Posted Dec 26, 2005, 5:53 PM
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Gainfully Employed
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wilmington, DE
Posts: 621
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Minor League teams are just franchises, to be bought and sold by anyone who wants them. The Major League team has no ownership or say to whom they are sold or where they are located.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks were affiliated with the Kansas City Royals since they began playing in 1993, but their owner, Minker, sold the franchise and brought a Red Sox franchise into town last year. He stated that he wanted a team that was geographically closer to give some connection, but it's just minor league ball so who really cares? The attendance is still the highest in A ball, but the uniforms are a little different. Wilkes-Barre is getting another team anyway.
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