GSB Starts Up Florida Winter League, Hired Ken Griffey Sr. as Commissioner

In 2008 GSB was contracted to start up Florida Winter Baseball League. This League would feature a blend of Affiliated and Independent Baseball players in Florida. The FWBL was a four team league which planned to play a 60-game schedule through the winter months in various Floridian markets. It was planned to feature players from the low levels of the minors, rookie leagues and A ball. The league featured teams from Cocoa, Miami, Lake County and Seminole County. In 2009, James Gamble of GSB hired former professional baseball outfielder, three time All Star, two time World Series Champion Ken Griffey Sr. to lead the FWBL as Commissioner.