A baseball rechristening in Washington: Expos to become Nationals
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The 73-year-old former Washington Senators public address announcer was not about to let a protester ruin another big baseball day in the nation&#39;s capital.
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com. Almost 33 years to the date of the Senators&#39; final game in Washington, DC, the District and Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced that the Montreal Expos are moving to the nation&#39;s capital.
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WASHINGTON - It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly "W" on the front.   "After 30 years of waiting and waiting and waiting," said Mayor Anthony Williams, adding dramatic pauses for emphasis, "and lots of hard work and more than a few prayers, there will be baseball in Washington in 2005!"   Baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season...
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Major League Baseball officials will announce today that the Montreal Expos are relocating to Washington, Mayor Paul D. Fraim said Tuesday night.
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The Expos were rechristened the Washington Nationals yesterday with a few glitches and a tussle - but just in time for the Christmas shopping season.
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Description: Washington, DC&#39;s City Council has thrown a wicked curveball at plans to attract Major League Baseball&#39;s Expos.
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The Expos would become the Nationals with a move to Washington next season and wear red, white and blue uniforms, Major League Baseball and team officials said during a press conference.
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Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Washington, DC -- not Las Vegas -- will be the new home of the Montreal Expos next year.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The Montreal Expos have a home and Washington DC once again has a team. According to numerous reports, Major League Baseball formally will announce Wednesday that the Expos will be relocated
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Baseball will return with the cherry blossoms to the nation&#39;s capital next spring, when the Montreal Expos become Washington&#39;s fourth major
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The wait for a baseball team is over. The debate over the name begins. With the Montreal Expos headed to the nation&#39;s capital, ideas for a suitable nickname for a baseball team at the seat
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WASHINGTON - Baseball is returning to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, in the form of the Montreal Expos. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday the team is moving to Washington to begin play at RFK Stadium in the 2005 season...
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WASHINGTON - It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly "W" on the front. Baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season...
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WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, The Associated Press has learned. A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement that will return the national pastime to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years...
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In another time and under a different set of circumstances, Alfonso Soriano would be the face of the Washington Nationals for the long haul. But they are still two years from opening a new ballpark that promises major revenue streams that will allow them to afford better players.
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Baseball fans in the nation's capital can start dreaming again of their first Opening Day in 33 years.
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Washington&#39;s new Major League Baseball franchise, the Expos, hired District resident Derek Younger as director of ticket operations, the first step in establishing a system to sell tickets for the team&#39;s first season in Washington, which will begin in