While the FC Barcelona is on the verge of winning the championship in the Spanish Division de Honor, the future of Baseball and all the non-professional sections of the famous organization is in doubt. And this just a few days after the FC Barcelona won the UEFA Champions League.
Last week the board of directors of the FC Barcelona decided to reduce the budgets for the non-professional section and one of the first steps is to cut Baseball from the program, which has been part of the club since 1931. The rest of the non-professional sections cannot play in national or international championships next year, only in Catalonia. Also, with the exception of football, all the professional sections will have to work with a reduce budget in the coming years.
But Baseball is not going down without a fight. The responsible people are currently waiting for a meeting with the board of directors to convince them to undo the decision and allow Baseball back in the club and all sections back into national and international championships. Otherwise this topic is making huge news in local TV stations and news papers. On the upcoming weekend all fans should go to the ballpark in Montjuic to support the sport during the two-game series against Halcones de Vigo.
The loss of the FC Barcelona would be huge for European Baseball, so we all should try to help. Most of us probably won’t have the opportunity to travel to Barcelona, but you still can support the movement for example on Facebook. Mister-Baseball is going to keep you up to date about the issue.
Photo: (c) Diego Lazaro