Jim Morley beat the odds by putting together the Senior Professional Baseball Association. Now he's hoping he can keep the dream alive.
The new league for players 35 years of age and older begins a three-month, 72-game run in Florida on Wednesday with eight teams and nearly 200 former major leaguers eager to silence critics who believe aging or retired ballplayers ought to leave well enough alone. Morley, who conceived the idea while vacationing in Australia last winter, said the players reported for training camp in relatively good physical shape and will make believers of anyone willing to spend $4 to $10 on tickets."The guys tell me the caliber of play should be somewhere around Triple-A. Well, that's pretty good," said Morley, owner of the St. Petersburg Pelicans.