Semi OT: Interesting Rumor

Diamondback Jay

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There's a pretty interesting rumor floating around, some of you may have heard it, others not..

As all of us know by now, 2008 is the swan song for the Tucson Sidewinders, as the team has been sold and will be relocating to Reno, Nevada.

What we also know is the fact that this move all but slams the door on the Reno Silver Sox, or the late Mesa Miners for those keeping track, at least as a Golden League Baseball squad (I'm hearing the team is going to adopt the moniker for the PCL team). Rumor making rounds though is that Jay Zucker is supposedly "very interested" in purchasing the team and moving them to.... you guessed it, Tucson where it's believed that he'll re-brand the team the Toros.

Just some interesting food for thought. I'm assuming the team would play at TEP, but that seems rather big for Golden League standards. Would they play at Hi Corbett, which seems more appropriate for a smaller independent league?
 

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Its so bizarre how much Tucson struggles to support any team outside of the UofA. I wish them luck, but I recall reading an article a while back about all the many teams who have failed in Tucson. Maybe some sort of Soccer team would be the way to go with their large latino population. If the MLS ever wanted to look at Arizona, Phoenix is pretty over saturated, maybe they could go down south.
 

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It really is ******** down here. If it's not:

1. UofA
2.Biking
3.Golf

Nobody cares. God I can't wait to make it back up to Phoenix.
 

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It really is ******** down here. If it's not:

1. UofA
2.Biking
3.Golf

Nobody cares. God I can't wait to make it back up to Phoenix.

Haha. My folks had to go to some business dinner w/ some clients in town from Tucson and apparently all they wanted to talk about was UofA, the Final 4 and the streak in the 80s. But I guess thats all they have to live for down there.
 

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