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October 26, 2004
D.C. Baseball Update
With D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams in the Far East, he sent one of his minions to confront an angry crowd in Captain Off Wing's old neighborhood that wasn't happy about the stadium plan: "I've never seen anything like this in my life," said Doris Barnes, 60, who lives in the neighborhood. "We need schools, jobs and homes. We don't need a baseball stadium." The next big event for stadium opponents: Thursday's hearing before the D.C. Council's economic development and finance and revenue committees -- reported to be a 10-hour ordeal. From the looks of it, one possible outcome is an increase in the gross reciepts tax on large businesses that's being used to finance the stadium. Meanwhile, preparations for the arrival of the Expos continue apace. It looks like Bob Watson, the man who was responsible for the revival of the Yankees in the mid-1990s, is set to become General Manager. Another D.C. blogger reminds everyone that it's time to choose a name for the team, and it ought to be the Senators. And from Monday's Washington Times, there's word that the city is doing all it can to keep D.C. United at RFK -- including making some accomodations when it comes to premium seating for their best supporters. My guess: while sharing RFK with a baseball team might not be ideal for D.C. United and its supporters, there are few, if any, more palatable alternatives. Thanks, as always, to William Yurasko and Distinguished Senators.
Eric
12:05 PM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsIf I hear one more citizen parrot the line that we need more schools, hospitals and jobs (where nowadays, two of three of those are creations of the private sector), I am going to puke. If one keeps repeating the same meme over and over again, people will believe it to be true, even if it is not. Posted by: at October 26, 2004 12:22 PM Washington Grays would be a much better name than the Senators or Generals, IMO. Posted by: at October 26, 2004 12:49 PM Those complaints really are maddening. It's a safe bet that not one person at that community meeting will have to give so much as a nickel to the stadium financing. Quite the contrary -- DC has one of the highest budgets per capita in the country financing a welfare state smorgasbord. As someone who's been forced for an adult lifetime to pitch money into the DC government sinkhole, I have two words for the handout crowd: Go Nats! Posted by: at October 26, 2004 10:36 PM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |