Press Clippings

August 21, 2004 - Saturday, Berkshire Eagle Editorial: Murphy's spot is secure

Rick Murphy, who is stepping down as general manager of the New York-Penn League's Tri-City Valley Cats in Troy, N.Y., has earned a place in Pittsfield's proud baseball history. When the Pittsfield Cubs of the Eastern League left the city, Mr. Murphy and Mike Casey, both Berkshire natives, were the key players in the move of the Penn League's Little Falls Mets to Pittsfield in 1989. The franchise remained a success until owner William Gladstone, needing a new stadium to meet league requirements, moved it after the 2001 season to Troy, where it is averaging 3,000 fans a game. Pittsfield, now without professional baseball, can look back with nostalgia on the good years with Mr. Murphy and the New York-Penn League.