D.C. baseball

[fallopiantube]

have they sorted this out yet?? i know its gonna be the D.C. nationals (very original)

[ps527]

ya they got everything in place including their preseason schedule, they open against the mets.

[tophizzle]

enter a new crappy mlb team just add em to the list

[fallopiantube]

alright, i didnt follow this that much... so if this is stupid, dont cry... didnt we get the Montreal Expos as the new team?? lol

[tophizzle]

yeah they just moved them to the DC

[ps527]

the montreal expos were around for a while, the expo franchise moved from montreal to washignton and are now known as the nationals but the nationals are the same team as the expos are.

[tophizzle]

and they still suck just as much

[fallopiantube]

isnt there a debate about where they gonna have a stadium? i hear they might take RFK stadium, where DC united plays

[ps527]

i thinks its rfk not jfk but they have plans to build a new stadium

[JerkyMyTurky]

Nothing against Montreal, but that is not a baseball town. They average 5,000 visitors per game. That is pathetic. I'm glad they are in D.C. They will get the support they didn't get in Montreal.

I'm a Mets fan, but I'd love to see another major league baseball team in Brooklyn.

I would also like to see one team from Mexico, Cuba, Puero Rico and the Dominican Republic represented. I don't think they could compete financially, but it would be interesting. Puerto Rico and Mexico would have the best chance.

[TheDawgPound72]

The Nationals have already made a really boneheaded move:

They gave a lot of money to Christian Guzman, and hes just not a big time player.

[tophizzle]

DC has no space for another fucking stadium

[Bergs]

Nothing against Montreal, but that is not a baseball town. They average 5,000 visitors per game. That is pathetic. I'm glad they are in D.C. They will get the support they didn't get in Montreal.

I'm a Mets fan, but I'd love to see another major league baseball team in Brooklyn.

I would also like to see one team from Mexico, Cuba, Puero Rico and the Dominican Republic represented. I don't think they could compete financially, but it would be interesting. Puerto Rico and Mexico would have the best chance.

Actually up until 1994 Montreal did fairly well with attendence and made the playoffs once. In 1994 they had the best record in baseball and were favored to win the World Series. Most predicted that the Expos would defeat the NY Yankees in the Series as the Yankees were also having their first great year in over a decade. Unfortunately the player's strike went into effect that year and the playoffs and World Series was cancelled. Montreal baseball never recovered.

[Eminem87874]

The Nationals have already made a really boneheaded move:

They gave a lot of money to Christian Guzman, and hes just not a big time player.


It doesnt hurt to have a speedy lead off hitter. I think he is a decent player. Not sure on how much they gave him but he is worth 5 million a year.

[The Stranger]

I think it is great for the Expos organization they go to a new city, new fans, new everything... this give them a chance to rebuild into a good team in a great city too. They will do just fine out in D.C i can feel it.

[brainkandy87]

It's sad how Jim Bowden has fucked up that team already. Cristian Guzman for 4 years? Jesusdamn.

[mike42]

DC has no space for another fucking stadium

I agree.

Why spend money on a new stadium when you can use RFK. I guess some people like to waste peoples tax moneys for pointless reasons.


I'm a DC fan and I'm glad to see us get baseball back. But we did loose baseball because of the lack of attendance. Didn't we?
Could it happen again?

[fallopiantube]

Stupid Linda Cropp.

[Devastation]

The way it looks now, D.C. might not get it because the local government doesn't want to fully pay for the stadium.