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THEY EXPECT THE TRAIN WILL
REDUCE HEADACHES FOR COMMUTERS.
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT AMERICA'S FAVORITE
PASTIME, BASEBALL.
THE DAYTONA BEACH CUBS ARE
LEAVING AFTER 22 YEARS AND SIX
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE TITLES.
THEY'RE HEADED TO MYRTLE BEACH
AND THE CAROLINA LEAGUE.
AS WESH 2'S CLAIRE METZ REPORTS
NEW AT FIVE, DAYTONA BEACH WILL
HAVE A MAJOR LEAGUE AFFILIATE
BUT FANS SAY THE CUBBIES WERE
SPECIAL.
JACKIE ROBINSON BALLPARK IS
HISTORICAL FOR THE BARRIER
BREAKING PLAYER IT'S NAMED FOR.
IN THE LAST COME DECADES THE
DAYTONA BEACH CUBS HAVE BECOME A
SENTIMENTAL FAVORITE TOO.
WE'VE BEEN FANS AND WERE JUST
SAYING NO MORE CUBBYS.
THE MINOR LEAGUE SEASON IS
OVER.
THE STADIUM IS SUPPOSED TO BE
EMPTY.
BUT FANS DIDN'T KNOW A FEW WEEKS
AGO THEY WOULD SEE THEIR BELOVED
CUBS PLAY FOR THE LAST TIME.
I WAS SURPRISED.
THEY'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME
AND HAD A LONG HISTORY.
CUBIE IS SUCH A PART OF DOWNTOWN
AND THE FABRIC OF THE CITY.
IT'S SAD.
SOMETIMES THOUGH FABRIC TEARS
AND IN AN AFFILIATION SHUFFLE
THE D CUBS ARE LEAVING.
SOON TO BE REPLACED BY ONE OF
FIVE OTHER TEAMS THAT DIDN'T
RENEW THEIR FRANCHISE.
COULD BE THE DAYTONA BRAVES,
RANGERS, REDS, HAIR MARINERS OR
INDIANS.
STILL THE HOMETOWN TEAM AND
STILL THE SAME FAMILY FUN
AFFORDABLE ENTERTAINMENT.
BUT THE CUBS HIT A HOME RUN
WITH LOCALS STAYING YEAR AFTER
YEAR.
OFFERING GREAT BASEBALL AND
ENTERTAINMENT LIKE THE TIME AN
UMPIRE THREW THE DEEJAY OUT FOR
PLAYING THREE BLIND MICE.
JOSH SAYS HE FOUND LOVE WITH THE
CUBS WHEN HE MET HIS GIRLFRIEND
HERE.
WE MET AT A CUBS YEAR.
GO EVERY YEAR AND NOW THEY'RE
GOING TO BE GONE.
SO IT'S JUST SAD.
WON'T BE THE SAME BUT IF WE
STILL LOVE BASEBALL SO MUCH
WE'LL COME DOWN AND SEE THE
GAMES I'M SURE.
STAFF SAYS WE SHOULD KNOW WHO
WE'LL BE ROOTING FOR BY END OF
THE MONTH.
AS LONG AS THIS IS BASEBALL HERE
PLENTY OF PEOPLE WILL BE
SATISFIED.
BUT FOR OTHER DIEHARDS THE LOSS
OF THE DAYTONA BEACH CUBS IS A
GAME CHANGER.