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This is a HUGE deal!

This is GREAT news. I think.

I have to chuckle a little bit hearing this news. The Astros stirred up things last year by saying they were going to move their minor league team to the Woodlands, and now they are the ones getting the boot. Turnabout is fair play as they say.

The Dodgers are still a very popular baseball team throughout the nation even though they haven't been to the World Series in decades. We may be able to lure a decent amount of out-of-towners to attend the games.

Great! Great! News!

Maybe Clayton Kershaw will get demoted!

Great news!

For those not familiar with baseball history, please consider the following when assessing the recent move by The Official Site of The Los Angeles Dodgers | dodgers.com: Homepage (http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=la) to assign their AAA farm team to Oklahoma City. The New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers are MLB's "royalty". Please review:

Dodgers Timeline | dodgers.com: History (http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline.jsp)

Los Angeles Dodgers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers)

The on-field talent will be better, the organization better and the fan enjoyment better.

I want to hear from Prunepicker.

The Dodgers are a first-class operation.

Great news for OKC.

That's very good news, glad Mandalay is selling. Went to 1 game when they were the owners. Too much of a circus atmosphere.

Great news!!!!! As Pete said, the Dodgers are a great organization. You couldn't ask for a better situation for baseball in OKC.

To anyone who had hopes of moving the RedHawks out for soccer at the Brick, that will for sure NOT happen now and it's great to be able to say that

A much better organization with a lot of money to be affiliated with. This should be a real good thing for the Redhawks.

sad because I'm a giant Stros fan, but happy it's going to an organization like the Dodgers.

Don't be so sure about seeing better talent. With the Dodgers trying to be like the Yankees now, you won't see good talent at the AAA level like you've seen in the two years the Astros have had the club.

sad because I'm a giant Stros fan, but happy it's going to an organization like the Dodgers.

Don't be so sure about seeing better talent. With the Dodgers trying to be like the Yankees now, you won't see good talent at the AAA level like you've seen in the two years the Astros have had the club.

I have a different take on the situation.

True, the Astros have a lot of high-quality talent in their farm system, as do the Dodgers. Also true, the Dodgers may go the way of the Yankees and trade their talent for veterans, in hopes of winning a pennant. But whether the on-field talent we'll be seeing at "the Brick" ever wears Dodger Blue, or makes the MLB roster with another club, can't be known. What can be known is we'll be seeing 1st Class baseball talent, in a 1st Class farm system from a 1st Class MLB organization.

This is a HUGE deal!

A very huge deal!

Why would you abandon Albuquerque for Oklahoma City?

These cities are competitively matched; Albuquerque's proximity to Los Angeles you think would be a plus. The thin air is one of the factors cited in the Dodgers organization's pursuit of Oklahoma City.

Factors & Figures:

Elevation: Albuquerque 5,500 ft. Oklahoma City 1,201 ft
Per Capita Income: Albuquerque $39,088 Oklahoma City $36,797
Fortune 500 Companies: Oklahoma City -2 - Albuquerque -0-

Pacific Coast League air travel distance from Los Angeles:


Air distance from Los Angeles to:

+Plus 664 miles to Albuquerque vs. 1,181 miles to Oklahoma City

OKC Will Rogers World Airport: In 2012 over 3.68 million passengers passed through Will Rogers World Airport, up 3.4% over 2011.

Albuquerque International: in 2013 welcome over 5,065 million passengers. Their airport handles about as much traffic as Will Rogers World & Tulsa International combined. You know the magnet for air traffic that restricts OKC is Dallas and for Tulsa it is Kansas City.

Albuquerque averages 15 daily flights to Los Angeles; six are non stop.
Oklahoma City averages 11 daily flights to Los Angeles; three are non stop.



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Albuquerque, New Mexico - VS - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Why? What interests would an OKC RedHawks vs. L. A. Dodgers exhibition game in OKC would bring?

Population: Oklahoma City >



+PlusOklahoma City Population 610,613
+PlusMetropolitan Area 1,319,677
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
13,066 (9,000 currently)

Albuquerque Population 556,495
Metropolitan Area 902,797
Isotopes Park
13,279 (11,154 fixed seats)



Facilities: Albuquerque vs Oklahoma City (Even)


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Oklahoma City Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark: Opened, April 1998 - $34 million - 2014 Avg-Attendance-6,005.

