A team from Santa Barbara will be coming up this year that was third in the nation last year. A team from Portland that won more games than we played last year, and a team that won the Nevada League will be coming into town. We're able to bring some better competition in. It's not much fun when the Crabs beat a team 17 - 1. So we would trade a few more losses for better competition.
Future status regarding remaining independent or joining another league remains uncertain.
The Crabs have a long history of entertaining Humboldt County fans, performing service to the community and serving as role models for youth. He is heavily involved in spearheading a local campaign against chewing tobacco. It started in spring 1997 when Ames attended a national baseball coaching convention in Dallas, Texas. Joe Garagiola was a guest speaker, and talked about chewing tobacco use exploding among the youth of America. He told the group of 2,500 coaches that he needed their help because he couldn't be in every small town in America.