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Title: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 18, 2013, 10:50:11 PM I always thought this was a solid franchise in Huntsville. I bet the lack of a new stadium was an issue.
??? Quote The 10 owners of the Southern League have voted to allow the move of the Huntsville Stars Double-A minor league baseball team to Biloxi, according to a report by WHNT in Huntsville. http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/12/southern_league_owners_approve.html Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: cbbama99 on December 19, 2013, 06:45:11 AM Wow. I didn't know the Stars were in such dire straights.
Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: 2Stater on December 19, 2013, 06:56:13 AM Wow. I didn't know the Stars were in such dire straights. I didn't either. I know that they usually put a thumping on Pensacola when they played them, but then again, who didn't? Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: Catch Prothro on December 19, 2013, 07:49:23 AM Huntsville's stadium cannot compete with a new 36 million dollar stadium in Biloxi. Neither the owners nor the city are interested in the investment needed for an upgrade. Attendance has been down here too.
Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: pmull on December 19, 2013, 08:33:20 AM Attendance at Huntsville games this year averaged 1,877. The lowest in the league. It has been that way for years. A new stadium would help. They try and promote the Stars having fireworks, give aways, kids get in free, etc. The interest is just not there in Huntsville.
Attendance link: http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_att&lid=111&sid=l111 Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 19, 2013, 08:48:29 AM Huntsville's stadium cannot compete with a new 36 million dollar stadium in Biloxi. Neither the owners nor the city are interested in the investment needed for an upgrade. Attendance has been down here too. The article stated Huntsville was trying to get another minor league team. Is Huntsville going to upgrade their stadium or going to get a single A team, which would be a downgraded team from the Double A Stars? Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: Catch Prothro on December 19, 2013, 12:36:02 PM Huntsville's stadium cannot compete with a new 36 million dollar stadium in Biloxi. Neither the owners nor the city are interested in the investment needed for an upgrade. Attendance has been down here too. The article stated Huntsville was trying to get another minor league team. Is Huntsville going to upgrade their stadium or going to get a single A team, which would be a downgraded team from the Double A Stars? Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 19, 2013, 12:52:26 PM Huntsville's stadium cannot compete with a new 36 million dollar stadium in Biloxi. Neither the owners nor the city are interested in the investment needed for an upgrade. Attendance has been down here too. The article stated Huntsville was trying to get another minor league team. Is Huntsville going to upgrade their stadium or going to get a single A team, which would be a downgraded team from the Double A Stars? I bet they tried to get the city/county to build a stadium and they said no. Good for them, if that's what happened. Title: Re: I Had No Idea This Was Happening in Huntsville Post by: Reelvalue on December 19, 2013, 03:12:38 PM It ain't just Huntsville having these problems..it is happening or will be in other area's as well.
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