Baseball Rejects Terms for Washington Stadium
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Major League Baseball's rejection of a stadium financing plan throws into grave doubt the city's plans to bring the former Montreal Expos to the district next season.
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The amended stadium deal approved by the DC Council [front page, Dec. 22] is better than the original, but it is still so bad that it should never have been accepted.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday delayed its first vote on a debt and tax-funded baseball stadium proposal by two weeks so the council chairwoman could consider an alternative.
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The deal to bring Major League Baseball back to Washington, DC, was described by Mayor Anthony Williams as close to dead on Wednesday after the City Council changed the plan to require private financing.
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The president of the re-named Washington Nationals, Tony Tavares, told WTOP Radio the vote was overwhelming. Tavares said the deal to move the Expos remains contingent on the DC Council giving final approval to a stadium plan.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - District of Columbia Council Chairwoman Linda W. Cropp, who proposed private-financing amendment to complete a stadium deal for the newly-named Nationals, wants Major League Baseball to push back a Dec. 31 deadline.
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A new stadium for Major League Baseball in Washington D.C. will cost around &#36;90 million more than the mayor expects, the city's independent chief financial officer told the City Council Thursday.
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The deal to move the Expos to Washington, DC, is, as Mayor Anthony Williams puts it, &quot;in jeopardy.&quot; If it falls apart, baseball will not resume talks with other cities until after Dec. 31, and it&#39;s unclear where the Expos would play this season.
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WASHINGTON - The last time Washington's major league baseball team played a home game, fans stormed the field with two outs in the ninth inning in a show of anger and frustration over owner Bob Short's decision to move the team to Texas. But even then there was the expectation that in a relatively short time, major league baseball would find a way to put a team back in Washington...
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A majority of residents of the nation's capital are prepared to do without major league baseball if private funding for a &#36;440 million stadium can't be found, according to a poll released Monday.
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The citizens of Washington came to the DC city council on Thursday to express a variety of opinions about the proposed new stadium deal that would bring the Expos to the city.
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Moving the Expos to Washington is subject to approval from MLB owners and the DC council approving financing for a new stadium by Dec. 31.
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Washington's new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely Wednesday as its move to the nation's capital teetered on the brink of collapse. The decision by major league baseball followed the D.C. Council's decision Tuesday to require private financing for at least half the cost of building a new stadium.
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Baseball owners took another step toward moving the Montreal Expos to Washington next year, giving conditional approval Friday but hinging their decision on the September agreement that did not cap the cost of a new ballpark.
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WASHINGTON The mayor of the nation&#39;s capital says his own political capital is on the line as the city council decides if baseball returns to Washington.
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Baseball&#39;s plan to move the Expos to Washington might come apart after the District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday night to require private financing for at least half the cost of a new ballpark.
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WASHINGTON - Washington DC Council chairman Linda Cropp challenged Major League Baseball officials Thursday to extend the deadline for the city to approve a stadium financing package for a few months so the city can find private money to add to the deal.