The Amarillo Lone Stars (independent; Pecos League) have launched a website and unveiled logos, but their agreement to play at Potter County Memorial Stadium is not final. (more…)
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Pecos League Eyes Amarillo
As expected, the Pecos League is expressing interest in Amarillo’s Potter County Stadium. Before the independent league makes a decision, however, it wants more assurances about the ballpark’s upkeep. (more…)
Canadians win John H. Johnson President’s Award
Big honor for the Vancouver Canadians (short season A; Northwest League), the winners of the 40th annual John H. Johnson President’s Award from Minor League Baseball. The John H. Johnson President’s Award has been annually presented since 1974 to honor the complete baseball franchise. The award’s criteria are based on franchise stability, contributions to league […]
Carlsbad in, Las Cruces out in latest Pecos League shuffle
Just when you think the independent Pecos League was on the brink of stability, another franchise shuffle occurs, with the Carlsbad Bats replacing the Las Cruces Vaqueros in the league lineup for 2013. League commissioner Andrew Dunn says the prospect of competing with a Triple-A team in nearby El Paso in 2014 was not a […]
Pecos League pulls Invaders from Roswell
Citing increased hotel costs, decreased fan support and an expensive ballpark lease (relatively speaking), the independent Pecos League has pulled the Invaders out of Roswell. The website for the Roswell Invaders brags about how the team paces the Pecos League in attendance and merchandise sales, but apparently things have gone quite sour this year for […]
No beer, no ball: Pecos League and Carlsbad part ways
The inability to sell beer has prompted the independent Pecos League and the city of Carlsbad to part ways in a discussion of a future franchise. The Pecos League’s Andrew Dunn has worked for several years on a Carlsbad franchise, going to the point of naming the league’s 2011 traveling team the Carlsbad Bats and […]
Pecos League makes debut in Santa Fe
The lack of beer didn’t seem to matter to the hundreds of fans showing up for the debut of independent Pecos League baseball in Santa Fe, where the Fuego launched a home opener yesterday. We don’t cover the Pecos League much: the six-team circuit has been a struggling entity that’s played in some pretty marginal cities (i.e. […]