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The Canadian Baseball League, was an independent minor league that operated in 2003. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The league's only Commissioner was Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member Ferguson Jenkins. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum located in St Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former The league featured former major league players such as Francisco Cabrera, Floyd Youmans, Rich Butler and Steve Sinclair. Francisco Cabrera (born October 10, 1966 in Santo Domingo) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher / First baseman who Floyd Everett Youmans (born May 11 1964, in Tampa, Florida) was a Baseball Pitcher who pitched in the major leagues Richard Dwight Butler (born May 1, 1973 in Toronto Ontario) was an Outfielder for the Major League Baseball Toronto Blue Steven Scott Sinclair (born August 2, 1971 in Victoria British Columbia) is a former Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle

The CBL was based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal

The championship trophy was the Jenkins Cup, named after the commissioner of the league, Ferguson Jenkins. Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former

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A Canadian pro league

The CBL was the brainchild of Tony Riviera, a former major league scout, and the face of the league. It was backed by former Microsoft product developer Charlton Lui, and later by former Yahoo! president, and part owner of the San Francisco Giants, Jeff Mallett. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Jeff Mallett, born in Vancouver but raised in Victoria British Columbia. [1] Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins was brought in to act as the league's Commissioner. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former

Riviera's vision had big goals, and he followed suit by making big promises. Riviera stated that the CBL would be "AAA quality",[2] He was rumored to have approached the Winnipeg Goldeyes about switching leagues, and even nominated Pete Rose for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The Winnipeg Goldeyes are a professional baseball team based in Winnipeg Manitoba, in Canada. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum located in St [3]

The big plans initially appeared to be possible. The league announced a national television deal with sports channel The Score,[4] while a crowd of 5,100 took in the league's inaugural game in London, Ontario. London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper [5]

Quick demise

However, despite early promises that the league could, and would, average over 2,000 fans per game, it was clear that the CBL was not remotely close to projections. Only two markets averaged over 1,000 fans per game: Victoria at 1,700 and Calgary at 1,000. Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada [6] Four teams averaged fewer than 300 per game: Kelowna (271), Saskatoon (256), Welland (181) and Trois-Rivieres (163). Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Welland (formally The Corporation of the City of Welland; 2006 population 50331) is a city in the Regional Municipality of Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor [5] The national TV deal was cancelled after only six weeks after the CBL was unable to find enough sponsors to cover the production costs. [6]

The Montreal franchise never played a game in Montreal due to a lack of a playing field. Their home games were played at Stade Amedee Roy in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

The CBL's swan song was the All-star game, held at Calgary. Unwilling to absorb any more losses, Mallett pulled the plug on the entire operation, suspending operations following the game. A crowd of over 5,700 watched the final game in CBL history end in a tie. Despite losing as much as $4 million on the CBL,[6] Mallett initially promised to bring the league back in 2004. However, the remaining assets of the league were quietly auctioned off on December 1, 2003 in Vancouver and the league never returned. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

The teams

The eight teams that played in the CBL, and their record at the time the league was suspended. The Calgary Outlaws were declared the Jenkins Cup champions on the basis of having the league's best record.

West Division

East Division

References

  1. ^ "CBL receivership not a fall classic", Vancouver Courier, August 4, 2004
  2. ^ Ballparkwatch.com, September 5, 2002
  3. ^ No Rose, but former Blue Jays slugger Carter voted in, ESPN.com, March 13, 2003
  4. ^ Canadian Baseball League gets National TV deal, Channelcanada.com, January 23, 2003
  5. ^ a b enterstageright.com, Jackson Murphy, July 21, 2003
  6. ^ a b c Empty Field of Dreams, thetyee.ca, April 5, 2004
The Calgary Outlaws were an independent Minor league baseball team in the Canadian Baseball League. Foothills Stadium, formerly Burns Stadium, is a Stadium in Calgary Alberta. The Saskatoon Legends were a Minor league baseball team during the 2003 season Cairns Field is a Stadium in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada. It is primarily used for Baseball and is the home of the Saskatoon Yellow The Kelowna Heat were a Minor league baseball team located in Kelowna British Columbia. The Victoria Capitals were members of the Canadian Baseball League that lasted two months before the league ceased operations in 2003 Royal Athletic Park is a multi-purpose fully-lit Stadium in Victoria British Columbia. The London Monarchs played in the independent Canadian Baseball League that existed for half of the summer season of 2003 before folding Labatt Memorial Park (formerly Tecumseh Park, 1877-1936 is a Baseball Stadium near the forks of the Thames River in central London The Niagara Stars played in the independent Canadian Baseball League that existed for half of the summer season of 2003 before folding Welland Stadium is a Stadium in Welland Ontario, Canada. It is primarily used for Baseball and was the home of the Welland Pirates The Trois-Rivières Saints were a Minor league baseball team located in Trois-Rivières Quebec. Stade Municipal is a Stadium in Trois-Rivières Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Royales were one of eight teams in the short-lived Canadian Baseball League (2003 only
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