{"id":1052,"date":"2006-05-04T02:12:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-04T02:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/05\/lerner-press-conference.html"},"modified":"2006-05-04T02:12:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-04T02:12:00","slug":"lerner-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/05\/lerner-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Lerner press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wfy1\/photos\/lerner\/Photos\/photo003.jpg\" border=\"1\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I was able to attend the Lerner press conference at the Fairmont Hotel on M Street NW  this evening. I took <a href=\"\/wfy1\/photos\/lerner\/index.htm\"><b>25 photos of the event<\/b><\/a>. You can watch  the press conference and report via  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wusatv9.com\/news\/news_article.aspx?storyid=49002\"><b>wusa9.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since I was snapping photos, I was not able to take notes. Here is what comes off the top of my head:<\/p>\n<li type=\"square\">&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s been some kind of day.&#8221;\n<p>Ted Lerner read from a prepared statement. His best line &#8212; &#8220;I had not realized I was such a man of mystery until I read a couple of recent newspaper articles.&#8221; He generally did not answer questions from the press, his son Mark and Stan Kasten, Nationals president.<\/p>\n<p>He pronounces the city, &#8220;Warshington.&#8221;<\/p>\n<li type=\"square\">Mark Lerner also read from a prepared statement.\n<li type=\"square\">Stan Kasten spoke without notes. His three main points: player development, customer satisfaction, community relations.\n<li type=\"square\">When asked if they lived in the District, Ted said they paid $10 million in taxes to the city. Most other questions were answered by Mark Lerner and Stan Kasten.\n<li type=\"square\">Vincent Orange showed up early in the press conference, Marion Barry showed up about halfway through. Both were noted by Edward Cohen, son-in-law of Ted and a principal owner.\n<li type=\"square\">James Brown mentioned that grandfather was involved with the Hattiesburg Black Sox, a Mississippi baseball team that continues to this day.\n<li type=\"square\">I got a press kit, the releases are linked below\n<li type=\"square\">I met Charlie Brotman and had my photo taken with him.\n<li type=\"square\">Barry and Orange managed to get down to the stage quicky after the formal press conference. Barry shook Ted Lerner&#8217;s hand for over a thirty seconds and was in the middle of several photos taken of all involved.\n<li type=\"square\">Okay, I have go to bed.\n<p>More from Marc Fisher of <i>The Post<\/i>: <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/rawfisher\/2006\/05\/two_words_on_the_nats_owner_ab.html\"><b>Two Words on the Nats&#8217; Owner: Abe Pollin<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>LERNER ENTERPRISES PRESS RELEASES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lernerenterprises.com\/press\/Nationals_050306.html\">Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC Lerner Family Named New Owners of Washington Nationals<\/font><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>        <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lernerenterprises.com\/press\/Nationals_philosophy_050306.html\">Washington<br \/>                                      Nationals Baseball Club, LLC<br \/>                                      The Lerner Philosophy on Ownership of the<br \/>                                      Washington Nationals<\/font><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>        <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lernerenterprises.com\/press\/Nationals_biographies_050306.html\">Washington<br \/>                                      Nationals Baseball Club, LLC<br \/>                                      The Lerner Family Biographies<\/font><\/a><\/b><br \/>      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lernerenterprises.com\/press\/Nationals_about_us_050306.html\">Washington<br \/>                                      Nationals Baseball Club, LLC<\/p>\n<p>                                      About Lerner Enterprises<\/font><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lernerenterprises.com\/press\/Nationals_additional_biographies_050306.html\" target=\"_top\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFFFFF\">Washington<br \/>                                      Nationals Baseball Club, LLC<br \/>                                      Additional Investor Biographies<\/font><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was able to attend the Lerner press conference at the Fairmont Hotel on M Street NW this evening. I took 25 photos of the event. You can watch the press conference and report via wusa9.com. Since I was snapping photos, I was not able to take notes. 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