What I find funny is how minor league owners and the cities themselves do not think the Southern League and minor league baseball will not pack up shop the 1st moment they can and relocate the teams that are struggling. Minor league baseball is a business not a hobby for the owner. Ask the city of Richmond, VA how much they miss the Braves being a part of the city and if they ever thought the team would be moved within a sixth month period after not giving the Braves what they wanted.... You currently have three Southern League cities wanting Minor League baseball: Biloxi, Mississippi, Tallahassee, Florida, and Orlando, Florida. You could have a 4th city once Pensacola gets their brand new stadium bulit in 2012. You have three teams that are struggling in the Southern League: Mobile Baybears, West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx, and Huntsville Stars. Its a only a matter of time...... but I have a suggestion that can help the Huntsville Stars. Give up the AA affiliation to a different city to be associated with the Southern League with the promise from Minor League baseball that they will have a Low A team in your city within the next two years while the city of Huntsville renovates the current stadium. Currently, they are several Low A teams that are also struggling with cash flow and that would give Huntsville something else to offer to the region other then AA baseball. This was explored early before the Columbus Catfish were sold to the Bowling Green ownership group. This suggestion is way better then Indepedent baseball. Ask the city of El Paso about that.
