MORE HARDBALL BETWEEN D.C. AND MLB

Ticket prices for Nats going up – The Wash. Times
The Nats are going to a “premium pricing” model for games against the Cubs, Yankees, and Baltimore. They are also going to raise prices in some sections for the whole season. Boo!

More from The Post: Nats to Charge More for Marquee Matchups


Baseball Balking Over Stadium Rent – The Post
More on the impasse between D.C. and MLB on the lease. I put this one squarely on MLB, the District is in the right on this one. Says Jack Evans (D-Ward 2):

They were going to do it by Opening Day, then by the Fourth of July, by the All-Star Game, the playoffs, during the World Series, next week at the owners’ meeting and now they say before Thanksgiving.

More from The Wash. Times: District, MLB are at odds


D.C. Seeks to Buy Land for ‘Ballpark District’ – The Post
Despite the lease problems, the District is moving forward trying to acquire land around the ballpark “that would feature restaurants, stores, commercial buildings and residential units.”