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Old 10-18-2017, 12:37 PM
 
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I would love for the Baybears to move here. Grew up watching them play in Mobile.
My parents watched the Baybears play in Mobile in the 1940's when a young man named Chuck Connors was their first baseman. Of course he later switched careers and became known as The Rifleman.
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Old 10-18-2017, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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My parents watched the Baybears play in Mobile in the 1940's when a young man named Chuck Connors was their first baseman. Of course he later switched careers and became known as The Rifleman.
Had no idea Mobile's team had been there that long. Who's older ... the Barons or the Bay Bears? And wasn't there a Southern League team at one time called the Atlanta Crackers?
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Old 10-19-2017, 02:20 AM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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I would love for the Baybears to move here. Grew up watching them play in Mobile.
Hopefully, they'll also build a disco nightclub, a Tiki bar, a drive-in theater, and a Laser Tag arena to fully realize the potential of that property.
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Old 10-19-2017, 04:20 AM
 
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Hopefully, they'll also build a disco nightclub, a Tiki bar, a drive-in theater, and a Laser Tag arena to fully realize the potential of that property.
Gotta have a place serving craft beer. Scratch that. Just get another brewery.
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Old 10-19-2017, 06:14 AM
 
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Had no idea Mobile's team had been there that long. Who's older ... the Barons or the Bay Bears? And wasn't there a Southern League team at one time called the Atlanta Crackers?
Some information about the history of baseball in Mobile-


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Bears
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Old 11-08-2017, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Rocket City, USA
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Madison officially announces they’ll examine a “multi-use venue” that could bring minor league baseball to town | WHNT.com
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Old 11-08-2017, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Madison, AL
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The City of Madison announced it is exploring an opportunity to build a multi-use venue that among other exciting community serving uses could bring a minor league baseball team to the City.

City officials have met with an ownership group that has expressed a desire to relocate a team to north Alabama, pending league approvals and construction of a venue. City officials have also been involved in preliminary discussions with architecture and construction professionals, been examining successful multi-use venue projects across the country, and been considering possible sites within the City. A site under consideration is Town Madison, the proposed 500 acre mixed-use development along I-565.

“As Madison continues to enjoy tremendous growth, we are committed to enhancing our thriving economy by providing destinations and entertainment options for our citizens. We have an exciting opportunity to build a multi-use venue in our city that would provide much needed conference, meeting, and event facilities as well as position us to offer the fun, regional entertainment option of minor league baseball.* We anticipate and expect that the construction of a multi-use venue would attract additional family-friendly entertainment as well as new shopping and dining options, which is a request I get from the community every day.” said Mayor Paul Finley. “We are working hard with our City Council to explore this opportunity to enhance our tax base and develop this project in a way that will add to our quality of life.”

In coming weeks, City leaders will continue evaluating all aspects of the possible project, including zoning, infrastructure needs, design, timeline, cost, and finding financing solutions outside of the City’s General Fund. City officials will also continue communicating with community stakeholders as they explore this opportunity.
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Old 11-09-2017, 05:21 AM
 
Location: Madison
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Let's get it done!


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Old 11-09-2017, 02:45 PM
 
Location: SC TN
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I'm glad I no longer live there and paying for that crap.
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Old 11-09-2017, 02:53 PM
 
Location: Huntsville
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I'm glad I no longer live there and paying for that crap.
Your tax dollars are still paying for some crap some where
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