While DCist was expecting the Post’s editorial board to support bringing baseball into the District, their staff editorial brings up a few logical points that dispells Baltimore Orioles owner Bud Selig’s concerns about the impact a potential move by the Montreal Expos to the Washington region.
From the Post:
THE BEST ARGUMENT for bringing major league baseball back to the nation’s capital lies on the other side of the continent, in the San Francisco Bay area. There the San Francisco Giants, playing in a glamorous new stadium, are on a pace to draw 3.2 million fans this year. Meanwhile, the Oakland Athletics, in an old stadium not well suited to baseball, can expect to bring in more than 2 million for home games. And keep in mind that these two stadiums are only about 17 miles apart, not 35 or 40 or whatever distance would separate a Washington area team from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Post also highlights two important reasons not to have the team be based out near Dulles Airport in Virginia. D.C.’s RFK Stadium is ready now for baseball and it is located at a metrorail stop.
DCist is optimistic about the the District’s chances to win the battle for the Expos. But where will the team go for a permanent stadium? The leading contender would be a site near the future NewYoFla metrorail station in Northeast.
Regardless of the outcome, the Post also reports that the Orioles fan base in D.C. has been running into something new: vocal D.C. Expo hopefuls.
