For Miles Wolfe and his Can-Am (Northeast) League, placing a team at Montclair State
College was a major strategic move. The reason is this. Every Major League
Baseball team has a jurisdictional area. It is a radius of approximately 75 miles.
In that range, no other Major or Minor League team can exist, that would
detour the fans away from the pre-existing team in the area. The Minor Leagues
have a jurisdiction as well. It is why the Southern League has a team playing
in Zebulon (of all places)... because it is the closest a team can get to Raleigh
without being in the jurisdiction of the Triple-A Durham Bulls. |