When Portland lost the Beavers a couple of other times, I figured it wouldn’t be long before the city got another PCL team. But this time, I don’t expect Triple-A baseball back soon, or maybe ever. But at least now it’s out in the open that this city is finished with this go-round in the Pacific [...]

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