Tuneros Move to Chihuahua
by Bruce Baskin
Published on November 12, 2006 under Mexican League (ML)
Chihuahua Dorados
CHIHUAHUA - The Mexican League has announced the San Luis Potosi Tuneros are moving to the city of Chihuahua, where the team will be known as the Dorados. The Tuneros finished out of the playoffs last summer with an overall record of 49-61, and ranked 15th among 16 Liga teams in attendance. Just over 68,000 fans turned out for games in San Luis Potosi for an average of about 1,200 fans per game. Only the perpetually cash-strapped Campeche Piratas did worse at the gate.
In Chihuahua, the team is moving to a city that is similar to San Luis Potosi in both size (675,000 residents) and baseball futility. Although the Tuneros never won an LMB pennant in San Luis, the old Chihuahua Dorados failed to even make the Mexican League playoffs in twelve seasons in the 1970's and 1980's. The new Dorados will feature such holdovers from the Tuneros as Sharnol Adriana, Darryl Brinkley and Pat O'Sullivan, and they will be seeking local players to augment their roster. The state of Chihuahua is home to one of Mexico's top semipro leagues, and baseball has long been popular there.
As the Liga's most northwesterly city after Tijuana, the Dorados will remain in the LMB Northern Division in 2007.
Mexican League Stories from November 12, 2006
- Tuneros Move to Chihuahua - OSC Original by Bruce Baskin
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