Sam broadcaster pro 2015 full professional#

11 force a cancellation of the South Atlantic League championship with the Lexington Legends leading the best-of-five series vs. ▪ 2001: The “T-Blades” franchise will move to Cleveland (2001-2005), then to Worcester, Mass., (2006-2015) and has played since 2016 in California as the San Jose Barracudas. In five seasons (1996-2001) in Lexington, the Kentucky Thoroughblades saw their average attendance drop from a high of 7,847 (1997-98) to 4,461 (2000-01).

▪ 2000: The Legends unveil their new mascot, a muscular ballplayer with an oversized handlebar mustache named “Big L.” The other three finalists to be the team’s nickname were the Horse Flies, Wildbats and Black Diamonds. ▪ 2000: At a ceremony in downtown Lexington, an estimated 5,000 people watch as it is revealed that the city’s new minor-league baseball team will be known as the Lexington Legends. The Houston Astros are revealed as the major-league affiliate for Lexington’s coming Class A team. ▪ 2000: A date for the ground-breaking to build the new minor-league baseball stadium is announced. The initial home opener, against the Cincinnati Ladyhawks, is played at Lexington Catholic High School. The franchise is a member of the second division of the W-League, a 36-team grouping within the United Soccer League.

Sam broadcaster pro 2015 full professional#

▪ 2000: The Kentucky Fillies, a women’s professional soccer expansion team, begins what will prove a three-year run in Lexington. Stein acknowledges that his ownership group still needs to raise an additional $3-4 million of what he says will be a total figure of some $17 million needed to both buy a team and build a ballpark. Stein says the goal is to have a minor-league baseball team playing in Lexington for the 2001 baseball season. ▪ 1999: A weed-covered lot next to Northland Shopping Center off of North Broadway will be the site for a privately financed ballpark, Alan Stein announces.