Not much was said last week whenΒ Hank Peters, 90, died. He was the Cleveland Indians GM when the club decided to end a four-decade stay at Hi Corbett Field and move to Florida in 1992. That was another era, but also one that previewed what was to come β taking spring training for granted β when the Dβbacks, White Sox and Rockies moved to Phoenix. Petersβ office at Hi Corbett Field was in a small space under the grandstands; you had to duck to get safely inside. His most telling quote, when the Indians announced their Old Pueblo exit: βI have never met the mayorβ of Tucson. And yet the Indians for 40 years had been Tucsonβs link to the big time.Β
Former Indians GM Peters 'never met the mayor'
- Greg Hansen Arizona Daily Star
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