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Albuquerque Isotopes Park: Opened, April 2003 - $25 million - +Plus 2014 Avg-Attendance-7,935.

Oklahoma City RedHawks AAA baseball has picked us interest in the last few years. Good marketing group that knows the city. Bring in the Dodgers AAA minor league affiliate, you will probably see more popularity with development players than with the Houston Astros & Texas Rangers' organizations.


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Obviously all rankings are open to interpretation, but Bleacher Report ranked the Astros as having the 2nd best farm system post-draft. The Dodgers have solid talent as well, coming in at 8th on the list, but like pahdz said if they start trading that talent for proven MLB-ready players then they'll slide a bit lower.

Ranking All 30 MLB Farm Systems (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2085265-ranking-all-30-mlb-farm-systems-post-2014-mlb-draft)

No matter how you look at it, the talent on the field won't really be an improvement. But being linked to an LA franchise who is currently having success at the major league level, is well run, and is obviously willing to spend money, is extremely exciting.

This is great, even though I am a fan of the Cardinals, this is good, the Dodgers is a great team.

It is our hope that this affiliation with the L.A. Dodgers comes through. Aren't we tired of the Astros talking about the Woodlands and the Rangers' preparation for Round Rock and Frisco? This has made for an unstable situation about the future of AAA baseball in our city.

Although some of us posters have made suggestions about the Bricktown Ballpark being used for other events besides baseball; it had more to do with making this a multiuse facility in the event that we were to lose AAA baseball. Let's support AAA baseball so that we keep a long-term commitment with the Dodgers should this go through.

Oklahoma City does need to look at the feasibility of building a riverfront stadium tailored for soccer and American football with a minimum permanent seating capacity of 25,000. This would allow us the option to bring in MLS, host the state high school football championships along with numerous events & attractions.


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We would have two stadiums in the downtown areas; one that is baseball specific and the other soccer & American football specific.


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Baseball stadiums which are retrofitted for soccer & American football have terrible sightlines and gives you that old 'Frankenstein' stadium look.


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The rate at which the Dodgers bring in high dollar free agents tends to leave some prospects in the minors longer. Sure some will be lost through trades but the Dodgers have almost always had a great farm system and invests heavily in that system, they will almost always have prospects at the ready even if they trade some off. Even the McCourt's didn't screw up the farm system as bad as Hank and Hal Steinbrenner did after their father relinquished control due to his health.

Houston is coming out of the mess of a farm system they created after their World Series runs in the early 2000's, the Rangers seem to be in the middle of going through that now. I have no doubt if Ryan is given some power he will help the Astro's get better but they have been a notoriously cheap franchise after not winning the World Series with Biggio, Berkman, Bagwell and company. Maybe the new ownership will correct that.

The Texas link is nice because they are close but as constant management and ownership changes down there seem to have both teams in limbo I am not sad to see them go. Let them concentrate their teams in Texas and consolidate ownership of them. If Ryan-owned Round Rock moves to the Astros do the San Antonio Missions (Padres AA) move up to AAA to become the Rangers affiliate? Do they keep Frisco (Texas) and Corpus Christi (Houston) as the AA affiliates?

I'm not even getting into the mess that the Rockies have become.....

Good Combination!

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A very huge deal!

Why would you abandon Albuquerque for Oklahoma City?

These cities are competitively matched; Albuquerque's proximity to Los Angeles you think would be a plus. The thin is one of the factors cited in the Dodgers organization's pursuit of Oklahoma City.

Factors & Figures:

Elevation: Albuquerque 5,500 ft. Oklahoma City 1,201 ft
Per Capita Income: Albuquerque $39,088 Oklahoma City $36,797
Fortune 500 Companies: Oklahoma City -2 - Albuquerque -0-

Pacific Coast League air travel distance from Los Angeles:


Air distance from Los Angeles to:

+Plus 664 miles to Albuquerque vs. 1,181 miles to Oklahoma City

OKC Will Rogers World Airport: In 2012 over 3.68 million passengers passed through Will Rogers World Airport, up 3.4% over 2011.

Albuquerque International: in 2013 welcome over 5,065 million passengers. Their airport handles about as much traffic as Will Rogers World & Tulsa International combined. You know the magnet for air traffic that restricts OKC is Dallas and for Tulsa it is Kansas City.

