NAL Expands North of Edmonton

Craig Tkachuk, president of Edmonton-based Westpro Productions, announced that his group has secured the rights to the former indy pro Victoria Seals (Golden Baseball League, n/k/a North American League) and will place the franchise in Fort McMurray (AB), once a new stadium is built.  The team could play as a road team in 2012.  Fort McMurry has a population of

More Details Emerge in Victoria

The Golden Baseball League’s Victoria Seals are indeed done for good.  We thought that the move by the Seals to announce they were shutting down might be a Please Don’t Go ploy to get a better lease deal, but that apparently was not the case.  The lease complaints by the Seals were too vast to overcome.  It makes you wonder why they ever agreed to the deal in the first place, unless they

It’s Official: Seals Cease Operations

PRESS RELEASE – The Victoria Seals are disappointed to announce that they will cease operations, effective immediately, citing restrictive conditions of the current lease with the City of Victoria along with the unstable state of the Golden Baseball League.

Two and Done in Victoria

The Golden Baseball League’s Victoria Seals are calling it quits after two seasons.  A press conference is scheduled for today to make the announcement.  This does not surprise us at all, as we have intimate knowledge that the lease deal at Royal Athletic Park was a horrible one, particularly as it relates to concessions and the expensive union labor every tenant is forced to use.  Ever wonder

ESPN Senior Writer Visits Victoria

ESPN senior writer Jim Caple takes a trip up to Victoria (BC) and Royal Athletic Park, home of the Golden Baseball League’s Victoria Seals, as part his “Baseball in My Backyard” series.  His reporting on the Victoria franchise is favorable, but there is a spotlight on the financials in the GBL, including the ridiculous $125k-$130k travel budgets.  Our favorite quote:  “That’s life

Seals Open House this Saturday

PRESS RELEASE – The Victoria Seals are proud to announce that they will be hosting an Open House to kick off spring training at Royal Athletic Park this weekend. The free event will run from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 8th.