We put the wraps on an
event-filled 2019 with our first-annual holiday roundtable
spectacular featuring the return of fellow defunct sports
enthusiasts Paul Reeths (OurSportsCentral.com, StatsCrew.com & Episode 46) and Andy Crossley
(Fun While It Lasted & Episode 2) – for a spirited
discussion about the past, present and potential future of
“forgotten” pro sports teams and leagues.
It’s a no-holds-barred
look back on some of the year’s most notable events and
discoveries, including:
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The short rise and quick
demise of the Alliance of American Football;
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Major League Soccer’s
(unsustainable?) expansion to thirty teams;
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The folding of the Arena
Football League – again;
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Major League Baseball’s
minor league contraction plan; AND
-
Raiders NFL football
moves on from Oakland for good.
As well as some
predictions on what might transpire in 2020, as:
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The second coming of
Vince McMahon’s XFL kicks off in February;
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Baseball celebrates the
Negro Leagues’ 100th anniversary;
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Las Vegas takes its
biggest sports gamble yet with the Raiders;
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The MLS Players’
Association flexes its pre-season bargaining muscles;
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The Chargers and
Clippers grapple with second-fiddle status in LA; AND
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Mark Cuban’s
Professional Futsal League . . . well, your guess is as good as
ours!
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