MBJ Editorial: Idea for new minor league team not a good one

by MBJ Staff

Published: September 15,2011

Tags: Atlanta Braves, Barry Lyons, Big South League, Bilox, BILOXI, Field of Dream, Greenville, Greenville Bluesmen, HATTIESBURG, Hurricane Katrina, JACKSON, Jackson Met, Major League Baseball, Meridian, Mississippi, Mississippi Braves, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, New York Mets, Southaven, Southern League, Tupelo, Tupelo Tornado

There was a time that minor league sports, baseball in particular, was at the heart of the American dream. Watch “Field of Dreams” and you will know everything you need to know. However, these days, non-affiliated minor league sports do not work. They don’t work in Mississippi, ever. To think there is a group of [...]

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