Dream a Midwest League dream

I like the spirit of the Quincy, Illinois blogger in this post, but his dream is going to stay just that.

I don't understand why Quincy can't support a minor league baseball team. The town had a minor league presence for as long as there's been baseball, including a Midwest League team from 1960 until 1973... But nothing now... The Midwest League has a city the size of Quincy, Midland Michigan, ...and 2 cities that are smaller Clinton (28K), and Burlington (27K). The fan support in Quincy for a collegiate league team is great, and the Gems attendance blows away the rest of the league (now down to 4 whole teams)... There are enough corporate sponsors for a minor league park, there's plenty of places to put a nice ballpark besides out in the country - like along the riverfront, and various places around town. I PhotoshoppedAutoZone Park into the walls of QU Stadium (above) a bit much, but it's just a hypothetical.

I actually talked to someone in the Midwest League's front office who told me the league isn't interested in future expansion to smaller markets. I understand that, but come on, just give us the Clinton Lumberkings as a compromise. It would work out with Quincy's infrastructure and the right combination of funding and advertising.

The LumberKings -- and the Bees for that matter -- would be unlikely to go anywhere due to the recent stadium upgrades. Beloit continues to work on their stadium issues (and they are not going anywhere any time soon). And since the Battle Creek franchise moved to Midland, I am positive there won't be any team movement. Sorry, Quincy.