Home of the Boomers

Here are a couple of pictures snapped by WJPA Radio's Randy Gore of Schaumburg Baseball Stadium, home of the Schaumburg Boomers.

The ballpark used to be called Alexian Field when its was home to the Schaumburg Flyers of the defunct Northern League.

More on Schaumburg

According to reports out of Chicago, Joliet Slammers owner Alan Oremus has sold the lease for Alexian Field in Schaumburg, Ill., to Patrick Salvi, who owns the Gary Southshore Railcats of the American Association.

So what does this mean for the Frontier League? Oremus had originally planned to put a Schaumburg team in the American Assocation in 2012, then changed course and had the franchise ticketed for the Frontier League.

With Salvi, a Chicago attorney, already owning a team in the AA, my first thought was the Schaumburg franchise would join that league. However, several stories on the Oremus-Salvi transaction have mentioned that Schaumburg is still headed for the Frontier League. In the final paragraph of the story linked below, it's mentioned that a Schaumburg franchise was approved Tuesday by the Frontier League.

Read the story here.

Schaumburg to Frontier League?

According to ballparkdigest.com, the Frontier League will be adding Schaumburg, Ill., to the lineup next year.

You might recall that Schaumburg, which had a Northern League team that ran up approximately $9000,000 in debt before ceasing operations after the 2010 season, was rumored to be headed for the Frontier League this season. What prevented that from happening was the lease at Alexian Field (pictured) being granted to Alan Oremus, who just happens to be the owner of the Joliet Slammers. After acquiring the lease, Oremus said he planned to put a Schaumburg team in the independent American Association in 2012.

However, according to the website, there was never a legal agreement tying Oremus to the American Association, and after having some success in Joliet the decision was made to go to the Frontier League.

Nothing has been announced by either Oremus, the Frontier League or American Association, so we'll just have to wait. If this report is true, it leaves the Frontier League with 13 teams and opens the door for the potential return of the Kalamazoo Kings. It Kalamazoo doesn't return, the a traveling team would be the most likely option for the 14th club.