THE MESSAGE TO MLB IS…BUILD A NICE BALLPARK
Mayor Dismisses Stadium Estimate – The Post
Mayor Tony Williams categorically says “NO!” to the notion of a $700+ million ballpark, insisting that no more than the agreed-upon $535 million will be spent, and that the higher estimates are coming from the anti-baseball people.
Stadium Choices Are Threefold – The Post
DC baseball champion Tom Boswell chimes in to advocate for the Anacostia site, saying that compromising and putting it at RFK is a waste, which I totally agree with. He summed it up very well, I thought: “Do it right or don’t do it at all.”
I had to laugh, though, when Tony Kornheiser (whom I take even less seriously than Dave Jones) weighed in on the subject, saying he wanted a “Bentley” of a stadium for this kind of money, not a Ford, Buick, or ’76 Chevy Nova.
Council fails to cap ballpark costs – The Times
Anti-baseball chief David Catania’s “emergency legislation” to cap the costs of the ballpark. Though much of the council voted in favor of the legislation, it failed to pass by one vote (it needed a total of 9 in order to pass). Am I the only one who’s so tired of David Catania trying his hardest to scuttle the whole deal?
Nats eye starting pitchers – The Times
Now that A.J. Burnett has gone to the Blue Jays, the Nats look elsewhere for pitching muscle. Understandly, he was turned off by the Nats’ lack of ownership and general front-office and ballpark chaos.
A SMOKE-FREE DC?
D.C. Inches A Step Closer To Becoming Smoke-Free – The Post
DC now follows Montgomery County’s example by passing legislation to ban smoking in bars and restaurants by 2007.
Today’s postings brought to you by Deputy Editor Fritz Hamme.