2010. Laredo was a charter member of United League Baseball, a perpetually troubled independent circuit confined to Texas and Louisiana. 

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2007 Spokane Shock program from Arena Football 2

Spokane Shock

Arena Football 2 (2006-2009) Arena Football League (2010-2015) Born: August 26, 2005 – AF2 expansion franchise Re-Branded: First Game: March 30, 2006 (W 41-40 vs.

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1983 Mississauga Croatia pocket schedule from the Canadian Professional Soccer League

Mississauga Croatia

It’s a bit complicated to trace the family tree of 1983’s Mississauga Croatia side, one of six clubs entered in the disastrous Canadian Professional Soccer League that summer. Feel free to let me have it in the comments if you dispute what follows.

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1969 West Palm Beach Expos program from the Florida State League

West Palm Beach Expos

The West Palm Beach Expos were the Class A Florida State League farm club of the National League’s Montreal Expos for 29 seasons between 1969 and 1997. WPB’s Municipal Stadium also served as Montreal’s spring training home for most (but not all) of this era.

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