Editing Nashua Pride (section)

==History==

The Nashua Pride was one of the founding members of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]] in 1998. The team name was based on the fact that ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine twice named Nashua the "best place to live" in the America.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/business/2010/11/14/nashua-looks-to-regain-what-twice-made-it-8216best-place-to-live-8217/ |work=[[The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire)|The Telegraph]] |title=Nashua looks to regain what twice made it 'best place to live' |access-date=September 9, 2022 |date=November 14, 2010}}</ref> The team's primary home uniform logo was the word "Pride" in script, and included the number "1" inside the capital "P."

In the 2000 season, the team swept the [[Somerset Patriots]] in three games to win the Atlantic League Championship Series. However, the Patriots answered that loss by defeating the Pride in the 2003 and 2005 championships. Despite their on-field success, the Pride suffered as a result of having one of the lowest average attendances and being the farthest team from the core of the league.

In 2006, the team moved to the [[Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball]], (Can-Am League). As Nashua is closer in proximity to the teams of the Can-Am League than those of the Atlantic, the Pride was relieved of the expensive travel to away games.

In 2007, the Pride won the Can-Am League championship. After that season, long-time manager [[Butch Hobson]] left the Pride to take the managerial job with the [[Southern Maryland Blue Crabs]] of the Atlantic League, while former [[Boston Red Sox]] outfielder [[Rick Miller (baseball player)|Rick Miller]] was hired as manager in Nashua. Former [[Boston Red Sox]] firstbaseman/outfielder [[Brian Daubach]] was hired as the hitting coach midway through the 2008 season.

American skier [[Bode Miller]] played one home game each year for the team in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Former Red Sox reliever [[Rich Garces|Rich "El Guapo" Garces]] appeared in the Pride bullpen in 2007 and 2008.