Comments on: Moorad Purchases Triple-A Portland Beavers http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/2010/10/moorad-purchases-triple-a-portland-beavers/ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: duane wangenheim http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/2010/10/moorad-purchases-triple-a-portland-beavers/comment-page-1/#comment-7861 duane wangenheim Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:29:45 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/?p=437#comment-7861 With the advent of the Portland Beavers leaving Portland at the end of the 2010 season everyone is asking what will happen to baseball in Portland next season (2011). The Northwest Independent Baseball League has the answer.

Come see Semi-professional baseball played with local teams and players form the Portland's and Vancouver area. Fourteen teams play baseball from May through August at Walker and Sckavone Stadiums (see schedule at NWIBL.ORG) in Southeast Portland. Teams consist of players with High School, College, and Professional experience and are looking for local sponsorship.

The 2011 seasons looks for the league to expand with up to 4 new teams (Portland Yankees, Westmoreland Red Sox, the Vaughn Street Bee's, and a team to be named from the Oregon City area). Players within the two divisions can continue their passion playing base ball at the highest level. Players follow modified MLB rules, using wood bats.

]]> By: Portland Beavers (Tucson) franchise purchased by San Diego Padres | minorleaguesource.com blog http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/2010/10/moorad-purchases-triple-a-portland-beavers/comment-page-1/#comment-7847 Portland Beavers (Tucson) franchise purchased by San Diego Padres | minorleaguesource.com blog Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:18:06 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/?p=437#comment-7847 [...] Baseball America is reporting the sale of the Portland Beavers to the San Diego Padres organization. This sale will be finalized later this year, but I’ve updated by PDC page to say that San Diego owns the team.  This follows the post from yesterday where I said that the Portland team would be moving to Tucson for the 2011 season. [...]

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