As I drove around Tucson looking for some breakfast this morning, I kept seeing the same signs at bus stops and on billboards.  “Keep Our Bases Loaded!,” they said with a referral to this website. “Support Spring Training!”  

Currently, there are three teams that call Tucson their spring home — the Colorado Rockies, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago White Sox. But that number could dwindle to a big fat zero in the next few years because all three are the targets of other counties and municipalities in Arizona.

White Sox — Could move into the new Glendale complex they’ll share with the Dodgers as early as next season. However, they must first find a way out of their lease at Tucson Electric Park, which runs through 2012.

Diamondbacks — Reported to have no interest in being only one of two remaining teams in Tucson and are legally bound to the city for only two more years. The Gila River Indian community is thought to be a logical choice, given the tribe’s sponsorship of the team.

Rockies — Happy in Tucson, though that would probably change if they were the last team standing and were facing countless trips to Phoenix for intersquad action. They also want a few more renovations to Hi Corbett Field and could use the new facility in Goodyear as leverage if the Reds don't end up sharing the place with the Indians.

Tucson's hope is that they'll eventually have four teams in town, but given the way that Phoenix's bedroom communities are throwing sweetheart relocation deals at teams, that seems unlikely. While the city has a proud spring training tradition, dating back to 1947 and the Cleveland Indians, baseball played against the beautiful backdrop of the mountains can only take it so far. For spring training, teams are only interested in two things: convenience and money. Right now, Tucson isn't offering enough of either.

• Now’s the time to speak up / AzBiz.com

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