Albuquerque averages 15 daily flights to Los Angeles; six are non stop.
Oklahoma City averages 11 daily flights to Los Angeles; three are non stop.



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Albuquerque, New Mexico - VS - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Why? What interests would an OKC RedHawks vs. L. A. Dodgers exhibition game in OKC would bring?

Population: Oklahoma City >



+PlusOklahoma City Population 610,613
+PlusMetropolitan Area 1,319,677
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
13,066 (9,000 currently)

Albuquerque Population 556,495
Metropolitan Area 902,797
Isotopes Park
13,279 (11,154 fixed seats)



Facilities: Albuquerque vs Oklahoma City (Even)


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Oklahoma City Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark: Opened, April 1998 - $34 million - 2014 Avg-Attendance-6,005.

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Albuquerque Isotopes Park: Opened, April 2003 - $25 million - +Plus 2014 Avg-Attendance-7,935.

Oklahoma City RedHawks AAA baseball has picked us interest in the last few years. Good marketing group that knows the city. Bring in the Dodgers AAA minor league affiliate, you will probably see more popularity with development players than with the Houston Astros & Texas Rangers' organizations.


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Escellent research. Laramie. You've earned admission to the next departmental faculty party. Keep it up, and you'll be allowed into the next Faculty Senate meeting.

And if you believe it, brothers and sister, say amen.

The rate at which the Dodgers bring in high dollar free agents tends to leave some prospects in the minors longer. Sure some will be lost through trades but the Dodgers have almost always had a great farm system and invests heavily in that system, they will almost always have prospects at the ready even if they trade some off. Even the McCourt's didn't screw up the farm system as bad as Hank and Hal Steinbrenner did after their father relinquished control due to his health.

Houston is coming out of the mess of a farm system they created after their World Series runs in the early 2000's, the Rangers seem to be in the middle of going through that now. I have no doubt if Ryan is given some power he will help the Astro's get better but they have been a notoriously cheap franchise after not winning the World Series with Biggio, Berkman, Bagwell and company. Maybe the new ownership will correct that.

The Texas link is nice because they are close but as constant management and ownership changes down there seem to have both teams in limbo I am not sad to see them go. Let them concentrate their teams in Texas and consolidate ownership of them. If Ryan-owned Round Rock moves to the Astros do the San Antonio Missions (Padres AA) move up to AAA to become the Rangers affiliate? Do they keep Frisco (Texas) and Corpus Christi (Houston) as the AA affiliates?

I'm not even getting into the mess that the Rockies have become.....

And if you believe it, brothers and sister, say amen.

Interesting that there maybe days in April where in the same evening we'll have "Beat LA" chants in the arena and "Go LA" (kind of) chants in the ballpark...

Sorry if this is a stupid question or this has already been posted; what does this mean? Higher attendance... more funding....

Sorry if this is a stupid question or this has already been posted; what does this mean? Higher attendance... more funding....

The Dodgers are better than the Astros, so hopefully better players. Better players = more interest = higher attendance = we don't lose the team.

To the average ordinary everyday person it will not be a perceptible change. The season ticket holders that keep track of every play on their scorecard will certainly notice.

thought this was interesting:
"Besides having the Dodgers as a parent in 2015, the RedHawks will also reportedly undergo a name change and branding overhaul; Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark reportedly will see some facility investment after the deal is finalized."
Guber group buying RedHawks; ties to Dodgers means new affiliation | News (http://www.ballparkdigest.com/201408227593/minor-league-baseball/news/guber-group-buying-redhawks-ties-to-dodgers-means)

It NEEDS it. Showing lots of signs of wear, and what's going with the upper deck seats (removal, not the covering up) is a long-term problem...

That would also explain why there's such a merch firesale going on. My daughter (who works for the team) got a ton of stuff for under $10 (75% off).

If anything, they need a new scoreboard with bigger digital numbers. other than some small things here and there I've always had a good time there (20 game pack season ticket holder last 3 years)

i've always enjoyed the games at the ballpark, but i go for the on-field product - i'm not interested in all the promotions and other going-ons. but i do think it's time for the ballpark to get some sprucing up... just a simple power-washing and painting would go a long way. yes, a new video board would be nice - one where you could clearly read the stats from the bleachers.

