One step closer to Parkersburg?
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Media outlets reported this week that Pat Minnite announced his donation on Tuesday. He says the next step is to determine how to fund the project and who will be involved.
Minnite, who last year bought 175 acres at the site for development of residential and "upscale" shopping, said he envisions the project as a sports and entertainment venue that would offer music, family events, restaurants, hotels and other amenities.
We know that Wild Things owner Stu Williams, has agreed to commit staff and resources to the process. In exchange, Williams would have exclusive rights to bring a team to Parkersburg. That agreement does not say the team must be an expansion franchise. It can be a team moved from a current Frontier League city to Parkersburg.
posted by Chris Dugan at
2:24 PM
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Good bye Washington!
I wonder if my section, row and seat number will be the same.
Gregg Langbehn has been hired to manage the Wild Things for the 2016 season. Looks like he managed the Beach Bums for 4 or 5 years as well as management experience in the Astros' organization from '04 to '08. Going from Bozzuto who had never played the game professionally and was clearly overwhelmed trying to balance the Wild Things schedule with his "real" job in Pittsburgh to Gregg seems like a huge step up. I imagine the players might actually respect their manager this year, which seems like a pretty big part of the job requirement.
Thanks for your input Zavacky.
New manager. I never read about it in the O-R.
Did I miss it Chris?
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