Article: Bayou gets jump from AAA: Zephyrs' return to New Orleans area has provided hope in wake of Katrina

ETAIRIE, La. -- Professional baseball always has ranked behind football, fais do-do and girls gone wild in the diversions of New

Orleans. But the minor-league New Orleans Zephyrs assumed a major role last month when the Washington Nationals' Class AAA affiliate became the first New Orleans pro team to return home permanently after Hurricane Katrina. The Zephyrs play in suburban Metairie, just off Interstate 10 on the western border of New Orleans. They relocated from Denver in 1993. Their 2006 slogan is "Proud to call New Orleans home." "We want to connect with things that were here before," said Zephyrs radio announcer Ron Swoboda, an outfielder for the New York Mets from 1965 to 1973. ...

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