http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2016-03-31?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Daily%20Headlines&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20starting%2002/18/16

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A story in Thursday's San Antonio Express-News said the ownership group of the San Antonio Missions AA baseball club, a Texas League franchise, is expected to announce its intention to bring a AAA baseball franchise to a future San Antonio stadium at a city council meeting there next week.

The Express-News reported, "multiple sources confirmed that the deal would include moving the Double-A San Antonio Mission franchise, a farm team of the San Diego Padres, to another city, possibly Amarillo."

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Very interesting read... When I was a youngster circa 1950, I used to peddle cokes in and about the fans at Amarillo Gold Sox games. Then the Gold Sox were a Yankees farm team that hosted many subsequent all stars on the NY Yankees ball club.

I'm pretty meh on the new stadium unless they could guarantee a club team. Reading the article doesn't make me think it is close to a guarantee. Downtown is going to look completely different in the next few years and I really do hope it's successful. We shall see.

I haven't been to a baseball game in Amarillo in about 20 years. But if they get a major league affiliated team we will go to some games.

[url=https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://tpr.org/post/colorado-springs-triple-baseball-team-talks-city&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTODQ1MzcxNzAyNjc4MzYwNzg4MTIaM2U0YmZiYjFjOGMyYTM2NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHb_QjBiJlGvWTaL3qUrZU4n5LDlA][/url]
[url=https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://tpr.org/post/colorado-springs-triple-baseball-team-talks-city&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTODQ1MzcxNzAyNjc4MzYwNzg4MTIaM2U0YmZiYjFjOGMyYTM2NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHb_QjBiJlGvWTaL3qUrZU4n5LDlA][/url]Lahnert: Sounds like our city has AA baseball in its future
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This talk of bringing an affiliated baseball team to Amarillo, regardless if it's a ... However, AA teams in the Texas League like Tulsa, Frisco, Midland, ...

So, they are at it again even thought the last bid to put a baseball stadium downtown failed.

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