Minor league shifts for Lake County, Bowling Green

Lake County will be moving from the South Atlantic League to the Midwest League in 2010. A Tampa Bay Rays affiliate in Columbus, GA set to move to Bowling Green, KY will also be a part of the Midwest League. The Indians apparently lobbied strongly for the change due to scheduling and travel difficulties.

As an aside, I wasn't able to find a link directly to the story, so I just linked the front page which had the story on it.

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It’s Bowling Green, Kentucky.

by rockemsockem on Sep 2, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply actions

That’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, right?

by PatBordersHelmet on Sep 2, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

That’s what I hear.

by rockemsockem on Sep 2, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Aw, sh*t.

I’ll fix it. But I just want everyone to be aware that I made an embarrassing mistake.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 2, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, they’re both remote Midwest college-towns. Easy mistake.

by PatBordersHelmet on Sep 2, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Bad news for mid-Atlantic fans — the Captains no longer will visit Lakewood NJ, Hagerstown MD or Delmarva MD.

The Sally League apparently will keep Lexington KY and Charleston WV, which doesn’t really make sense, either. The league’s other eight teams will remain in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Midwest League cities …

Dayton, OH
Burlington, IA
Davenport, IA
Fort Wayne, IN
South Bend, IN
Geneva, IL
Peoria, IL
Lansing, MI
Midland, MI
Comstock Park, MI
Beloit, WI

… soon to be treated to visits from the Lake County Fighting Faustos.

by Jay on Sep 2, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA

by Gradyforpresident on Sep 2, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

which is to say i’m excited to see Indians farmhands in the near future

by Gradyforpresident on Sep 2, 2008 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry … yes, I neglected to list

Appleton, WI
Cedar Rapids, IA
Clinton, IA

by Jay on Sep 2, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Just out of curiosity, I looked … aside from Lake County itself, this move will have the Captains playing in five cities within 250 miles of Cleveland, five more within 425 miles, and the other five within 600. The current situation has them visiting two cities within 250 miles, seven more within 425 miles — and the other six are all between 600 and 700 miles away.

by Jay on Sep 2, 2008 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I need a graph to process this.

by supermarioelia on Sep 2, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

wouldnt a map be more appropriate?

by talonk on Sep 2, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

by Gradyforpresident on Sep 2, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

actually the general area of my street is pretty well displayed on this map, mario.

by Gradyforpresident on Sep 2, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

before the captains had to run as far as forest gump. now they only have to go as far as terry fox.

by Brick. on Sep 2, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not sure you’ll be able to understand a map of OUR country.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Sep 3, 2008 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Both teams (Lake County and Bowling Green) relocated from Columbus, GA.
Will Columbus, GA get another chance?

by palcal on Sep 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions

Baseball America story – indicates that the move from Columbus to Lake County included a provision for a move to the Midwest League once a second team could be found.

by IndyDave on Sep 2, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions