Ottawa & Atlantic City a No Go for 09'

[coach_savage]

I read on the Can-Am website today that there will be no Can-Am baseball in Ottawa and Atlantic City in 2009.

[dmbishop]

Surf to cease operations (http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=4028697)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- After 10 years of poor attendance and a struggle for attention blocks away from the casinos, the minor league Atlantic City Surf has struck out.

The team, which played in the independent Can-Am League, is discontinuing operations, along with another Can-Am team, the Ottawa Voyageurs.

Miles Wolff, the league's commissioner, said Monday that a deal to sell the Surf last week fell through. Without strong ownership and the money to back it, Wolff says it made no sense to continue to operate the club.

"We are tremendously disappointed that the Can-Am League will not be in Ottawa and Atlantic City in 2009," Wolff said. "These are two cities that we believe can be strong members. However, without solid ownership and the financial commitment behind these teams, it is in the best interest of the league to go with six clubs."

Surf owner Mark Schuster could not immediately be reached for comment, and messages left at various telephone extensions in the club's executive offices were not immediately returned Monday afternoon.