SAN ANTONIO COPPERHEADS
City: San Antonio, Texas
Market Size: Small
Fan Loyalty: Good
Starting Fan Interest: 60
Stadium: Copperhead Stadium (new construction)
Capacity: 30,000
Local TV Deal: $4,000,000
The San Antonio Missions will re-brand as the San Antonio Copperheads and begin play as the professional baseball team in San Antonio, Texas. They will complete construction on a brand-new 30,000-capacity stadium (currently looking for a naming rights sponsor). The Copperheads will have some competition for the entertainment dollar (namely Football and the Spurs of the NBA), but Texas is a baseball hot bed and they should have no problem attracting fans.
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SAN JUAN AMIGOS
City: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Market Size: Small
Fan Loyalty: Excellent
Starting Fan Interest: 80
Stadium: Hiram Bithorn Stadium (existing)
Capacity: 18.264
Local TV Deal: $2,500,000
The crazy fans of San Juan have been starved for a team to compete throughout the U.S. and Canada, and now they will have one. The Amigos will begin play at Hiram Bithorn Stadium - which could sure use some upgrading - in 2016. They will become the biggest affiliated team to play there and should draw well. They could expand in the future and they'll deal with a smaller TV deal (being in Puerto Rico). Under the right leadership, the San Juan franchise could become the envy of all IBA franchises.
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HONOLULU WARRIORS
City: Honolulu, Hawaii
Market Size: Small
Fan Loyalty: Very Good
Starting Fan Interest: 55
Stadium: Warrior Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Local TV Deal: $4,000,000
Professional baseball has finally made its way to the Islands. While this franchise will have to compete with great weather, surfing and other forms of entertainment, they will open up a brand-new, state-of-the-art, 20,000-seat stadium in 2016. Hawaiians are loyal people and with the correct branding and on-field success, this could become a mainstay and hot topic in Hawaii's biggest city.
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SAN JOSE SPARTANS
City: San Jose, California
Market Size: Small
Fan Loyalty: Average
Starting Fan Interest: 50
Stadium: Cisco Field
Capacity: 35,000
Local TV Deal: $6,000,000
No more trying to convince MLB and/or the Oakland Athletics to move to San Jose. The Spartans are coming! The city has agreed to build a toned down version of the proposed field to house the A's at 35,000 seats. The challenge will be keeping the fans interested and sticking with their team - with so many other forms of entertainment. The new stadium will sure help, and so will the local TV money being in California.
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