Thursday, January, 26, 2012 - 4:04:08 PM
Hamilton Cardinals IBL team is back
IBL club will work with Cards minor organization
A familiar name will be back at Bernie Arbour Stadium in the spring.
The Hamilton Thunderbirds of the Intercounty Baseball League are changing their name back to the Hamilton Cardinals.
Sources say the name change and plans to affiliate with the Hamilton Cardinals minor baseball organization have been in the works for quite some time.
The IBL Cardinals date back to 1960 and after a name change or two the Cardinals name returned in 1975 where it remained until 2005 when a group of local businessmen purchased the franchise and renamed it the Thunderbirds.
The Hamilton Cardinals won their first and only IBL championship in 1978.
