From the looks of it, Springdale is one step closer to getting a minor league baseball team. The details seem a little fuzzy as of right now but apparently, the team they’re courting is the Wichita Wranglers, who are an AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.
GrandSlamForSpringdale.com has plenty of information if you’re interested. I haven’t done a whole lot of research so I don’t really have too much of an opinion at this point but it seems kinda sweet I guess. I can’t really see any reason why there shouldn’t be a minor league baseball team in Springdale, but then again, I can’t really see any reason why there should be one there either.
Springdale’s a fairly ugly town and everyone around here knows about the smell it can’t seem to shake so bringing in a baseball team seems kinda weird but then again, I suppose anything it can do to cover those things up can’t really hurt.
What do ya’ll think?
July 13th, 2006 at 11:04 am
i think it’s a great idea. big surprize right? from what i understand, they are going to pay for it with the tax increase that has already been instated for something else. so, taxes aren’t going to go up, they just aren’t going to be decreased like previously planned. also, this could be really good for this area financially as well as open up opportuities for other sports or fun activity based parks or whatever.
i heard that people were upset about alcohol being served. i don’t know about you, but i think people need to grow up on this issue and supporting this ballpark is another way to continue on with that. personally, i don’t want to live in a place where conservative religious ideals regulate the majority’s fun. that is so back woods to me.
also, baseball is way more fun to watch in person, especially while drinking beer. even people that don’t particularily care for baseball can have fun at the ballpark. just ask steph.
July 13th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Good points, Jones.
I have to disagree with you about the alcohol thing, though. If they serve alcohol at the baseball game, there’s really nothing keeping everyone from having a drunken Satanic orgy right in the middle of the field. That in itself would be terrible for two reasons: 1) It might interrupt the game and 2) It might be kinda gross since not everyone has a really great body.
July 13th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Especially those from Springdale.
But seeing Satan might be worth if he’s in the form of Elizabeth Hurley.
July 13th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
This is no surprise to me… let’s see, the owner of the Royals is David Glass, a Wal-Mart exec who lives in… hmmm… oh, Bentonville. Who gives two turds, the Royals suck.
July 14th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
jones is right. thats gonna be great for springdale and the area, thats gonna be so much fun. i bet the ticket prices are crazy low too. hell yes! (jones is also dope as all get out)
todd is right. people who drink are of beelzebub because thats whos in each and every one of those bottles. it totally explains why bad things happen. satan either does them or directly gets us to do them. duh.
seth needs to man-up and love our crappy team no matter what but he’s probably most right of the 3 right-being folks. not because his b-day is coming up either. just because he is. right. that is. he’s right. or correct.
July 19th, 2006 at 12:12 am
I’m actually pretty excited about the baseball team. They’ve mentioned putting it in between the 412/Johnson exit, which would be great for development of those fields and the economic standings of Springdale. Since they DID deny Walmart that land because WM wanted to sell liquor, I’m surprised they would allow the stadium to sell it.
On the topic of alchol and baseball, I’ve been to major league games where they sell beer, and nothing weird (or Satanic) has ever happened. But I’ve also been to a non-alcohol-selling Razorback baseball game (super sweet stadium), and had just as great an experience as the major. So whichever works for them, in my opinion.
And if Satan looks like Ms. Hurley, I might have to watch Team America: World Police again to ensure my direct flight to hell.