Nationals Could Play Small Role in Big Deal
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 4 -- The Hollywood Jim persona, long a fixture of baseball's winter meetings, stayed behind in Washington this year, along with the infamous leather pants and the suitcase full of cash necessary to be a real player in this winter's turbocharged talent market. The...
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The Nationals announce a two-year working agreement with Class AAA Columbus (Ohio), which will replace New Orleans as their top minor league affiliate.
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As Major League Baseball&#39;s deadline for funding a Washington stadium nears, the debate has gotten down and dirty. For months, Northern Virginia officials had been good sports about losing the Montreal Expos to the District of Columbia in September.
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Bud Selig could be baseball commissioner for life if he wanted.
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The long wait for baseball in Washington will prove worthwhile as fans begin a rewarding relationship with the Nationals.
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The Washington area's 33-year effort to acquire a Major League Baseball team has produced plenty of agonizing near-misses.  There is a good chance that won't happen this time.
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According to several baseball officials, District residents could learn on Thursday that Major League Baseball plans to return to the national capital next season.
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At the same time the District is spending $611 million on a ballpark, the Nationals want to roll the dice with the affections of their fans by fielding a low-budget team.
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Commissioner Bud Selig's three-year contract extension, the start of a baseball television network and a World Cup tournament are likely to gain overwhelming approval from owners this week, while a decision on the future home of the Montreal Expos is put off once again.
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If anything, there will be a little more sizzle around the ballpark. There won't be so much focus on Julio Lugo's slump, or J.D. Drew's batting average, or Curt Schilling's injury, or the fact that there's not much of a race in the American League East right now.
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If the Mets were actually in the pennant race, and not a fourth-place team playing out the string with minor leaguers, it might have been considered classic.
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In a sport that values history more than any other, the Nationals must decide if they will assume the records of the Expos or the Senators.
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A tiny deal may be a sign of grander ambitions for the security market.
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The Montreal Expos would be renamed the Washington Nationals if the proposed move of the franchise is approved by baseball owners.
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Could the Meadowlands be the next stop for the vagabond Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals Major League Baseball franchise? That would be good move for the sport, according to New Jersey Sports
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The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.
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Playoff pushes won't be seen around here in the second half, but both the Nationals and Orioles will be worth watching for the same reason -- the continuous development of impressive rotations.