The QC Times website has [had] some notes regarding moving the Battle Creek team to Dubuque. It’s a fairly nice piece, though I’d say Michael Gartner’s comparison of the BC baseball heritage with the Dubuque heritage is a little–well, off-target will do.
John Petrakis left delightful memories, but his teams were weak on the business side. I’d certainly hesitate before citing them as precedents in this discussion.