The last few days an anonymous poster has been commenting at the end of the Daily Record/Sunday News and Dispatch articles, stating the Revolution is moving to Richmond.
Just to clarify, Opening Day Partners -- York's ownership group -- paid one third of the cost of York's $32-million ballpark. To think the ownership group would then pick up and move the franchise after Year 3, Year 4 or Year 5 is laughable. The ownership group may operate a terrible team on the field this season, but they aren't stupid businessmen. They aren't going to leave a city where they have invested millions of dollars and more than 10 years of behind-the-scenes work because the baseball team is terrible. And to call Richmond's facilities better than York's Sovereign Bank Stadium is just wrong. Smaller? Yes. But Richmond's Diamond is outdated and one of the big reasons why the Atlanta Braves pulled their Triple-A affiliate out of Virginia. I've heard it said the Diamond was outdated the day it opened in 1985.
York ranks fourth in the league in attendance this season, ahead of Camden and Southern Maryland -- two franchises also owned or operated by ODP.
It is good the Atlantic League is off for three days for the all star break at least the Rev's won't lose!