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Article: Bayou gets jump from AAA: Zephyrs' return to New Orleans area has provided hope in wake of Katrina
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 14, 2006
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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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Article: New Orleans 17, RedHawks 2.
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK);
May 28, 2006 ;
369 words
... ... nine-year history. Star of the game: New Orleans first baseman Larry Broadway was 4-for ... RedHawks. Today's game What: RedHawks at New Orleans When and where: 2 p.m., Zephyr Field, New Orleans Copyright (c) 2006, The Daily Oklahoman ...
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