Friday, May 12, 2006
American Association Teams Split Geographically
With more a three days drive separating the most northern from the most southern teams, the newly formed American Association will divide its game schedule by geography. The northern teams, St. Paul, MN; Sioux Falls, SD; Lincoln, NE; and St. Joseph, MO; will mostly play one another; while El Paso, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Corpus Christi-Robstown, TX; Shreveport, LA; and Pensacola, FL; will mostly play one another. The distance between Sioux Falls and Pensacola alone is more than 2,000 miles.
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