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Well it seems that DC got stuck with there affiliat when they lost out or Norfolk (is it New Orleans?) Richmond would be the perfect spot for them.

Except that New Orleans plays in the Pacific Coast League. :D The PCL does go as far east as Nashville, I suppose, but I don't think they'd want Richmond in the league. It's another 600 miles from Nashville to Richmond. They would probably want to trade Richmond back to the IL for Louisville.

Anyway, this is a moot point unless the Nats want to sink their own money into the Diamond or into a new stadium in Richmond. The city of Richmond is not going to fix up that stadium or build a new one.

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Well it seems that DC got stuck with there affiliat when they lost out or Norfolk (is it New Orleans?) Richmond would be the perfect spot for them.

Right now the Mets have their affiliate in New Orleans, not the Nats. That's the baseball I'll have to settle for for the next 4 years! :(

Now if the O's moved their AAA affiliate to New Orleans...I'd be a very happy camper.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Columbus comes down and invades Richmond. They should cause it would be much better for them. I've been to The Diamond and yes, it's old but overall i've seen (never been) to worse ballparks.

Oh, and as long as we are talking about distances from minor league teams. Frederick is 1 hour (close) from me and Bluefield (far) is 4 hours from me. But, I might end up at Bluefield State or Bluefield College so i'll be right there with the "Baby Birds".

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I wouldn't be surprised if Columbus comes down and invades Richmond. They should cause it would be much better for them. I've been to The Diamond and yes, it's old but overall i've seen (never been) to worse ballparks.

Oh, and as long as we are talking about distances from minor league teams. Frederick is 1 hour (close) from me and Bluefield (far) is 4 hours from me. But, I might end up at Bluefield State or Bluefield College so i'll be right there with the "Baby Birds".

Columbus is building a brand new park.

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Virginia Commonwealth University (Mick Mattaliano, Aberdeen/Delmarva '07) plays all their home games at the Diamond.

Granted, its not as nice (new) as Aberdeen & Delmarva but it's far from being a dump, especailly for the true reason you go to any ballpark... to WATCH a baseball game.

Excluding any team that has had their stadium built in the last 5 years, teams could do a lot worse than playing at the Diamond!

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