INTERNET - After it was announced that Major League Baseball owners were going to cancel the opening games of the year, frustrated Baseball fans across the United States and Canada stated their intention to turn to local soccer teams like Manchester City.

“I’m a Dodgers fan first and foremost,” stated Dale Williams of Burbank. “And if the owners are gonna do this, then I’m going to look into Manchester City or Liverpool or… you know… maybe something local like Chelsea…. I don’t know. I just need sports.”

Sources indicate that the lack of Baseball options made many sports fans get motivated to find their own team as they turned to a number of internet resources.

“I made a flow chart for SB Nation that indicates which European team you should root for based upon your current Baseball team,” stated one anonymous writer. “I didn’t get paid for it, really, but I think it’ll help a number of people and really drive traffic to the SB Nation website.”

Fan clubs across the United States and Canada were reportedly excited to receive the new members as they indicated there was a major increase in interest.

“We have already received a number of inquiries,” stated the official Liverpool supporters club in New York City. “There’s more than a few baseball fans ready to come out for some local games.”

It isn’t all roses, however, as the official supporters club of Burnley for the United States reported no additional interest.

“We actually had a few more people ask if they could transfer their membership over to a Chelsea supporters club,” stated the Burnley US representative David Taft, originally of Burnley.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Baseball fans make the discovery of Promotion and Relegation and ask why it isn’t in place locally.