A lot of familiar names here, as Pat Salvi — owner of the Schaumburg Boomers, the North Shore Navigators and Gary-SouthShore Railcats — joins the ownership team of the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. Salvi joins some pretty big names in the Sharks ownership group, which includes Van Schley and actor Bill Murray. (Nice to see Van’s name […]
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Rox out of Can-Am League for 2012
The Brockton Rox are out of the 2012 independent Cam-Am League schedule, as an ownership change and expansion franchise in Canada failed to materialize. Because of interleague play with the independent American Association, the Can-Am League was actually seeking an odd number of teams for the 2012 season. But with a potential Canadian expansion franchise […]
Titans bought by Carminucci; will shift to Futures League
Chris Carminucci, an active businessman in the independent-baseball world, doubles down on the summer-collegiate Futures League with the purchase of the Torrington Titans and its subsequent shift to the start-up circuit. The team was purchased from Our Baseball Heaven, a nonprofit set up to “crowdsource” team finances via $100 memberships that also included a […]
New for 2011: Martha’s Vineyard Sharks
Sharks ended up on top for the name of a new summer-collegiate team slated to play out of Martha’s Vineyard. “Choosing a name for our club was a difficult but exciting process,” team general manager Jerry Murphy said. “In the end, Sharks was a natural fit for a team in Martha’s Vineyard, and we hope that […]
Finalists unveiled for Martha’s Vineyard team name
Four finalists were unveiled for the potential name of the new summer-collegiate Martha’s Vineyard team launching in 2011; meanwhile, the team made its first hire, a GM. The four finalists are the Sharks, Islanders, Osprey and Fighting Clams. The names were chosen out of hundreds submitted to the club via e-mail. “We received so many […]