Suggest a name for the new Washington baseball team.

[Arrian]

I remember that vividly, Imran. I, evil Yankees fan that I am, was really, really rooting for the Mets so we could get a Subway Series. I knew it was over the moment Kenny Rogers entered the game.

Didn't Robin Ventura hit the "grand slam single" the night before, or am I mixing up the '99 playoffs with the '00 playoffs?

-Arrian

[Moral Hazard]

Not enough money in Mexico they can't afford a $30 ticket. They had to cheapen the price considerably when the spos played in Puerto Rico. It will happen eventually.

The Washington Johnsons In honor of Walter Johnson.

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
why arent there any mexican teams? why are there canadian ones when i dont think canada is particularily baseball-concerned. i can see not having japanese teams in the MLB, but why not Puerto Rican? Mexican? Dominican? too much competition?

Because baseball, just like all other North American pro sports, is a big-money game. To get a new franchise or buy an existing one and hope to relocate it would cost some local investor or consortium well over $100 million US. Then, you have to consider that you need a massive amount of local media support (read: lucrative television contracts) - that's one of the big reasons that Montreal lost its franchise. You also need to good, large stadium to make enough ticket and concession revenues, not to mention that tickets can't be all that cheap if you actually want to pay major league salaries. There just isn't enough money floating around south of the US border to do that in many places. In fact, about the only places that really spring to mind are the big few big Mexican cities (Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara).

[Brundlefly]

Originally posted by Timexwatch



And kudos to the Orioles organization for securing a sweet, sweet deal from MLB...

What kind of deal did they get?

[Ben Kenobi]

Damn, took one of you long enough.

Well, I'm not from TO, so give me a break, eh?

[Lefty Scaevola]

The Pork Barrel

[Docfeelgood]

Washinton gate

[Shogun Gunner]

Washington Bullets

[Moral Hazard]

What kind of deal did they get?

MLB baseball promised him that they would make up any short fall in revenue below a certain point. They also promised him that if wants to sell the team they would guarantee a certain price. Good deal for Angelos but it could hurt the fans; if he decides to put a crappy team out there, he still gets paid.

Oh and MLB is going to help setup a sports network so that the Orioles don't get bumped from Comcast.

[Arrian]

Peter Angelos assraped Bud Selig & Co., so far as I've heard.

The Lawyer bests the Used Car Salesman. Who'd have thunk it?

-Arrian

[DanS]

After hearing the arguments for the Grays as the name, I would be open to them naming them that, even though I still think Senators is the best name.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by DanS
Eventually, they need to give a couple of team to Mexican cities. Mexico City has 17 million people. Baja California is big too.

I would have prefered they move the team to Monterrey or Puerto Rico, and I'm a local.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Operation Victory Washington

[Japher]

blah!

Operation win the world series...now that's clever

The Washington Posts!!

The Washington Washingtons!!!

The Washington Monkeys?

[Arrian]

Monkey!!!

-Arrian