In 2000, the NY Mets & NY Yankees agreed to allow 2 new Minor League Ballparks to
be built within the jurisdictional boundaries of Shea and Yankee Stadium. The
Ballpark @ St. George would be built in Staten Island for the Yankees while Keyspan
Park would be built in Brooklyn for the Mets. In 2001, the Pittsfield Mets
became the Brooklyn Cyclones. The vacated PDC was filled by the Houston Astros
who came to Pittsfield for 1 season. In 2002, the Astros moved to their own new
ballpark (Joseph Bruno Stadium) in Troy NY. The 3 new ballparks meant that there
was no room left for a historic ballpark like Wahconah Park in affiliated Minor
League Baseball. |