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Baseball back in Tucson

Something about this was mentioned in a Gameday Thread, but it's likely worth greater coverage.

The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced on Monday that an agreement has been reached with the Jay Zucker, former owner of the Triple-A Tucscn Sidewinders to bring the Tucson Toros back to professional baseball and play as a member of the GBL at Hi Corbett Field for the 2009 season. The Toros were Tucson's professional baseball team for 29 seasons between 1969 and 1997 when they played in the Pacific Coast League and brought championships to the Old Pueblo in 1991 and 1993.

The Toros will be part of an at least 8-team Golden League in 2008 that will include an 88 - 96 game schedule running from late May to early September. Tucson will host at least 44 home games at Hi Corbett and the home schedule will include teams from Calgary and Edmonton in Canada, Long Beach and Orange County in southern California, Chico in northern California, St. George in Utah, and the fellow Arizona city of Yuma. Additional teams will be announced over the coming months as the GBL will be undertaking more expansion prior to the start of the 2009 season. The 2009 GBL will be comprised of a North and South Division with four teams qualifying for the playoffs.

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I'm disappointed that I won't get to see future/injured Diamondbacks,

but I’m stoked that we’re getting another team so soon, and that they’re calling it the Toros and playing at Hi Corbett. Jay Zucker officially confirmed this to us in front of the crowd before the start of the last ‘Winders game. It’s exciting!

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Sep 4, 2008 3:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Look

they’re going to have nothing on the Yuma Scorpian/Bullfrog/Padre/Swallows.

What's for dinner, mum? Heinz Baked Beans.

by soco on Sep 5, 2008 1:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well,

if we just end up getting the Silver Sox, they won the league title in 2006, IIRC….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Sep 5, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Look

I don’t need you’re logic. Yuma or bust, baby!

We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.

by soco on Sep 6, 2008 2:13 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This might call for a bit of a bet.....

would you like to place a wager on how Tucson fares against Yuma?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Sep 8, 2008 6:06 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whenever I see Zucker's name...

I think of Charlotte’s Web.

I think I have issues.

by Azreous on Sep 4, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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