Oh My God/Mon Dieu

The New York Times > Sports > Baseball > Baseball Rejects Terms for Washington Stadium:

"WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 - Major League Baseball on Wednesday rejected as 'wholly unacceptable' a stadium financing plan approved the day before by the Washington City Council, throwing into grave doubt the city's plans to bring the former Montreal Expos here next season.

"Amid the uncertainty, the one clear thing on Wednesday was the stark and surprisingly forceful message the Council sent about growing public resentment toward the high cost of sports stadiums."

Wonderful.

Now get them out of RFK and back to the Big O.

Later.

Ray of Hope/Rayon d'Espoir

FOXSports.com - MLB - Ballpark plan could jeopardize Expos' move:

"The District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 Tuesday night to approve legislation that would finance construction of a ballpark. But it contained a provision that could cause the baseball commissioner's office to reopen the search for a long-term home for the Expos franchise, which has been tentatively renamed the Nationals.

"The legislation was amended to require private financing for at least half the stadium construction costs, a provision not contained in the September agreement between baseball and Washington Mayor Anthony A. Williams. "

Later.