Will Kings be overthrown?

Will the Kalamazoo Kings be back in the Frontier League next season? That has become a question that gets asked at the end of each season. This year, there is no clear-cut answer.

According to David Drew of the Kalamazoo Gazette, Kings ownership met this week but did not make a decision on the ballclub's future. That won't happen until late September, at the earliest.

The Kings averaged a league-low 1,280 fans per game at poorly located Homer Stryker Field. This is down from more than 2,500 in 2006, but that was when the Kings were putting highly competitive teams on the field. This year, Kalamazoo has clinched the worst record in the Frontier League.

Team owner Ed Bernard said a decision on the team's future will come after the books are closed on the 2010 season.

“Like any business, you look at reality. The reality is we didn’t do as well this year. The question is, can we do better next year Should there be a next year?" Bernard said. "You evaluate them from a rational standpoint. It becomes a point where even we can’t continue. Not saying we aren’t, but potentially we might make that decision.”