Husvik Valley Spartans
City: Husvik Valley, Ross District, South Georgia
Population: 62,000
Home Field: Barrett Properties Park (capacity: 7,000)
Husvik Valley's Birch Park neighbourhood.
Where are you from?
"Oh, I live in the Valley"
Just south of downtown is a section of Grytviken called the Husvik Valley. This is where much of the city's upper-class population is situated. It houses many of Grytviken's downtown professionals. Instead of the windy, cool seaside, the city's well-to-do prefer the calm winds and green grass of the Husvik Valley to make their home. The city's only private school (James Cook School) is situated in this part of town. The area has the highest level of household income on the island.
As stated in Grytviken's profile, the Icebergs are the urban, hip downtown team. In contrast, Husvik Valley is their suburban cross-town rival. If you like to attend an epic pub crawl through the half-mile-long "Whiskey Street" (yes, it exists!), or a rap battle in Swedish, then Grytviken is your town. If you are looking for a quiet, peaceful community where the only funky smells come from a freshly-cut front yard, then Husvik Valley is it.
When Grytviken became the island's intellectual center in the 1990s, the area now known as "the Valley" was a natural byproduct. Away from the hoopla and excitement, it was the perfect place to relax after a long day's work. As the city grew, so did the Valley, and both Grytviken and Husvik Valley took on very different identities.
In 2013, when the SGBL was announced and Grytviken was rumored to be one of the founding teams, a Husvik Valley real estate mogul decided "their" city would make a great rival. Paul Barrett, founder of Barrett Properties, which has become the largest builder of high-end apartment units in town, built the 7,000-seat "Barrett Properties Park" in the south end, and founded the Husvik Valley Spartans.
A Spartans game is a very different experience from an Icebergs game. Barrett Properties Park (not surprisingly) has the highest ticket prices in the league, and is the only stadium in the league to serve a full steak meal at games if you order ahead..... PROPER steak! From a reputable steakhouse! Seats even come with a little foldable airplane tray, strapped to the back of the seat ahead of you, so you can eat your meal (a luxury other parks in the league didn't incorporate). But, if you are looking for the best baseball experience money can buy, then this is your spot. The running joke is that the luxury boxes sell out faster than the stadium seats... which might not be entirely surprising.
We will see if this posh team can find enough grit and financial clout to challenge for glory!