scarsofthumper Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Isn't there some kind of no compete between the Flyers/Jackhammers and the Cougars? I do agree though that the Flyers would be a perfect affiliate for the Cubs, especially since the Flyers essentially play in an ivy-less Wrigley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Winnipeg would be a very good AA affiliate for the Twins, just as Schaumburg and Gary would be ideal AA affiliates for the Cubs and White Sox. It'd be nice to have a midwestern AA circuit.Winnipeg would be a better AAA affiliate for the Twins, or (shudder) the Jays for that matter. Canwest Field can be expanded pretty quickly from 7400 to 12,000 with the addition of a 3rd-baseline grandstand and some outfield bleacher seating. Of course, there's the weather excuse (but BUFFALO can do it!), and the whole, no one in their right mind would want to move to Winnipeg, but that's a whole 'nother beast. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yac12 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I got a fundraising form from my Athletic Director that was sent to him from the Fielders. I emailed him back and said to stay far away from this. The buy out night is the one that caught my attention of a major scam. Besides them not having a stadium. The team schedule has them starting at home in June.I wish I could show all of you the entire packet the Fielders sent.Here is what they sent.Here is our information about fundraising:2 different basic types of Fundraisers:Buy Out Night any weekday game The night becomes Bradford High School Night complete with a member from the school throwing out the 1st pitch, members singing the 7th inning stretch, etc.Purchase 2,500 to 5,000 General Admission Tickets @ $2 apiece and re-sell them for $5 apiecePurchase commitment (2,500 tickets @ $2)- $5,000Amount fundraised (when re-sold @ $5) - $7,500Standard Fundraiser any gamePurchase 100-1,000 Reserved Box Tickets @ $5-8 apiece and re-sell them for $10 apiecePurchase commitment (100 tickets @ $8) - $800Amount fundraised (when re-sold @ $10) - $200Purchase commitment (1,000 tickets @ $5) - $5,000Amount fundraised (when re-sold @ $10) - $5,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thumper: is that true about the Flyers being in danger of losing their lease at Alexian, or are you just postulating based on the well-known fact that they don't pay their rent? That really throws a wrench into Schaumburg as a contingency plan, and kind of into the league, one would have to think. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarsofthumper Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thumper: is that true about the Flyers being in danger of losing their lease at Alexian, or are you just postulating based on the well-known fact that they don't pay their rent? That really throws a wrench into Schaumburg as a contingency plan, and kind of into the league, one would have to think.Not even close. I was just poking fun at that one guy who insists that the Fielders are going to move to Grand Forks and play at the Alerus Center. That's the stupidest idea i've ever heard. It'd seriously be like the Dodgers needing a temporary home and playing games at the Staples Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thumper: is that true about the Flyers being in danger of losing their lease at Alexian, or are you just postulating based on the well-known fact that they don't pay their rent? That really throws a wrench into Schaumburg as a contingency plan, and kind of into the league, one would have to think.Not even close. I was just poking fun at that one guy who insists that the Fielders are going to move to Grand Forks and play at the Alerus Center. That's the stupidest idea i've ever heard. It'd seriously be like the Dodgers needing a temporary home and playing games at the Staples Center.Baseball at the Alerus Center??? Who suggested this?P.S. I miss the Varmints. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarsofthumper Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Some dork on the NoL message board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 What? No. Really?Daily Herald: Lake Co. team co-owner says June baseball stadium debut in doubt On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 What? No. Really?Daily Herald: Lake Co. team co-owner says June baseball stadium debut in doubtWell, this is a development. Unlike the ballpark. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarsofthumper Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 So what do they do? THEY MOVE THE SITEroflThey decided to build it on Green Bay Rd and 173 and attach a movie theater to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 That is certifiably improbable.The Phoenix Coyotes build their arena as an anchor for a mall.The Florida Panthers build their arena in a town that's nothing more than a series of strip malls.The Lake County Fielders will see you and raise you by plopping down a few sets of aluminum bleachers next to an existing, half-empty strip mall, and calling it a "baseball village".Also, I don't know who to like more in the comments: the Pollyanna who keeps popping in, or the nutjob who blames the whole thing on the EPA and the government. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Also, I don't know who to like more in the comments: the Pollyanna who keeps popping in, or the nutjob who blames the whole thing on the EPA and the government.sidewalk superintendent wrote:sarge898, Zion lies, et alWhy are you all so negative?This guy. Definitely. Those who choose to blatantly ignore reality are the most entertaining. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I have absolutely no idea how they're going to do any of this. Defies explanation as well as several zoning laws. This could almost be a book. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 This could almost be a book.It already is. Or, at least it will be when a chapter on this sordid affair is added to a future edition of Joanna Cagan and Neil deMause's Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 On the plus side, there is already a CVS Pharmacy on the site, so hey, no need to build any concession stands! On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yac12 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Leave it to the Kenosha News to be a few days late with the news about the location change. Then adding how it relates to the Kenosha fans. Not that there are fans, I haven't seen a hat or shirt yet.http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/northern_league_team_finds_new_site_for_baseball_stadium_7738429.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 http://www.suburbanc...un/news/2208302,5_1_WA28_FIELDERS_S1-100428.articleWell, there it is in print. Fielders moving to Schaumburg until the "temporary ballpark" is ready later this summer. And it really is gonna be aluminum bleachers and portable crappers this year, if it's so lucky as to be anything at all. Apparently all they've done on the site so far, here on April 28th, is erect a silt fence. Zoning meeting isn't until the 6th, so they can't start moving dirt until the 7th at the earliest, which would put them at a July opening at best. Just let it go already. The team's financial plan for year two, she added, is expected to be covered by operating revenueuh oh ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 The Lowell Spinners played in a modified high school stadium for a few seasons before their own stadium was built across town.Metal bleachers, porta-johns, and a trailer for concessions./just sayin Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 The Lowell Spinners played in a modified high school stadium for a few seasons before their own stadium was built across town.Metal bleachers, porta-johns, and a trailer for concessions./just sayinThe difference here being that they were a Red Sox affiliate playing in Massachusetts. The fans would come if you played in a bleeping sandlot in the bad part of town.None of that is applicable in this case. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Well, now for some actual sports-logo-esque news from the Fielders: They played a preseason game yesterday, and their road jerseys are a nice, standard gray... which they then proceed to ruin by wearing navy pants with red piping. Yikes.GalleryI had to take a close look to make sure the team didn't run out of money at the waist and just picked up some sweatpants at Meijer. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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