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We had some suspicion that the Jam were folding a number of weeks back but nothing concrete. The lagging attendance was obviously the first clue, but grumblings about the high costs that went along with the D-League franchise (for starters the franchise fee, which will remain a secret with owner...
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Bakersfield Blaze owner D.G. Elmore has heard it all before.
When Elmore bought the Blaze in 2005, the city had plans to build a new ballpark in the near future.
Four years later, the Blaze will play another season at rickety Sam Lynn Ball Park. But this is likely the dilapidated...
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It seems that every year the holiday season sneaks up on all of us. Before you know it, it will be time to start buying all those gifts for your family and friends. If you are like me, you sometimes just cannot figure out what to buy someone for the holidays. Being a sports...
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Dear Santa,
First, I’d like to thank you for another great sports year. I’m mailing this letter early because I was afraid you wouldn’t get it in time, what with the government budget cuts at the post office and all. I hope all is well with you and...
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As the close of the 67th California League regular season comes to an end, so does another year closer to the end of a Bakersfield baseball era. A club that has had over 200 former and current major league ball players is on the edge of extinction,...
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I would have lost a few bucks if I were a gambling man. Seems the Bakersfield Blaze will in fact be back for another season at Sam Lynn Ball Park. In a previous blog, I said the Blaze wouldn't be back for another season after reading a Baseball America story from August.
But this is...
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According to local TV station KERO 23, if the Bakersfield Blaze leaves town, the independent Golden Baseball League would be interested in occupying crumbling, er, historic Sam Lynn Ball Park.
Seeing as the average attendance to watch the Blaze was about, say, 15, does anyone care whether...
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If you haven't heard or you're just getting 'round to reading the newspaper, minor league baseball in Bakersfield is likely a thing of the past. It's not official but the proverbial fat lady is reaching for her pitch pipe.
According to an article in Baseball America, two teams from the...
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So the Blaze may high tail it out of Bakersfield. Too blazing hot for them? Nah. But attendance is poor and Sam Lynn Ball Park has seen better days.
Can you blame the team for wanting to move? Maybe for wanting to move to Virginia.
Wouldn't it be great to turn Sam Lynn into something the whole...
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