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I want to clarify two things: 1. I was affiliated with this league for a little over 30 days. 2. It was not my intention to drag any allies and friends into this matter. I was speaking on my own behalf. I have never and will never speak for them. The purpose was to stand up and briefly tell the stor...

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[quote=""Eddie""]Why is it so surprising? Not like they were one of the NAL teams reporting 900 a game. Of course the 2000+ they reported could be false but at that number you should do okay if you don't have too many extravagant costs like a high ballpark rent or a team bus for ...

I'd sure like a challenge and I can help a FL franchise draw under a few conditions: 1. Promotions/promotional execution are a MUST - even if, with time constraints, filling every conceived promotion with a sponsor just doesn't happen. This is a spend-money-to-make-money business. 2. Ownership is PR...

[quote=""GBearFan""]According to a press release from the Oakland County Cruisers, they plan to close on a $13-million loan with a California lending institution prior to Christmas and to have their contractor begin sending out construction bids in January. http://www.occruisersb...

[quote=""J.J. Smith""]They were able to come up with $675 K in collateral? Seems unlikely.[/quote] J.J., Actually the amount was $675K plus a service fee, putting the collateral raised at just over $700K. Unlikely as you think it is, it was done. Check with me if you want facts a...

Ca: No, we aren't ever going to set up shop in Ypsilanti again for our Frontier League franchise. There is an outside chance we may put our college wood-bat league team there, but this is also unlikely. I went into the reasons, in great depth why about 7-9 months ago. Please search for my posts. The...

Hi gang: I'm sure you've seen the reports about us going dark for the 2011 season. My suggestion is that everyone go onto Facebook and search for "Oakland County Cruisers Professional Baseball Club" and sign up as our friends. You'll get information first there. Now - some updates since Se...

Alkalinefan - our four Oakland University dates are as follows: Thursday 9/2 @ 2pm Saturday 9/4 (DH) @ 12 noon Sunday 9/5 @ 2pm The early start times are because O.U. doesn't have lights - the major reason why it - and every other Oakland County facility - does not meet Frontier League standards. We...