BPD has an article about a new kink in the efforts to build a new ballpark in Pensacola. Apparently, as happened here in the Twin Cities, people are fighting a major community/ballpark project. More interesting is BPD comment that it might make the Pels move out due to MiLB interest in the community.
Quote:One step forward, two steps back?
Talk is that affiliated leagues have taken an interest in the Pensacola market, which has a population of over 400,000 and is growing rapidly. One scenario out there has the Richmond Braves (Class AAA; International League) moving to a new Pensacola ballpark; the other has the Braves moving to Jacksonville's Baseball Grounds, with the Jacksonville Suns (Class AA; Southern League) moving to Pensacola.
