Category: Can-Am League 2005

2009 American Defenders of New Hampshire Baseball Pocket Schedule from the Can-Am League

American Defenders of New Hampshire

November 27, 2018

The American Defenders of New Hampshire were an ill-conceived independent pro baseball team that set up shop at Nashua’s Holman Stadium in 2009. Ownership’s heavy-handed military fetish extended to a plush soldier mascot named “Ground Zero” who sported the uniform number 9-11. Nashua fans wisely saved their money and the team was evicted from the stadium late in the season for unpaid bills that included stiffing the first responders who provided police and fire details at Defenders home games. Incredibly, former Boston Red Sox General Manager and future Baltimore Orioles GM Dan Duquette was mixed up in this mess.

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1998 Atlantic City Surf baseball program from the Atlantic League

Atlantic City Surf

December 31, 2017

The Atlantic City Surf were one of the six original franchises in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Atlantic League was (and remains) the most ambitious league to arise out of the independent baseball boom of the 1990’s. The Surf played at the Sandcastle, a 5,900-seat ballpark built on the grounds of Atlantic City’s municipal airport, Bader Field. The stadium was built with $11.5 million in Casino Reinvestment Development Authority funds and $3 million in taxpayer bonds.

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2006 Sussex Skyhawks baseball program from the Can-Am League

Sussex Skyhawks

February 2, 2014

The Sussex Skyhawks were an independent professional baseball team based out of Augusta, New Jersey.  Founded in early 2006, the Skyhawks followed close on the heels of the New Jersey Cardinals (1994-2005), a short season Class A farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals that left town following the 2005 season.

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Pittsfield Colonials Can-Am League Baseball

Pittsfield Colonials

December 8, 2013

Can-Am League (2010-2011) Born: 2010 – The American Defenders of New Hampshire relocate to Pittsfield, MA Folded: October 4, 2011 First Game: May 27, 2011

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2005 Worcester Tornadoes baseball program from the Can-Am League

Worcester Tornadoes

June 19, 2013

The Worcester Tornadoes were an independent professional baseball club that played in Worcester, Massachusetts for eight seasons from 2005 to 2012. The Tornadoes were part of the now-defunct Can-Am League, whose clubs had no affiliation with Major League Baseball. The arrival of the Tornadoes in the spring of 2005 marked the return of pro baseball to Worcester after a 71-year absence.

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