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darkcloud4579 · 06-21-2017, 05:01 PM

BASEBALL IN PORTLAND, ONCE AGAIN
Portland has been home to major league baseball three previous times in the 357 years of ABA Baseball.

PORTLAND ROADRUNNERS (1923-73)
The Roadrunners were PDX first team, they won the Daylight Series twice ('24, '46) during their stay and made the post-season 11 times during the 50 seasons in town. They left in 1974 for Rio Grande Valley, Texas where they stayed until 2032, spent 10 years in Oklahoma City, Tacoma for 78 seasons and became the Salt Lake City Alpines in 2124, which are still active in the league.

PORTLAND SOCKEYES (2028-32)
The Sockeyes were the city's 2nd team, but only lasted five years. They made the post-season twice, winning the NL Pennant in 2032 before losing to the SF Peanuts in the 234th Daylight Series. They moved to Modesto, California to become the Tomatoes and in 2045, became the El Paso Sun Kings who still exist to this day.

PORTLAND BREWERS (2064-2116)
The most recent Portland team were the Brewers who had the longest tenure of any other club in the city. The team spent its first 15 years in California before moving to PDX in 2064. In 52 seasons, the Brewers did have some success winning three Daylight Series titles (2074, '99, 2111)

This time, the Philadelphia Veterans are headed west to Portland to become the Portland Blue Herons. What's interesting about Portland relative to a lot of former ABA cities, is that they've got five championships left behind and no team that's ever lived in Portland didn't make at least one Daylight Series appearance.

That's a legacy worth adding to & perhaps this time, the team will actually stay behind a while.

06-21-2017, 05:01 PM	#632
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,689	BASEBALL IN PORTLAND, ONCE AGAIN Portland has been home to major league baseball three previous times in the 357 years of ABA Baseball. PORTLAND ROADRUNNERS (1923-73) The Roadrunners were PDX first team, they won the Daylight Series twice ('24, '46) during their stay and made the post-season 11 times during the 50 seasons in town. They left in 1974 for Rio Grande Valley, Texas where they stayed until 2032, spent 10 years in Oklahoma City, Tacoma for 78 seasons and became the Salt Lake City Alpines in 2124, which are still active in the league. PORTLAND SOCKEYES (2028-32) The Sockeyes were the city's 2nd team, but only lasted five years. They made the post-season twice, winning the NL Pennant in 2032 before losing to the SF Peanuts in the 234th Daylight Series. They moved to Modesto, California to become the Tomatoes and in 2045, became the El Paso Sun Kings who still exist to this day. PORTLAND BREWERS (2064-2116) The most recent Portland team were the Brewers who had the longest tenure of any other club in the city. The team spent its first 15 years in California before moving to PDX in 2064. In 52 seasons, the Brewers did have some success winning three Daylight Series titles (2074, '99, 2111) This time, the Philadelphia Veterans are headed west to Portland to become the Portland Blue Herons. What's interesting about Portland relative to a lot of former ABA cities, is that they've got five championships left behind and no team that's ever lived in Portland didn't make at least one Daylight Series appearance. That's a legacy worth adding to & perhaps this time, the team will actually stay behind a while.