July 2nd, 2009 – Richmond, VA
Charlie Diradour launched new site, called for unity at a press conference Thursday morning.

Charlie Diradour held a press conference on July 2nd, 2009 at The Diamond, Richmond’s historic home for baseball.

A few excerpts from the video linked below:

• Baseball on the Boulevard no longer exists, RIP www.baseballontheboulevard.com
• There’s a NEW site, Friends of Richmond Baseball, to serve as an information hub for citizens of Richmond.  This new site will a concise source of information about how YOU can support our new team.
• Outreach to the Eastern League and the new owners
• The new Facebook Group has been launched:  Friends of Richmond Baseball
• An invitation to the corporate community to take an active role in welcoming a major new business to the area
• An invitation to civic groups to welcome the new team here

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“I still believe that The Boulevard is the best and most convenient place for baseball to be played. I now want to see this project that we started in January through to its logical conclusion.  I call on the administration to contact Peter Kirk and ask him to come to Richmond to evaluate his plan thoroughly and see if the counties have any interest in an adaptive reuse of this site as he and his partners proposed.”

HD video shot by Josh Jackson, produced by Rocket Pop Media.