We did, and I am mighty pissed at how the Northern League sabotaged baseball in this province. At least the Calgary area is lucky that we had that one year interlude with the CBL to help us rebound. That alone is a major reason why the Calgary Dawgs were a great success in Calgary, and an even larger one in Okotoks. Not having that year really hurt Edmonton, as the talent drop from AAA to the NorL was huge, and with a couple idiots at the helm, was doomed to failure.
But the NorL rushed in with the worst possible owners for both markets. Orlich was a joke, and the chick they had running the team locally was a disaster. In Calgary, we got some Japanese owners who came in with big promises then simply disappeared across the Pacific. They could have had Russ Parker if they let him build the team properly. Instead, we got stuck with Gidney and Young. Now, I admire Gidney's dedication, and he is working damn hard to try and build the Vipers into something, but Young is poison to every sporting enterprise he touches. I'm glad the Vipers are starting to shuffle him into the background a bit.
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