― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 02:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 02:22 (nineteen years ago) link
this is really good news
― John (jdahlem), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 11:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 13:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 14:11 (nineteen years ago) link
Senators, while the logical choice, does sound rather stodgy, and is associated with what was historically a loser franchise. I dread a push for some more politically-weighted name, like the Washington Freedoms or some goddamn thing.
How about the D.C. Dukes?
― briania (briania), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 15:05 (nineteen years ago) link
The Ambassadors: too awkward, and it contains the word "ass." The Monuments: "Let's go Mons?" "Let's go 'Ments?"The Potomacs: Hey, a team called the 'Macs could be huge!
The D.C. Potomacs!
― briania (briania), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 15:50 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/col/story/235692p-202412c.html
As for dissident Orioles owner Peter Angelos, sources have speculated that part of MLB's appeasement settlement with him would be to move Baltimore to the NL East or give Angelos the option of owning the Washington team. If the latter pans out, MLB would auction off the Orioles.
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Peter Gammons said that Jerry Reinsdorf has expressed interest in having the White Sox move to the AL East (!) and Toronto going to the Central, too. JR apparently wants to guarantee the Sox never see the postseason ever again, if that's the case.
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 17:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― dysøn (dyson), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 17:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― briania (briania), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 18:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 19:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― k3rry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 20:45 (nineteen years ago) link
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=caple_jim&page=caple_jim
And he's not the only writer I've seen who thinks it's even money they play one more year Up North!
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:22 (nineteen years ago) link
the district government is touting its financing plan by saying that only businesses, not individuals, will bear additional taxes to pay for the stadium. but come on, who will the costs be passed along to? it's already ridiculously expensive to live here in comparison to the services offered by the district. i really want baseball to come here, but making citizens pay for it is stupid. also, i feel bad for montréal.
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Symplistic (shmuel), Saturday, 2 October 2004 09:44 (nineteen years ago) link
1) Embrace change and follow this new team as if it were my dear deceased Expos.
2) Remain bitter and wish plagues upon this new team in honor of my dear deceased Expos.
My dear deceased Expos also drafted and developed Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, Tim Wallach, Scott Sanderson, Steve Rogers, Gary Carter, Warren Cromartie...
They had the good sense to trade Dan Schatzeder for Ron LeFlore in 1979, and they also had the good sense to dump LeFlore off on the White Sox after the 1980 season.
― Andy K (Andy K), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Kinda fitting that their last batter's name was Endy.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:26 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.counterpunch.org/zirin10022004.html
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 20:45 (nineteen years ago) link
fair use? try eminent domain.
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 20:51 (nineteen years ago) link
i can't believe linda cropp is going to kill dc baseball!
i am so pissed, but only a dc politcian could fuck up such a golden opportunity.
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 6 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
linda cropp's proposal doesn't have the votes to pass city council and it looks like the tony williams/mlb plan does!
bienvenue, expos/nats!
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link
I hear the Grays are the leading team name.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― John (jdahlem), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 20:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:41 (nineteen years ago) link
He got a hair cut. His bro was there too along with another guy (didn't recognize).
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 21:47 (nineteen years ago) link
No sorrys required ... I was just noting how that post was rather inimitably GYGAXIAN.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 23:44 (nineteen years ago) link
i guess the latest wrinkle is that cropp pulled some parliamentary shenanigans to delay vote on the dc/mlb plan citing some source of private finanicing. if the private financing plan is legit, i'm all for it, but i have a sneaking suspicion that it's purpose is to kill dc baseball by continually putting off an up or down vote.
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:10 (nineteen years ago) link
espn had a uni design contest. not that it matters, but i like the first and last.
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 18 November 2004 23:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 19 November 2004 01:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 19 November 2004 03:50 (nineteen years ago) link
agreed about the first and last. and the ppl designing alternate unis need to be shot.
― John (jdahlem), Friday, 19 November 2004 06:29 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.core77.com/inconspicuous/
He's a smart and funny cookie.
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 19 November 2004 06:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 19 November 2004 08:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 19 November 2004 08:18 (nineteen years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpcDBuM2RlBF9TAzk1ODYxNzc3BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-expos-namechange&prov=ap&type=lgns
washington NATIONALS, folks
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 20 November 2004 01:47 (nineteen years ago) link
Chris Kahrl of BP summarizes the Nationals' two signings last week: "Jim Bowden flushes a bunch of money down the drain in Washington."
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 20 November 2004 18:11 (nineteen years ago) link
this is what sucks about mlb jerking dc around so long. they're still calling the shots! the franchise needs 1) owners 2) that will spend money or bring in sharp baseball folks that know how to maximize their dollars.
you didn't expect mlb to hire a sabr dude, did you?
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 20 November 2004 22:32 (nineteen years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/uni_ds_wash.jpg
― boldbury (boldbury), Sunday, 21 November 2004 01:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 21 November 2004 01:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― boldbury (boldbury), Sunday, 21 November 2004 03:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Sunday, 21 November 2004 04:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 21 November 2004 16:02 (nineteen years ago) link
(and, yeah...i think the monument is intentionally phallic. y'know...father of the nation?)
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Sunday, 21 November 2004 17:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Dude, you'd be surprised at the number of "SABR dudes" MLB -- and mlb.com in particular -- is employing these days to make a mint (see the late chapters of my latest book recommendation).
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 November 2004 15:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Monday, 22 November 2004 17:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 22 November 2004 17:28 (nineteen years ago) link
Stephen Brunt, who I view as a pretty smart analyst, was on the Fan yesterday talking about this. (Weird to say, but I lived one street over from the Brunts as a kid; we played street hockey. Lost track of him after high school, then one day he was everywhere sports-related.) He said that for the longest time, right up till six months ago, he was certain Montreal would never get another team. He's revised that, and now he thinks it will happen.
― clemenza, Saturday, 22 December 2018 01:02 (five years ago) link