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.”