The Aberdeen Arsenal were an Atlantic League team based in Bel Air, Maryland

Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland

The town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2000 census the population of the town was 10,080. In 2009 the town's estimated population was 10,368...

. For the 2000 season, they played in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is a professional, independent baseball organization located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, especially the greater metropolitan areas of the Northeast megalopolis. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League...

, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. The Arsenal departed from Aberdeen to make room for the Aberdeen IronBirds

Aberdeen IronBirds

The Aberdeen IronBirds are a Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The IronBirds play in the New York - Penn League and are based in Aberdeen, Maryland, which is in Harford County....

, the A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

 owned by Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

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The Arsenal played at Thomas Run Park

Thomas Run Park

Harford Sports Complex, formerly Thomas Run Park, is a multi-purpose sports park in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, utilized by Harford Community College. It consists of one lit all-grass regulation baseball field, one turf infield/grass outfield regulation baseball field, two lit 'skin'...

, on the campus of Harford Community College

Harford Community College

Harford Community College is a community college in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. The college was founded in 1957. The campus occupies , and has 21 buildings totaling over .-Background:...

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The Arsenal are the subject of NPR

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 broadcaster Neal Conan

Neal Conan

Neal Conan is an American radio journalist, producer, editor, and correspondent. He is senior host of the National Public Radio talk show Talk of the Nation....

's book, Play By Play: Baseball, Radio, and Life in the Last Chance League.