C.Rector Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 From the MarlinsBaseball.com Forum at http://www.marlinbaseball.com/forums/index...showtopic=12305 : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carmen Thurman 248-552-8690 or [email protected] “Take Me Out To The Ball Game…” Detroit, Michigan –Global Baseball, Inc. (GBI) and Cam-Tré Innovations today announced the completion of their initial discussions to bring Major League Baseball back to the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. Local Metro Detroit Venture Capitalists, Gus Aguilar and former Major League player Nikco Riesgo, of GBI, and Carmen Thurman, of Cam-Tré Innovations, are Michigan based Hispanic business leaders with a common desire to participate in revitalizing Detroit. GBI is currently preparing proposals for the purchase of the National League Montreal Expos, with the specific intent of moving the club to Detroit. The troubled Expos were purchased by the other twenty-nine Major League teams prior to the 2002 season. A committee appointed by the team owners is now seeking a new home for the team. Riesgo, who actually debuted in 1991 for the Expos, believes that Detroit will be a prime candidate. “There are several other cities already vying for the team,” he said. “But moving the Expos to one of those locations means the leagues will have to revise their divisions and wait for a new stadium to be built. Neither of those problems are issues in Detroit. We can play our first game in 2005.” If the purchase is successful, GBI will become only the second minority group with controlling interest in a Major League ball club. While GBI negotiates the purchase, Cam-Tré will design a new fan reservation website, prepare media materials, new logo proposals (current Expos colors will be retained), and public relation programs, manage promotional activities and act as liaison to the team and city. When asked about the wisdom of bringing a second Major League team to Detroit, Riesgo explained that: “This is a very wise – and timely – move. The city is already implementing downtown improvements for the 2006 Super Bowl. Bringing the former Tiger Stadium back to life will complement the Super Bowl efforts, particularly in the Cork Town area. New businesses and new jobs will spring up around the stadium, just as has happened in other two-team cities.” Riesgo also pointed out that tourism would increase through organized Expos travel packages for Canadian fans. - more - Along with the desire to help revitalize Detroit, GBI and Cam-Tré also share an interest in preserving baseball heritage. “Baseball has been played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull since 1896, before the Tigers were even formed” offered Aguilar. “Navin Field opened on April 20, 1912, the same day as Fenway Park. Two years later, Chicago opened what would become Wrigley Field. These three parks are the only remaining direct links to the early heritage of professional baseball.” Riesgo then ventured that: “Heritage and tradition make up the core of baseball and fans have a deep understanding of that. I believe that once again seeing professional baseball in one of the three ‘Grande Dames’ of the sport will be a major factor in the success of this venture.” According to Thurman, blending baseball’s heritage with Detroit’s presents the GBI and Cam-Tré team with many opportunities. The plans for the new ball club and historic stadium will help to increase the economic viability and business diversity of the community with creating jobs and minority business development at the forefront of development strategy. The plan will also create an environment that will continue giving strength to the community for years to come. The promise of a National League team in Detroit is an exciting proposition. A National League team will not conflict with the American League Detroit Tigers. In fact, it will actually compliment the Tigers as well as the City of Detroit with the high hopes and possibility of an All-Detroit World Series every year as the ultimate prize. Progress and developments will be reported by Cam-Tré Innovations. Please email words of support and your thoughts regarding a new MLB team in Detroit to [email protected]. For additional information or to contact GBI or Cam-Tré Innovations please call 248-552-8690 or visit www.camtre.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan420 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 i think they need to fix the tigers first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 No way Detroit's got the support to hav 2 teams there. If they were gonna move the Expos sumwhere where's there is already another team it'd either be sumwhere in California or Texas. Personally I think they'll end up in Portland, Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 On cold pizza this morning they actually talked a lot about Monterray MX as a viable location for the Spos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 It sounds more like they want to use the old Tiger Stadium so much they are ignoring a lot of economic realities. I mean, how important will a January 2006 Super Bowl be in making this move successful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 It is definately intriguing but I would be stunned. I read last year in Sport's weekly that a survey showed Northern New Jersey is the best place to put a baseball team, becasue there is a high quanity of baseball fans, and NJ has the highest income, and population density. So it would seem that a team would be the perfect fit. Unfortunately, the survey must have forgotten that all North Jersey baseball fans are already aligned with the Mets or Yankees who are located on the other side of the hudson river. So, I don't trust these surveys about where teams should move or anything. I think teams should stay where they are, where they have some sort of a fan base. Because no matter where they are, a team will only draw if they win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 i think they need to fix the tigers first the same owners own the Wings... Dtroit is a hockey town, they spend 3 times as much on thier hockey team... there will never be a second baseball team in D-troit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 the same owners own the Wings... Dtroit is a hockey town, they spend 3 times as much on thier hockey team... there will never be a second baseball team in D-troit Chicago is a football town, but still has 2 baseball teams...makes you wonder <_ but then again chicago has about million more than detroit not counting the vast suburbs of chicago.> As far as the tigers finances go, People blame Illich and say 'why doesn't he spend that money he makes on the red wings on the tigers', but doing so would probably piss off the majority of Red Wings partners all who have invested in the hockey franchise not the Tigers. The Tigers are a seperate entity and they have to generate some of their own money if they are going to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Rector Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 If they move the Expos, it should be to either Buffalo or Louisville, both of which have strong attendance for minor league teams and the baseball fans in both can be fairly be described as not already solidly on the side of 1 MLB team or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 It is definately intriguing but I would be stunned. I read last year in Sport's weekly that a survey showed Northern New Jersey is the best place to put a baseball team, becasue there is a high quanity of baseball fans, and NJ has the highest income, and population density. So it would seem that a team would be the perfect fit. Unfortunately, the survey must have forgotten that all North Jersey baseball fans are already aligned with the Mets or Yankees who are located on the other side of the hudson river. So, I don't trust these surveys about where teams should move or anything. I think teams should stay where they are, where they have some sort of a fan base. Because no matter where they are, a team will only draw if they win. It would also dilude the NYC market, which I am all in favor of. Heck put 2 more teams there as far as I am concerned. Dig intoithe Yankees market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUCKREINSDORF Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Dtroit is a hockey town, they spend 3 times as much on thier hockey team... there will never be a second baseball team in D-troit Agreed.This will never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Detroit isn't like Chicago or New York. Not even close...this would never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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