BallWonk Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Just heard a radio report that the Connecticut Defenders have been sold to a group in Richmond that intends to move the team to Virginia's capital after the 2009 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 That's good news (for Richmond, anyway). It sucked to see the Braves leave. I'm sure that Richmond will support this new team quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 This has been in the rumor mill for the last couple of weeks though at one point I heard that it fell through. Also, Norwich would possibly receive the Jamestown Jammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Not a shock, considering New Britain has basically owned AA baseball around here for the last decade. Plus their ballpark is much easier to get to than the one in Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 But Norwich is so close to the casinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsM29 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Would they keep the same name and identity? The Defenders logos are some of my favorites in all of Minor League Baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Wait a second; I though the Calfornia League's Bakersfield franchise is moving to Richmond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I heard the Defenders are moving for sure, but they might be replaced with a rookie team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swamp Yankee Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I'm a Defenders season ticket holder, and the team draws no where near its high attendance marks of around 1996, when the club was a Yankee's affiliate. Attendance is actually rather embarrassing. Not only can the players hear your heckling, so can't the guy way on the other baseline. The proposed move does not surprise me. I had read in the paper about a month ago that the town was looking to get a short-season single A team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 No word here in Richmond, but if its true, this makes me a happy camper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Wait a second; I though the Calfornia League's Bakersfield franchise is moving to Richmond...As far as I know the California League-Carolina League swap was nixed a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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