Daytona to Myrtle Beach, KC to South Bend, Boise to Eugene

[rawaction]

Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 · 2m

#Cubs leaving Kane County for South Bend. My @dailyherald story with interesting details. http://tinyurl.com/neyezkx

 

 

 

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140918/sports/140918260/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

All those years I lived in South Bend and had to watch the White Sox and D'Backs prospects. NOW they move to SB? [expletive]!

[UMFan83]

Boo, doesnt mean much in the long run but I liked them in KC

[ScrubMD]

Yeah, it sounds like they're going to turn SB into a mini-Mesa. Hopefully a PED lab, too.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

The Silver Hawks. Sexy.

[Guest]

The Silver Hawks. Sexy.

 

Per Bruce's article, they may be changing the name to the Cubs.

[MWV]

The Silver Hawks. Sexy.

Anyone else think of

?

 

Per Bruce's article, they may be changing the name to the Cubs.

That would be fine with me, the Silver Hawks' logo is an abomination.

 

http://ballparkbiz.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/southbendsilverhawkslogo.png

 

[Guest]

The Silver Hawks. Sexy.

 

Per Bruce's article, they may be changing the name to the Cubs.

 

At the very least, they won't be the Silver Hawks.

 

Along with the new affiliate, according to Berlin, will come a new team name (Silver Hawks will no longer exist) and new team colors. However, those won’t be announced until a later date.

 

http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-silver-hawks-to-become-cubs-farm-team/article_7154daba-3f43-11e4-bffc-001a4bcf6878.html

[WrigleyField 22]

Silver Foxes and Eli Whiteside as the mascot.

 

 

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[KaiserCesar]

Probably getting rid of this guy, too

 

 

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/southbendtribune.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/2b/b2b9afd2-1f08-11e3-a805-0019bb30f31a/523760527c591.image.jpg

 

 

Although, its probably best to be leaving the KC mascot behind

 

http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/4/6/62708846/cuts/Trick_or_Treat_Page_header_e5xv05k3_djtqhcy5.jpg

[Guest]

I'm pretty surprised they're moving. I thought any nominal difference in facility upgrades would be cancelled out by Kane County's proximity to Chicago.

[Guest]

I'm pretty surprised they're moving. I thought any nominal difference in facility upgrades would be cancelled out by Kane County's proximity to Chicago.

 

Sharma pointed out on Twitter that from Wrigley it's about a 45 minute difference in drive time, so relatively marginal on that end too.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm pretty surprised they're moving. I thought any nominal difference in facility upgrades would be cancelled out by Kane County's proximity to Chicago.

 

It seems like the facility upgrades are more than nominal while the proximity issue (as much as it is an issue at all) is nominal.

[KaiserCesar]

~ 100 miles from Wrigley, twice as far as KC? Its still about 70 miles closer than Peoria was and more than close enough if anyone from the FO or rehabbing major leaguer needs to go there.

 

Its more of a shared major league market than KC was, but probably not by too much.

[Guest]

I'm pretty surprised they're moving. I thought any nominal difference in facility upgrades would be cancelled out by Kane County's proximity to Chicago.

 

It seems like the facility upgrades are more than nominal while the proximity issue (as much as it is an issue at all) is nominal.

 

Yeah, definitely. My interpretation of the situation was wrong.

[jersey cubs fan]

~ 100 miles from Wrigley, twice as far as KC? Its still about 70 miles closer than Peoria was and more than close enough if anyone from the FO or rehabbing major leaguer needs to go there.

 

Its more of a shared major league market than KC was, but probably not by too much.

 

But what actual difference does that extra distance mean?

[rawaction]

There's also the SouthShore train line that goes from downtown Chicago to the South Bend airport. Last I knew it was very affordable too. I used to go from SB to Chicago every other Friday when the Cubs were home to catch a game.

 

The ballpark in SB was terrible last I knew though. The frontier league park near me is much better (and about 25 years newer).

[SouthSideRyan]

There's also the SouthShore train line that goes from downtown Chicago to the South Bend airport. Last I knew it was very affordable too. I used to go from SB to Chicago every other Friday when the Cubs were home to catch a game.

 

It's like 12 bucks, but it's a 2 and a half hour ride.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

ok, then. [expletive] the Silver Hawks.

[bcl412]

I'm fairly excited about this as a South Bend resident. They did some upgrades on the park a couple of years ago but it's still not that great. They use field turf instead of grass which annoys me but oh well, it'd be cool to see prospects I care about as opposed to Arizona prospects.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm fairly excited about this as a South Bend resident. They did some upgrades on the park a couple of years ago but it's still not that great. They use field turf instead of grass which annoys me but oh well, it'd be cool to see prospects I care about as opposed to Arizona prospects.

 

Bruce said the field turf was getting replaced.

[rawaction]

There's also the SouthShore train line that goes from downtown Chicago to the South Bend airport. Last I knew it was very affordable too. I used to go from SB to Chicago every other Friday when the Cubs were home to catch a game.

 

It's like 12 bucks, but it's a 2 and a half hour ride.

 

I don't remember it being that long (of course this was 10+ years ago). Does that include the hour time difference?

[Guest]

@nbaliva: Feel bad for the good Cubs fans that enthusiastically follow MiLB system. Unless something changes, no radio in SB, no reports on road games

[jersey cubs fan]

Daytona Cubs ‏@daytonacubs · 1m

We are proud & extremely excited to announce that Daytona will be the Advanced-A affiliate of @Reds for at least the next four years! #Reds

[SouthSideRyan]

@nbaliva: Feel bad for the good Cubs fans that enthusiastically follow MiLB system. Unless something changes, no radio in SB, no reports on road games

 

@nbaliva: Not that you kids would understand what any of it means anyway.

[Clem Fandango]

@nbaliva: Feel bad for the good Cubs fans that enthusiastically follow MiLB system. Unless something changes, no radio in SB, no reports on road games

 

Does South Bend still use the pony express to deliver mail, too? Do they use a 14.4 modem to connect to Prodigy to post box scores?

 

I don't think I understand why this is "sad" news for people who don't listen to radio broadcasts too get their information.

Edited September 18, 2014 by The Logan