Another New Rattler Minor League Cousin

The Mariners are out in Inland Empire. The Dodgers (those guys again) are in with the 66ers.

Dodgers are coming back to SB

SAN BERNARDINO - The Dodgers are back in town.

After six years away from San Bernardino, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced a new affiliation agreement on Thursday with the Inland Empire 66ers.

"I think the key is that our fans in the Inland Empire are really part of the base they want to market to," Sixers co-owner Dave Elmore said. "I think it's a natural fit.

"I talked to every team that wanted to come to San Bernardino, and they understood that we were looking at the Dodgers first."

The Dodgers were affiliated with Single-A California League baseball in San Bernardino from 1995-2000, winning three league championships.
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The Dodgers also changed another of their affiliates to Midland, Mich.

"San Bernardino and Midland are ideal partners for strong minor league developmental organizations and we look forward to long-term relationships with these communities," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said in a news release. "This also will be a nice opportunity for Dodger fans to see some of our younger players in action."
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The Dodgers' arrival in San Bernardino leaves three California League teams unaffiliated: High Desert (in Adelanto), Lancaster and Visalia. An Arizona Diamondbacks official told the Los Angeles Newspaper Group that the Diamondbacks would be headed to Visalia. That leaves the Seattle Mariners, the Sixers' former parent club, and the Boston Red Sox as franchises that have not yet announced high Single-A affiliations for 2007.

Diamondbacks to Visalia? That's not what I heard.