!!!DC has a baseball team!!!!-The Washington _____ are the best!

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=755&e=1&u=/ap/20040929/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_expos_washington

WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos (news), bringing the national pastime back to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, The Associated Press has learned.

A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement.

Plans call for a $440 million package that would include a new ballpark to be built along the Anacostia River about a dozen blocks south of the Capitol. The package also includes a $13 million refurbishment of RFK Stadium, where the team would play for three seasons while the new facility is being built.

The Rangers retain ownership of the name "Washington Senators," baseball spokesman Carmine Tiso said after consulting with Ethan Orlinsky, a lawyer for Major League Baseball Properties, the sport's licensing division.

[soothsayer]

1. oh, man! we can't be the senators?? that stinks. surely we can buy

those rights.

omigod, i've become one of those people who says "we" when talking about their home team

[LTR]

3. And the Rangers weren't even the original Senators

That would be the Minnesota Twins.

I would think the Rangers would be willing to give up the name, for a price, of course.

[calico1]

5. The Washington Congresspeople

just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

[mac56]

11. Surely the Rangers wouldn't be so heartless

as to deny the use of the "Senators" name.

[demnan]

2. Woooo-hooo!

Of course we knew this last week. The farm team went to Prince William County so I can follow the new team members from the get-go!

Way to go - it's about fucking time we had a baseball team again. We haven't had one in close to 40 years!

[Phillycat]

4. Why don't you make a poll of potential names?

[LiberalEsto]

6. Washington Spinners n/t

[underpants]

7. Someone did that a few days ago

I believe Senators was the winner but apparently that might not be possible (see article). :shrug:

[Phillycat]

8. I was thinking of, you know, a "joke" poll.

Apparently those are popular around here. :shrug: And you seemed like just the man to post it.

[MallRat]

9. The Washington ______________

fill-in-the-blank...

I'll start: The Washington Expos. ;-)

-MR

[peekaloo]

10. D.C. Imperialists