Mining Diamonds Along the Border Mary Darling

Episode one:  Development of the U.S. Mexico border brought colonization, with colonization came soldiers, with soldiers came baseball with baseball came community.

Episode two: As mining dominated border economics, the healing qualities of the high desert also had an impact. Harboring baseball players banned from the major leagues for their involvement in gambling scandals was a perfect fit for the border area business model where vice was always just steps away.

Episode three:  As more outlawed players joined the league, egos and temperaments impacted its sustainability.  A dominant player’s career ending injury initiated a set of circumstances which lead to the league’s demise.