One year ago a proposal came before Murfreesboro to bring a minor league baseball team to a new facility in our downtown. It was not handled particularly well by the city. Namingly, numerous city leaders seemed to think Cannonsburgh, home to myself at one time and family passed, could be expendable in the process.

But I and many of my fellow citizens said no. We wrote the Mayor and City Council and organized online petitions.

Backers of the baseball team listened. They even signed OUR petition!

As a result city leaders backed away from those preliminary plans. The people spoke and thankfully the politicians listened.

Yet, something fascinating, interesting and potentially beautiful was born those very busy days last September. The idea to help clean up the troubled “Bottoms” part of town now plagued with homelessness with a new ballpark that would have Cannonsburg as its front door.

There would be nothing like it in America. “Home Run History” I am calling it. Our downtown community, where I live, needs it. Our city deserves it.

Since last September nothing much has happened with Cannonsburgh despite all the attention and promises made a year ago. Meanwhile crime and homelessness gets worse and our brave small business patriots in downtown need a stimulus.

That’s why I am changing “Save Cannonsburgh” to Home Run History. How can hundreds of communities in the country figure out how to build minor league baseball stadiums, and spring training stadiums to better their communities but Murfreesboro cannot? Why shouldn’t we pursue this wonderful vision that could do so much good?

Our new coalition seeks your voice and your energy to move this from an idea to reality. Sign up today. Let me know of games, meetings, neighborhood groups I can come speak to.

A public-private partnership can find a way to build a ballpark, preserve our history, create something unique, revitalize downtown, be responsible to taxpayers and ultimately realize something very special for Murfreesboro.

I am all ears if you have any questions or suggestions. Contact me at lisa@homerunhistory.com. Let’s get to work!

Lisa Cisco

Save Cannonsburgh Leader
Home Run History Chairperson