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darkcloud4579 · 08-14-2007, 02:16 AM

YANKEES OFFICIALS VISIT INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana was the first locale on the list of potential cities for the Yankees ownership group last week, after the team publicly announced plans to relocate the ball club or to explore options to that end.

Indianapolis, a major metropolitan hub in the midwest says it's the "perfect" locale for the ballclub.

"We're already home to a huge base of Yankees fans, but more importantly, we're a city on the rise," said Stuart McClellan, in a piece for the Indianapolis Star entitled, "Why the Yankees should relocate to Indianapolis."

Also on the list of potential visits are Newark, New Jersey, which recently built a new multipurpose facility, Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; Toledo, Ohio; Hartford, CT;,and the former home of the Yankees back in the early 1900s, Wyoming. But this time, the city of Cheyenne is vying for the team. The team's first decade were spent in Casper. Ownership said the last visit is more a courtesy than anything else.

"We feel it's a good way to assess where the Yankees brand penetrates and we feel like that part of the country is about where our signal ends in terms of carrying large swaths of the nation," said Team President and GM Dark Cloud.

It's anyone's guess what will happen with this process, but team officials said they hope to have a deal in place by August 1st. Tampa officials have already indicated the team can extend its lease for another year if need be, provided the team (if moved) is out for good in 2009. But..city officials say that they're not in a hurry to see the team go.

"They're great for business. But I don't know what they are doing," said Pete Mitchell of the Tampa-St. Pete Board of Tourism.

08-14-2007, 02:16 AM	#63
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,689	YANKEES OFFICIALS VISIT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana was the first locale on the list of potential cities for the Yankees ownership group last week, after the team publicly announced plans to relocate the ball club or to explore options to that end. Indianapolis, a major metropolitan hub in the midwest says it's the "perfect" locale for the ballclub. "We're already home to a huge base of Yankees fans, but more importantly, we're a city on the rise," said Stuart McClellan, in a piece for the Indianapolis Star entitled, "Why the Yankees should relocate to Indianapolis." Also on the list of potential visits are Newark, New Jersey, which recently built a new multipurpose facility, Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; Toledo, Ohio; Hartford, CT;,and the former home of the Yankees back in the early 1900s, Wyoming. But this time, the city of Cheyenne is vying for the team. The team's first decade were spent in Casper. Ownership said the last visit is more a courtesy than anything else. "We feel it's a good way to assess where the Yankees brand penetrates and we feel like that part of the country is about where our signal ends in terms of carrying large swaths of the nation," said Team President and GM Dark Cloud. It's anyone's guess what will happen with this process, but team officials said they hope to have a deal in place by August 1st. Tampa officials have already indicated the team can extend its lease for another year if need be, provided the team (if moved) is out for good in 2009. But..city officials say that they're not in a hurry to see the team go. "They're great for business. But I don't know what they are doing," said Pete Mitchell of the Tampa-St. Pete Board of Tourism. Last edited by darkcloud4579; 08-14-2007 at 02:18 AM.