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Belair Beach Sunbirds
Owner: Trujillo Shipyards and Travel Company
GM/Manager: Brock Josephson
Belair Beach is a cosmopolitan resort town of 121,000 with both English and Portuguese officially spoken. It is a bilingual town. A mostly modern, thriving and exciting place to visit or to retire in. It is situated on the Green River delta, where that majestic and vital waterway, that begins in the north in the Appian Mountains near Far Mountain, runs the length of the country and finally empties into Belair Bay on the southwestern coast of Ruthlandia.
Originally settled by the Portuguese, later the Dutch and English, it was the first permanent settlement in the country. Primarily a port with shipping interests, shipbuilding, fishing, seafood processing as well as resort industries. An ideal tropical climate with miles and miles of white sandy beaches and the sparkling turquoise waters of Belair Bay and the Southern Sea make this a vacation paradise.
Luxurious hotels spring up amid the old Gaslight Quarter, where days of yesteryear come alive again as old-fashioned gas lamps glow along the wide brick walkways illuminating charming sidewalk cafes and coffeehouses. It is an entertainment district with a truly eclectic blend of food, fun and culture. Belair Beach is home to a plethora of museums and cultural events. It has the largest zoo and wildlife preserve in Ruthlandia and the Islands with some of the world's rarest animals, including giant pandas and koala bears.
It is also the home of the Belair Beach Sunbirds, named for the many tourists that vacation here year round . The Sunbirds play in the Ruthlandian Baseball Union in the South Division. They play their home games at modernistic Bayside Park, which looks out over the placid and peaceful harbor area. Ballpark concessions include the traditional hot dogs and cokes, but also the wonderful Portuguese dish of paella, a seafood casserole and exotic cocktail concoctions to go with the tapas, which can be described as Spanish hors d'oeuvres or appetizers. The Belair Beach management really pampers the hometown fans and the tourists.
The Sunbirds baseball team was the creation of baseball aficionado and multi-millionaire, Jorge Trujillo and is now the property of Trujillo Shipyards and Travel Company. Years ago his great grandfather was a Central American dictator, who loved his baseball and imported many U. S. players to play for his handpicked team. The Trujillos have been in exile for quite some time now. Jorge Trujillo helped finance the Islandian Pro Alliance with his friend, Jock Ewing of Waleska and some of his wealthy acquaintances. They were prime movers in getting the first pro league in the Islands on its feet.
The Belair Beach Sunbirds were first directed by GM and Manager Marty Pedrosa, a famous fastballing righthander, who starred in the industrial leagues. He was in charge 2001 to 2027. Pedrosa made the postseason playoffs 7 times, but never won the Pro Cup.
Beloved Little Jake Bungarooba (2003-2026) took command in 2028 and lasted until 2046. Bungarooba was a fine Gold Glove catcher, 3-time All-Star, fairly good hitter with a .274 BA, 1320 RBIs and 246 roundtrippers in his 24 seasons. Little Jake had little success as a skipper and never made the playoffs. Jason Butler reigned from 2047 to 2065. He was a star third baseman from 2035 to 2051 with a .297 lifetime batting average, 578 homers and 1696 RBIs. Butler was voted into the IPA Hall of Fame in 2061. He had little success as manager, but Butler did win one pennant in 2047. He was followed by Brock Josephson in 2066. Josephson was unique as he never played in the IPA. He got his fame as a high school and college coach. Josephson arrived in Belair Beach after winning quite a few college baseball titles at Bay State University, which is located in Belair Beach. Josephson made the Sunbirds into a regular pennant contender. 3 times he has captured the division title. In 2071 Josephson led Belair Beach to the IPA Pro Cup.
Bayside Park (1995)
Capacity: 12,040
LF Line 330
LF 365
LCF 375
CF 408
RCF 375
RF 365
RF Line 330
