April 30, 2004
Expos list to be cut?
The Las Vegas Sun reports that MLB's relocation committee will cut the list of Montreal Expos suitors to two or three at a May 15 meeting in New York; the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that MLB denies any such thing. In related news, Vegas' bid seems to be foundering, with baseball boosters reduced to whining anonymously to reporters that "The state of Nevada hasn't been forthcoming. There has to be some public support. No new taxes, but there needs to be support."
It seems hard to believe that MLB would shut out any city that wants to bid up the Expos' asking price, no matter how ridiculous - though it's possible this could be some sort of backhanded attempt to placate the D.C. city council's demand to be shown some love before putting out with stadium funds. In any case, combined with other recent events, it's enough to make for an update of the Relocation Odds Chart (see right-hand column).
