2012 Expansion Q and A
6/15/2011-Grumblings have begun about what the exact future of the Pecos League will be for 2012 season. The League will be back and the Las Cruces, Roswell, White Sands, Alpine teams will function as is. Ruidoso will attempt to get lights in the off season.
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The leagues number one priority is to get a team in the baseball capital of New Mexico. Carlsbad is passioniate about their baseball and it will be interesting to see how they attend the exhibiton game. Carlsbad will have to move into a permanent ball park in Carlsbad other than the Caveman Corral.
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Del Rio Texas has a very strong local group, but stadium issues and availablity are the only thing slowing them down from having a team in 2012. They had a great turnout in the exhibition game hosted by Eddie Larkin.
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Odessa Texas has no lights but sits in the center of what would be an Eastern Division of Carlsbad, Alpine, Del Rio.
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Clovis New Mexico will hold an exhibiton game on July 28th to gage interest and is the front runner in New Mexico to get a team.
- Pueblo Colorado would be the leagues biggest city and has great facilities and support for a team, distance is going to be issue linking to the teams in SE New Mexico.
- Bisbee Arizona-was one of the Original Pecos League cities, with questions about finances to move the team out of NBC Ball into Pro Ball looming it appears to be a long shot to have a team in Bisbee. Only Alpine has a finer more historic ball park in the Pecos League.
- silver City NM- would be ideal if Bisbee joined but unlikely to support a team.
- The league has also received outside requests from Las Vegas, NM, Farmington, NM, Rio Rancho, NM and Albuquerque, NM
The Pecos League hopes to be at 8 teams without a travel team for the 2012 season.
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