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The recent revelation that the Bakersfield Blaze could be relocated to the Carolina League is all about one thing: professional baseball not wanting to lose the Richmond, Va., market. Richmond has been the long-time home of the Atlanta Braves Triple-A franchise, but the Braves are relocating that club to Gwinnett County (Condors fans might recall that name: Gwinnett also has a club in the ECHL), an Atlanta suburb. So professional baseball people are concerned because that could leave Richmond (with more than 1 million in the city and nearby unincorporated area) without a minor league team. And Richmond has a beautiful playing facility. The problem is that two teams need to move to the Carolina League to make this work. The Cal League has 10 teams and the Carolina League has eight. You won't see two 9-team leagues because that would leave at least one team with an idle date every day of the season in both leagues. The Blaze was linked to Fayetteville, N.C., in the...
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