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EL PASO, Texas - The El Paso Chihuahuas and the City of El Paso will once again be put on a national stage as the Gildan Triple-A Baseball National Championship game will be played at Southwest University Park on September 22, 2015. The game is to be nationally televised on NBC Sports Network.
"It is truly an honor to have the opportunity to host one of Minor League Baseball's jewel events, and to do it on a national stage," said president of MountainStar Sports Group, Alan Ledford. "We look forward to welcoming the Triple-A Baseball community to El Paso and Southwest University Park, and to providing our fans with an opportunity to see the very best players and teams from the 2015 season."
The Honorable Oscar Leeser, Mayor of El Paso said, "With last week's recognition as the best ballpark in the nation, Southwest University Park will be the perfect venue for the championship game. The game will be a great opportunity to show off El Paso's wonderful hospitality. It will also be a great chance to showcase our community to the entire nation."
The game features the champions of the Pacific Coast League and the International League in a winner-take-all game.
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140812&content_id=89233442&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_t4904&sid=t4904
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)The Chihuahuas would have had home field if they could have pulled it out. (Will the whole stadium be decked out in Columbus' colors? ) And what's with this winner-take-all game? Is $elig the commissioner of the minors now?
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)But whoever won the All-Star game is the host city just like Selig's fiat for the majors.
Yavin4
(35,423 posts)Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina. Music would play and Felina would whirl
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)where the streets are covered with tacos (t-t-t-tacos), and the wetbacks still get 20 cents an hour!
(Blame Kinky Friedman, not me. )
TexasTowelie
(111,977 posts)They are ILLEGALS, not wetbacks and Donald wants to cut their pay in half.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)TexasTowelie
(111,977 posts)they are going to let Chico run around and pee on all of the bases to mark his territory.
Here is the article from the El Paso Times:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2015/09/21/el-paso-hosts-national-game-spotlight/72577528/
I'm surprised that we haven't heard from MIM since I think he is in Columbus.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)he has been known to puff their attendance-record-setting single-A club the way you and El have the Chihuahuas.
TexasTowelie
(111,977 posts)with Chico! He'll be nipping at your ankles (between the yapping).