Rickwood Field is the former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues
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This kinda pisses me off. I don't have an issue with a game being played somewhere else, but the Field of Dreams is IN IOWA!
Mind you there is absolutely no guarantee that game will ever happen again in Dyersville even with the permanent seating being put in place as we speak. Do I think it’s dumb naming a game after the Field of Dreams when it isn’t there, absolutely! So MLB is using the name as a marketing tool, well played.
My family and I will be there for a 4 day tournament starting Thursday for the 11u age group. Sounds like home run derby and other skill competitions will be held at the movie site along with the championship game. All other games will be held in town. I’ll obviously know more after this week but it sounds like they are building a hotel/resort/RV park and 9 youth ball fields near the area. I really don’t know if MLB will have an interest anymore especially with seating of 8000. To put a cherry on top it’s not like Iowa even has a MLB team so they can just run with the name.
Point being $ rules everything and can ruin it as well. See the current situation of college athletics being ruled by the SEC and B1G. I really wish we never had Beebe as a commissioner because I will always believe that the Big 12 was the best conference prior to 2010. The SEC has gutted our conference since……