They removed the bleachers from the left field line and replaced them with seats from the upper deck (from the right field line). If you look closely you'll see that the advertisement covers in that area are covering concrete, not seats. This is a problem long term I feel. Since I'm there so much watching my daughter, I've noticed a number of other wear-and-tear issues that probably need to be addressed at some point.

ahh, didn't notice that about the upper deck seats.

when i was at a game last week, i noticed that they'll be converting the left field outfield benches to some sort of party deck area? i just quickly glanced at the diagram board they had set up and didn't get back to look at it more closely.

NewsOK: Oklahoma City RedHawks will be Los Angeles Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate
Oklahoma City RedHawks will be Los Angeles Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate | News OK (http://t.co/yGD2QYywpG)
This is great news since I'm a die hard Dodger fan and never cared much
for the Rangers.

The Dodgers are better than the Astros, so hopefully better players. Better
players = more interest = higher attendance = we don't lose the team.
I remember when the Colt .45's were the parent team of the 89'ers.

I remember when the Colt .45's were the parent team of the 89'ers.

Definitely remember the Houston Colt 45s of the NL pre Astrodome era. Upon completion of the 8th Wonder of the World; the team changed its name to the Houston Astros. The City of Houston was famous in the 60s for the 'Manned Spacecraft Center' NASA control operations. The city soon went Astro nuts.

Our OKC RedHawks are averaging 6,120 per game as of August 24th, 8th best attendance among the 16 team PCL. Among the 16 teams in the PCL; six have one or two major league franchises in their markets.




PCL city
Major League Team(s)
Metro population
Change
PCL Avg


2. Sacramento
NBA
2,215,770
+4.84%
8,289


6. Salt Lake City
NBA
1,140,483
+4.84%
6,661


8. Oklahoma City
NBA
1,319,677
+5.32%
6,120


9. Memphis
NBA
1,341,746
+1.28%
5,787


13. Nashville

NFL, NHL (2)
1,757,912
+5.21%
4,840


14. New Orleans
NFL, NBA (2)
1,240,977
+4.30%
4,759




Pacific Coast League Attendance | Pacific Coast League Stats (http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_att&lid=112&sid=l112)

Albuquerque ranks 3rd in the PCL in average attendance with a losing record of 60-76. The RedHawks have a winning record of 72-66. Let's hope the Dodgers bring in a much stronger AAA minor league development operation than Houston.

The Dodgers will relocate their top development team which is 664 miles (Albuquerque) away to OKC which is 1180 miles from Los Angeles. The air really must be thin in Albuquerque for them to make that move.

Los Angeles sees something in Oklahoma City the other major league teams don't see--decentralization location for trades.


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This may be a better situation for making trades; ship them from OKC central, use DFW mega airport to specified destination when necessary.


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I don't understand the air travel aspect of this, Laramie?

OKC-LAX is about 2 and a half hours and ABQ-LAX is about an hour and a half probably. Really pretty neutral.

I don't understand the air travel aspect of this, Laramie?

OKC-LAX is about 2 and a half hours and ABQ-LAX is about an hour and a half probably. Really pretty neutral.

Just think it would be more of an advantage for Dodgers to keep their top development franchise in Albuquerque. Albuquerque doesn't have the pro-sports menu (NBA, AHL, USL-Pro) and mega college profiles (OU-OSU) to compete with in their market as OKC. The Isotopes are among the top sports attractions in town along with the University of New Mexico. They cited the thin air as one of the reasons for leaving Albuquerque. The Dodgers obtain great young talent.

Now, just how much of an advantage this will be to OKC is to be determined. I'm not sold on how this is going to benefit OKC other than we will get to see a lot of future talent. Does this translate into a better won-lost record? Look at their record (60-76) in Albuquerque. Houston's triple-A development team is competitive at 72-66 in OKC.

The advantage for the Dodgers revolving door farm system; they won't have to dispatch them from OKC to LAX when making trades. They can send them from OKC or via DFW in some cases especially if it involves a trade. DFW is a bigger airport than LAX; that's the only reason I see as an advantage for the Dodgers to move to OKC. They move into a larger TV market that enjoys the Cardinals, Rangers, Astros, Royals & Rockies.

