Let's go to our ring announcer ...
In an earlier post on this blog, I told you about how the Frontier League's London Rippers are not permitted to sell beer at their home games at, of all places, Labatt Park. The reason is a law that restricts liquor licenses to only one per address, and the one for Labatt Park is held by the London Majors, an amateur team that also plays at the park. This must be a London law because I can't imagine the Toronto Blue Jays are selling beer at the Rogers Center and the CFL's Toronto Argonauts are not.
In a move straight out of 1970s pro wrestling, Rippers manager David Martin has come up with a solution, albeit a ill-advised one, to settle the liquor-license debate. He has challenged the Majors to a best-of-three series with the winners gaining control of the liquor license and the loser having to leave town.
To use wrestling terms, the Rippers are playing the role of the heels and the Majors are the faces. The only thing missing is Mean Gene Okerlund as the ring announcer.
If Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee heard about this idea during morning, then it surely brought up his eggs. Thuis is one problem the league doesn't need.
"Obviously, this park isn’t big enough for the two of us," Martin told the London Free-Press. "They’ve been doing everything they can to block us and now this has become a manipulative thing. They’re trying to make bad business for us, so I’ve got nothing to do but fight for my ballclub."
Majors co-owner Scott Dart, not wanting to get involved in a "Battle for Labatt" made the right move and declined the offer.
“Bottom line? No," he said.
Here are links to two stories about this issue:
http://www.lfpress.com/sports/baseball/2012/06/26/19923246.html
http://www.ballparkdigest.com/201206265095/independent-baseball/news/no-beer-for-rippers-fans-owner-seeks-unique-solution
Minor-league baseball has a history of whacky and strange promotions, but this one is simply a bad idea. As I said previously, the Frontier League really doesn't need London or all the hassles that have come with putting a team in the city (not to mention all the bad press the Rippers are getting). And the Rippers have more important problems. Maybe they should be focusing more on trying to get work visas for three of their players who can only play in road games than beer.
This entire issue smells of an incident in the independent Pecos League last year:
http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=28&article_id=84
In a move straight out of 1970s pro wrestling, Rippers manager David Martin has come up with a solution, albeit a ill-advised one, to settle the liquor-license debate. He has challenged the Majors to a best-of-three series with the winners gaining control of the liquor license and the loser having to leave town.
To use wrestling terms, the Rippers are playing the role of the heels and the Majors are the faces. The only thing missing is Mean Gene Okerlund as the ring announcer.
If Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee heard about this idea during morning, then it surely brought up his eggs. Thuis is one problem the league doesn't need.
"Obviously, this park isn’t big enough for the two of us," Martin told the London Free-Press. "They’ve been doing everything they can to block us and now this has become a manipulative thing. They’re trying to make bad business for us, so I’ve got nothing to do but fight for my ballclub."
Majors co-owner Scott Dart, not wanting to get involved in a "Battle for Labatt" made the right move and declined the offer.
“Bottom line? No," he said.
Here are links to two stories about this issue:
http://www.lfpress.com/sports/baseball/2012/06/26/19923246.html
http://www.ballparkdigest.com/201206265095/independent-baseball/news/no-beer-for-rippers-fans-owner-seeks-unique-solution
Minor-league baseball has a history of whacky and strange promotions, but this one is simply a bad idea. As I said previously, the Frontier League really doesn't need London or all the hassles that have come with putting a team in the city (not to mention all the bad press the Rippers are getting). And the Rippers have more important problems. Maybe they should be focusing more on trying to get work visas for three of their players who can only play in road games than beer.
This entire issue smells of an incident in the independent Pecos League last year:
http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=28&article_id=84
Labels: David Martin, Labatt Park, London Rippers
22 Comments:
Can the WildThings join the Majors' league?
Tooo bad it doesn't take place.
I have the perfect ring announcer for you.
None other than "JUMPING BILL DEFABIO".
What is that chocking sound I hear coming from Traverse City?
ring announcer? as in three-ring-circus? don't think anybody needs to worry about stuff happening in london, on. the clowns, er wimpy things are providing enough laughs for the rest of the frontier league.
how about tonight's debacle? down 5 in the 9th on the road, battle back to within one and the tying run on third with nobody out. mr. bojangles calls for, get this, a suicide squeeze...and the ball is not bunted, the runner tagged out and the game is lost.
how much more of this mr. baffoonery bojangles blundering must be endured?
Lets see:
We have the Wild Cubs.
After last night perhaps we can refer to Chris Bando as the Bandeto!
Anybody give me odds on a sweep by the Beach Bums?
Time to change to to Wild Clowns. Time to send Chris Banjo, and his boy, back to San Diego. Since we are changing the name to Wild Clowns, why not make it even better and make Lenny Randle the new manager.
SEND IN THE CLOWNS - DON'T BOTHER, THERE HERE!
Exactly what is a chocking sound?
I don't know but I hear it too.
I'll say one thing for Steve and Stu; they sure have the art of slinging stuff against a wall down to a science.
Just another day in Wild Cubs Land, a.k.a.; Fantasy Island
Another day of brilliant managing and another great game for the best player on the team, the incredible Michael (the managers favorite) Banjo.
Thanks Williams for this season of life in Neverland.
Tomorrow, just as today, this team, this ownership, will still show no sign of pride and go down to another series sweep.
Oh how a once proud franchise has fallen. Where's John Switek and Ross Vecchio when you need them?
I think if you dig down deep, Stu fired them!
Besides, Ross is an athletic supporter at CUP and John is doing better than working for Stu and the Wild Cubs.
I wonder when Chris Blain will be fired?
She worked for John when they were both at the Meadows.
lose again.
tie the game in the 9th, go-ahead run at third, insurance run at second with one out. big-nose mcconnell whiffs, garvey flies out to center. and grife surrenders homerun to lose it.
Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want...
Sorry, my dear!
But where are the clowns
Quick - Send in the clowns
Don't bother, they're here.
Chris:
With the sweep tonight by the Bums, does Chris Bando own the Wild Cub record for being swept?
Also, since the are going to London Canada, have the two coaches got their passports straightened out?
Not even close on the sweeps. How soon we forget that Darin Everson's 2010 team was swept 10 times, each a three-game series. That was the year Traverse City went 12-0 against Washington, which was the first time in league history that a team swept a 12-game season series from an opponent.
In all, Everson's teams were swept 15 times in two years, with only one being a two-game series.
This year's team has been swept five times, with one a two-game series at Windy City.
The current 14-24 record does match the 2010 team for the worst record after 38 games in franchise history.
Chris Bando and the Wild Cubs still have a chance of beating Mr. Smiley's record for being swept.
This is less than half the season and 5 sweeps. I would say the team has gotten worse as the season progresses, so there is a chance both on record sweeps and records loses.
Bye Wild Cubs, you are no longer worthy of my attention.
Stu and Steve sure talked a good game in the pre-season, phooey! All mouth, no results.
Those two couldn’t stamp grapes with screwing it up.
Chris, do you have any idea how these guys decided on Chris Bando as manager?
I’m sure it was Stu that decided and Steve, like the bobble head he is, just said something like – Yes Sir!
Can the Wild Things just forfeit the remainder of their games? It would save the city much embarassment.
Stu should sign Chris Bando to a contract extension.
I seem to recall we were told over the winter that one of the strong reasons for hiring Bando (to a 5 year contract) was the need to have a person running our baseball operations who had strong connections to the 'big leagues'. I guess I missed the info when 'big leagues' meant CA colleges. Just think, only 4 and a half more seasons to go.
and now, failing to hold a lead once again, mr bojangles' clowns have dropped six straight...the free fall continues.
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