Columbus minor league team owner wants to move to Cleveland suburb

COLUMBUS - The owner of the Columbus RedStixx said she intends to move the minor league baseball team to a Cleveland, Ohio, suburb after the 2002 season. <br> <br> Rita Murphy Carfagna said Friday she is waiting for approval from the Eastlake, Ohio, city council and the parent club, the Cleveland Indians, to move the team and begin play there in 2003. The Eastlake council is expected to announce its decision on Thursday. <br> <br> The move also must be approved by the South Atlantic League, in which the RedStixx play, and the National Association, which governs minor league baseball, as well as Major League Baseball. <br> <br> Carfagna, who lives in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, cited a loss of money and a declining Columbus advertising market as reasons for moving the Indians&#39; Class A affiliate. <br> <br> It was not immediately clear whether a new team could be drawn to Columbus, which has had a minor league team every year since 1968. Professional baseball in the Georgia-Alabama border town dates back to 1885.