Kevin M. Neibauer caught up New
Jersey Rascals owner, Nick Desrosiers and has the opportunity to announce
Nick's newest business endeavor.
KMN- You have a new venture, can you
tell us about it?
ND- Yes we recently acquired the
Northern League of Professional Baseball, a league that was started back in
1902. Our purpose for acquiring the league was to create new opportunity within
the United States for us to provide family affordable entertainment while
offering the highest level of professional baseball.
KMN- As an "independent league" are any major league teams involved?
KMN- As an "independent league" are any major league teams involved?
ND- Independent leagues do not have
any affiliation with major league baseball or any of its affiliated minor
league systems. The Independent leagues are used primarily for the players
released on the last day of MLB spring training who are looking for a way to
play on a professional platform while showcasing their abilities to major
league scouts. The league can also be a stepping stone for players who are not
seen or overlooked by major league scouts. Over the year many top notch MLB
talents have used one of the uses listed above such as Rickey Henderson, Jose
Canseco, Jim Leyritz, J.D. Drew, Matt Scherzer and many others.
KMN- Do you have other investors?
ND- Like all of our assets, we are
family owned and operated and do not have any outside investors, and we like to
keep it that way. However, league memberships are for sale and each team will
be individually owned and operated.
KMN-Any future investments that you
can share?
ND- We are always gauging the market
for feasible investments, while our goal is to grow this league while
maintaining our other investments. I will let you know that there will be more
news coming out within the next 6 months, so please stay tuned.
KMN -Any idea as to when or if the Rascals
will begin?
ND- We are actively exploring every
possible solution to resurrecting the Rascals and building on the momentum we
created last year. We anticipate several key decisions will be made in the next
several weeks.
Thanks once again to Nick
Desrosiers.
