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darkcloud4579 · 07-04-2003, 04:04 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers were moved to New Orleans, LA and become the Pelicans. They will play at brand-new Lexus Field and will be owned by former Saints Quarterback Aaron Brooks.

"I love baseball and this is a great move for me and the city of New Orleans." he said. Along with Brooks, five NFL players and 3 from the NBA joined together to create baseball's first minority owned club. The initiative was started by Bud Selig last year, who after being forced out as owner, urged the league to consider his minority partnership plan. By involving former athletes, he hopes to build a bridge to other players in the sport who want to own.

"This is the player's game, we want them to feel like they have a stake in making it better, as owners someday." said Selig.

The other franchise move, was the Anaheim Angels, who were sold to Ivie Moreno and his partnership. The team was sold and will move to Anchorage, Alaska and become the Sky Chiefs. The Sky Chiefs will play at Exxon's Exploration Field, a retractable roof stadium, where the team will have such events as "Midnight baseball", starting the latest major league game in history, after the annual midnight baseball game held annually in the state.

"Alaska is a baseball state, even though we don't have the best weather for it." said Moreno, a military veteran who moved to Alaska 40 years ago and built a billion dollar coal empire.

07-04-2003, 04:04 AM	#22
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,711	FRANCHISE SHIFTS The Milwaukee Brewers were moved to New Orleans, LA and become the Pelicans. They will play at brand-new Lexus Field and will be owned by former Saints Quarterback Aaron Brooks. "I love baseball and this is a great move for me and the city of New Orleans." he said. Along with Brooks, five NFL players and 3 from the NBA joined together to create baseball's first minority owned club. The initiative was started by Bud Selig last year, who after being forced out as owner, urged the league to consider his minority partnership plan. By involving former athletes, he hopes to build a bridge to other players in the sport who want to own. "This is the player's game, we want them to feel like they have a stake in making it better, as owners someday." said Selig. The other franchise move, was the Anaheim Angels, who were sold to Ivie Moreno and his partnership. The team was sold and will move to Anchorage, Alaska and become the Sky Chiefs. The Sky Chiefs will play at Exxon's Exploration Field, a retractable roof stadium, where the team will have such events as "Midnight baseball", starting the latest major league game in history, after the annual midnight baseball game held annually in the state. "Alaska is a baseball state, even though we don't have the best weather for it." said Moreno, a military veteran who moved to Alaska 40 years ago and built a billion dollar coal empire.