Pawtucket Red Sox To Move To Another City

After 73 long years baseball in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, the Pawtucket Red Sox, are moving the location of their team. Former PawSox owner Ben Mondor passed away recently and Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino has bought the team from Mondor's widow. Lucchino has ideas of moving the PawSox to Rhode Island state capital, Providence. "It's going to kill the town," said Heather Turgeon, 37-year lifelong resident of Pawtucket, "It's seriously going to kill the town." Pawtucket is not a very safe and healthy city and this team was the heart of the city and now that they are leaving to a yet-to-be location in Providence, residents of Pawtucket are disappointed. Initially, investor James Skeffington thought about renovating the stadium, and making improvements but it would have been too much money. They decided to sink 60-70 million dollars to relocate the stadium. "The problem is the infrastructure isn't there anymore", said Skeffington, "Times have changed and ballparks have changed." The PawSox atmosphere is gritty, not exactly the new atmoshphere new owners want to make a splash about, but its also a minor league atmosphere beloved by it's visitors for its simplicity. "It's kind of a bummer, said 53-year old Gary Tucker, a lifelong resident of Pawtucket. It's been here for a long time. It's been here ever since I've been a kid, I'm from Pawtucket, and I've always had the Red Sox here, so its kind of sad." As the organization does what is best for the Red Sox and their best interests, Pawtucket will not be forgotten for all the great memories made in a small city full of the love of the game of baseball.


Source: Boston.com

St. Louis Cardinals Clinch Playoff Spot

It is yet another successful regular season for the St. Louis Cardinals as they clinched a playoff berth today when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0. The Cardinals could have sealed their berth earlier in the day, but they dropped a close game to another National League powerhouse, the Chicago Cubs. With the best record in the major leagues, the Cardinals stand at a astonishing 92 wins and 56 losses. The Cardinals have always been a winning franchise, and they continue to make the fans in St. Louis happy. The Cardinals have an opportunity to be the first team since the Atlanta Braves (1995-1999) to advance to the National League Championship Series in five straight years, and also secure a third straight National League Division title. It would be their ninth such crown since 2000, which is stellar. Manager Mike Matheny said: "I think its real important to acknowledge the fact that you're one of the teams that is fortunate enough to play even one more game in the end...There are some guys in there that have never been able to celebrate anything, and we have been pushing since February for the chance to play beyond the regular season." Matheny and the Cardinals know winning is not an easy task, which is why they take the approach to never settle, and to always strive for greatness.

Inside The Park News Takes Off!

With the rise of Lacrosse today in America, the numbers of youth Baseball players is unfortunately decreasing at a large rate. This blog serves to promote Baseball and give you the latest news around the MLB (Major League Baseball), and also to discuss the concern of Baseball's future with the rise of Lacrosse across America. I am interested in this blog topic because as many of you know, I love baseball and I think more attention should be brought to the topic (rather than hearing about Tom Brady every day). Most of the blog will be written about Major League Baseball and the news around the league because there is not much youth baseball news, although promoting baseball for the youth of America is another goal of this blog. Major League Baseball and Baseball in general interacts with the fans of the game, all the teams, and the youth of Baseball players across the country. You should care about this topic because many people in this country love baseball, as well as many of you do, and it is important what happens around Major League Baseball and also, the future of Baseball in this country could be at risk, so I think it is an important topic, especially since Baseball is "America's Pastime" and is considered to be America's very own game.