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a 5-5, ten-inning tie. Following the game, a home run derby was held, in which Jamie Gann of
Kelowna hit the only dinger, thus giving the West the victory. Despite losing as much as $ 4 million on the CBL, Mallett initially promised to bring the league back in 2004. However, the remaining assets of the league were quietly auctioned off on December 1, 2003 in Vancouver and the league never returned.
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The CBL's swan song was the All-Star game, held at
Calgary. Unwilling to absorb any more losses, Mallett pulled the plug on the league, suspending operations the day before the game. A crowd of over 5,700 (the largest crowd to come to Burns Park all season) watched the East and West All-Stars play to
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However, despite early promises that the league could, and would, average over 2,000 fans per game, it was clear that the CBL was not remotely close to projections. Only two markets averaged over 1,000 fans per game:
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The eight teams that played in the CBL, and their record at the time the league was suspended. The
Calgary Outlaws were declared the Jenkins Cup champions on the basis of having the league's best record.
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Riviera's vision had big goals, and he followed suit by making big promises. Riviera stated that the CBL would be "AAA quality", He was rumoured to have approached the
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279:(163). The national TV deal was cancelled after only six weeks after the CBL was unable to find enough sponsors to cover the production costs.
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Montreal franchise never played a game in that city due to a lack of a playing field, as they were denied a lease at
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The big plans initially appeared to be possible. The league announced a national television deal with sports channel
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656:"Canadian Baseball League gets National TV deal, Channelcanada.com, January 23, 2003"
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The
Abbotsford Saints relocated to Trois Rivieres, Quebec before the season started.
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The Score (18 regular season games, CBL All-Star Game and
Jenkins Cup Championship)
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CBL all-stars get one final chance to shine, Calgary Herald, July 24, 2003, p. E5
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No Rose, but former Blue Jays slugger Carter voted in, ESPN.com, March 13, 2003
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140:. The league featured former major league players such as
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at 1,000. Four teams averaged fewer than 300 per game:
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684:enterstageright.com, Jackson Murphy, July 21, 2003
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1144:Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
1099:Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
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1129:Colombian Professional Baseball League
1084:Dominican Professional Baseball League
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619:"Ballparkwatch.com, September 5, 2002"
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1802:Sports leagues disestablished in 2003
7:
1540:Chinese Professional Baseball League
1522:Chinese Professional Baseball League
1139:Curaçao Professional Baseball League
16:Defunct minor league baseball league
1752:Triple-A National Championship Game
1812:Defunct baseball leagues in Canada
1797:Sports leagues established in 2003
286:. Their home games were played at
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92:Calgary Outlaws (declared winner)
1787:2003 disestablishments in Canada
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233:Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
186:The CBL was the brainchild of
134:Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
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1446:Japan Women's Baseball League
1260:List of defunct minor leagues
1241:United States Baseball League
749:Professional baseball leagues
360:
1777:Independent baseball leagues
1352:Nippon Professional Baseball
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1737:Asia Winter Baseball League
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1428:Shikoku Island League Plus
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20:Canadian Baseball League
1807:2003 in Canadian sports
1638:Honkbal Overgangsklasse
1595:Italian Baseball League
1405:Miyazaki Phoenix League
1048:Venezuelan Major League
937:Dominican Summer League
1323:Israel Baseball League
1154:Veracruz Winter League
1089:Mexican Pacific League
942:Florida Complex League
932:Arizona Complex League
215:Baseball Hall of Famer
198:, and later by former
1747:Latin American Series
1656:Honkbal Rookie League
1193:Negro league baseball
1011:Cuban National Series
1003:Non-partnered leagues
882:South Atlantic League
776:Major League Baseball
560:Trois-Rivières Saints
159:The CBL was based in
127:Major League Baseball
1588:Italy and San Marino
1236:National Association
1183:American Association
1031:Liga Norte de México
973:American Association
912:Florida State League
822:Pacific Coast League
817:International League
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310:New league announced
204:San Francisco Giants
1620:Honkbal Hoofdklasse
1558:Taiwan Major League
1079:Arizona Fall League
1043:United Shore League
965:MLB Partner Leagues
662:on October 29, 2006
599:on October 21, 2006
530:Royal Athletic Park
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1493:KBO Futures League
1226:Continental League
1134:Cuban Elite League
573:Amedée Roy Stadium
194:product developer
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526:Victoria Capitals
508:Saskatoon Legends
503:Foothills Stadium
225:Winnipeg Goldeyes
142:Francisco Cabrera
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1782:2003 in baseball
1742:Caribbean Series
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218:Ferguson Jenkins
176:Ferguson Jenkins
165:British Columbia
138:Ferguson Jenkins
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1694:MLB-affiliated:
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983:Frontier League
978:Atlantic League
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907:Carolina League
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847:Southern League
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786:National League
781:American League
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625:on May 13, 2006
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499:Calgary Outlaws
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1387:Western League
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1382:Eastern League
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1188:Federal League
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1175:MLB-recognized
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1071:MLB-affiliated
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1026:Mexican League
1023:
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477:East Division
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1550:Defunct major
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1104:Liga Paralela
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