DC council vote tonight 6-4 in favor with three members abstaining.
They will now have to take a re-vote on Dec. 14th which will be the final say.
So the Nationals are still in DC at least for two more weeks.
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If anyone can mess this up - you can count on the DC government.
Little trivia if my memory serves me correctly - the Senators always had higher attendence then the Orioles even when the Orioles were a dominating team.
Little trivia if my memory serves me correctly - the Senators always had higher attendence then the Orioles even when the Orioles were a dominating team.
Actually, I don't think so. Prior to Teddie Ballgame coming to be the manager, the Nats were right sorry and attendance was abysmal; after Williams came, it picked up considerably, but to be fair, there wasn't very strong crowd support. It didn't help that with the exception of the Ted Williams years, the Senators were not competitive, with no offense intended to the Eddie Brinkmans, Del Unsers, Dick Bosmans, Camilo Pasquals, and Mike Epsteins of the world.
I received my first wooden bat at a Bat Day promotion in the early 60's-we actually received a real wooden Louisville Slugger! (and bat day crowds were normally pretty large) Nowadays, the bats would be banned for fear of them being used as weapons I guess.
I received my first wooden bat at a Bat Day promotion in the early 60's-we actually received a real wooden Louisville Slugger! (and bat day crowds were normally pretty large) Nowadays, the bats would be banned for fear of them being used as weapons I guess.
hokie,
Getting a real bat on bat day brings back memories. Thanks.
Getting a real bat on bat day brings back memories. Thanks.
I hope DC pulls this off, I happened to be in the Great White North and saw Tony Gywnn get his 3000 hit. The crowd was sparce and quiet, except for a bunch of crazy Bullwinkles. The Expos have had some of the best players in MLB that MTL citizens never saw. Sad.
Personally, I was hopping that the Team name would have been the Washington Grays.
Personally, I was hopping that the Team name would have been the Washington Grays.