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No. The newest General Manager of the Keys put the damper on using Harry Grove. As you may remember, a lot of organizations used to use Grove Stadium for tournaments and special games back when Joe Pinto was running the show. Joe was very friendly to local baseball. The new guy changed that completely. They raised the rates so high that there was no way in the world that it made any kind of financial sense to rent the facility. He also changed groundskeepers when he took over as well and the new guy had no clue what he was doing. It got so bad that the Keys had to postpone/cancel several games a few years ago. They just spent a ton of money completely re-doing the field and it certainly isn't that impressive even now. It's really become a corporate money machine.

The Legion now has to battle for time at Loats and McCurdy field with Frederick Babe Ruth and others. It would really be a dream if some rich person would step forward and donate some land or money for them to build their own complex. Heaven knows that Tommy has the ability to build one heck of a field since he's been the City's groundskeeper for so many years. The Legion program is hitting on all cylinders. The Seniors have finished second in the state the last three years and the Juniors ran the table this year in their division and finished 3rd in the 17U NABF World Series. The Seniors did it despite losing Walkersville High School players from their draw area to Thurmont.

You should drop Tommy a line sometime. I bet he'd love to hear from you. His address is: tommylong4@hotmail.com
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