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Postby brod » Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:22 am

Professional baseball is coming home! After a nationwide ‘Name Your Team’ competition, the Australian Baseball League (ABL) today unveiled names and logos for its six inaugural teams, with the Adelaide team to be known as the Adelaide Bite.

The Adelaide Bite will be joined by the Brisbane Bandits, Canberra Cavalry, Melbourne Aces, Perth Heat and Sydney Blue Sox as the founding clubs of the ABL when the inaugural 40-game season begins in November.

The Bite brand pays homage to the menacing Great White shark that patrols South Australia’s coastal waters, as well as the state’s geographic location along the iconic Great Australian Bight. The club will be based out of the traditional home of baseball
in South Australia, Coopers Stadium at Norwood Oval. Twenty South Australians have played professionally with Major League Baseball affiliated clubs in the United States.
“We are excited to build on baseball’s proud tradition here in Adelaide, and look forward to providing the community with electrifying baseball and family-friendly entertainment,” said Adelaide Bite General Manager Pat Kelly.
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Re: Australian Baseball

Postby sapaul » Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:27 pm

Not a huge baseball fan but this sounds cool.

Television coverage?
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Re: Australian Baseball

Postby MightyEagles » Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:12 am

sapaul wrote:Not a huge baseball fan but this sounds cool.

Television coverage?


I know ABC showed some games many years ago when I was in High School, so I would think ABC would be in the running or maybe 10s sport channel one.
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Re: Australian Baseball

Postby bayman » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:55 pm

sapaul wrote:Not a huge baseball fan but this sounds cool.

Television coverage?



i'd doubt it'll be viable for a television network to broadcast baseball in this country.....i can guarantee it is a good night out at norwood oval for the baseball & who could forget the ice-creams served in plastic baseball caps :lol: :lol: ;)
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Re: Australian Baseball

Postby Dirko » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:04 pm

Bite ?

Bite me man !!

I like the 'ball, but Bite ? :?
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Re: Australian Baseball

Postby Brucetiki » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:54 pm

sapaul wrote:Not a huge baseball fan but this sounds cool.

Television coverage?


I think Fox Sports are going to cover it
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