There are more TV households:

41 Oklahoma City 718,770
59 Tulsa 526,960

47 Albuquerque-Santa Fe 691,450

Tulsa could be in the process of changing its affiliation with the Colorado Rockies and become someone's AAA or AA affiliate. Could the Dodgers capture the OKC & Tulsa markets? The 7,833-seat ONEOK FIELD in Tulsa has hosted a record crowd of 9,417 in the Bedlam series. Tulsa may be ready to return to AAA. The Tulsa Drillers are averaging 6,266 in the Texas League (2nd best).

Texas League Attendance | Texas League Stats (http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_att&lid=109&sid=l109)

The Texas Rangers once had their top farm clubs in OKC and Tulsa.



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I still don't get the air travel point. So, you're saying an advantage to being in OKC is that they can fly players from OKC to DFW to then fly somewhere else? I don't get it.

Yeah... I have been to 16 minor league ballparks, but not once did I fly to the city for that purpose. I was always already in the town on some other business and then went and caught a game.

the travel thing isn't an issue in my eyes. we've got nonstops to lax, and it's not like players get called up and sent down constantly.

not to beat it to death but sometimes the team can be in another city when you get called up. doesn't always have to be LAX

thought this was interesting:
"Besides having the Dodgers as a parent in 2015, the RedHawks will also reportedly undergo a name change and branding overhaul; Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark reportedly will see some facility investment after the deal is finalized."
Guber group buying RedHawks; ties to Dodgers means new affiliation | News (http://www.ballparkdigest.com/201408227593/minor-league-baseball/news/guber-group-buying-redhawks-ties-to-dodgers-means)

Let's hope they get away the nuclear name category like Isotopes, Protons, Atoms, Electrons, T cells, Antibodies, Elements etc.,


Can you imagine: Oklahoma City Antibodies (LMAO...)

We need to keep 'The Brick' in great shape. If there are sections of seats which need to be repaired or replaced, we need to get on top of this. At some point (maybe MAPS IV); we need to generate funds ($50 million) for repairs and mild renovations of many of the projects MAPS has produced over the years (Ballpark, Arena, Civic Center, Bricktown Canal, General upgrades...).


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The Oklahoma City Heisenbergs. It would be a nice tribute to the affiliate's Albuquerque roots.

The Oklahoma City Heisenbergs. It would be a nice tribute to the affiliate's Albuquerque roots.

You're goddamn right.

(And sky blue uniforms, please.)

The Oklahoma City Heisenbergs. It would be a nice tribute to the affiliate's Albuquerque roots.
I don't know. I'm a little Uncertain about this one.

As long as it's not the "Oklahoma City Dodgers", which would be lame, we'll be fine I think. That said I'd be okay with Oklahoma City Trolley Dodgers, paying homage both to our transit past/future as well as to the name origin of the Dodgers. Ideally they'd go back to 89ers if there would be a change at all. And hopefully they don't do what EVERYbody does and try to take the bricktown out of the ballpark name. The city just needs to stick that in all future leases, "bricktown" must appear in the stadium name...

Most likely will still be Red hawks since the team owns the rights to the names and likenesses.

I'd guess they either would stay with the existing brand or revert to 89ers, which would be a big hit with a lot of people. I do hope they sell Dodger Dogs in the stadium though. Mmmmmmm...Dodger Dogs...

So if Peter Guber, or the Dodgers THEMSELVES, but the Redhawks what makes everyone so sure they will stay here? Why exactly is this news so damned god?

Before the Dodgers take over, we still have this season to finish.

The RedHawks have a 1.5 game lead in the division as they head into the final series of the season, must win the division to get in. Go RedHawks!

...still thinking about Dodger Dogs...mmmmmmmmmm...

...still thinking about Dodger Dogs...mmmmmmmmmm...

So after reading this I googled Dodger Dog, and it says they are already served at the RedHawks.

Dodger Dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodger_Dog)

My theory on re-branding, revert to the 89er nickname, then go with the Dodgers color scheme and lettering styling.

Wouldn't be that much of a stretch from the original 89er colors...

Bingo.

press conference today at the ballpark to announce the dodger affiliation.

also, tulsa will become the dodgers' double-a affiliate starting next season.

It's official:

Los Angeles Dodgers owners reach deal to buy Oklahoma City RedHawks, switch Triple-A affiliate - ESPN Los Angeles (http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/11543161/los-angeles-dodgers-owners-reach-deal-buy-oklahoma-city-redhawks-switch-triple-affiliate)